3.0.0 6 2023-01-15T21:34:05Z 2023-01-15T21:34:05Z Senate S S 2003-01-07 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-01-07T22:44:13Z 2003-01-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 1/9/2003 S134) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-01-07 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2003-01-07 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-01-07 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-01-07 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2003-01-07 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2003-01-07 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2003-01-07 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2003-01-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-01-07 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-01-07 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-01-07 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-01-07 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2003-01-07 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2003-01-07 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2003-01-07 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2003-01-13 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-01-28 False S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2003-01-28 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2003-02-10 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. 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Nuclear Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a Task Force on Nuclear Infrastructure Security (Task Force) to examine the protection of sensitive nuclear facilities from potential terrorist threats. Instructs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to promulgate regulations based upon task force recommendations.

Directs the President to establish the Nuclear Infrastructure Antiterrorism Team to protect the perimeter of sensitive nuclear facilities against threats .

Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to established in the (NRC) the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response.

Establishes within such Office the Security Response Unit.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize employees of NRC licensees to carry weapons.

Instructs the Task Force to: (1) evaluate the security of sensitive radioactive material against security threats; and (2) recommend actions for the maximum practicable security against security threats.

Rail Security Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for Amtrak, conditioned upon Secretary of Transportation approval of an Amtrak plan that targets security, rehabilitation and upgrades, and engineering and financial considerations.

Sets forth criteria governing a mandatory assessment of rail transportation security risks.

Wastewater Treatment Works Security and Safety Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to mandate that vulnerability assessments and attendant emergency response plans be submitted to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to address immediate and urgent security needs.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to implement the National Smallpox Vaccination Program.

Establishes in the Treasury an Information Technology Fund to provide expenditures for information technology and related services for Federal agencies.

Prescribes guidelines under which a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security shall not be made available either to the public or to other Federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act.

Prescribes responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for the interoperability of information systems.

Instructs the Secretary of State to implement a program to secure, consolidate, or eliminate, radiological and nuclear materials and waste located outside the United States that are determined to present a potential threat.

Instructs the President to implement a program to improve border security and strengthen export controls in Russia and other designated areas in order to decrease the potential for the spread of weapons of mass destruction and related materiel.

Intelligence Community Leadership Act of 2003 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish an Office of the Director of National Intelligence to assist the Director of National Intelligence.

Confers responsibility upon the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (Department of Homeland Security) for consolidating law enforcement information with assessments and warnings relating to foreign intelligence from the Director of Central Intelligence's Counterterrorist Center.

Chemical Security Act of 2003 - Instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations designating certain combinations of chemical sources and substances of concern as high priority categories based on the severity of the threat posed by an unauthorized release from the chemical sources.

Subjects violations of such regulations to civil and criminal penalties.

Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2003, or "PROTECTION Act" - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize financial and technical assistance to designated law enforcement programs, including religiously-affiliated organizations and rural law enforcement programs.]]>

Comprehensive Homeland Security Act of 2003 Display Title Comprehensive Homeland Security Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance homeland security and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Chemical Security Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Intelligence Community Leadership Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Wastewater Treatment Works Security and Safety Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill PROTECTION Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Rail Security Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Nuclear Security Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill First Responders Partnership Grant Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Homeland Security Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill SAFER Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-01-07T05:00:00Z 2003-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.