DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2017

HEARINGS
BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas, Chairman
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa

LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Rogers, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mrs. Lowey, as Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

VALERIE BALDWIN, KRIS MALLARD, LAURA CYLKE,

CHRISTOPHER ROMIG, and ANNE WAKE,
Staff Assistants

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Department of Homeland Security .............................
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ..................................
Transportation Security Administration ..........................
U.S. Coast Guard ......................................................................
U.S. Secret Service ..................................................................
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...................

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2017

HEARINGS
BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas, Chairman
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa

LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Rogers, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mrs. Lowey, as Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

VALERIE BALDWIN, KRIS MALLARD, LAURA CYLKE,

CHRISTOPHER ROMIG, and ANNE WAKE,
Staff Assistants

PART 2
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Department of Homeland Security .............................
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ..................................
Transportation Security Administration ..........................
U.S. Coast Guard ......................................................................
U.S. Secret Service ..................................................................
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...................

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HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
KAY GRANGER, Texas
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
KEN CALVERT, California
TOM COLE, Oklahoma
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
TOM GRAVES, Georgia
KEVIN YODER, Kansas
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
DAVID G. VALADAO, California
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia
DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi

NITA M. LOWEY, New York

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
E. SERRANO, New York
JOSE
ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
SAM FARR, California
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia
BARBARA LEE, California
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
TIM RYAN, Ohio
C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine
MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois
DEREK KILMER, Washington

WILLIAM E. SMITH, Clerk and Staff Director

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Clancy, Joseph .........................................................................................................

Johnson, Hon. J. C ...................................................................................................
Kerlikowske, R. G ....................................................................................................
Neffenger, Peter .......................................................................................................
Saldana, Sarah .........................................................................................................
Zukunft, Admiral P. F .............................................................................................

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) .............................................

Airport Wait Times ...........................................................................................
BioWatch Gen-2 ................................................................................................
Budgetary Priorities .........................................................................................
Counterdrug Interdiction: Coast Guard .........................................................
Countering Violent Extremism ........................................................................
Cyber Attacks:
Electromagnetic Pulses .............................................................................
Information-Sharing with State Governments .......................................
H-2B Visa Process ............................................................................................
Icebreaker Acquisition .....................................................................................
Immigration Enforcement:
Cuban Adjustment Act ..............................................................................
Deportations ..............................................................................................
Detention ....................................................................................................
Family Detention Centers ........................................................................
Interior Enforcement Efforts, Detention Beds ........................................
Operation Phalanx ....................................................................................
Policy ..........................................................................................................
Priority Enforcement Program .................................................................
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents ............................
Joint Task Forces .............................................................................................
National Security Cutters ................................................................................
Opening Statement: Secretary Johnson .........................................................
Science and Technology Directorates Budget ................................................
Temporary Protected Status: El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala ..............
U.S. Government Accountability Office:
Einstein Report ..........................................................................................
High-Risk List ...........................................................................................
Urban Area Security Initiative ........................................................................
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ..................................................
Opening Statement: Chairman Carter ...........................................................
Opening Statement: Ranking Member Roybal-Allard ...................................
Opening Statement: Commissioner Kerlikowske ...........................................
CBP Staffing .....................................................................................................
Border Security............................................................................. 143, 147, 151,
Unaccompanied Children .................................................................................
Drug Trafficking and Abuse......................................................................... 145,
Visa Waiver Program ........................................................................... 145, 149,
Social Media ......................................................................................................
Integrated Fixed Towers .............................................................................. 155,
Border Security Metrics ...................................................................................
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)Continued

Law Enforcement Cameras ..............................................................................
Use of Force Policy ...........................................................................................
Intelligence ........................................................................................................
Cargo Screening and Preclearance ..................................................................
Forward Operating Bases ................................................................................
Export Enforcement .........................................................................................
Foreign Students ..............................................................................................
CBP Staffing: Trade .........................................................................................
National Guard .................................................................................................
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ...........................................
Opening Statement: Chairman Carter ...........................................................
Opening Statement: Ranking Member Lowey ...............................................
Opening Statement: Ranking Member Roybal-Allard ...................................
Opening Statement: Administrator Neffenger ...............................................
Checkpoint Security .........................................................................................
Checkpoint Security: Response to OIG Testing.......................................... 194,
Transportation Security Officers: Collective Bargaining........................... 196,
Vetting: Aviation Workers ...............................................................................
Checkpoint Security: Disproportionate Focus on Efficiency .........................
TSA Pre : Improved Safety ..........................................................................
Fee Increase Proposal: Offsets ........................................................................
Transportation Security Officers: Hours and Pay Schedule .........................
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program .................................
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program: Private Sector Canine Teams ....................................................................................................
Checked Baggage Screening: Preclearance Airports .....................................
Airports Security: Non-sterile Areas ...............................................................
TSA Pre : Private Sector Enrollment Expansion................................... 210,
TSA Pre : Enrollment Targets ....................................................................
Secure Flight: Use for Expedited Screening ...................................................
Expedited Screening: Future Expectations ....................................................
Checkpoint Security: Risk-Based Security .....................................................
Federal Air Marshals Service ..........................................................................

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United States Coast Guard (USCG) .................................................................

Opening Statement: Chairman Carter ...........................................................
Opening Statement: Congressman David Price (standing in for Ranking
Member Roybal-Allard) ................................................................................
Opening Statement: Commandant Zunkunft .................................................

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United States Secret Service (USSS) ...............................................................

Opening Statement: Chairman Carter ...........................................................
Cooperation with Mexico ..................................................................................
Coordination with DHS Science and Technology ....................................... 293,
Counterfeiting: Peru .........................................................................................
Cyber-crime .......................................................................................................
Hiring Process ...................................................................................................
Opening Statement: Director Clancy ..............................................................
Personnel Accountability .................................................................................
Personnel Misconduct ......................................................................................
Presidential Campaign .....................................................................................
Presidential Nominating Conventions ............................................................
Protective Mission Panel ..................................................................................
Radio System: National Capital Region .........................................................

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United States Secret Service (USSS)Continued

Radio Systems: Field Offices ...........................................................................
Staffing ..............................................................................................................
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ...........................................................................
White House Fence ...........................................................................................
White House Training Facility ........................................................................

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U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) ..............................................................

Opening Statement: Chairman Carter ...........................................................
Opening Statement: Ranking Member Roybal-Allard ...................................
Opening Statement: Director Saldana ............................................................
Priority Enforcement Program ........................................................................
Release of Criminal Aliens ..............................................................................
Priority Enforcement.................................................................... 333, 338, 344,
Employment ......................................................................................................
Family Detention ..............................................................................................
Hiring ................................................................................................................
Detainers ...........................................................................................................
Alternative to Detention....................................................................... 339, 347,
Family Enforcement .........................................................................................
ICE Releases .....................................................................................................
Operation Coyote ..............................................................................................

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