Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act
Latest action · Sep 9, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2002
- Passed SenateJul 18, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 4) Requires the President to: (1) establish a Center for Civilian Homeland Security Technology Evaluation to evaluate innovative technologies relating to security and emergency preparedness and response and to serve as a national clearinghouse for such technologies; and (2) create an online portal to provide a single point of access to the Center and a single point of contact at each Federal agency participating in the Center for individuals and companies with innovative technologies.
(Sec. 5) Directs the President to establish a pilot program of grants for planning or implementation of interoperable communications systems for appropriate emergency response agencies. Requires grants of $5 million each to seven States under such program.
(Sec. 6) Requires the President to designate an appropriate department, agency, or office to submit to specified congressional committees policy options for ensuring that emergency officials and first responders have access to effective and reliable wireless communications capabilities. Requires a report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the barriers to acceptance by Federal agencies of in-kind donations of technology and services during emergency situations.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 20, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | George Allen | Original | Mar 20, 2002 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 20, 2002Markup May 17, 2002Reported Jun 27, 2002 |
| Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 24, 2002 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 4, 2002 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 4, 2002 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 4, 2002 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Sep 9, 2002 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Sep 4, 2002Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Jul 22, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 22, 2002Received in the House.
- Jul 22, 2002Held at the desk.
- Jul 18, 2002Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7081-7084; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7081-7083)
- Jul 18, 2002The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 18, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 27, 2002Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-186.
- Jun 27, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.
- May 17, 2002Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Apr 24, 2002Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-1070.
- Mar 20, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Mar 20, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2184-2187)
- Mar 20, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8979 | Ron Wyden D-OR | Sep 20, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7081–S7084Text printed S7081–S7083Amendments S7080, S7084 | George Allen R-VA (amendment), Harry Reid D-NV, Ron Wyden D-OR (amendment) | Jul 18, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2184–S2186 | Ron Wyden D-OR | Mar 20, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 29, 2002S. 2037, Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 17, 2002</p>
- May 29, 2002S. 2037, Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 17, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-1070 | S. 2037, S. 2182, HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR50 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Apr 24, 2002 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4311 | To ensure that private sector input is considered in the wireless communications capabilities policy options report required by section 6. | Ron Wyden D-OR | Amendment SA 4311 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to mobilize technology and science experts to respond quickly to the threats posed by terrorist attacks and other emergencies, by providing for the establishment of a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response technology within the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Charities
- Commerce
- Computer networks
- Computers and government
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Department of Commerce
- Disaster relief
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fire departments
- Gifts
- Government and business
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Information technology
- International Affairs
- Legislation
- Missing persons
- Nonprofit organizations
- Planning
- Police communication systems
- Public-private partnerships
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Technological innovations
- Technology assessment
- Telecommunication systems
- Terrorism
- Wireless communication
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 4, 2002Referred in House
- Jul 18, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 27, 2002Reported to Senate
- Mar 20, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
