[House Report 108-93]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     108-93
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PROVIDING AMOUNTS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND 
              SECURITY IN THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS

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 May 8, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Ney, from the Committee on House Administration, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                            ADDITIONAL VIEWS

                       [To accompany H. Res. 110]

    The Committee on House Administration, to whom was referred 
the resolution (H. Res. 110) providing amounts for the expenses 
of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Eighth 
Congress, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 
with amendments and recommend that the resolution be agreed to.
    The amendments are as follows:
  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. EXPENSES FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY FOR 
                    THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS.

  With respect to the One Hundred Eighth Congress, there shall be paid 
out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, in 
accordance with this primary expense resolution, not more than 
$10,952,787 for the expenses (including the expenses of all staff 
salaries) of the Select Committee on Homeland Security.

SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATION.

  Of the amount provided for in section 1, not more than $5,366,866 
shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2003, and ending immediately before noon on January 
3, 2004.

SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATION.

  Of the amount provided for in section 1, not more than $5,585,921 
shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2004, and ending immediately before noon on January 
3, 2005.

SEC. 4. VOUCHERS.

   Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized 
by the Select Committee on Homeland Security, signed by the chairman of 
such Committee, and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on 
House Administration.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

   Amounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Administration.

SEC. 6. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

   The Committee on House Administration shall have authority to make 
adjustments in the amount under section 1, if necessary to comply with 
an order of the President issued under section 254 of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform to any 
reduction in appropriations for the purposes of such section 1.

    Amend the title so as to read:

    Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Select 
Committee on Homeland Security.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    On May 6, 2003, by voice vote, a quorum being present, the 
Committee agreed to an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
and, by voice vote, a quorum being present, the Committee 
agreed to a motion to report the resolution, as amended, 
favorably to the House.

                      COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee states that the 
findings and recommendations of the Committee, based on 
oversight activities under clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, are incorporated in the 
descriptive portions of this report.

            STATEMENT ON BUDGET AUTHORITY AND RELATED ITEMS

    The resolution does not provide new budget authority, new 
spending authority, new credit authority, or an increase or 
decrease in revenues or tax expenditures and a statement under 
clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules or the House of 
Representatives and section 308(a)(1) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is not required.

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee states, with 
respect to the resolution, that the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office did not submit a cost estimate and 
comparison under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.

         STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    The Committee states, with respect to clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that 
the general discussion section of this report includes a 
statement of the general performance goals and objectives, 
including outcome-related goals and objectives, for which H. 
Res. 110 authorizes funding.

                              RECORD VOTES

    In compliance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, with respect to each record vote 
on a motion to report the resolution and on any amendment 
offered to the resolution, there were no record votes on a 
motion to report the resolution or on any amendment offered to 
the resolution.

                           GENERAL DISCUSSION

Voice vote

    The Committee, by voice vote, with a quorum present, on May 
6, 2003, agreed to report H. Res. 110, as amended, favorably to 
the House.

General discussion

    H. Res. 110 authorizes for the Select Committee on Homeland 
Security $10,952,787 for the 108th Congress. This amount is to 
be allocated as follows: $5,366,866 for 2003, and $5,585,921 
for 2004. The Select Committee was created to oversee the 
implementation of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-
296). Its functions will include working with the President to 
ensure the efficient and timely establishment of the Department 
of Homeland Security; coordinating efforts between Congress and 
the federal agencies responsible for protecting our nation from 
terrorist attacks; and reviewing and studying laws, programs, 
and government activities affecting homeland security.
    The funding for the Select Committee on Homeland Security 
is being considered in a resolution separate from the 
resolution that funds the other standing committees (H. Res. 
148) due to the fact that the Select Committee is not yet a 
permanent committee.

                            ADDITIONAL VIEWS

    We strongly support this committee funding resolution, 
House Resolution 110, as amended, which provides $10,952,787 to 
the Select Committee on Homeland Security for the 108th 
Congress. The Select Committee on Homeland Security is the 
newest committee in the House of Representatives. Its mission--
to oversee and set policy for the new Department of Homeland 
Security--will affect the security and safety of every American 
for years to come.
    No one denies that the Select Committee on Homeland 
Security must be given ample resources to oversee the most 
significant restructuring of the Federal government since 1947 
and help secure this nation's borders. We are pleased that 
House Resolution 110 proposes just that. As we learned during 
committee funding hearings in March, the Committee's chairman 
and ranking minority member face the daunting task of building 
a committee from scratch while simultaneously engaging in 
substantive committee business. House Resolution 110 will 
provide the wherewithal for Chairman Cox and Ranking Minority 
Member Turner to hire professional staff with a wide range of 
expertise, establish secure office space, procure office 
equipment and technology, and conduct field hearings.
    We were especially pleased to learn during the March 
hearing that Chairman Cox intends to honor what is referred to 
as the ``Two-thirds, One-third Principle.'' This common-sense 
principle, which has worked extremely well for the other House 
committees, will provide Ranking Minority Member Turner and the 
Committee's Minority Staff a minimum of one-third of the total 
funds, one-third of the total staff positions, and the control 
to expend those funds within the Committee's administrative 
guidelines, with no unusual constraints on the gentleman from 
Texas.
    Practiced faithfully, this principle will help ensure that 
the Select Committee on Homeland Security operates in as non-
partisan a manner as possible. Given the sensitive nature of 
the Committee's work, the American people deserve nothing less.

                                   John B. Larson.
                                   Juanita Millender-McDonald.
                                   Robert A. Brady.

                                
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