The second piece of legislation that reflects the Homeland Security Committees bipartisan commitment to the preservation of homeland security is H.R. 1817. the Homeland Security Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006. This act promotes our national security in a number of different areas. To help secure our porous borders it authorizes funds to hire 2.000 new border patrol agents. In addition. it provides $40 million so that local law enforcement agencies have access to the training required to apprehend illegal immigrants. some of whom may be involved in terrorist activities. To safeguard the cargo coming into our ports. it provides money to promote riskbased screening of containers in transit to the United States. The Container Security Initiative. or CSI. is a Department of Homeland Security initiative or program that places customs employees at 36 foreign ports to target and inspect these containers before they can gain entry to the United States.
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Some illegal immigrants may be involved in terrorist activities.