Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2004
Latest action · Feb 6, 2004 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2003
- Passed SenateFeb 4, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include, as an element of the program to encourage technological innovation in facilitating the mission of the Department of Homeland Security, the establishment of a multi-agency homeland security technology, equipment, and information transfer program to allow for the transfer of technology, equipment, and information to State and local law enforcement agencies. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, in developing such program, to: (1) in close cooperation with the Office for Domestic Preparedness, conduct research and development of new technologies, surveys and reviews of available appropriate technologies, and tests, evaluations, and demonstrations of new and available technologies that significantly improve the capability of law enforcement agencies in countering terrorist threats; (2) in support of such activities, consult with State and local law enforcement agencies and others, work with the National Institute for Standards and Technology and any other office or agency, and enter into agreements and coordinate with other Federal agencies to maximize the effectiveness of the technologies, equipment, and information; and (3) provide a comprehensive list of available technologies, equipment, and information to the Office of Domestic Preparedness, which shall administer the technology transfer program.
Requires the Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, in coordination with the Under Secretary, to: (1) make counterterrorism technology, equipment, and information available to State and local law enforcement agencies based on the list of available technologies, equipment, and information and the needs identified by the technology transfer advisory committee established by this Act; (2) consult with State and local law enforcement agencies; (3) accept applications from State and local law enforcement agencies that wish to acquire such technologies, equipment, and information to improve their homeland security capabilities and review such applications with the advisory committee; and (4) transfer the approved technology, equipment, and information and provide training to the State or local law enforcement agencies to implement such technology equipment, and information.
Allows the Director, upon approval of the Secretary, to expand the program to first responders other than law enforcement agencies and to revise the advisory committee accordingly.
Limits expenditures for administrative costs to ten percent of the program budget.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2003 to Oct 31, 2003; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Sep 11, 2003 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Oct 3, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Oct 20, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Zell Miller | Oct 20, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Oct 22, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Oct 31, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2003Markup Oct 22, 2003Reported Nov 25, 2003 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 6, 2004Received in the House.
- Feb 6, 2004Held at the desk.
- Feb 4, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S596-597; text as passed Senate: CR S596-597)
- Dec 9, 2003By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-217.
- Nov 25, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Nov 25, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416.
- Oct 22, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sep 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Sep 11, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11421)
- Sep 11, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S596Text printed S596 | William H. Frist R-TN | Feb 4, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11421 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Sep 11, 2003 |
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
- Oct 28, 2003S. 1612, Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on October 22, 2003</p>
- Oct 28, 2003S. 1612, Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on October 22, 2003
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3644 | Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2003 | Related bill | Dec 10, 2003 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a technology, equipment, and information transfer within the Department of Homeland Security.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Equipment and supplies
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Law enforcement officers
- Police
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer
- Terrorism
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 25, 2003Reported to Senate
- Sep 11, 2003Introduced 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.