9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 - Establishes a National Intelligence Director to manage the National Intelligence Program.
Empowers the Secretary of Defense with lead responsibility for directing and executing paramilitary operations, whether clandestine or covert.
Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center for strategic analysis concerning transnational terrorist organizations with global reach.
Requires the President to direct the head of each appropriate Federal department or agency to identify and prioritize actual or potential terrorist sanctuaries throughout the world. Requires a national strategy to destabilize identified sanctuaries. Authorizes the President to support the Government of: (1) Pakistan in its efforts against extremists; and (2) Afghanistan to extend its authority over such country.
Directs the Secretary of State to establish programs to promote greater familiarity with American society and values among the general public and select audiences in Muslim countries.
Directs the President to: (1) strengthen counterproliferation efforts against weapons of mass destruction; and (2) track the financing of terrorist organizations and prevent money laundering for their benefit.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) integrate U.S. border screening systems with Federal security sites within the U.S. transportation system and sites containing vital national facilities; (2) complete a biometric entry and exit screening system for persons entering and departing the United States; (3) develop a plan for the allocation of limited transportation security resources; and (4) improve aviation screening.
Requires: (1) the sharing of information for purposes of protecting the national security; (2) the establishment of a board to oversee Federal adherence to civil liberties; (3) that all U.S. emergency response agencies adopt the Incident Command System and unified command procedures; (4) the promotion of private sector emergency preparedness; (5) both Houses of Congress to pass separate intelligence appropriations bills; (6) a specialized and integrated national security workforce at the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (7) regular adequacy assessments of the strategies and planning of the United States Northern Command to defend the United States against military threats.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5024 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5024
To implement the recommendations of the National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks on the United States by establishing the position of
National Intelligence Director, by establishing a National
Counterterrorism Center, by making other improvements to enhance the
national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 2004
Ms. Pelosi (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Ms.
Harman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gephardt,
Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Baca, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Cardoza, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Jones of
Ohio, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Holt, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr.
Berry, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Israel, Mr. Reyes, Mr.
Rodriguez, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Hill, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Delahunt, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mr. Olver, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Case,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Lampson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Langevin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bishop of New York,
Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre,
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Strickland, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dooley of
California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Farr, Mr. Lynch, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr.
Baird, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr.
Sherman, and Mr. Jefferson) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select),
and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International
Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and
Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To implement the recommendations of the National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks on the United States by establishing the position of
National Intelligence Director, by establishing a National
Counterterrorism Center, by making other improvements to enhance the
national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Commission
Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--UNITY OF EFFORT IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--National Intelligence Director
Sec. 101. Establishment of the National Intelligence Director.
Sec. 102. Duties of the National Intelligence Director.
Sec. 103. Management of the national intelligence program.
Sec. 104. Authority of the National Intelligence Director over matters
relating to budget.
Sec. 105. Authority of the National Intelligence Director over matters
relating to personnel.
Sec. 106. Additional authorities.
Sec. 107. Resolution of agency priority differences.
Sec. 108. Definitions.
Subtitle B--Improvements for the Central Intelligence Agency
Sec. 111. Improvement of analysis and collection of foreign
intelligence.
Sec. 112. Direction of clandestine or covert paramilitary operations by
the Department of Defense.
TITLE II--UNITY OF EFFORT ACROSS THE FOREIGN-DOMESTIC DIVIDE
Sec. 201. National Counterterrorism Center.
Sec. 202. Head of the National Counterterrorism Center.
Sec. 203. Duties.
Sec. 204. Distinct intelligence function.
Sec. 205. Operations.
Sec. 206. Prohibition on policymaking.
TITLE III--ATTACK TERRORISTS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND PREVENT THE
CONTINUED GROWTH OF ISLAMIST TERRORISM
Subtitle A--Attack Terrorists and Their Organizations
Sec. 301. Identification and prioritization of terrorist sanctuaries
throughout the world.
Sec. 302. Assistance to support efforts of the Government of Pakistan
to fight extremists.
Sec. 303. Assistance to achieve security and stability in Afghanistan.
Sec. 304. Declaration of policy relating to relations between the
United States and Saudi Arabia.
Subtitle B--Prevent the Continued Growth of Islamist Terrorism
Sec. 311. Programs to enhance a positive image of the United States in
Muslim countries.
