Bennie Thompson: “I am, Mr. Speaker, in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk…”

“I am, Mr. Speaker, in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1817 to the Committee on Homeland Security with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of the bill, add the following: TITLE VI--ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 601. AVIATION SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. To carry out section 4011(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 3714), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the use of the Transportation Security Administration $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 for research and development of advanced biometric technology applications to aviation security, including mass identification technology. SEC. 602. BIOMETRIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. To carry out section 4011(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 3714), there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 for the establishment by the Secretary of Homeland Security of a competitive center of excellence that will develop and expedite the Federal Government's use of biometric identifiers. SEC. 603. PORTAL DETECTION SYSTEMS.…”