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A bill to make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination, Department of Homeland Security.

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jan 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S49-50)
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) provide for the Office for State and Local Government Coordination to be headed by a director; and (2) require such Office to prepare annual reports on State and local priorities based on first responder needs, a needs assessment that identifies duplicative Federal and State or local homeland security functions, recommendations regarding program creation, expansion, or elimination to assist State and local entities in carrying out functions under the Department of Homeland Security, and proposals to increase the coordination of Department priorities within and between States.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate at least one employee in each State and the District of Columbia to serve as a Homeland Security Liaison Officer to provide homeland security information, research, technical support, coordination, training, and resources.

Establishes: (1) an Interagency Committee on First Responders and State, Local, and Cross-jurisdictional Issues that shall ensure coordination, with respect to homeland security functions, among the Federal agencies involved with State, local and regional governments, State, local, and community-based law enforcement, fire and rescue operations, and medical and emergency relief services; and (2) an Advisory Council for such Committee.

What's happening now January 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 45: A bill to make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination, Department of Homeland Security.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-45/
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"S. 45: A bill to make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination, Department of Homeland Security.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-45/.
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