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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2035 
To direct the President to submit a report to Congress explaining the Presi-
dent’s funding requests for certain homeland security programs author-
ized by Public Law 108–458 which implemented the recommendations 
of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. 
HARMAN, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DICKS, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. NORTON, 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MEEK of Florida, 
Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. SALAZAR, 
Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, and Mr. EMANUEL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the President to submit a report to Congress 
explaining the President’s funding requests for certain 
homeland security programs authorized by Public Law 
108–458 which implemented the recommendations of the 
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the 
United States. 
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 ‘‘9/11 Commission Full 
Funding Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On November 27, 2002, Congress and the 
President created the National Commission on Ter-
rorist Attacks Upon the United States (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘9/11 Commission’’). 
(2) Throughout 2003 and 2004, the bipartisan 
9/11 Commission held 12 hearings, took testimony 
from 160 witnesses, reviewed more than 2,500,000 
pages of documents, and interviewed more than 
1,200 individuals in 10 countries. 
(3) In July of 2004, the 9/11 Commission 
issued its final report along with recommendations 
designed to prevent future terrorist attacks on the 
United States. 
(4) On December 8, 2004, Congress passed 
Public Law 108–458 which authorizes funds nec-
essary to address key gaps in homeland security. 
(5) On December 17, 2004, the President 
signed Public Law 108–458 and promised to ensure 
that the law enforcement and homeland security per-
sonnel of the United States have the resources nec-
essary to do their jobs.
(6) The budget request submitted by the Presi-
dent to Congress in February of 2005 fails to pro-
vide sufficient funding to ensure that the law en-
forcement and homeland security personnel of the 
United States have the resources necessary to pro-
tect the United States from future terrorist attacks. 
(7) The President should comply with Public 
Law 108–458 and request the maximum amount of 
funds authorized by the Act to fulfill the promise to 
provide adequate resources to law enforcement per-
sonnel. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON BUDGET REQUEST FOR PROGRAMS AU-
THORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 108–458. 
(a) EXPLANATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUND-
ING SHORTFALL.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
President shall submit to Congress a report that ex-
plains each homeland security funding shortfall in-
cluded in the budget submitted to Congress for fiscal 
year 2006 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, including the rationale for requesting 
less than the authorized level of funding for each 
such funding shortfall.
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 
after the President submits to Congress the budget 
for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, the President shall submit to 
Congress a report that explains each homeland secu-
rity funding shortfall included in the budget for the 
fiscal year, including the rationale for requesting less 
than the authorized level of funding for each such 
funding shortfall. 
(b) DEFINITION OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING 
SHORTFALL.—In this section, the term ‘‘homeland secu-
rity funding shortfall’’ means a program authorized by 
Public Law 108–458 for which the amount of authoriza-
tion of appropriation for a fiscal year— 
(1) is specified under such Act, and the Presi-
dent does not request under such budget the max-
imum amount authorized by such Act for such fiscal 
year; or 
(2) is not specified under such Act, and the 
President does not request under such budget an 
amount sufficient to operate the program as re-
quired by such Act. 
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