3.0.0 345 2023-01-11T20:05:08Z 2023-01-11T20:05:08Z Senate S S 2007-01-22 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-22T19:57:00Z 2007-01-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-01-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S834-835) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N Emergency Management Air cargo Aviation safety Biological warfare Chemical industries Community policing Congress Congressional reporting requirements Containerization Crime and Law Enforcement Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency communication systems Environmental Protection Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to law enforcement Fire departments Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Income tax Indian law enforcement Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Legislation Marine safety Marine terminals Mass rapid transit Minorities Nonprofit organizations Nuclear terrorism Radio spectrum allocation Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Social Welfare Tax rates Taxation Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Transportation safety Emergency Management 00 2007-01-22 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-20T16:20:31Z Homeland Security Trust Fund Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Treasury the Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Senate Finance Committee should report legislation that: (1) increases revenues by $53.3 billion during taxable years 2007-2011 by reducing scheduled income tax reductions for taxpayers with taxable incomes exceeding $1 million; and (2) appropriates such revenues to the Fund.

Authorizes appropriations from the Fund for: (1) the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement and to enhance state and local government interoperable communications efforts; (2) the Justice Assistance Grant; and (3) the Office of Domestic Preparedness for Fire Act grants and SAFER grants.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete the assignment of specified electromagnetic spectrum for public safety services and permit their operation by January 1, 2007.

Authorizes appropriations from the Fund to: (1) implement FCC recommendations; (2) support state and local government law enforcement and first responders; (3) ensure the inspection and scanning of 100% of cargo containers destined for U.S. ports and the scanning of domestic air cargo; (4) protect critical infrastructure and other high threat targets; (5) enhance public health sector preparedness to prevent and respond to biological and nuclear terrorism; (6) develop scanning technologies to detect dangerous substances at U.S. ports of entry; and (7) protect other high risk targets.

Establishes within the executive branch a Homeland Security Spending Advisory Board.

]]> Homeland Security Trust Fund Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the Homeland, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Homeland Security Trust Fund Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Homeland Security Trust Fund Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s345is/xml/BILLS-110s345is.xml 2007-01-22 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.