[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 138 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H11039]
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  CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4548, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
                            FISCAL YEAR 2005

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4548) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes, be considered as adopted.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Michigan?
  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, although I do 
not presently intend to object, I ask the gentleman to explain his 
unanimous consent request.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I have a statement which I will submit for 
the Record.
  Mr. Speaker, as my colleague from California knows and as we have 
talked about, this conference report has been agreed upon. We have had 
it ready for about 3 weeks. We worked through it very much in a 
bipartisan way through the House and the Senate. We ask for its 
consideration and to move it forward. I am not going to go through the 
details of my statement.
  I hope that clarifies why we are doing it in this fashion tonight.
  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, I 
would point out to the gentleman and to this body that I signed the 
conference report, but that I think it would be worthwhile to make 
several points, although the time is late, including the fact that it 
gives the director of CIA flexible authority to pay employees under 
non-Federal cover, which is more and more important in targeting the 
post-9/11 security threats of terrorism and the spread of WMD. It 
establishes a chief information technology manager to oversee 
enterprise, architecture, procurement and research and development. It 
requires the DCI to submit an assessment on countries or regions that 
are terrorist sanctuaries.
  It contains a number of good language provisions. But it does not 
contain something that many of us feel is absolutely critical and that 
we hope will be forwarded by this administration for the 2006 budget, 
and that is full funding of counterterrorism in the base budget.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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