Sec. 312. Sense of Congress relating to relations with governments of
Muslim countries that violate human rights
and the rule of law.
Sec. 313. United States information and educational and cultural
exchange programs in Muslim countries.
Sec. 314. International Youth Opportunity Fund.
Sec. 315. Economic policies to encourage development, more open
societies, and opportunities in Muslim
countries.
Sec. 316. Comprehensive coalition strategy against Islamist terrorism.
Sec. 317. New principles for detention and humane treatment of captured
terrorists.
Subtitle C--Additional Counterterrorism Efforts
Sec. 321. Prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 322. Tracking terrorist financing.
TITLE IV--PROTECTION AGAINST AND PREPARATION FOR TERRORIST ATTACKS
Sec. 401. Integration of border security system with other screening
sites.
Sec. 402. Biometric entry-exit screening system.
Sec. 403. Sense of Congress regarding international cooperation
regarding border crossings.
Sec. 404. Securing identification documents.
Sec. 405. Targeting terrorist travel.
Sec. 406. Allocation of limited transportation security resources.
Sec. 407. Aviation screening.
Sec. 408. Enhanced explosives detection.
TITLE V--INFORMATION SHARING AND PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES
Sec. 501. Information sharing.
Sec. 502. Board to oversee adherence to civil liberties principles.
TITLE VI--SETTING PRIORITIES FOR NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
Sec. 601. Homeland Security Assistance.
Sec. 602. Regulations requiring adoption of Incident Command System and
unified command procedures.
Sec. 603. Federal Communications Commission requirements.
Sec. 604. Private Sector Emergency Preparedness.
TITLE VII--UNITY OF EFFORT IN SHARING INFORMATION
Sec. 701. Unity of effort in sharing information.
TITLE VIII--UNITY OF EFFORT IN CONGRESS
Sec. 801. Appropriations for intelligence.
Sec. 802. Establishment of either a Joint Committee on Intelligence or
a standing Committee on Intelligence in
each House of Congress.
Sec. 803. Oversight of homeland security.
Sec. 804. Executive appointments.
TITLE IX--ORGANIZING AMERICA'S DEFENSE IN THE UNITED STATES
Sec. 901. Establishment of a specialized and integrated national
security workforce at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Sec. 902. Regular readiness assessments.
TITLE I--UNITY OF EFFORT IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--National Intelligence Director
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR.
(a) Establishment.--There is in the Executive Office of the
President a National Intelligence Director.
(b) Principal Advisor to the President on Intelligence Matters.--
The National Intelligence Director shall act as the principal adviser
to the President for intelligence matters related to the national
security.
(c) Appointment.--The National Intelligence Director shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
(d) Testimony to Congress.--The National Intelligence Director
shall testify before Congress.
SEC. 102. DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National
Intelligence Director shall carry out the following duties:
(1) Manage the national intelligence program.
(2) Oversee national intelligence centers.
(3) Oversee the national intelligence agencies.
(4) Support the President, the heads of departments and
agencies of the executive branch, the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and senior military commanders.
(5) Establish information sharing and information
technology policies to maximize data sharing, as well as
policies to protect the security of information.
(6) Such other duties as the President may prescribe.
SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
National Intelligence Director shall manage the national intelligence
program with the following three deputies:
(1) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, with
respect to foreign intelligence.
(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, with
respect to military intelligence.
(3) The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, with
respect to domestic intelligence.
(b) Duties With Respect to National Intelligence Center
Operations.--Each official specified in subsection (a), within the
respective area of intelligence, shall acquire systems and train
personnel to execute the operations assigned to the official.
(c) Coordination of Agencies of the Intelligence Community.--Each
national intelligence agency shall coordinate functions of the agency
with the appropriate area of intelligence specified in subsection (a).
(d) National Intelligence Center Reporting Requirement.--Directors
of national intelligence centers shall report directly to the National
Intelligence Director.
(e) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
modifying the authority or duty of the Secretary of Defense to carry
out the Joint Military Intelligence Program and the Tactical
Intelligence and Related Activities Program.
SEC. 104. AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR OVER MATTERS
RELATING TO BUDGET.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National
Intelligence Director shall have the following authorities over matters
relating to the budget of the national intelligence program:
(1) Development of unified intelligence budget.--The
National Intelligence Director shall prepare annual unified
budgets for the national intelligence program for inclusion in
the budget submission of the President under title 31, United
States Code, that reflect--
(A) priorities of the National Security Council,
and
(B) an appropriate balance among the varieties of
technical and human intelligence collection methods and
analysis.
