House

	H.R. 115, Aviation Biometric Badge Act Sponsor: Rep. Joel Hefley, R-Colo. Introduced: Jan. 7, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 115 would require security screeners and airport personnel with access to restricted areas to carry biometric badges. The badges could be used to identify the employees by fingerprints and retinal scans. Privacy provisions in the bill would prohibit the sharing of the biometric data with any other agency without a court order and would require that the badges be destroyed no later than 30 days after an employee's departure from his job.
	H.R. 484, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Doug Ose, R-Calif. Introduced: Jan. 29, 2003 Committees: House Homeland Security; Energy and Commerce; Government Reform; Science Description: H.R. 484 would amend the 2002 law that created the Homeland Security Department to address concerns about provisions raised during Senate debate. Among other things, the bill would change the criteria for new security research centers. Some senators criticized that portion of the legislation as being designed to ensure that Texas A&M University is chosen as the location for a center. The measure also would forbid U.S. companies that move overseas to avoid taxes from receiving security contracts with the federal government. Similar Senate bills, S. 28, S. 29 and S. 41, were introduced.
	H.R. 502, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Tancredo, R-Colo. Introduced: Jan. 29, 2003 Committees: House Government Reform; Judiciary; Administration Description: H.R. 502 would prohibit federal agencies from accepting, as proof of identification, any identity cards issued by foreign governments. A primary goal of the bill is to thwart the use of cards such as Mexico's "matricula consular" for criminal activity. In 2002, the Treasury Department urged U.S. banks to accept the Mexican cards -- which are much like driver's licenses, with personal information such as names, birth dates and U.S. addresses, and the word "Mexico" printed in the upper left corner -- as identification for opening accounts. More than 70 institutions now do so. Critics argue, among others things, that Mexico does not have a secure computer system to track Mexican nationals who use the cards in the United States, and that U.S. officials must rely on Mexico to share any information it collects about Mexican nationals. A similar bill, H.R. 687, was introduced.
	H.R. 687, Identification Integrity Act Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif. Introduced: Feb. 11, 2003 Committee: House Government Reform; Administration; Judiciary Description: H.R. 687 would prohibit federal agencies from accepting, as proof of identification, any identity cards issued by foreign governments. A primary goal of the bill is to thwart the use of cards such as Mexico’s “matricula consular” for criminal activity. In 2002, the Treasury Department urged U.S. banks to accept the Mexican cards -- which are much like driver's licenses, with personal information such as names, birth dates and U.S. addresses, and the word "Mexico" printed in the upper left corner -- as identification for opening accounts. More than 70 institutions now do so. Critics argue, among others things, that Mexico does not have a secure computer system to track Mexican nationals who use the cards in the United States, and that U.S. officials must rely on Mexico to share any information it collects about Mexican nationals. A similar bill, H.R. 502, was introduced.
	H.R. 703, Law Enforcement Partnership to Combat Terrorism Act Sponsor: Rep. Jim Saxton, R-N.J. Introduced: Feb. 11, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 703 would give state and local intelligence officers access to federal funds offered through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The bill seeks to increase the number of law enforcement officers combating terrorism and to deploy existing officers for the same task. Special training would be provided for at least one officer and analyst for each COPS grant recipient, and coordination among federal, state and local officials would be increased to ensure a concentrated, connected nationwide effort to combat terrorism.
	H.R. 773, 21st Century Access to Banking Act Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas Introduced: Feb. 13, 2003 Committee: House Financial Services Description: H.R. 773 would codify a policy that allows financial institutions to accept identification cards issued by the Mexican government to open accounts for immigrants. In 2002, the Treasury Department urged U.S. banks to accept “matricula consular” -- which are much like driver's licenses, with personal information such as names, birth dates and U.S. addresses, and the word "Mexico" printed in the upper left corner -- as a valid form of ID. More than 70 institutions now do so, but criticism of the policy is increasing, in part because Mexico reportedly does not have a secure computer system to track Mexican nationals who use the cards in the United States. The bill would codify the validity of the cards. Two competing bills, H.R. 502 and H.R. 687, would prohibit federal agencies from accepting any such foreign cards as identification.
	H.R. 1096, Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act Sponsor: Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz. Introduced: March 5, 2003 Committee: House Ways and Means; Judiciary; Science; Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 1096 seeks to speed imports into the United States while also improving security at vulnerable border points. The bill calls for federal, state and local officials and the private sector to coordinate a border security plan. Border technology would be upgraded under the bill, and $30 million would be authorized to hire dozens more border inspectors and agents a year over five years. A Senate companion bill, S. 539, also was introduced.
	H.R. 1103, Air Cargo Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Introduced: March 5, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 1103 aims to improve air-cargo security by ordering the Transportation Security Administration to test an industry-wide electronic database with information on known shippers, develop a strategic cargo security plan, train cargo handlers and require regular inspections of air-cargo shipping facilities. The measure also calls for the installation of more cameras in cargo areas and the use of high-tech seals.
