3.0.0 2708 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z Senate S S 2004-07-21 108 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-21T20:13:10Z 2004-07-21 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8559-8560) IntroReferral 2004-07-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8558-8559) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. N Crime and Law Enforcement Agriculture and Food Armed Forces and National Security Aviation safety Biological warfare Boundaries Chemical warfare Classified defense information Computer security measures Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal justice information Customs administration EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Emergency medicine Explosives Federal advisory bodies Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Food safety Food supply Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Immigration Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) International Affairs International cooperation Nuclear terrorism Performance measurement Planning-programming-budgeting Preventive medicine Research and development Risk Science, Technology, Communications Strategic planning Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Transportation safety Weapons of mass destruction Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-07-21 Introduced in Senate 2004-11-04T21:12:38Z National Strategy for Homeland Security Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, under the direction of the President, to develop a National Strategy for Homeland Security for detection, prevention, protection, response, and recovery with regard to terrorist threats to the United States.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit the Strategy to Congress by December 1st of each year in which a President is inaugurated and to submit an updated version two years thereafter; and (2) provide, in conjunction with the President's budget request, an annual assessment of progress on implementing the Strategy.

Sets forth contents of the Strategy, including: (1) threat, vulnerability, and risk assessment and analysis; (2) a statement of desired end-states; (3) an assessment of necessary resources and investments; (4) a delineation of organizational roles and responsibilities across the many entities involved; and (5) an explanation of the relationship between the Strategy and other Federal strategies addressing terrorist threats.

Directs the Secretary to establish a nonpartisan, independent Homeland Security Commission to conduct an alternative assessment of the optimal policies and programs to improve homeland security against terrorist threats, including an estimate of the funding required.

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