HOMELAND SECURITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: establish appeal and redress process for individuals screened against terrorist watchlist and wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight or denied a right, benefit, or privilege (see H.R. 1583), H2066 [16AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 735), H547 [14FE]

——— establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 1542), H1991 [12AP]

——— improve laws relative to advancement of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 2952), H5343 [1AU]

——— make certain improvements relative to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 3696), H7687 [11DE]

——— modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security and other information (see H.R. 3283), H6492 [10OC]

——— prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 1584), H2066 [16AP]

——— provide stronger penalties for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (see S. 814), S3028 [25AP]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H6952 [30OC]

FEMA: authorize use of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a Dept. of Energy national laboratory (see H.R. 3438), H6953 [30OC]

——— codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 1791), H2391 [26AP]

——— require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to promote preparedness and planning for manmade and natural disasters at educational institutions (see H.R. 3158), H5801 [20SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (H.R. 735), E147 [14FE]

——— establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (H.R. 1542), H4837–H4840 [22JY]

Reports filed

Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 113–273), H7352 [21NO]

Texts of

H.R. 1542, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H4837 [22JY]