[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1449 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1449

       To establish the National Office for Combatting Terrorism.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2001

 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
  Durbin, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
       To establish the National Office for Combatting Terrorism.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR COMBATTING TERRORISM.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Executive 
Office of the President an office to be known as the ``National Office 
for Combatting Terrorism'' (in this section referred to as the 
``Office'').
    (b) Officers.--(1) The head of the Office shall be the Director of 
the National Office for Combatting Terrorism, who shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (2) The President shall assign to the Office such other officers, 
if any, as the President, in consultation with the Director, considers 
appropriate to discharge the responsibilities of the Office.
    (c) Responsibilities.--Subject to the direction and control of the 
President, the responsibilities of the Office shall include the 
following:
            (1) To develop policies, goals, objectives, and priorities 
        for the United States for the prevention of and response to 
        terrorism.
            (2) To develop a comprehensive strategy for the United 
        States for the prevention of and response to terrorism to be 
        known as the ``National Terrorism Prevention and Response 
        Strategy'' (in this section referred to as the ``Strategy'').
            (3) To coordinate, oversee, and evaluate the implementation 
        and execution of the Strategy by the agencies of the Federal 
        Government with responsibilities for terrorism prevention and 
        response under the Strategy.
            (4) To coordinate and oversee the programs and activities 
        of State and local governments as part of the Strategy, 
        including ensuring that mechanisms exist for communication and 
        coordination in the event of a terrorist attack.
            (5) To coordinate the development of a comprehensive annual 
        budget for the programs and activities under the Strategy, 
        including the budgets of the military departments and agencies 
        within the National Foreign Intelligence Program relating to 
        international terrorism, but excluding military programs, 
        projects, or activities relating to force protection, and to 
        review annually such annual budget and the budgets of such 
        departments and agencies relating to international terrorism.
            (6) To certify to the President whether or not the budget 
        relating to terrorism of each agency of the Federal Government 
        with responsibilities for terrorism prevention and response 
        under the Strategy is consistent with the Strategy.
            (7) To carry out any other responsibilities relating to 
        development, coordination, and implementation of United States 
        policy on terrorism that the President considers appropriate.
    (d) Resources.--The President shall, in consultation with the 
Director, assign or allocate to the Office such resources, including 
funds, personnel, and other resources, as the President considers 
appropriate in order to facilitate the discharge of the 
responsibilities of the Office.
    (e) Oversight by Congress.--The location of the Office in the 
Executive Office of the President shall not be construed as affecting 
access by Congress, or any committee of Congress, to--
            (1) any information, document, record, or paper in the 
        possession of the Office or any study conducted by or at the 
        direction of the Director; or
            (2) any personnel of the Office.
    (f) Pay of Director.--Section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to the Director of 
National Drug Control Policy the following new item:
            ``Director of the National Office for Combatting 
        Terrorism.''.
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