3.0.0 3623 2017-12-15T00:43:46Z 2017-12-15T00:43:46Z Senate S S 2008-09-26 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-26T21:16:43Z Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 110 1684 HR 2007-05-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2008-09-26 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9688-9708) IntroReferral 2008-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9686-9688) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-09-26 True Government Operations and Politics Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Animal diseases Animals Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Bombings Border patrols Buy American Chief information officers Civil service retirement Commerce Computer security measures Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency medicine Explosives Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Federal law enforcement officers Federal-state relations Foreign Trade and International Finance Government procurement Government service contracts Governmental investigations Health Immigration Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Inspectors general International Affairs Minorities Minority employment Personnel management Plant diseases Recruiting of employees Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Small business Strategic planning Technology assessment Technology transfer Terrorism Test facilities Weapons Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-07T17:27:19Z Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2008 and 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2008-FY2009.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the establishment within DHS of an Under Secretary for Policy. Requires the Secretary of DHS to ensure that DHS develops and maintains the capability to coordinate operations and strategically plan across all of its component organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish within DHS an Office of Operations Coordination and Planning. Directs the Secretary to consolidate key headquarters of DHS. Establishes within DHS an Office of International Affairs.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a process for the review of proposed investments by DHS and a DHS-wide Acquisition Review Board; (2) establish within DHS's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization a mentor-protege program; and (3) submit to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Homeland Security an annual report on the exercise of other transaction authority. Requires the Chief Procurement Officer and the Chief Human Capital Officer to develop and deliver to relevant congressional committees a five-year strategic plan for the acquisition workforce.

Authorizes the Secretary to convert competitive service positions within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to, and establish new, excepted service positions. Establishes within DHS an Office of the Chief Learning Officer. Directs the Secretary to establish an open source collection, analysis, and dissemination program within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

Establishes: (1) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security and Communications a National Cyber Security Division; (2) within DHS a National Cyber Security Center; and (3) the National Cyber Security Private Sector Advisory Board. Directs: (1) the Secretary to perform a comprehensive assessment of the cyber threat to critical infrastructure; and (2) the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to carry out a research and development program to improve the security of information systems.

Designates DHS's Chief Medical Officer as Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs. Establishes: (1) in the Directorate of Science and Technology a Test, Evaluation, and Standards Division; and (2) in DHS a Director of Operational Testing.

Increases the number of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and support personnel and agriculture specialists.

Directs the President, through the Secretary and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to develop a national planning system that provides common processes across federal departments and agencies for developing plans to prevent, prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters. Establishes in DHS a Metropolitan Medical Response System to assist governments in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents. Directs the Administrator to establish a Task Force for Emergency Readiness pilot program.

Establishes within DHS's Office of Infrastructure Protection an Office for Bombing Prevention. Directs the President to develop and update a national strategy to prevent and prepare for terrorist attacks in the United States using explosives or improvised explosive devices.

Authorizes funding for specified personnel levels for the Federal Protective Service.

]]> Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2008 and 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2008 and 2009 Display Title Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2008 and 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3623is/xml/BILLS-110s3623is.xml 2008-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9688-9708) 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.