[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 8 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                  S. 8

               To strengthen America's national security.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, and Mr. 
Akaka) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
                 to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
               To strengthen America's national security.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tough and Smart National Security 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
            (1) ensure that members of the Armed Forces, particularly 
        those serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, and veterans get the 
        support they need and deserve;
            (2) work with the President to attack al Qaeda and other 
        terrorist groups with a comprehensive military, intelligence, 
        homeland security, law enforcement, and diplomatic strategy;
            (3) confront the nuclear threat from Iran and North Korea;
            (4) enhance the tools of the United States Government for 
        pursuing key national security interests, including fighting 
        terrorism, preventing failed states, thwarting global 
        pandemics, promoting democracy and development, securing 
        nuclear materials and preventing nuclear proliferation, and 
        combating narco-trafficking and drug-related violence around 
        the world, including along our border with Mexico; and
            (5) reform cybersecurity policy to prevent cyber attacks on 
        the United States Government and critical infrastructure, 
        protect privacy and civil liberties, and implement mechanisms 
        necessary to avert and respond to catastrophic cyber incidents.
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