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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3078
To establish the National Office for Combatting Terrorism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 2001
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To establish the National Office for Combatting Terrorism.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR COMBATTING TER-
RORISM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within
the Executive Office of the President an office to be known
as the ‘‘National Office for Combatting Terrorism’’ (in
this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’).
(b) OFFICERS.—(1) The head of the Office shall be
the Director of the National Office for Combatting Ter-
rorism, who shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) The President shall assign to the Office such
other officers, if any, as the President, in consultation
with the Director, considers appropriate to discharge the
responsibilities of the Office.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to the direction and
control of the President, the responsibilities of the Office
shall include the following:
(1) To develop policies, goals, objectives, and
priorities for the United States for the prevention of
and response to terrorism.
(2) To develop a comprehensive strategy for the
United States for the prevention of and response to
terrorism to be known as the ‘‘National Terrorism
Prevention and Response Strategy’’ (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Strategy’’).
(3) To coordinate, oversee, and evaluate the im-
plementation and execution of the Strategy by the
agencies of the Federal Government with respon-
sibilities for terrorism prevention and response
under the Strategy.
(4) To coordinate and oversee the programs
and activities of State and local governments as part
of the Strategy, including ensuring that mechanisms
exist for communication and coordination in the
event of a terrorist attack.
(5) To coordinate the development of a com-
prehensive annual budget for the programs and ac-
tivities under the Strategy, including the budgets of
the military departments and agencies within the
National Foreign Intelligence Program relating to
international terrorism, but excluding military pro-
grams, projects, or activities relating to force protec-
tion, and to review annually such annual budget and
the budgets of such departments and agencies relat-
ing to international terrorism.
(6) To certify to the President whether or not
the budget relating to terrorism of each agency of
the Federal Government with responsibilities for ter-
rorism prevention and response under the Strategy
is consistent with the Strategy.
(7) To carry out any other responsibilities relat-
ing to development, coordination, and implementa-
tion of United States policy on terrorism that the
President considers appropriate.
(d) RESOURCES.—The President shall, in consulta-
tion with the Director, assign or allocate to the Office such
resources, including funds, personnel, and other resources,
as the President considers appropriate in order to facili-
tate the discharge of the responsibilities of the Office.
(e) OVERSIGHT BY CONGRESS.—The location of the
Office in the Executive Office of the President shall not
be construed as affecting access by Congress, or any com-
mittee of Congress, to—
(1) any information, document, record, or paper
in the possession of the Office or any study con-
ducted by or at the direction of the Director; or
(2) any personnel of the Office.
(f) PAY OF DIRECTOR.—Section 5312 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the
item relating to the Director of National Drug Control
Policy the following new item:
‘‘Director of the National Office for Combatting
Terrorism.’’.
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