Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

Bill: 108-hr-4852
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Annuities
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Awards, medals, prizes
Biological warfare
Border patrols
Boundaries
Civil service retirement
Classified defense information
Coast guard
Colleges
Commemorations
Commerce
Commercialization
Communication in medicine
Computer security measures
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Criminal justice information
Customs administration
Data banks
Department of Homeland Security
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Employee rights
Europe
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Federal employees
Federal officials
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Freight
Fringe benefits
Geographic information systems
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Health
Higher education
Identification devices
Immigration
Information networks
Information technology
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Intergovernmental relations
International Affairs
International cooperation
Interstate relations
Israel
Joint ventures
Labor and Employment
Labor contracts
Laboratories
Law enforcement officers
Maintenance and repair
Maps
Marine safety
Merchant seamen
Merchant ships
Metropolitan areas
Middle East and North Africa
Military technology
Minorities
Minority education
Names
Nonprofit organizations
Nuclear terrorism
Paramedical personnel
Passenger ships
Patrol aircraft
Patrol ships
Performance measurement
Planning-programming-budgeting
Police
Police communication systems
Presidential appointments
Productivity in government
Public-private partnerships
Recruiting of employees
Remote sensing
Research and development
Research centers
Research grants
Risk
Salaries
Science, Technology, Communications
Secret service
Security clearances
Security measures
Small business
Social Welfare
Standards
Strategic planning
Surveying
Surveys
Technological forecasting
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation safety
United Kingdom
Urban areas
Women
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2005.
 
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an interagency Homeland Security Information Requirements Board to oversee the process for establishing homeland security requirements and collection management for homeland security information. 
 
Establishes within the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection a National Cybersecurity Office.
 
 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) submit annual budget request information for the Directorate of Science and Technology; (2) conduct an assessment of the development of national capabilities in homeland security science and technology to address basic scientific research needs; and (3) establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for professional development programs in cybersecurity.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements or partnerships with U.S. allies in the war on terrorism that have extensive experience in counterterrorism activities.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a program to enhance public safety interoperable communications at all levels of government.
 
Provides for the establishment of a homeland security technology and equipment transfer program.
 
Establishes the Liberty Shield Award for Innovation and Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Protection. Urges the DHS Homeland Security Operations Center to increase on-site participation of representatives from private sector critical infrastructure sectors. 
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and distribute critical infrastructure protection awareness and education materials for emergency response providers; (2) ensure that DHS terrorism preparedness exercises and related information and training meet specified requirements; (3) establish a program supporting the development of mutual aid systems for terrorism and emergency preparedness and response; (4) develop a domestic emergency national preparedness goal, a comprehensive national biodefense strategy, a comprehensive national strategy to mitigate the radiological and nuclear threat, and a plan to ensure enhanced cooperation and interoperability of maritime and airborne homeland security assets; (5) initiate a pilot program of expedited inspection at designated ports of entry away from U.S. ports; (6) submit budget request information for DHS's information technology-related spending organized by directorate and critical mission area; and (7) keep each appropriate congressional committee informed of DHS activities.
 
 Establishes the Director of the U.S. Secret Service as an officer of DHS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and Intelligence (Permanent 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: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House