HOMELAND SECURITY ACT

Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act, H9020-H9025 [30SE]

Articles and editorials

Fix This Loophole, S3635 [12MR]

Let Freedom Ring, S3637 [12MR]

Too Many Secrets, S3635 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 484), H243 [29JA]

Business and industry: amend provisions on voluntarily furnished critical infrastructure information to restore public disclosure, government regulation, and whistleblowing protections (see S. 609), S3620 [12MR]

Children and youth: amend relative to release of alien children in custody (see H.R. 2137), H4204 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2131 [19MR]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

———establish criteria for selecting university-based centers for homeland security (see S. 28), S35 [7JA]

———make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (see S. 45), S36 [7JA]

———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security (see S. 29), S35 [7JA] (see S. 134), S133 [9JA]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see S. 578), S3369 [7MR] (see H.R. 2242), H4735 [22MY]

———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

———protect voluntarily furnished confidential information (see H.R. 2526), H5661 [19JN]

Pharmaceuticals: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (see S. 105), S37 [7JA] (see H.R. 248), H135 [8JA]

Repeal certain provisions (see S. 41), S36 [7JA]

Technical corrections (see H.R. 1416), H2310 [25MR]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (see S. 427), S2594 [24FE]

Letters

Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act: Representative Cox, Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H5908 [25JN]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5908 [25JN]

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act: several media organizations, S3637 [12MR]

Messages

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act: President Bush, S12136 [29SE], H9020 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: jurisdiction, H5732 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (H.R. 2250), E1069 [23MY]

———importance of the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, H5732 [24JN]

———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H119 [8JA]

Intelligence services: strike creation of pilot programs to encourage State and local officials to collect and share information, and to test use of tear-line intelligence reports, H5888 [25JN]

National security: coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy funding, H6960 [16JY]

Pharmaceuticals: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability, H66, H119 [8JA], E89 [28JA], E113 [29JA], E164 [6FE]

Technical corrections (H.R. 1416), H5727-H5734 [24JN], H5908 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: amend provisions on voluntarily furnished critical infrastructure information to restore public disclosure, government regulation, and whistleblowing protections (S. 609), S3631-S3639 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (S. 45), S49 [7JA], S2775 [26FE]

———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security, S1209-S1211 [21JA]

———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security (S. 134), S258 [14JA]

———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security (S. 29), S258 [14JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish, S13010 [22OC]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (S. 578), S3372 [7MR]

Pharmaceuticals: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability, S1439 [23JA]

———repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (S. 105), S81 [7JA]

Repeal certain provisions (S. 41), S45-S47 [7JA]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (S. 427), S2596 [24FE], S5332 [11AP], S11472 [15SE], S15968 [25NO]

Reports filed

Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1416) (S. Rept. 108-214), S15975 [25NO]

Technical Corrections: Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select) (H.R. 1416) (H. Rept. 108-104), H4203 [15MY]

Statements

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act: Several Organizations, S3636 [12MR]

Summaries

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act (S. 609), S3635 [12MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1416, Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act, H5727 [24JN]

S. 41, repeal certain provisions, S47 [7JA]

S. 105, repeal certain Homeland Security Act provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability, S81 [7JA]

S. 427, Agriculture Security Assistance Act, S2597 [24FE]