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National Emergency Preparedness Enhancement Act of 2002

Introduced: May 2, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
Jun 24, 2002
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 107-175. Additional views filed.
May 22, 2002
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
May 2, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3875-3880)
May 2, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3874-3875)
May 2, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 - Establishes the Department of National Homeland Security to: (1) develop policies and plans for homeland security; (2) develop a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism and Homeland Security Response to counter terrorist threats; (3) plan, coordinate, and integrate Government border security, critical infrastructure protection, and emergency preparedness activities and act as the focal point regarding crises and emergency planning and response; (4) annually develop a Federal response plan for homeland security and emergency preparedness; and (5) implement a coordinating center with representatives from other Federal agencies with security responsibilities.

Transfers to the Department the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Customs Service, specified law enforcement components of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Coast Guard, the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office of the Department of Commerce, the National Infrastructure Protection Center and the National Domestic Preparedness Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and a specified portion of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture.

Establishes: (1) within the Department Directorates of Border and Transportation Protection, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Emergency Preparedness and Response and an Office of Science and Technology (OST); (2) an Acceleration Fund for Research and Development of Homeland Security Technologies; (3) in OST a Homeland Security Science and Technology Senior Steering Group and Coordination Committee; (4) within the Executive Office of the President the National Office for Combating Terrorism; (5) a National Combating Terrorism and Homeland Security Response Council; and (6) a National Combating Terrorism Strategy Panel.

Requires development of an annual consolidated proposed National Terrorism Prevention and Response Program Budget.

What's happening now June 24, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 4660 Related bill National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002
  • HR 5005 Related bill Homeland Security Act of 2002
  • S 1449 Related bill A bill to establish the National Office for Combatting Terrorism.
  • S 1534 Related bill Department of National Homeland Security Act of 2001
  • HR 5710 Related bill Homeland Security Information Sharing Act
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 7, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2452: National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2452/
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"S. 2452: National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2452/.
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S. 2452, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2452/.
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