An amendment numbered 10 printed in part B of House Report 109-84 to make the Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine Operations the lead DHS agency to conduct airspace security around the Nation's Capitol and for special events of national significance. Also calls for a report within 90 days from DHS that identifies the facility, asset, and personnel requirements to fulfill the airspace security mission.

1. Adds SEC. 405. LEAD AGENCY FOR CERTAIN AIRSPACE SECURITY at the end of title IV

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 405. LEAD AGENCY FOR CERTAIN AIRSPACE SECURITY.

   Inserted: (a) Lead Agency for National Capital Region.--The Office of Air and Marine Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security shall be the lead agency in the Department responsible for the planning and execution of the airspace security in the special use airspace that surrounds the National Capital region.

   Inserted: (b) Lead Agency for Special Events of National Significance.--The Office of Air and Marine Operations shall be the lead agency in the Department responsible for the planning and execution of airspace security for those special events of national significance, as determined by the President, that require specialized security of the airspace surrounding the event.

   Inserted: (c) Duties of Lead Agency.--As the lead agency in the Department of Homeland Security for airspace security for any airspace under this section, the Office of Air and Marine Operations shall take such actions as may be necessary to facilitate the coordination, within the Department and between the Department and the Departments of Transportation, Justice, and Defense and appropriate State and local government agencies that have jurisdiction over an area that is within the boundaries of such airspace, of airspace security activities for such airspace and of law enforcement responses to violations of such airspace security.

   Inserted: (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that identifies the facility, asset, and personnel requirements necessary to carry out the airspace security responsibilities of the Office of Air and Marine Operations under this section.

   Original wording

   At the end of title IV of the amendment, add the following (and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

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