(2) Appropriations.--Appropriations for any fiscal year for
the national intelligence program shall be made to the National
Intelligence Director. The National Intelligence Director shall
provide for the allocation of amounts so appropriated among the
national intelligence agencies.
(3) Reprogramming.--The National Intelligence Director may
reprogram funds appropriated for the national intelligence
program to meet any unforeseen priority.
SEC. 105. AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR OVER MATTERS
RELATING TO PERSONNEL.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National
Intelligence Director shall have the following authorities and duties
with respect to matters relating to the personnel of national
intelligence agencies.
(1) Personnel policies.--The National Intelligence Director
shall put into effect personnel policies to establish standards
for education and training of officers and employees of
national intelligence agencies and to facilitate assignments of
those officers and employees at national intelligence centers
and across national intelligence agencies.
(2) Employment and termination authority.--The National
Intelligence Director may employ such individuals in senior
positions within the national intelligence program as the
Director determines to be appropriate. The National
Intelligence Director may terminate the employment of any
senior officer or employee of a national intelligence agency
whenever the Director deems such termination necessary or
advisable in the interests of the United States.
(3) Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence-
related activities.--(A) In the event of a vacancy in a
position referred to in subparagraph (B), the National
Intelligence Director shall approve and recommend to the
President individuals to fill the following positions.
(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to the following positions:
(i) The Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency.
(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence.
(iii) The Director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency.
(iv) The Director of the National Security Agency.
(v) The Director of the National Reconnaissance
Office.
(vi) The Director of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency.
(vii) The Under Secretary for Information Analysis
and Infrastructure Protection of the Department of
Homeland Security.
(viii) The Executive Assistant Director for
Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(ix) The head of any other entity with national
intelligence capabilities.
SEC. 106. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.
(a) In General.--The National Intelligence Director shall have the
authority vested in the Director of Central Intelligence in the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) in the capacity
of the Director of Central Intelligence as the head of the intelligence
community.
(b) References.--Any reference to the Director of Central
Intelligence as the head of the intelligence community, or as the
principal advisor to the President for intelligence matters related to
the national security, in the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
401 et seq.) is deemed a reference to the National Intelligence
Director.
SEC. 107. RESOLUTION OF AGENCY PRIORITY DIFFERENCES.
(a) Establishment of NSC Executive Committee.--There is established
in the National Security Council an executive committee for the
resolution of differences in priorities among national intelligence
agencies. Insofar as the executive committee is unable to resolve a
priority difference, the President shall resolve the priority
difference.
(b) Membership of the National Intelligence Director.--The National
Intelligence Director shall be a member of the executive committee
established under subsection (a).
SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) National intelligence program.--The term ``national
intelligence program'' means a program of foreign, military,
and domestic intelligence related to the national security
under the oversight of the National Intelligence Director.
(2) National intelligence center.--The term ``national
intelligence center'' means a center established by the
National Intelligence Director to provide all-source analysis
and plan intelligence operations for the Federal government on
specific subjects of interest, such as counterterrorism,
counterproliferation, counternarcotics, and
counterintelligence.
Subtitle B--Improvements for the Central Intelligence Agency
SEC. 111. IMPROVEMENT OF ANALYSIS AND COLLECTION OF FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE.
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall--
(1) rebuild the analytic capabilities of the Central
Intelligence Agency;
(2) transform the clandestine service by building the human
intelligence capabilities of the clandestine service;
(3) develop a stronger foreign language program, with high
standards and sufficient financial incentives;
(4) renew emphasis on recruiting diversity among operations
officers so those officers may blend more easily in foreign
cities;
(5) ensure a seamless relationship between human source
collection and signals collection at the operational level; and
(6) stress a better balance between unilateral and liaison
operations.
SEC. 112. DIRECTION OF CLANDESTINE OR COVERT PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall have lead
responsibility for directing and executing paramilitary operations,
whether clandestine or covert.
(b) Consolidation With USSOCOM.--The Secretary shall consolidate
responsibility within the Department of Defense for clandestine or
covert paramilitary operations with the capabilities for training,
direction, and execution of such operations developed in the United
States Special Operations Command.
