,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi 7=    
himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1     
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,h]nndez1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 &   
,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !     
victims1 survivors1 & ?\s&s ( o!r       
,am]icans impact$ by ! ,septemb] #aa1   
#bjja1 attacks1 & = o!r purposes4       
,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 !      
,unit$ ,/ates became a ,nation trans=m$2
 ,:]eas1 at #h3df 9 ! morn+1 ,am]ican   
,airl9es ,flight #aa 0 hijack$ by       
al-,qaida t]rori/s & cra%$ into ! ,nor? 
,t[] ( ! ,_w ,trade ,c5t]2 ,:]eas1 at   

#i3jc 9 ! morn+1 ,unit$ ,airl9es ,flight
 #age 0 hijack$ by al-,qaida t]rori/s & 
cra%$ into ! ,s\? ,t[] ( ! ,_w ,trade   
,c5t]2 ,:]eas1 at #i3cg 9 ! morn+1      
,am]ican ,airl9es ,flight #gg 0 hijack$ 
by al-,qaida t]rori/s & cra%$ into !    
,p5tagon2 ,:]eas1 at #aj3jc 9 ! morn+1  
,unit$ ,airl9es ,flight #ic 0 hijack$ by
 al-,qaida t]rori/s1 h]oically div]t$ f 
aim+ at ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol or !   
,:ite ,h\se by ! pass5g]s ) k t ,am]ica 
0 "u attack1 & cra%$ into a field 9     
,%anksville1 ,p5nsylvania2 ,:]eas ! ,tw9
 ,t[]s1 :]e up to #ej1jjj p work$ ea*   
day1 collaps$ & m ?an #b1fjj p di$2     
,:]eas #abe p di$ 9 ! ,p5tagon2 ,:]eas  
#bef p di$ on ! #d hijack$ planes2      
,:]eas m ?an #djj ( ^? :o di$ 7         
firefight]s1 police (fic]s1 p>am$ics1 & 
milit>y p]sonnel :o ran t[>d dang] &    
assi/$ ^? 9 ne$2 ,:]eas m ?an two       
decades aft] ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 ne>ly
 #g1jjj p h di$ f illnesses or canc]s   
l9k$ to _! exposure at ,gr\nd ,z]o1 &   
t5s ( ?\s&s ( individuals across !      

c\ntry /ill suff] f physical & m5tal    
heal? impacts2 ,:]eas 9 ! imm$iate      
aft]ma? ( ! t]rori/ attacks on ,septemb]
 #aa1 #bjja1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates v[$ to nev]
 aga9 all[ a simil> attack on ,unit$    
,/ates soil2 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #bb1   
#bjjb1 ,congress pass$ ! ,homel&        
,security ,act ( #bjjb1 e/abli%+ !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 /&+ firm 
on ! commitm5t to prev5t future attacks 
aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*  
#a1 #bjjc1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&        
,security fir/ op5$ its doors ) !       
mission ( r$uc+ ! vuln]ability ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to t]rorism1 m9imiz+ !    
damage1 & assi/+ 9 ! recov]y1 f manmade 
& natural disa/]s t occur )9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1  
attacks 7 ! la/ complex =eign t]rori/   
attacks on ,unit$ ,/ates soil1 :i* is a 
te/am5t to ! h>d "w ( our homel&        
security1 intellig5ce1 law en=cem5t1 &  
milit>y p]sonnel2 ,:]eas ,dep>tm5t (    
,homel& ,security p]sonnel )            
in/itutional k & exp]tise on            

c\nt]t]rorism1 transportation security1 
cyb]security1 bord] security1 em]g5cy   
prep>$ness1 & privacy1 civil lib]ties1 &
 civil rights h be5 t]m9at$2 ,:]eas !   
,f9al ,report ( ! ,national ,commission 
on ,t]rori/ ,attacks ,^u ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 conclud$ t "o ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t's failures 9 ! lead up to !   
attacks 0 "o ( intellig5ce-! ,unit$     
,/ates fail$ to connect ! dots1 betwe5  
in=mation t c\ld h help$ ?w>t ! t]rori/ 
attacks2 ,:]eas today1 ! intellig5ce    
community & its elem5ts--includ+ !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security's ,(fice (
 ,intellig5ce & ,analysis1 :i* 0 creat$ 
to fill ! critical gaps id5tifi$ 9 !    
aft]ma? ( ! ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1       
attacks--are m important ?an ev]2       
,:]eas1 9 response to ! ,septemb] #aa1  
#bjja1 attacks1 ,congress provid$       
billions ( doll>s 9 prep>$ness grant    
fund+ to support fir/ respond]s 9       
communities t 7 t>get$ on ,septemb] #aa1
 #bjja1 & ^? t cont9ue to be t>gets (   
t]rori/ attacks2 ,:]eas today1 delay$   

fund+ & politically driv5 conditions on 
su* fund+1 und]m9es ! effectiv5ess (    
t]rorism-prev5tion fund+ = t>get$       
cities1 l ,new ,york ,city & ,wa%+ton1  
,,dc1 & put lives at risk2 ,:]eas cities
 t h be5 consi/5tly assess$ to be top   
t>gets = t]rori/s s9ce ! ,septemb] #aa1 
#bjja1 attacks h witness$ #acd million 9
 cuts to t]rorism-prev5tion fund+2 &    
,:]eas all ( ^! rec5t actions c\ld aga9 
leave ! ,nation vuln]able to ?reats3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
victims1 survivors1 & ?\s&s ( o!r       
,am]icans impact$ by ! ,septemb] #aa1   
#bjja1 attacks2  7#b7 recognizes !      
valiant ef=ts ( public s]vants :o h     
work$ ov] ! ye>s1 day 9 & day out1 to   
ma9ta9 ! security ( ! ,nation2  7#c7    
opposes weak5+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
c\nt]t]rorism & prep>$ness po/ure2 &    
7#d7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to 
honor ! lives lo/ on ,septemb] #aa1     
#bjja1 by rememb]+ ! lessons le>n$ t    
tragic day & uphold+ ! ,dep>tm5t (      

,homel& ,security's mission to safegu>d 
! ,am]ican p1 our homel&1 & our values4