IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 900 
Supporting intelligence and law enforcement programs to track terrorists 
and terrorist finances conducted consistent with Federal law and with 
appropriate congressional consultation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2006 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Ms. HAR-
MAN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. OBEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CLAY, Ms. HOOLEY, 
Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. KILPATRICK of 
Michigan, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. BACA, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Ms. CARSON, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. KIND, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. LEE, Mr. REYES, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. WATT, Mr. ROSS, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
TIERNEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SKELTON, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. AL GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. MILLENDER- 
MCDONALD, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MELANCON, 
Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. SCHWARTZ of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. NADLER, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 
BOSWELL, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
BERMAN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BAIRD, 
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GORDON, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms. WAT-
SON, Mr. FARR, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. OLVER, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. SABO, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVIS 
of Alabama, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. HOLT, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. 
UDALL of Colorado, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MILLER of North 
Carolina, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. WEINER, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. OBERSTAR, Ms. 
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ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. STUPAK, 
Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. TANNER, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. 
CHANDLER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting intelligence and law enforcement programs to 
track terrorists and terrorist finances conducted con-
sistent with Federal law and with appropriate congres-
sional consultation. 
Whereas the United States is currently engaged in a global 
war on terrorism to prevent future attacks against Amer-
ican civilian and military interests at home and abroad; 
Whereas intelligence programs are essential to gathering crit-
ical information necessary for identifying, disrupting, and 
capturing terrorists before they carry out further attacks; 
Whereas there is a national security imperative for maintain-
ing the secrecy of our legitimate intelligence capabilities; 
Whereas effective intelligence depends on cooperation with 
foreign governments and individuals who trust the United 
States to protect their confidences; 
Whereas the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive intelligence 
information, including the names of clandestine service 
officers of the Central Intelligence Agency, inflicts signifi-
cant damage to United States activities in the global war 
on terrorism; 
Whereas following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 
Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, which included 
anti-terrorist financing provisions that bolster Federal 
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Government and law enforcement capabilities to find and 
disrupt the financiers of terrorist organizations; 
Whereas following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 
the President directed the Federal Government to use all 
appropriate measures to identify, track, and pursue not 
only those persons who commit terrorist acts here and 
abroad, but also those who provide financial or other sup-
port for terrorist activity; 
Whereas consistent with this directive, the United States 
Government initiated a classified Terrorist Finance 
Tracking Program and the Secretary of the Treasury 
issued subpoenas to gather information on suspected 
international terrorists through bank transaction infor-
mation; 
Whereas a few Members of Congress were notified of the ex-
istence of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, with 
most notifications taking place only after an intent to 
publish stories about the program was communicated; 
Whereas Congress has authorized the Secretary of the Treas-
ury to explore the implementation of systems to review all 
cross-border wire transactions; 
Whereas the bipartisan 9/11 Commission recommended that 
‘‘Vigorous efforts to track terrorist financing must re-
main front and center in U.S. counterterrorism efforts’’; 
and 
Whereas persons in positions of trust and responsibility 
granted access to highly sensitive intelligence programs 
should not violate their solemn obligations not to disclose 
classified information: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) supports efforts to identify, track, and pur-
sue suspected foreign terrorists and their financial 
supporters by tracking terrorist money flows and un-
covering terrorist networks here and abroad in ac-
cordance with existing applicable law, but notes that 
the expression of such support in this resolution 
should not be construed as providing additional au-
thority for such efforts; and 
(2) expresses concern that the unauthorized dis-
closure of classified information may have made ef-
forts to locate terrorists and terrorist networks, and 
disrupt their plans, more difficult. 
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