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Homeland Security Information Sharing Act

Introduced: February 28, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 28, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Government Reform, 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.
Feb 28, 2002
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Homeland Security Information Sharing Act - Directs the President to: (1) prescribe procedures for Federal agencies for sharing homeland security information with State and local personnel and for declassifying such information; and (2) ensure that such procedures apply to each element of the intelligence community and that the requisite technology is available.

Requires each intelligence community element, under procedures prescribed by the Director of Central Intelligence and the Attorney General, to share homeland security information, with credibility assessments, with State and local personnel. Directs that: (1) such procedures include existing information sharing systems; and (2) each element of the Federal intelligence and law enforcement communities, as well as specified congressional committees, have access to each information sharing system and the information within it.

Directs the President to prescribe procedures under which Federal agencies may share classified homeland security information with appropriate State and local personnel, including through security clearance investigations, non-disclosure agreements, and increased use of information-sharing partnerships.

What's happening now March 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1