MARKUP - H.R. 1333, H.R. 2631, H.R. 4179, H.R. 4749, H.R. 5909, H.R. 5982, and H. Res. 1150
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
311 Cannon House Office Building
MARKUP - H.R. 1333, H.R. 2631, H.R. 4179, H.R. 4749, H.R. 5909, H.R. 5982, and H. Res. 1150
• Full Committee
H.R. 1333 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions. The “Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007.”
H.R. 2631 - To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material. The “Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act.”
H.R. 4179 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, and for other purposes. The “Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act of 2007” or the “FAST Redress Act of 2007.”
H.R. 4749 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes. The “National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007.”
H.R. 5909 - To amend the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures for the purpose of enhancing transportation security at airports, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5982 - To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, for purposes of transportation security, to conduct a study on how airports can transition to uniform, standards-based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers with unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an airport, and for other purposes. The “Biometric Enhancement for Airport-Risk Reduction Act of 2008.”
H. Res. 1150 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines.
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