I introduced H.R. 4284. the Secure Border Financial Accountability Act of 2005. I was pleased that Chairman KING and Ranking Member THOMPSON were original cosponsors of that bill. We also worked to include the language in the border security bill which the Committee on Homeland Security marked up on November 11. 2005. At that time. Mr. THOMPSON added a key funding trigger to ensure that the Inspector General had the necessary resources to respond quickly to major disasters. This language ultimately was included in H.R. 4437. the Border Protection. Antiterrorism. and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. which passed the House on December 16 of that same year. We again worked in a bipartisan manner to include this provision in H.R. 5814. the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for 2007. which the Committee on Homeland Security reported favorably in July of this year. But. why is this bill so important?
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