2004 Congressional Reports

• Report of an Inquiry into the Alternative Analysis of the Issue of an Iraq-al Qaeda Relationship Office of Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee 21 Oct 2004 -- "This report is the result of an inquiry initiated on June 27, 2003 by Senator Carl Levin, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and conducted by the SASC Minority Staff. The report focuses on 1) the establishment of a non-Intelligence Community source of intelligence analysis in the office of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith; and 2) the extent to which policy makers utilized that alternative source rather than the analyses produced by the Intelligence Community (IC) with regard to the Iraq-al Qaeda relationship." [PDF 206 Kb]

• Rail Security Act of 2004. Sponsor: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure) 4 Oct 2004 – Directs the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security to complete a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation. Requires the Under Secretary, based on the assessment, to develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005.