TITLE II--UNITY OF EFFORT ACROSS THE FOREIGN-DOMESTIC DIVIDE
SEC. 201. NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a National
Counterterrorism Center built on the foundation of the Terrorist Threat
Integration Center.
(b) Mission.--The National Counterterrorism Center shall be a
center for joint operational planning and joint intelligence against
transnational terrorist organizations.
(c) Personnel.--The National Counterterrorism Center shall be
staffed by personnel from the various agencies. The head of the
National Counterterrorism Center may evaluate the performance of the
personnel assigned to the Center.
SEC. 202. HEAD OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER.
(a) Appointment.--The head of the National Counterterrorism Center
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, and shall be placed in the Executive Office of the
President.
(b) Rank.--The head of the National Counterterrorism Center shall
be equivalent in rank to a deputy head of a cabinet department.
(c) Relationship to National Intelligence Director.--The head of
the National Counterterrorism Center shall report to the National
Intelligence Director.
(d) Testimony to Congress.--The head of the National
Counterterrorism Center shall testify before Congress.
(e) Concurrence in Certain Appointments.--The head of the National
Counterterrorism Center shall concur in the choices of personnel to
lead the operating entities of the agencies and departments of the
United States focused on counterterrorism, specifically including--
(1) the head of the Counterterrorist Center of the Central
Intelligence Agency,
(2) the head of the Counterterrorism Division of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
(3) the commanders of the Special Operations Command and
Northern Command of the Department of Defense, and
(4) the coordinator for counterterrorism of the Department
of State.
(f) Development of Counterterrorism Budget.--The head of the
National Counterterrorism Center shall work with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget in developing the counterterrorism
budget of the President.
SEC. 203. DUTIES.
(a) Lead Agency for Transnational Terrorist Analysis.--The National
Counterterrorism Center shall lead strategic analysis, pooling all-
source intelligence, foreign and domestic, about transnational
terrorist organizations with global reach.
(b) Assessments.--Drawing on the efforts of the Central
Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies and departments of
the United States, the National Counterterrorism Center shall develop
net assessments that compare enemy capabilities and intentions against
defenses and countermeasures of the United States.
(c) Warning.--The National Counterterrorism Center shall provide
warning.
(d) Tasking of Collection Requirements.--The National
Counterterrorism Center shall task collection requirements for
counterterrorism both inside and outside the United States.
SEC. 204. DISTINCT INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION.
Building on the structure of the Terrorist Threat Integration
Center, the intelligence function of the National Counterterrorism
Center shall be a distinct national intelligence center within the
National Counterterrorism Center.
SEC. 205. OPERATIONS.
(a) Joint Planning.--The National Counterterrorism Center shall
perform joint planning. Plans developed by the National
Counterterrorism Center shall assign operational responsibilities to
lead agencies, such as the Department of State, the Central
Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Department of Defense and its combatant commands, the Department of
Homeland Security, and other agencies and departments of the United
States.
(b) Monitoring and Updating of Plans.--The National
Counterterrorism Center may not direct the actual execution of
operational responsibilities assigned to agencies under subsection (a).
The National Counterterrorism Center shall--
(1) monitor implementation of the operations;
(2) look across the foreign-domestic divide and across
agency boundaries; and
(3) update plans to follow through on cases.
SEC. 206. PROHIBITION ON POLICYMAKING.
(a) In General.--The National Counterterrorism Center shall not--
(1) be a policymaking body; nor
(2) resolve policy disputes among agencies and departments
of the United States.
(b) Execution of the Policy of the President.--The operations and
planning of the National Counterterrorism Center shall follow the
policy direction of the president and the National Security Council.
TITLE III--ATTACK TERRORISTS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND PREVENT THE
CONTINUED GROWTH OF ISLAMIST TERRORISM
Subtitle A--Attack Terrorists and Their Organizations
SEC. 301. IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF TERRORIST SANCTUARIES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
(a) Identification and Prioritization.--The President shall direct
the head of each appropriate Federal department or agency to identify
and prioritize actual or potential terrorist sanctuaries throughout the
world.
(b) Strategy.--With respect to each terrorist sanctuary identified
pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall ensure that a realistic
national strategy is established to destabilize the sanctuary to the
maximum extent possible. Each such strategy shall be developed in
consultation and coordination with friendly foreign countries and
international organizations.
