I will tell you it was very disturbing to hear. during our investigation of Hurricane Katrina. the same kinds of interoperability problems that occurred during 9/11. This is a problem we simply must solve. Let me comment on some other important features of the bill. It improves protection against terrorists traveling to our country under the visa waiver program by requiring more timely notice from participating countries of lost or stolen passports. It also requires those countries to share more information about travelers who could pose a threat to our security. The bill improves information sharing. establishes multijurisdiction fusion centers in order to encourage information to be shared. and allows the assignment of DHS intelligence analysts to those centers.