3.0.0 599 2022-02-03T05:24:54Z 2022-02-03T05:24:54Z House H HR 2007-01-22 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-24T19:36:26Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-01-22T17:30:27Z 2007-01-24 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-01-23 14:10:29 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-01-23 14:10:28 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 0 (Roll no. 47). (text: CR H855) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 47 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll047.xml House 110 2007-01-23T19:10:28Z 1 2007-01-23 14:10:28 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 0 (Roll no. 47).(text: CR H855) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 47 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll047.xml House 110 2007-01-23T19:10:28Z 1 2007-01-23 13:29:56 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 599. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-01-23 13:29:52 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H855-859) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-01-23 13:29:34 Mr. Langevin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 N R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2007-01-22 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2007-01-22 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2007-01-22 True M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2007-01-22 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2007-01-22 True H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2007-01-22 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2007-01-22 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-01-22 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-01-22 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-01-22 True D000606 Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1] David Davis R TN 1 2007-01-22 True C001065 Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Christopher Carney D PA P. 10 2007-01-22 True S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2007-01-22 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2007-01-22 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2007-01-22 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2007-01-22 True L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2007-01-23 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2007-01-23 False Emergency Management Administrative procedure Cost effectiveness Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Employee training Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Labor and Employment Law Liability (Law) Recruiting of employees Risk Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Technology assessment Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2007-01-22 Introduced in House 2007-01-30T20:59:30Z Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that a sufficient number of full-time equivalent personnel, who are properly trained and qualified to apply legal, economic, and risk analyses, are involved in the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies to determine whether such technologies may be designated or certified anti-terrorism technologies under the SAFETY Act.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a formal coordination process that includes the official of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with primary responsibility for the implementation of such Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of DHS, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, the Under Secretary for Policy, and the General Counsel of DHS to ensure the maximum application of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act to anti-terrorism technologies procured by DHS; (2) promote awareness and utilization of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act in the procurement of anti-terrorism technologies; and (3) issue a departmental management directive providing for coordination between DHS procurement officials and any other DHS official responsible for implementing such Act in advance of any DHS procurement of an anti-terrorism technology.

]]> 81 2007-01-23 Passed House without amendment 2007-01-30T21:01:14Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that a sufficient number of full-time equivalent personnel, who are properly trained and qualified to apply legal, economic, and risk analyses, are involved in the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies to determine whether such technologies may be designated or certified anti-terrorism technologies under the SAFETY Act.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a formal coordination process that includes the official of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with primary responsibility for the implementation of such Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of DHS, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, the Under Secretary for Policy, and the General Counsel of DHS to ensure the maximum application of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act to anti-terrorism technologies procured by DHS; (2) promote awareness and utilization of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act in the procurement of anti-terrorism technologies; and (3) issue a departmental management directive providing for coordination between DHS procurement officials and any other DHS official responsible for implementing such Act in advance of any DHS procurement of an anti-terrorism technology.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. Referred in Senate 2007-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr599rfs/xml/BILLS-110hr599rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2007-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr599eh/xml/BILLS-110hr599eh.xml Introduced in House 2007-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr599ih/xml/BILLS-110hr599ih.xml 2007-01-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.