On the recordFebruary 25, 2010
As a member of the Aviation Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I believe it is critical for the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253. The failed Christmas day attack over Detroit reinforces the notion that the threat of al-Qaeda is real and that our intelligence community, whether under a Democratic or Republican administration, must improve the way it protects the United States against terrorist attacks. My amendment says, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report on the attempt to detonate an explosive device aboard Northwest Airlines Flight No. 253 on December 25, 2009. This amendment will require the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress information about any failures to share or to analyze intelligence within or between elements of the Federal Government related to this failed terrorist attack. More importantly, the Director of National Intelligence also must submit a description of the measures that the intelligence community has taken or will take to prevent such failures from occurring again.