	H.R. 1259, Public Safety and Protection Investment Act Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Weller, R-Ill. Introduced: March 13, 2003 Committee: House Ways and Means Description: H.R. 1259 would create a tax break for the cost of security devices. The benefit could be applied to computers and software designed to combat cyber terrorism, networking infrastructure, electronic alarm systems, electronic systems that control access to property and biometric verification system, among other things.
	H.R. 1353, Secure and Fast Entry at the Border (SAFE Border) Act Sponsor: Rep. Susan Davis, D-Calif. Introduced: March 19, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 1353 would make permanent a border inspection system known as the Port Passenger Service System. PortPASS uses technology programs such as the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection to facilitate the passage of low-risk frequent travelers across U.S. borders.
	H.R. 1355, Wellstone Memorial Stop Corporate Expatriates Act Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. Introduced: March 19, 2003 Committee: House Government Reform; Homeland Security Description: H.R. 1355 seeks to prevent companies that have U.S. operations but locate their headquarters in other countries to avoid U.S. taxes from landing homeland security contracts with the federal government. Bill sponsor Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said the measure targets "corporate expatriates" that currently are winning $2 billion in such contracts because of "loopholes" in the 2002 law that created the Homeland Security Department. The bill is named in honor of former Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., who died in a plane crash just before the November 2002 election. Wellstone had advocated similar contracting restrictions before his death.
	H.R. 1365, U.S. Commission on an Open Society with Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. Introduced: March 19, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 1365 would establish the U.S. Commission on an Open Society with Security, a 21-member panel tasked with ensuring safe access to public buildings in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., authored the bill because of concerns about the continued closure of Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's capital and other restrictions on access to government property. The commission would examine how new technology might be leveraged to promote access and also would consider the effects of open public facilities on free speech, the economy and job performance, among other things.
	H.R. 1389, Homeland Emergency Response Act Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. Introduced: March 20, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Science; Judiciary; Homeland Security Description: H.R. 1389 would create a program for "first responders" to emergencies, with an authorization of $3.5 billion in fiscal 2004 and $3.75 billion each year from fiscal 2005 through fiscal 2007. One-third of all funding would be earmarked for the five cities with the greatest vulnerability to terrorist threats as determined by the Homeland Security Department.
	H.R. 1392, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. Introduced: March 20, 2003 Committee: House Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 1392 would require U.S. officials to inspect all cargo transported by commercial motor vehicles that want to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico.
	H.R. 1449, First Responder and Emergency Preparedness Block Grant Program for Local Governments Sponsor: Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Calif. Introduced: March 26, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Homeland Security Description: H.R. 1449 would authorize more funds to “first responders” to emergencies. The bill aims to give state and local officials the necessary resources to establish emergency preparedness plans. Each state would be eligible to receive $10 million and a percentage of funds remaining from the last fiscal year. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands would be eligible to receive $3 million each. The measure also would redefine the duties of the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Domestic Preparedness to include, among other things, establishing the standards for a national, interoperable system for emergency communications.
	H.R. 1467, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Mac Collins, R-Ga. Introduced: March 27, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 1467 would impose a two-year moratorium on fees aimed to cover the cost of bolstering aviation security. During those two years, the Homeland Security Department would have to cover the costs of such security, including passenger and employee screening. A related Senate measure, S. 728, was introduced.
	H.R. 1593, Homeland Protection and Tax Hike Prevention Act Sponsor: Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa Introduced: April 3, 2003 Committee: House Government Reform Description: H.R. 1593 would create a formula for distributing federal money to protect the homeland. The bill would authorize $2.5 billion in grants to the states in fiscal 2003 and another $2.5 billion to metropolitan areas. Among other things, the amounts that each state or city received would be based on relative population, the potential risk for a chemical attack, and the proximity to nuclear facilities, U.S. land or water ports and international borders. The measure would authorize another $30 billion in fiscal 2003 for states and cities to help combat budget crises. The money would be divided based on population and unemployment rates.
	H.R. 1911, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark. Introduced: May 1, 2003 Committee: House Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services Description: H.R. 1911 seeks to enhance the sharing of resources between the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments. Data for the two military-related departments currently is story in separate databases and must be copied from one software program to another. The measure would establish an interagency committee to review the departments’ plans for new equipment and technology, among other things, as a way to coordinate their work.
	H.R. 1915, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. Introduced: May 1, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 1915 would give states the ability to tailor homeland security funding to fit their needs. States could adjust funding ratios to meet the needs outlined in their emergency-preparedness plans. States currently must spend 70 percent of the federal money they get through the Office of Domestic Preparedness on equipment, 18 percent on security exercises, 7 percent on planning and 5 percent on training.
	H.R. 2025, Subway Cell Access Act Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. Introduced: May 7, 2003 Committee: House Energy and Commerce Description: H.R. 2025 would require wireless telephone companies to provide their customers with emergency numbers that they could access while riding the subway. The bill also would require the companies to share their telecommunications infrastructure with competing firms so those competitors also can provide such emergency access.
