3.0.0 884 2023-01-11T20:00:41Z 2023-01-11T20:00:42Z House H HR 2007-02-07 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-28T17:12:15Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-23T16:42:04Z Referred to 2007-02-07T15:05:20Z 2007-08-03 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of measure incorporated into Title XIX of H.R. 1, P.L. 110-53. Committee 2007-02-28 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 2007-02-27 19:19:20 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 16 (Roll no. 105). (text: CR H1909-1910) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 105 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll105.xml House 110 2007-02-28T00:19:20Z 1 2007-02-27 19:19:20 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-02-27 19:19:20 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): 396 - 16 (Roll no. 105).(text: CR H1909-1910) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 105 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll105.xml House 110 2007-02-28T00:19:20Z 1 2007-02-27 19:11:24 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1932-1933) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-02-27 15:26:25 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2007-02-27 15:06:41 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 884. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-02-27 15:06:37 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1909-1914) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-02-27 15:05:10 Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-02-23 hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. Committee 2007-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. 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[D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2007-02-07 True S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2007-02-14 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2007-02-16 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2007-02-27 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-02-27 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-02-27 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2007-02-27 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2007-02-27 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2007-02-27 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-02-27 False Emergency Management Africa Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agriculture and Food Animal diseases Animals Australia Biological warfare Canada Communicable diseases Communication in science Conferences Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security East Asia Economics and Public Finance Education Engineers Europe Exchange of persons programs Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education International Affairs International cooperation International cooperation in science Israel Joint ventures Laboratories Middle East and North Africa Oceania Plant diseases Public health Research and development Research and development facilities Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Scientific instruments and apparatus Scientists Singapore Technological innovations Technology transfer Terrorism United Kingdom Emergency Management 00 2007-02-07 Introduced in House 2007-02-27T14:35:14Z Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act, or PACTS Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office.

Requires the Director of the Office to: (1) develop understandings or agreements that allow and support international cooperative activity in support of homeland security research, development, and comparative testing; (2) develop strategic priorities for such activity; and (3) facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of international cooperative activity to address such priorities.

Requires the Director to: (1) facilitate the matching of U.S. entities with non-U.S. entities that may partner in homeland security research activities; and (2) ensure that activities are coordinated with those of other relevant research agencies. Authorizes the Director to hold international homeland security technology workshops and conferences.

Authorizes the Under Secretary to carry out international cooperative activities to support specified responsibilities, including through the award of grants and the entering of cooperative agreements or contracts.

]]> 81 2007-02-27 Passed House without amendment 2007-03-22T22:22:19Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act, or PACTS Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (the Office).

Provides for the Office to be headed by a Director, who: (1) shall be selected by and shall report to the Under Secretary; and (2) may be an officer of DHS serving in another position.

Requires the Director to: (1) develop, in consultation with the Department of State, understandings or agreements that allow and support international cooperative activity in support of homeland security research, development, and comparative testing; (2) develop, in coordination with the Directorate of Science and Technology, the other components of DHS, and other federal agencies, strategic priorities for such activity; and (3) facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of international cooperative activity to address such priorities.

Requires the Director to: (1) facilitate the matching of U.S. entities with non-U.S. entities that may partner in homeland security research activities; and (2) ensure that activities are coordinated with those of other relevant research agencies. Permits the Director to run projects jointly with other agencies.

Authorizes the Director to hold international homeland security technology workshops and conferences to improve contact among the international community of technology developers and to help establish direction for future technology goals.

Authorizes the Under Secretary to carry out international cooperative activities to support specified responsibilities of the Under Secretary, including through the award of grants and the entering into of cooperative agreements or contracts. Instructs the Under Secretary to ensure that funding and resources expended in international cooperative activities will be equitably matched by the foreign partner organization through direct funding or funding of complimentary activities, or through the provision of staff, facilities, materials, or equipment.

Permits the Under Secretary to make or accept loans of equipment for research and development and comparative testing purposes.

Authorizes the Under Secretary to conduct international cooperative activities jointly with other agencies.

Specifies that foreign partners may include: (1) Israel; (2) the United Kingdom; (3) Canada; (4) Australia; (5) Singapore; and (6) other allies in the global war on terrorism, as appropriate.

Authorizes the Under Secretary, in coordination with the Chief Medical Officer, as part of the international cooperative activities authorized by this Act, to facilitate the development of information sharing and other types of cooperative mechanisms with foreign countries, including African nations, to strengthen American preparedness against threats to the U.S's agricultural and public health sectors from exotic diseases.

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of DHS, which shall be derived from amounts otherwise authorized for the Directorate of Science and Technology, for FY2008-FY2011 for activities under this Act.

States that, whenever the Office participates in an international cooperative activity with a foreign country on a cost-sharing basis, any reimbursements or contributions received from that foreign country to meet its share of the project may be credited to appropriate current appropriations accounts of the Directorate of Science and Technology.

Requires the Under Secretary, acting through the Director, to transmit: (1) a specified report to Congress on such international cooperative activities; and (2) updates of such report every five years.

]]> PACTS Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title PACTS Act Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act Short Titles as Introduced PACTS Act Short Titles as Passed House PACTS Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and Science Act H House Referred in Senate 2007-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr884rfs/xml/BILLS-110hr884rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2007-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr884eh/xml/BILLS-110hr884eh.xml Introduced in House 2007-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr884ih/xml/BILLS-110hr884ih.xml 2007-08-03 Provisions of measure incorporated into Title XIX of H.R. 1, P.L. 110-53. 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.