SEC. 302. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
TO FIGHT EXTREMISTS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, if
President Pervez Musharraf and other leaders of Pakistan remain willing
to make their own difficult choices and stand for enlightened
moderation in a fight for their lives and for the life of their
country, the United States should be willing to make hard choices too,
and make the difficult long-term commitment to the future of Pakistan.
(b) Assistance.--The President is authorized to provide assistance,
on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, to support
the Government of Pakistan in its struggle against extremists. The
President shall ensure that assistance provided under this subsection
is part of a comprehensive effort by the United States to provide
increased military assistance and economic and development assistance
(including assistance for education reform) in Pakistan.
SEC. 303. ASSISTANCE TO ACHIEVE SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States Government should be commended for
its efforts to date in Afghanistan;
(2) the United States and the international community
should make a long-term commitment to achieve security and
stability in Afghanistan in order to give the Government of
Afghanistan a reasonable opportunity to improve the life of the
Afghan people; and
(3) Afghanistan should not be allowed to become a sanctuary
again for international crime and terrorism.
(b) Assistance.--The President is authorized to provide assistance,
on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, to the
Government of Afghanistan to allow that Government to extend its
authority over the country. In providing assistance under this
subsection, the President shall coordinate with foreign countries and
international organizations, including by seeking to establish a
strategy and country-by-country commitments to achieve the objectives
for which the assistance is provided.
SEC. 304. DECLARATION OF POLICY RELATING TO RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND SAUDI ARABIA.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the current problems in the relationship between the
United States and Saudi Arabia should be confronted in an open
and transparent manner; and
(2) the United States and Saudi Arabia should work together
to determine if they can build a relationship that political
leaders in both countries are prepared to publicly defend and
that is based on mutual interests other than the oil production
capability of Saudi Arabia.
(b) Declaration of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States Government to ensure that the relationship between the United
States and Saudi Arabia includes a shared commitment to political and
economic reform in Saudi Arabia and a shared interest in greater
tolerance and cultural respect in Saudi Arabia, translating into a
commitment by the Government of Saudi Arabia to fight violent
extremists who foment hatred.
Subtitle B--Prevent the Continued Growth of Islamist Terrorism
SEC. 311. PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE A POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE UNITED STATES IN
MUSLIM COUNTRIES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) opinions of the United States in Muslim countries are
significantly distorted by highly negative and hostile beliefs
and images and many of these beliefs and images are the result
of misinformation and propaganda by individuals and
organizations hostile to the United States;
(2) these negative opinions and images are highly
prejudicial to the interests of the United States and to its
foreign policy; and
(3) as part of a broad and long-term effort to enhance a
positive image of the United States in Muslim countries,
programs should be established to promote greater familiarity
with American society and values among the general public and
select audiences in Muslim countries.
(b) Programs.--The Secretary of State shall establish programs to
promote greater familiarity with American society and values among the
general public and select audiences in Muslim countries. In carrying
out such programs, the Secretary of State shall ensure that the United
States Government presents a clearly defined message to the people of
these countries, offers an example of moral leadership in the world,
commits to treat people humanely, abides by the rule of law, and is
generous and caring to our neighbors.
SEC. 312. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RELATIONS WITH GOVERNMENTS OF
MUSLIM COUNTRIES THAT VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE
OF LAW.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government--
(1) should reevaluate its relationship with the governments
of Muslim countries, including such governments that are
friends or allies of the United States, if those governments
violate or otherwise do not respect internationally recognized
human rights or the rule of law; and
(2) should consider taking appropriate measures against
governments described in paragraph (1), including by
withdrawing diplomatic relations with such governments.
SEC. 313. UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) As in the Cold War, the United States needs to defend
its ideals abroad vigorously. Often, the United States does not
stand up for its values.
(2) The United States defended, and still defends, Muslims
against tyrants and criminals in Somalia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
(3) If the United States does not act aggressively to
define itself in Muslim countries, extremists will gladly do
the job for us.
(b) Broadcasting to Muslim Countries.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out United States Government radio, television,
and other communications activities to Muslim countries under the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et
seq.) and other authorities in law consistent with such purposes,
including to make and supervise grants to the Middle East Television
Network, including Radio Sawa, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2005 and each subsequent fiscal year.
