Homeland Security Interagency and Interjurisdictional Information Sharing Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2701
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2004-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: American Samoa
Armed Forces and National Security
Broadband
Classified defense information
Communication in medicine
Computer software
Computers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Department of Homeland Security
District of Columbia
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Equipment and supplies
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal employees
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Fringe benefits
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Grants-in-aid
Guam
Health
Information networks
Information technology
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Law enforcement officers
Leave of absence
Minorities
Native Americans
Northern Mariana Islands
Official secrets
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Planning
Police
Police communication systems
Population
Puerto Rico
Radio
Research and development
Risk
Salaries
Science, Technology, Communications
State government-Indian relations
State-local relations
Technological innovations
Terrorism
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: 
Homeland Security Interagency and Interjurisdictional Information Sharing Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Homeland Security Information Sharing Network to: (1) foster the sharing of homeland security information; and (2) provide for the analysis of such information.
 
Amends the Homeland Security Information Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to establish the Homeland Security Information Coordinating Council to: (1) develop, monitor, and update procedures and protocols for information sharing; (2) establish a dispute resolution process; (3) review issues related to information sharing; (4) promote technology compatibility and accessibility; and (5) ensure coordination in information sharing.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare an annual performance plan; (2) prepare and submit to Congress an annual report; and (3) incorporate measures in the performance plan into the Department of Homeland Security's performance appraisal system. Authorizes awards and time off for employees who develop and implement innovative policies, practices, or technologies to foster appropriate information sharing that achieve measurable results.
 
Establishes the Office of Information Sharing within the Office for State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, headed by a Director of Information Sharing, to: (1) foster information sharing and the development of interoperable communications systems; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) provide research, development, testing, and evaluation for public safety communications technologies and equipment.
 
Directs the Secretary: (1) through the Director, to conduct a nationwide assessment of communications interoperability; and (2) through the Office, to make grants to States and local governments to achieve interoperability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8551-8554)
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8550-8551)
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate