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US-VISIT
Q&As: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Introduction

The Department of Homeland Security's US-VISIT Program, which will serve to protect the
United States and its territories from threats to national security, is one of the Agency's top
priorities. The program will provide the capability to record the entry and exit of non-US citizens
into and out of the United States, and provide officials with information about persons who are in
the United States in violation of the terms of their admission to the United States.

• The goals of US-VISIT are to:

• Enhance the security of our citizens and visitors
• Expedite legitimate travel and trade
• Ensure the integrity of the immigration system
• Safeguard the personal privacy of our visitors

What are the laws authorizing the US-VISIT Program?

In Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Congress initially directed the Attorney General to develop
an automated entry and exit control system to collect records of arrival and
departure from every foreign visitor entering and leaving the United States.
However, Congress amended and replaced Section 110 of IIRIRA with the
Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act
(DMIA) of 2000, which directed the integration of existing Department of
Justice/Department of State electronic foreign visitor arrival and departure data
systems.

DMIA does not authorize the collection of new or additional data or the
imposition of documentary requirements solely for purposes of implementing the
System required by DMIA. However, DMIA further states that nothing in that law
shall be construed to reduce or curtail the Attorney General's or the Secretary of
State's authority under any other provision of law.
Janice Kephart-Roberts
From: Sam Brinkley
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 5:51 PM
To: Team 5; Team 7
Subject: Fwd: Logistics for Interview of ADM Loy

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----- Forwarded message from "Straus, Brandon" <Brandon. Straus@dhs . gov> -----
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:40:14 -0500
From: "Straus, Brandon" <Brandon. Straus@dhs . gov>
Reply-To: "Straus, Brandon" <Brandon. Straus@dhs . gov>
Subject: Logistics for Interview of ADM Loy
To: dleopold@9-llcommission.gov

Dan,

The interview will be at 9 a.m. at the DHS Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC) , 3801 Nebraska
Ave. , NW DC.

Driving north on Massachussets Ave, enter Ward Circle and make the first right on to
Nebraska. Then make the second left into the driveway and park in the visitor's lot.
Walk up the hill to Building 11, the vistors' center. If arriving by taxi, I believe the
third left on Nebraska leads directly to Building 11.

We will have someone at building 11 to escort you to the meeting, which will be in
Building 3, and is tentatively scheduled in room 3010, but I will confirm that with you
next week.

The contact person in Building 3 is Suouu Oalan (202) 282--S2M .

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 QUESTIONS FOR ASA HUTCHINSON
Dec. 22,2003
National Commission on September 11

FYI: Briefings received from:

• employees at JFK Int'l on the border inspection process today
• National Targeting Center
• Mike Cronin
• intel sharing amongst DHS entities on border information
• CBP organizational structure
• And interviews of the Gus de la Vina and inspector MP
• Interviews with Admiral Loy and Mr. Bonner
• Briefing from Mike Doherty at ICE and on SEVIS
• Interviews of Dan Cadman, Tim Goyer, Morrie Berez

U.S. VISIT.
• Request: briefing and demonstration (at a POE if possible) of US Visit asap. Is it up and
working as a pilot anywhere right now?
• What are the difficulties achieving timely implementation?
• What data will be available at primary within the US Visit system? (which watchlists? What
about Charles K? visa information, other than just photo? 5) Q^-Vri*^ *
• CIA Contributions. Numerous senior management officials at DHS have been briefed on
critical new CIA tools that focus on terrorist travel documents. Their findings and formulas have
been significantly incorporated into computer modules, but to our knowledge are »e?i«orporated/ivvh)>t««J«-
into any PI 10 j>yjtcin. What is your plan for incorporating innovative counter-terrorism
other agencies into a high priority action plan at DHS? . s
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• Please describe the value added on a policy level of having former INS personnel overseas at
consulate offices, other than availability of INS terminals to check INS databases.
• What strategy does DHS have in place to assess visa policy around the world? Will it be done on
a country by country basis? Will different consulates in the same country potentially have
different policies (example of Jeddah v. Riaydh)? How are you communicating your policies
abroad? Other than what the terms of the MOU with DOS is, to what extent are you engaging
DOS on the creation of policy?