(c) Information and Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.--It
is the sense of Congress that--
(1) United States Government information and educational
and cultural exchange programs should be expanded to emphasize
and give priority to young people in Muslim countries; and
(2) projects and activities carried out under programs
described in paragraph (1) should be identified as assistance
from the people of the United States.
SEC. 314. INTERNATIONAL YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND.
Congress strongly urges the President to seek the negotiation of
international agreements (or other appropriate arrangements) to support
the establishment of an International Youth Opportunity Fund in order
to establish and operate primary and secondary schools in Muslim
countries that commit to sensibly investing their own funds in public
education.
SEC. 315. ECONOMIC POLICIES TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT, MORE OPEN
SOCIETIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES.
It is the sense of Congress that a comprehensive United States
strategy to counter terrorism should include economic policies that
encourage development, more open societies, and opportunities for
people to improve the lives of their families and to enhance prospects
for their children's future in Muslim countries. Such economic policies
should include the goal of working toward a Middle East Free Trade
Area, or MEFTA, by 2013.
SEC. 316. COMPREHENSIVE COALITION STRATEGY AGAINST ISLAMIST TERRORISM.
Congress strongly urges the President to work with friendly foreign
countries and international organizations, such as members of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Group of Eight (G-8), to
develop a comprehensive coalition strategy against Islamist terrorism.
Such a strategy should include the establishment of a flexible contact
group of leading coalition governments to discuss and coordinate the
most important policies with respect to the coalition strategy,
including policies for targeting travel by terrorists and their
sanctuaries.
SEC. 317. NEW PRINCIPLES FOR DETENTION AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF CAPTURED
TERRORISTS.
The President shall work with friendly foreign countries and
international organizations to develop a new set of principles for the
detention and humane treatment of captured terrorists. Such principles
should be modeled on Article 3 of the Convention Relative to the
Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST
3316).
Subtitle C--Additional Counterterrorism Efforts
SEC. 321. PREVENTION OF PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
The President shall take such actions as are necessary to
strengthen counterproliferation efforts, expand the Proliferation
Security Initiative (announced by the President in May 2003), and
support Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. In this section, the
term ``Cooperative Threat Reduction programs'' means programs specified
in section 1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal
year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note).
SEC. 322. TRACKING TERRORIST FINANCING.
The President, acting through the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
State, the Federal functional regulators (as defined in section 509 of
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other appropriate Federal officers,
shall continue to take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate
to ensure that vigorous efforts continue to track the financing of
terrorist organizations and prevent money laundering for the benefit of
terrorist organizations, including enforcement of requirements for
recordkeeping, identification of customers, and reporting of suspicious
activities by financial institutions, under any relevant provision of
Federal law, including the International Money Laundering Abatement and
Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 and the amendments made by such
Act.
TITLE IV--PROTECTION AGAINST AND PREPARATION FOR TERRORIST ATTACKS
SEC. 401. INTEGRATION OF BORDER SECURITY SYSTEM WITH OTHER SCREENING
SITES.
(a) In General.--The President shall--
(1) direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to lead an
effort within the executive branch to integrate the border
security systems of the United States into a larger network of
Federal security screening sites that includes sites within the
transportation system of the United States and sites containing
vital national facilities, such as nuclear reactors; and
(2) assure that such effort should assess security goals
applicable to Federal security screening sites throughout the
United States, should address security problems common to all
such sites, and should set uniform standards to be applied to
all such sites, guaranteeing a balance of security, efficiency,
and civil liberties interests.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that extending
the standards developed for the United States pursuant to subsection
(a)(2) to foreign countries could dramatically strengthen the world's
collective ability to intercept individuals who pose catastrophic
threats.
SEC. 402. BIOMETRIC ENTRY-EXIT SCREENING SYSTEM.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete, as quickly as
possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, a biometric entry
and exit screening system for persons entering and departing the United
States, including a single system for expedited biometric screening of
pre-qualified travelers. Such system should be integrated with the
system used to determine whether an alien who is not lawfully admitted
for permanent residence should be granted an extension of the alien's
period of authorized stay in the United States.
SEC. 403. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
REGARDING BORDER CROSSINGS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government--
(1) cannot meet its obligation to the people of the United
States to prevent the entry of terrorists into the United
States without collaborating with foreign governments;
(2) should do more to exchange information about terrorists
with our trusted foreign allies; and
(3) should do more to raise the border security standards
of the United States, and global border security standards,
through international cooperation.
