HR 1986 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.

Introduced Apr 28, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA

Latest action · Jun 21, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 28, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, upon request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, to assign members of the Armed Forces to assist: (1) the Bureau of Border Security of the Department of Homeland Security in preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States; and (2) the U.S. Customs Service in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at U.S. points of entry to prevent the entry of weapons of mass destruction and their components, prohibited narcotics or drugs, or other terrorist or drug trafficking items. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to certify that such request is necessary to respond to a threat to national security.

Requires the Secretaries to establish a training program that must be completed by military personnel serving in such capacity. Requires any member so serving to be accompanied by a civilian law enforcement officer from the agency concerned.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish ongoing joint task forces to respond to threats to national security posed by the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, or illegal aliens.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the governor and local governments of the State involved of the deployment of such members and the types of tasks to be performed.

Prohibits any such assignment after September 30, 2007.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2005 to Jun 22, 2006; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WY	Barbara Cubin	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-PA	Bill Shuster	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-NC	Charles H. Taylor	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-CA	Elton Gallegly	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-MN	Gil Gutknecht	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-NC	Howard Coble	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-TX	John Abney Culberson	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-AR	John Boozman	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-IN	John N. Hostettler	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-OK	John Sullivan	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-TX	Kevin Brady	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-GA	Nathan Deal	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-NC	Robin Hayes	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-LA	Rodney Alexander	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-KY	Ron Lewis	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-NJ	Scott Garrett	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-GA	Tom Price	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-TN	Zach Wamp	Original	Apr 28, 2005
R-NH	Jeb Bradley		May 18, 2005
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		May 18, 2005
R-LA	Richard H. Baker		May 18, 2005
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis		Jun 9, 2005
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Jun 9, 2005
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett		Jun 30, 2005
R-SC	Bob Inglis		Jul 12, 2005
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Jul 12, 2005
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Jul 26, 2005
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Sep 6, 2005
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg		Sep 15, 2005
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray		Jun 22, 2006

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Apr 28, 2005
	Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee	Referred Jun 21, 2005
House	Homeland Security Committee	Referred Apr 28, 2005
	Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee	Referred May 19, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 21, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
May 19, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Apr 28, 2005Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2005Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 28, 2005Introduced in House

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