WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2012

3.0.0 2764 2023-01-11T13:22:33Z 2023-01-11T13:22:33Z House H HR 2011-08-01 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEEHAN:H.R. 2764.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H5887]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-04T19:35:11Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm05 Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee Reported by 2011-11-15T22:00:46Z Markup by 2011-11-15T22:00:10Z Referred to 2011-08-03T16:10:41Z Reported by 2012-05-09T00:10:57Z Markup by 2012-03-28T16:23:49Z Referred to 2011-08-01T14:03:25Z H. Rept. 112-466 WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2012 112 2356 HR 2012-11-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 510. Related bill CRS 2012-06-04 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 2012-05-30 18:20:59 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2012-05-30 18:20:56 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3241-3242) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2012-05-30 18:20:56 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3241-3242) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-30 18:14:22 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2764. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2012-05-30 18:14:20 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3241-3243) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-05-30 18:14:14 Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2012-05-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 326. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00326 2012-05-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 112-466. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2012-05-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 112-466. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2012-03-28 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2012-03-28 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-11-15 hshm05 Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2011-11-15 hshm05 Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-08-03 hshm05 Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Committee 2011-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2011-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 N S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2011-08-01 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2011-08-01 True M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2011-08-01 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2011-08-01 True R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2011-08-01 True Emergency Management Arms control and nonproliferation Congressional oversight Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Homeland security Infectious and parasitic diseases Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Nuclear weapons Radioactive wastes and releases Terrorism Emergency Management

00 2011-08-01 Introduced in House 2011-11-18T19:03:47Z WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials against the nation and of global infectious disease, public health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues; (2) support homeland security-focused risk analysis and risk assessments of such homeland security hazards by providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative threat information; (3) leverage homeland security intelligence capabilities and structures to enhance prevention, protection, response, and recovery efforts with respect to a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack; and (4) share information and provide tailored analytical support on these threats to state, local, and tribal authorities as well as other national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.

Requires the Office to coordinate with other DHS components, the Intelligence Community, and federal, state, local, and tribal authorities where appropriate and enable such entities to provide recommendations on optimal information sharing mechanisms and on how they can provide information to DHS.

Directs the Secretary of DHS to report annually on: (1) intelligence and information sharing activities to counter the threat from weapons of mass destruction, and (2) DHS's activities in accordance with relevant intelligence strategies.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that homeland security information analyzed by DHS concerning terrorist threats is provided to state, local, and private entities and the public.

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36 2012-05-30 Passed House amended 2012-08-28T20:00:32Z WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials against the nation and of global biological threats, including global infectious disease, public health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues, through activities such as engagement of international partners; (2) support homeland security-focused risk analysis and risk assessments of such homeland security hazards by providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative threat information; (3) leverage homeland security intelligence capabilities and structures to enhance prevention, protection, response, and recovery efforts with respect to a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack; and (4) share information and provide tailored analytical support on these threats to state, local, and tribal authorities as well as other national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that homeland security information analyzed by DHS concerning terrorist threats is provided to state, local, and private entities and the public.

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WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012 Display Title WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2011 Short Titles as Reported to House WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012 H House Short Titles as Passed House WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012 H House Referred in Senate 2012-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2764rfs/xml/BILLS-112hr2764rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2012-05-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2764eh/xml/BILLS-112hr2764eh.xml Reported in House 2012-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2764rh/xml/BILLS-112hr2764rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2764ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2764ih.xml 2012-06-04 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.