Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act

Bill: 108-hr-2242
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2003-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Armed Forces and National Security
Boundaries
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Computer security measures
Confidential communications
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Due process of law
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic surveillance
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Federal aid to Indians
Federal-Indian relations
Freedom of information
Government Operations and Politics
Grand jury
Health
Indian courts
Indian lands
Indian law enforcement
Indian medical care
Indigenous peoples
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
Laboratories
Law
Military personnel
Minorities
Public health
Research and development facilities
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Searches and seizures
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Terrorism
Trusts and trustees

Summary:
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: 
Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include the participation of Indian tribes with respect to activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security, including information analysis and infrastructure protection, science and technology, the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security, emergency preparedness and response, treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces and other governmental organizations, coordination with non-Federal entities, and training of law enforcement officers by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms of the Department of Justice.
 
Amends the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA Patriot Act), and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to include Indian tribes among the participating entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security (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.
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security (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.
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security (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.
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security (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.
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security (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.
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security (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.
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-05-22
text: Introduced in House