109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1817
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 102. Customs and border protection; border patrol agents.
Sec. 103. Departmental management and operations.
Sec. 104. Critical infrastructure grants.
Sec. 105. Research and development.
Sec. 106. Border and transportation security.
Sec. 107. State and local terrorism preparedness.
Sec. 108. Immigration resources.
Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations for training of State and local per-
sonnel performing immigration functions.
TITLE II—TERRORISM PREVENTION, INFORMATION SHARING,
AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Subtitle A—Terrorism Prevention
Sec. 201. Consolidated background check process.
Subtitle B—Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis
Enhancement
Sec. 211. Short title.
Sec. 212. Provision of terrorism-related information to private sector officials.
Sec. 213. Analytic expertise on the threats from biological agents and nuclear
weapons.
Sec. 214. Alternative analysis of homeland security information.
Sec. 215. Assignment of information analysis and infrastructure protection
functions.
Sec. 216. Coordination of homeland security threat analysis provided to non-
Federal officials.
Sec. 217. 9/11 Memorial Homeland Security Fellows Program.
Sec. 218. Access to nuclear terrorism-related information.
Sec. 219. Access of Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis to terrorism
information.
Sec. 220. Administration of the Homeland Security Information Network.
Sec. 221. IAIP personnel recruitment.
Sec. 222. Homeland Security Information Requirements.
Sec. 223. Homeland Security Advisory System.
Sec. 224. Use of open-source information.
Sec. 225. Full and efficient use of open-source information.
Sec. 226. Coordination with the intelligence community.
Sec. 227. Consistency with applicable Federal laws.
TITLE III—DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AND PROTECTION
Subtitle A—Preparedness and Protection
Sec. 301. National terrorism exercise program.
Sec. 302. Technology development and transfer.
Sec. 303. Review of antiterrorism acquisitions.
Sec. 304. Center of Excellence for Border Security.
Sec. 305. Requirements relating to the Container Security Initiative (CSI).
Sec. 306. Security of maritime cargo containers.
Sec. 307. Security plan for general aviation at Ronald Reagan Washington Na-
tional Airport.
Sec. 308. Interoperable communications assistance.
Sec. 309. Report to Congress on implementation of recommendations regarding
protection of agriculture.
Sec. 310. Commercial Flights to and from Ronald Reagan Washington Na-
tional Airport.
Sec. 310A. Federal Flight Deck Officers.
Subtitle B—Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement
Sec. 311. Short title.
Sec. 312. Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity.
Sec. 313. Cybersecurity training programs and equipment.
Sec. 314. Cybersecurity research and development.
Subtitle C—Security of public transportation systems
Sec. 321. Security best practices.
Sec. 322. Public awareness.
Subtitle D—Critical infrastructure prioritization
Sec. 331. Critical infrastructure.
Sec. 332. Security review.
Sec. 333. Implementation report.
Sec. 334. Protection of information.
TITLE IV—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 401. Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; re-
ports.
Sec. 402. Report relating to One Face at the Border Initiative.
Sec. 403. Customs services.
Sec. 404. Sense of Congress on interpretation of textile and apparel provisions.
Sec. 405. Improving Sentri, Fast, and Nexus pre-enrollment programs.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 501. Border security and enforcement coordination and operations.
Sec. 502. GAO report to Congress.
Sec. 503. Plan to reduce wait times.
Sec. 504. Denial of transportation security card.
Sec. 505. Transfer of existing Customs Patrol Officers unit and establishment
of new CPO units in the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
Sec. 506. Data collection on use of immigration consultants.
Sec. 507. Office for State and local government coordination.
Sec. 508. Study of modification of area of jurisdiction of Office of National
Capital Region Coordination.
Sec. 509. Authority of other Federal agencies unaffected.
Sec. 510. Centers of excellence.
Sec. 511. Report to Congress on uniform and identification security.
Sec. 512. Border surveillance.
Sec. 513. Advanced technology norther border security pilot program.
Sec. 514. GAO study of proposals to increase temporary protected status reg-
istration fee.
Sec. 515. GAO study of consequences of expanding use of premium service for
immigration benefit applications and petitions.
Sec. 516. Buy American requirement for procurements of goods containing
components.
Sec. 517. Disaster assistance for funeral expenses.
Sec. 518. Extension of authorization of appropriations for Office of Counter-
narcotics Enforcement at Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 519. Prohibition against increase in security service fees.
Sec. 520. Federal affirmation of assistance in immigration law enforcement by
States and political subdivisions.
Sec. 521. Training of State and local law enforcement personnel in enforcement
of immigration laws.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 101. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for the necessary expenses
of the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year
2006, $34,152,143,000.
SEC. 102. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION; BORDER
PATROL AGENTS.
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there
is authorized to be appropriated for U.S. Customs and
Border Protection for fiscal year 2006, $6,926,424,722,
of which $1,839,075,277 is authorized for border security
and control between ports of entry, including for the hiring
of 2,000 full-time active-duty border patrol agents above
the number of such positions for which funds were allotted
for fiscal year 2005 (excluding any supplemental appro-
priations).
SEC. 
103. 
DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPER-
ATIONS.
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for
departmental management and operations, $649,672,000,
of which—
(1) $44,895,000 is authorized for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Regions Initiative;
(2) $4,459,000 is authorized for Operation In-
tegration Staff; and
(3) $56,278,000 is authorized for Office of Se-
curity initiatives.
SEC. 104. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for
grants and other assistance to improve critical infrastruc-
ture protection, $465,000,000.
SEC. 105. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006—
(1) $76,573,000 to support chemical counter-
measure development activities of the Directorate of
Science and Technology;
(2) $195,014,000 to support a nuclear detec-
tion office and related activities;
(3) $19,000,000 for cybersecurity-related re-
search and development activities;
(4) $10,000,000 for research and development
of technologies capable of countering threats posed
by man-portable air defense systems, including loca-
tion-based technologies and noncommercial aircraft-
based technologies; and
(5) $10,600,000 for the activities of such direc-
torate conducted pursuant to subtitle G of title VIII
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
441 et seq.).
SEC. 106. BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY.
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006—
(1) $826,913,000 for expenses related to
Screening Coordination and Operations of the Direc-
torate of Border and Transportation Security;
(2) $100,000,000 for weapons of mass destruc-
tion detection technology of such directorate; and