[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[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.


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                    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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