SEC. 404. SECURING IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.
The President shall submit to Congress a proposal to establish
standards for the issuance of birth certificates and identification
documents, such as drivers' licenses, so that they may be made more
secure and less susceptible to forgery and fraudulent alteration.
SEC. 405. TARGETING TERRORIST TRAVEL.
The President shall submit to Congress a proposal to combine
terrorist travel intelligence, operations, and law enforcement in a
strategy to intercept terrorists, find terrorist travel facilitators,
and constrain terrorist mobility.
SEC. 406. ALLOCATION OF LIMITED TRANSPORTATION SECURITY RESOURCES.
(a) Plan for Allocation of Transportation Resources.--The Secretary
of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a plan that--
(1) identifies and evaluates the transportation assets that
need to be protected;
(2) sets risk-based priorities for defending such assets;
(3) selects the most practical and cost-effective ways of
defending such assets; and
(4) assigns roles and missions to the relevant authorities
(Federal, State, regional, and local) and to private
stakeholders, budget, and funding to implement the effort of
defending such assets.
(b) GAO Review of Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits the plan required
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to Congress that assesses whether all of the
elements of subsection (a) have been adequately addressed under that
plan.
SEC. 407. AVIATION SCREENING.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
(1) implement procedures to improve the use of ``no-fly''
and ``automatic selectee'' lists, including utilizing a larger
set of watchlists maintained by the Federal Government, while a
successor to CAPPS continues to be developed;
(2) require the the Transportation Security Administration
to perform the passenger pre-screening function; and
(3) require air carriers to supply the information needed
to test and implement an enhanced passenger pre-screening
system.
SEC. 408. ENHANCED EXPLOSIVES DETECTION.
The President shall submit to Congress a proposal that--
(1) requires the Transportation Security Administration to
give priority attention to improving the ability of screening
checkpoints to detect explosives on passengers;
(2) in the case of a passenger selected for special
screening, requires the passenger to be screened for
explosives; and
(3) requires a study by the Transportation Security
Administration on human factors to understand problems in
screener performance and requires attainable objectives for
individual screeners and for the checkpoints where screening
takes place.
TITLE V--INFORMATION SHARING AND PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES
SEC. 501. INFORMATION SHARING.
The President shall determine the guidelines for acquiring,
accessing, using, and sharing of information about individuals among
Federal, State, and local government agencies, and by those agencies
with the private sector, for purposes of protecting national security,
in a manner that protects the privacy and civil liberties of those
individuals.
SEC. 502. BOARD TO OVERSEE ADHERENCE TO CIVIL LIBERTIES PRINCIPLES.
The President shall establish within the executive branch a board
to oversee adherence to--
(1) the guidelines established by the President under this
Act for the sharing of information among government agencies
and by those agencies with the private sector; and
(2) the commitment the Government makes to defend civil
liberties.
TITLE VI--SETTING PRIORITIES FOR NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
SEC. 601. HOMELAND SECURITY ASSISTANCE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) homeland security assistance should be based strictly
on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities; and
(2) homeland security assistance should not remain a
program for general revenue sharing and should supplement State
and local resources based on the risks or vulnerabilities that
merit additional support.
SEC. 602. REGULATIONS REQUIRING ADOPTION OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM AND
UNIFIED COMMAND PROCEDURES.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue regulations that
require that all emergency response agencies in the United States shall
adopt the Incident Command System and unified command procedures.
SEC. 603. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Prevention of Delay in Reassignment of 24 Megahertz for Public
Safety Purposes.--Section 309(j)(14) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(D) Extensions not permitted for channels (63,
64, 68 and 69) reassigned for public safety services.--
Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the Commission shall
not grant any extension under such subparagraph from
the limitation of subparagraph (A) with respect to the
frequencies assigned, pursuant to section 337(a)(1),
for public safety services. The Commission shall take
all actions necessary to complete assignment of the
electromagnetic spectrum between 764 and 776 megahertz,
inclusive, and between 794 and 806 megahertz,
inclusive, for public safety services and to permit
operations by public safety services on those
frequencies commencing no later than January 1,
2007.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) high-risk urban areas such as New York City and
Washington, D.C., should establish signal corps units to ensure
communications connectivity between and among civilian
authorities, local first responders, and the National Guard;
and
(2) Federal funding of such units should be given high
priority by Congress.
