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Union Calendar No. 40 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1817 
[Report No. 109–71, Parts I, II and III] 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2005 
Mr. COX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
MAY 3, 2005 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, Government Reform, the Judiciary, Science, Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period ending not later 
than May 13, 2005, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of those committees pursuant 
to clause 1, rule X; referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence for a period ending not later than May 13, 2005, for consideration 
of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of that committee pursuant to clause 11(b) of rule X 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and the part printed in italic, and insert the part 
printed in boldface roman] 
MAY 13, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and the part printed in italic, and insert the part 
printed in boldface italic] 
MAY 13, 2005 
The Committees on Government Reform, Science, Transportation and Infra-
structure, Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 26, 2005] 
A BILL 
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. 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. Authorization of appropriations for training of State and local per-
sonnel in border States performing immigration functions. 
TITLE II—TERRORISM PREVENTION, INFORMATION SHARING, AND 
RISK ASSESSMENT 
Subtitle A—Terrorism Prevention 
Sec. 201. Terrorism Prevention Plan and related budget submission. 
Sec. 202. 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 func-
tions. 
Sec. 216. Authority for disseminating homeland security information. 
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 in-
formation. 
Sec. 220. Administration of the Homeland Security Information Network. 
Sec. 221. IAIP personnel recruitment. 
Sec. 222. Information collection requirements and priorities. 
Sec. 223. Homeland Security Advisory System. 
Sec. 224. Use of open-source information. 
Sec. 225. Full and efficient use of open-source information. 
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. 
Subtitle B—Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement 
Sec. 311. Short title. 
Sec. 312. Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity. 
Sec. 313. Cybersecurity defined. 
Sec. 314. Cybersecurity training programs and equipment. 
Sec. 315. Information security requirements and OMB responsibilities not af-
fected. 
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—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 401. Border security and enforcement coordination and operations. 
Sec. 402. GAO report to Congress.
Sec. 403. Plan for establishing consolidated and colocated regional offices. 
Sec. 404. Plan to reduce wait times. 
Sec. 405. Denial of transportation security card. 
Sec. 406. Transfer of existing Customs Patrol Officers unit and establishment of 
new CPO units in the Bureau of Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security for the necessary expenses of the De-
partment of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2006, 
$34,152,143,000. 
SEC. 102. BORDER PATROL AGENTS. 
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for bor-
der security and control between ports of entry, including 
for the hiring of 2,000 border patrol agents in addition to 
the number employed on the date of enactment of this Act, 
and related training and support costs, $1,916,427,000. 
SEC. 103. DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS. 
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for de-
partmental management and operations, $634,687,000, of 
which— 
(1) $44,895,000 is authorized for the Department 
of Homeland Security Regions Initiative;
(2) $4,459,000 is authorized for Operation Inte-
gration Staff; and 
(3) $56,278,000 is authorized for Office of Secu-
rity 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, $500,000,000. 
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) $197,314,000 to support a nuclear detection 
office and related activities of such directorate; 
(3) $10,000,000 for research and development of 
technologies capable of countering threats posed by 
man-portable air defense systems, including location- 
based technologies and noncommercial aircraft-based 
technologies; and 
(4) $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 Screen-
ing Coordination and Operations of the Directorate of 
Border and Transportation Security; 
(2) $100,000,000 for weapons of mass destruc-
tion detection technology of such directorate; and 
(3) $133,800,000 for the Container Security Ini-
tiative of such directorate. 
SEC. 107. STATE AND LOCAL TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS. 
Of the amount authorized under section 101, there is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006— 
(1) $40,500,000 for the activities of the Office for 
Interoperability and Compatibility within the Direc-
torate of Science and Technology pursuant to section 
7303 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Pre-
vention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C 194); and 
(2) $1,000,000,000 for discretionary grants for 
high-threat, high-density urban areas awarded by the 
Office of State and Local Government Coordination 
and Preparedness.