Homeland Security Council. What is the role of the Homeland Security Council in the day to day life of
BTS? What value, if any, do you see in the HSC for DHS? Who do you work with at HSC?

Command and Control at the border in case of national emergency.

Is there a command and control strategy is in place for a fully integrated and seamless border and
transportation agency response in the event of another national emergency?^»Has a threat-based risk
assessment been done of immigration-related border security? We would like a copy if so.

DHS Organization for borders.

Right now, border security is within DHS, but sprinkled throughout DHS, with the Coast Guard and
Citizenship and Immigration Services reporting directly to the Secretary, and others under Hutchinson,
(TSA, CBP, ICE).
• Please tell us how you are integrating policy that cuts across:
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visa policy enforcement, application of US Visit biometrics to CIS.
• Who is ultimately responsible for technology upgrades, chimera development and database access
issues?, technology, and information integration on issues such

Recommendations. What recommendations do you have for making DHS a stronger institution in the area
of border management? Information acquisition and analysis?

DHS organization. What are your biggest challenges with the current structure of DHS?

Intelligence.
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what topics?
• Do you receive general threat information as well as information specific to the BTS mission? For
example, is your intelligence unit set up to acquire information that, for example, (this is your
example) terrorists using a sea container to conceal a weapon of mass destruction and detonated it
on arrival at a port?
• How do you intend to help the Border Patrol receive Real Time Intelligence? Is the National
Targeting Center providing information on those taken into custody? (They never mentioned BP
as a customer when we were briefed.)

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transportation agency response in the event of another national emergency?
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Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR
The Honorable Asa Hutchinson
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Under Secretary
Border and Transportation Security
Richard Ben-Veniste
Department of Homeland Security
Max Cleland Washington, DC 20528
Fred F. Fielding Dear Mr. Hutchinson:
Jamie S. Gorelick
As you know, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Slade Gorton (better known as the 9-11 Commission) is directed by statute to prepare a full and
John F. Lehman
complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks, including the nation's preparedness for, and immediate response to, the
Timothy J. Roemer attacks. The Commission is also chartered to identify and evaluate lessons learned
and provide recommendations to prevent future acts of terrorism upon our nation.
James R. Thompson

Public Law 107-306 authorizes the Commission to secure needed information

Philip D. Zelikow directly from any agency. Thus far, the Commission has compiled an extensive
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written record numbering more than two million pages. Building on this record,
meetings with senior policymakers are essential to developing an authoritative
narrative of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Your perspective is vital to the
Commission's understanding of 9-11 and its immediate aftermath, and we are
therefore writing to request an interview with you during the week of December 9,
2003.

The Commission wishes to discuss a wide range of topics with you, including (but
not limited to) your description, analysis, and assessment of:

• DHS, White House, and Congressional direction and oversight of the DHS
Border and Transportation Security Directorate (BTS) since its inception in
March 2003;

• BTS's formulation of counterterrorism policy, programs, and resources,

including the Office of Overseas Enforcement, US Visit, and the disposition of
the Federal Air Marshals Service;

• The development and implementation of transportation security policy, and

policies concerning immigration, enforcement, border security and
counterterrorism;

• The sharing of terrorism-related information known to the intelligence and law

enforcement communities with BTS and its bureaus; and
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• Where the balance should be struck between security and other interests, such as
the economic and border policy interests of the United States, and the protection
of constitutional and human rights.

You may wish to review notes and other documents to refresh your recollection of
these matters prior to the interview.

We are, of course, interested in any other issues you deem relevant to the
Commission's understanding of 9-11 specifically and border and transportation
security generally, as well as your thoughts on policy recommendations for the future.
Members of the Commission may attend, but the interview will be conducted by
Commission staff. It is the general policy of the Commission to record interviews.

This proposed interview is separate from your requested participation in a public

hearing to be held in Washington, DC, on January 26-27, 2004. You will receive a
separate invitation to testify in the coming weeks, and we hope that you will agree to
appear before the Commission for this important public forum.

Please have a member of your staff contact Janice Kephart-Roberts at 202 401-1705
to indicate your availability for such an interview and to relay any questions you or
your staff may have. Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation with the
Commission and its staff in this important matter.

Sincerely,

Philip Zelikow
Executive Director

cc: Daniel Levin, U.S. Department of Justice

John Mitnick, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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