[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2035 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2035

 To direct the President to submit a report to Congress explaining the 
  President's funding requests for certain homeland security programs 
authorized by Public Law 108-458 which implemented the recommendations 
of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2005

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
Menendez, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
 Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dicks, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
  Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
 Markey, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Solis, 
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. 
Matsui, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie 
  Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Emanuel) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the President to submit a report to Congress explaining the 
  President's funding requests for certain homeland security programs 
authorized by Public Law 108-458 which implemented the recommendations 
of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Commission Full Funding Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On November 27, 2002, Congress and the President 
        created the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the 
        United States (referred to in this section as the ``9/11 
        Commission'').
            (2) Throughout 2003 and 2004, the bipartisan 9/11 
        Commission held 12 hearings, took testimony from 160 witnesses, 
        reviewed more than 2,500,000 pages of documents, and 
        interviewed more than 1,200 individuals in 10 countries.
            (3) In July of 2004, the 9/11 Commission issued its final 
        report along with recommendations designed to prevent future 
        terrorist attacks on the United States.
            (4) On December 8, 2004, Congress passed Public Law 108-458 
        which authorizes funds necessary to address key gaps in 
        homeland security.
            (5) On December 17, 2004, the President signed Public Law 
        108-458 and promised to ensure that the law enforcement and 
        homeland security personnel of the United States have the 
        resources necessary to do their jobs.
            (6) The budget request submitted by the President to 
        Congress in February of 2005 fails to provide sufficient 
        funding to ensure that the law enforcement and homeland 
        security personnel of the United States have the resources 
        necessary to protect the United States from future terrorist 
        attacks.
            (7) The President should comply with Public Law 108-458 and 
        request the maximum amount of funds authorized by the Act to 
        fulfill the promise to provide adequate resources to law 
        enforcement personnel.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON BUDGET REQUEST FOR PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 
              108-458.

    (a) Explanation of Homeland Security Funding Shortfall.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this section, the President shall submit to 
        Congress a report that explains each homeland security funding 
        shortfall included in the budget submitted to Congress for 
        fiscal year 2006 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
        States Code, including the rationale for requesting less than 
        the authorized level of funding for each such funding 
        shortfall.
            (2) Annual reports.--Not later than 15 days after the 
        President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year 
        under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
        President shall submit to Congress a report that explains each 
        homeland security funding shortfall included in the budget for 
        the fiscal year, including the rationale for requesting less 
        than the authorized level of funding for each such funding 
        shortfall.
    (b) Definition of Homeland Security Funding Shortfall.--In this 
section, the term ``homeland security funding shortfall'' means a 
program authorized by Public Law 108-458 for which the amount of 
authorization of appropriation for a fiscal year--
            (1) is specified under such Act, and the President does not 
        request under such budget the maximum amount authorized by such 
        Act for such fiscal year; or
            (2) is not specified under such Act, and the President does 
        not request under such budget an amount sufficient to operate 
        the program as required by such Act.
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