To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes.

Bill: 110-hr-599
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Cost effectiveness
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Employee training
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Labor and Employment
Law
Liability (Law)
Recruiting of employees
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that a sufficient number of full-time equivalent personnel, who are properly trained and qualified to apply legal, economic, and risk analyses, are involved in the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies to determine whether such technologies may be designated or certified anti-terrorism technologies under the SAFETY Act.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a formal coordination process that includes the official of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with primary responsibility for the implementation of such Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of DHS, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, the Under Secretary for Policy, and the General Counsel of DHS to ensure the maximum application of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act to anti-terrorism technologies procured by DHS; (2) promote awareness and utilization of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act in the procurement of anti-terrorism technologies; and (3) issue a departmental management directive providing for coordination between DHS procurement officials and any other DHS official responsible for implementing such Act in advance of any DHS procurement of an anti-terrorism technology.

action_date: 2007-01-23
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that a sufficient number of full-time equivalent personnel, who are properly trained and qualified to apply legal, economic, and risk analyses, are involved in the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies to determine whether such technologies may be designated or certified anti-terrorism technologies under the SAFETY Act.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a formal coordination process that includes the official of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with primary responsibility for the implementation of such Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of DHS, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, the Under Secretary for Policy, and the General Counsel of DHS to ensure the maximum application of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act to anti-terrorism technologies procured by DHS; (2) promote awareness and utilization of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act in the procurement of anti-terrorism technologies; and (3) issue a departmental management directive providing for coordination between DHS procurement officials and any other DHS official responsible for implementing such Act in advance of any DHS procurement of an anti-terrorism technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 0 (Roll no. 47). (text: CR H855)
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 0 (Roll no. 47).(text: CR H855)
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 599.
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H855-859)
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Mr. Langevin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Introduced in House