[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 148 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 148

 Expressing the sense of Congress that comprehensive national security 
 reform is urgently needed to enable our Government to meet the novel 
    and complex challenges of the 21st century, and calling on the 
   Executive Branch to implement reforms that achieve greater agency 
 integration for the effective use of the Nation's power, military and 
                              nonmilitary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2009

   Mr. Davis of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs. Davis of California) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that comprehensive national security 
 reform is urgently needed to enable our Government to meet the novel 
    and complex challenges of the 21st century, and calling on the 
   Executive Branch to implement reforms that achieve greater agency 
 integration for the effective use of the Nation's power, military and 
                              nonmilitary.

Whereas the President of the United States stated in his address to a Joint 
        Session of Congress on February 24, 2009, ``To meet the challenges of 
        the 21st century--from terrorism to nuclear proliferation; from pandemic 
        disease to cyber threats to crushing poverty--we will strengthen old 
        alliances, forge new ones, and use all elements of our national 
        power.'';
Whereas the United States position of world leadership, the country's prosperity 
        and freedoms, and the safety of its people are challenged by a multitude 
        of new, changing, and increasingly complex threats, and the current 
        economic crisis will likely result in added instability around the world 
        and additional challenges to the United States;
Whereas the United States national security system must be able to act quickly 
        and with agility in employing all elements of national power from across 
        the government in order to meet these challenges;
Whereas these new challenges require the effective and efficient integration of 
        the capabilities of the various departments and agencies of the 
        Executive Branch;
Whereas the current economic situation's effect on the United States 
        Government's budget requires that the United States national security 
        system operate with a heightened level of efficiency;
Whereas it is increasingly apparent that the Cold War-era national security 
        system of the United States is misaligned with the 21st century security 
        environment;
Whereas the current United States national security system creates strong 
        departments and agencies, but has ineffective and inefficient 
        collaborative mechanisms that can lead to mistakes, mismanagement, and 
        waste despite the best and admirable efforts of government personnel at 
        all levels; and
Whereas the only way to achieve effective and efficient national security policy 
        and implementation is to create new mechanisms, processes, and 
        incentives in the Executive Branch in order to achieve true interagency 
        collaboration across the various departments and agencies: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress recognizes the urgent need to reform the United States 
national security system in order to employ all elements of national 
power effectively and efficiently to meet the challenges of the 21st 
century security environment.
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