SEC. 604. PRIVATE SECTOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
(a) Adoption of Standard for Private Sector Emergency
Preparedness.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with
the American National Standards Institute in the development of the
standards to promote private sector emergency preparedness and shall
promote the adoption of such standards by institutions and industries
in the private sector.
(b) Insurance and Credit-Rating Agencies.--It is the sense of the
Congress that--
(1) insurance companies and credit-rating agencies should
consider the extent to which any business applicant for
insurance or credit is in compliance with any applicable
standard established by the American National Standards
Institute to promote private sector emergency preparedness in
considering such application; and
(2) the standard of care owed by any company to its
employees and the public should include compliance by such
company with any applicable standard established by the
American National Standards Institute to promote private sector
emergency preparedness.
TITLE VII--UNITY OF EFFORT IN SHARING INFORMATION
SEC. 701. UNITY OF EFFORT IN SHARING INFORMATION.
The President shall submit to Congress a proposal that--
(1) provides incentives to executive agencies to establish
procedures for the sharing and security of information, that
restores a better balance between security and shared
knowledge;
(2) establishes a Government-wide effort lead by the
President to bring the major national security institutions
into the information revolution; and
(3) coordinates the resolution of the legal, policy, and
technical issues associated with information sharing across
agencies to create a ``trusted information network''.
TITLE VIII--UNITY OF EFFORT IN CONGRESS
SEC. 801. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Single Appropriation Bill for Intelligence.--The House of
Representatives and the Senate should each pass a single general
appropriation bill for intelligence containing an unclassified figure
that constitutes the aggregate amount appropriated for intelligence.
(b) Public Hearings.--The Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives should hold public hearings
regarding the aggregate amount appropriated for intelligence.
SEC. 802. ESTABLISHMENT OF EITHER A JOINT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE OR
A STANDING COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE IN EACH HOUSE OF
CONGRESS.
As an exercise of their rulemaking powers, the House of
Representatives and the Senate shall review the functions and
responsibilities of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and establish either a Joint Committee on Intelligence
(modeled after the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy), or a single
standing committee in each House of Congress that would authorize and
appropriate funds for intelligence and counterterrorism and conduct
oversight over such measures and matters.
SEC. 803. OVERSIGHT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
As an exercise of their rulemaking powers, the House of
Representatives and the Senate shall each determine how to provide a
single, principal point of oversight for homeland security, which shall
exercise such jurisdiction as each house shall determine, and which
shall employ a nonpartisan staff.
SEC. 804. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
It is the sense of Congress that the President and Congress should
take steps to minimize, to the extent possible, the disruption of
national security policymaking during a change of presidential
administrations by accelerating the process for national security
appointments that require the advice and consent of the Senate in order
for transitions from one President to the next to proceed more
effectively and to allow new officials to assume their new
responsibilities as quickly as possible.
TITLE IX--ORGANIZING AMERICA'S DEFENSE IN THE UNITED STATES
SEC. 901. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIALIZED AND INTEGRATED NATIONAL
SECURITY WORKFORCE AT THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION.
The President shall direct the Attorney General to take such steps
as may be necessary to establish a specialized and integrated national
security workforce at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such
workforce shall consist of agents, analysts, linguists, and
surveillance specialists who shall be recruited, trained, and
compensated in a manner consistent with ensuring the development and
retention of an institutional culture having expertise in intelligence
and national security matters.
SEC. 902. REGULAR READINESS ASSESSMENTS.
(a) Department of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall
regularly assess the adequacy of strategies and planning of the United
States Northern Command to defend the United States against military
threats to the homeland.
(b) Department of Homeland Security.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall regularly assess the types of threats the Nation faces
to determine--
(1) the adequacy of the Government's plans, and the
progress against those plans, to protect the Nation's critical
infrastructure; and
(2) the readiness of the Government to respond to the
threats that the United States might face.
(c) Congressional Oversight Committees.--The congressional
committees with responsibility for oversight of the Department of
Defense should regularly assess the matters referred to in subsection
(a). The congressional committees with responsibility for oversight of
the Department of Homeland Security should regularly assess the matters
referred to in subsection (b).
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Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Science, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1613)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.