3.0.0 2960 2017-12-15T00:05:19Z 2017-12-15T00:05:19Z Senate S S 2008-05-01 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-01T21:01:45Z 2008-05-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-05-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3714-3715) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N Emergency Management Bombs Coast guard Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Divers Economics and Public Finance Employee training Executive reorganization Explosives Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Marine safety Marine terminals Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Emergency Management 00 2008-05-01 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-26T19:42:42Z National Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, which shall have primary responsibility within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for enhancing the nation's ability, and coordinating its efforts, to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, intercept, and respond to terrorist improvised explosive device (IED) attacks. Transfers to the Office all functions of the current Office for Bombing Prevention of DHS's Office of Infrastructure Protection.

Directs the Secretary of DHS to ensure that a Homeland Security Advisory Council subcommittee, to be known as the Senior Advisory Committee on Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Response, is established. Requires the Committee to: (1) provide policy guidance and recommendations; (2) develop best practices, training, and basic operational procedures; (3) promote interoperability and information sharing between the federal government and IED first responders; and (4) meet annually to review grant applications under the Bomb Prevention and Response Grant Program (established by this Act) and provide advice on proposed grant allocations.

Requires the Secretary's annual report on progress in achieving compliance with the correction of Coast Guard identified vulnerabilities in port security and compliance with Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans to include: (1) the identification of modifications necessary in funding to ensure the correction of capability gaps identified by the Coast Guard and the dive team component of the national analysis database on the capabilities of IED first responders (required to be maintained by the Office for Bombing Prevention); and (2) an assessment of progress in completing assessments for the dive team component for all applicable ports.

]]> National Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008 Display Title National Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002, to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to enhance the role of State and local bomb squads, public safety dive teams, explosive detection canine teams, and special weapons and tactics teams in national improvised explosive device prevention policy, to establish a grant program to provide for training, equipment, and staffing of State and local improvised explosive device prevention, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2960is/xml/BILLS-110s2960is.xml 2008-05-01 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.