Congress 107 - HR 1292 - Homeland Security Strategy Act of 2001

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Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Biological weapons Chemical warfare Chemical weapons Civil defense Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Classified defense information Computer crimes Computer networks Computer security measures Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conventional weapons Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crisis management EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency medical services Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Federal officials Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Infrastructure International Affairs Legislation Military civic action Nuclear terrorism Nuclear weapons Official secrets Planning Radiation Risk assessment Science, Technology, Communications Strategic planning Terrorism

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Homeland Security Strategy Act of 2001 - Directs the President to: (1) develop a comprehensive strategy for homeland security (protection from terrorist or strategic attacks) under which Federal, State, and local government organizations coordinate and cooperate to meet security objectives; (2) conduct a comprehensive threat and risk assessment to identify specific homeland security threats; (3) implement the resulting strategy as soon as practicable; (4) designate a single Government official responsible for homeland security; and (5) ensure that the strategy is carried out through the heads of appropriate executive departments and agencies.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to restructure appropriations accounts as necessary to carry out organizational and operational changes to meet such strategy.

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Aug 10, 2001

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Apr 24, 2001

Joint Hearing Held by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management and by the Subcommittee on National Security, Veteran's Affairs and International Relations (Government Reform).
Apr 19, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 4, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 30, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Mar 29, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 29, 2001

Introduced in House

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