[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1118]
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       FISCAL YEAR 2014 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT (S. 1681)

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) (S. 
1681).
  The FY2014 IAA includes provisions to ensure that men and women of 
our Intelligence Community (IC) have the resources, capabilities, and 
authorities necessary to protect our nation and its citizens, while 
ensuring critical and continuous Congressional oversight of the IC.
  The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) passed 
H.R. 3381, its companion bill to S. 1681, last November. Unfortunately, 
the House never acted on it, and the HPSCI passed a combined FY2014/
FY2015 IAA (H.R. 4681) containing many of the same provisions as the 
HPSCI-passed FY14 IAA and S. 1681, with some important additional 
provisions. The FY2014/FY2015 IAA recently passed our body with 
overwhelming support.
  The FY2014 IAA contains a provision I authored and was originally 
included in the HPSCI-passed bill, requiring a report, within 90 days 
of enactment, on the extent to which the IC has implemented the 
Inspector General of the IC's recommendations contained in the May 2013 
report, entitled ``Study of Intelligence Community Electronic Waste 
Disposal Practices.''
  This provision is also included in FY2014/FY2015 IAA requiring a 
report in unclassified form, with a classified annex as necessary. 
Because H.R. 4681 is unlikely to be enacted before this report is due, 
I encourage the Director of National Intelligence to submit this report 
in unclassified form, with a classified annex as necessary.
  Of great importance to the citizens of my district is another 
provision I authored for H.R. 4681, which directs the Department of 
Homeland Security Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) to conduct an 
assessment of the security of our nation's oil refineries and related 
rail transportation infrastructure. It directs l&A to make 
recommendations on how to improve intelligence collection and sharing 
of information to better protect those facilities and the surrounding 
communities from any harm.
  My district is home to several oil refineries, which employ thousands 
of people and provide well-paying middle class jobs. They are a key 
part of the regional economy. As domestic oil production continues to 
increase in the region, I have heard from several of my constituents 
about their growing concerns regarding the security of the shipment and 
storage of crude oil and subsequent refined products.
  Constituents have reported tanker cars parked in their communities 
covered in elaborate graffiti. If a vandal has the opportunity to 
deface a tanker car, imagine what could be done by someone with more 
sinister motives?
  I take all concerns my constituents share with me seriously, and I 
believe we have the responsibility to protect our workers, our domestic 
refineries and our communities from potential threats.
  While I support the passage of the FY2014 IAA, I will continue to 
work with my colleagues on the HPSCI and in the Senate to ensure that 
the FY2015 IAA continues my refinery and rail infrastructure security 
provision.

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