	H.R. 2144, Aviation Security Technical Corrections and Improvements Act Sponsor: Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska Introduced: May 19, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 2144 aims to improve aviation security. Among other provisions, the bill calls for testing the use of biometric technologies as a way to secure certain areas of airports and for developing and deploying technologies aimed at detecting explosives on bodies or in clothing. The measure also would require that passenger screeners be trained in using technology, and it would require that computer-based training centers be conveniently located and easily accessible. Another provision would require periodic reviews on, among other things, the potential for cyber threats that could disrupt commercial aviation, and the legislation would create a new oversight board whose duties would include determining whether a database to store information on people who pose threats to aviation security could be created.
	H.R. 2193, Port Security Improvements Act Sponsor: Rep. Doug Ose, R-Calif. Introduced: May 21, 2003 Committee: House Ways and Means Description: H.R. 2193 looks to improve port security by, among other things, requiring the Homeland Security Department to issue "smart" identification credentials to transportation worker. The cards would contain some identifying material. The bill also would implement standardized security requirements for U.S. ports, as well as facilities and vessels entering or located at those ports. And it would direct a portion of the $15.6 billion collected in duties on commodities toward enhancing port security.
	H.R. 2301, Commuter Safety Act Sponsor: Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J. Introduced: June 3, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 2301 would require biological- and chemical-detection devices in enclosed, heavy-rail train stations. The bill also would authorize funding to operators and owner of heavy-rail systems to install and implement the technology. The federal government would assume responsibility for 70 percent of the costs for such projects.
	H.R. 2319, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox, R-Calif. Introduced: June 4, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 2319 would include the Homeland Security secretary in the order of presidential succession. With the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in mind, the bill is designed to prepare for the “mass murder” of the high-ranking U.S. officials who are in line to succeed the president. Under the measure, the Homeland Security secretary would rank eighth in the order of succession, leapfrogging 10 other Cabinet secretaries whose ranks are based on when their departments were created. The officers who would rank higher in the list would be the vice president, House Speaker, Senate president pro tempore, Secretary of State, the Treasury and Defense secretaries. Similar House and Senate measures, H.R. 2749 and S. 148, were introduced.
	H.R. 2376, Anti-Terrorism and Port Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Calif. Introduced: June 5, 2003 Committees: House Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means Description: H.R. 2376 seeks to enhance port by establishing a program to profile containers entering the United States. The measure would require that freight identified as high risk be screened at foreign ports. Customs agents would have to carry personal radiation-detection pagers and "smart" identification cards, and ports would have to reserve space for installing "non-intrusive inspection technology." A Senate companion measure, S. 746, was introduced.
	H.R. 2417, Intelligence Authorization Act Sponsor: Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla. Introduced: June 11, 2003 Committee: House Intelligence Description: H.R. 2417 funds U.S. intelligence operations in fiscal 2004, including the operations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and intelligence organizations at the Defense Department. The measure seeks to increase the ability of intelligence agencies to conduct counter-terrorism surveillance. Specifically, it allows research into new technologies that eventually could be used to “mine” public databases for information. The measure also gives intelligence organizations new authority to access "financial information" for counter-terrorism purposes and earmarks special funding for "scene-visualization technologies" at the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. President Bush signed the measure into law Dec. 13, 2003.
	H.R. 2429, Surveillance Oversight and Disclosure Act Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Hoeffel, D-Pa. Introduced: June 11, 2003 Committees: House Judiciary; Intelligence; Financial Services Description: H.R. 2429 would require the Justice Department to regularly disclose how the new surveillance authority granted under the 2001 anti-terrorism law known as the USA PATRIOT Act is being used. The measure would require accountability in the form of an annual public report and a semi-annual report to Congress. A Senate companion bill, S. 436, also was introduced.
	H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act Sponsor: Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska Introduced: June 12, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 2443 would authorize more than $7 billion to fund Coast Guard operations and help the agency meet homeland security obligations. Under the bill, the Coast Guard would have to allow for electronic charts and other displays in automatic identifications systems on Coast Guard vessels. The legislation also would instruct the Transportation Secretary to conduct a study of additional port security needs.
	H.R. 2455, Universal Screening of Air Cargo Act Sponsor: Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass. Introduced: June 12, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 2455 seeks to improve homeland security by requiring that all air cargo be screened before entry into the United States. The measure would require the use of technology equivalent to the type used to screen passenger baggage, with the cost of the technology to be funded by a fee on shippers. People who handle air cargo also would have to undergo training and evaluation.
	H.R. 2463, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Jim Saxton, R-N.J. Introduced: June 12, 2003 Committee: House Armed Services Description: H.R. 2463 would require certain Defense Department contractors to perform background investigations, psychological assessments and behavioral observations on people who perform work on military installations. Those workers also would have to have fingerprint cards.
	H.R. 2512, First Responders Funding Reform Act Sponsor: Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y. Introduced: June 18, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 2512 would change the formula and standards for providing homeland security assistance to emergency "first responders" in states and localities. Under the measure, states would receive at least 0.5 percent of the total amount of available domestic preparedness grants. Those grants would be allocated according to vulnerabilities in given regions.
	H.R. 2526, Restoration of Freedom of Information Act Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. Introduced: June 19, 2003 Committee: House Government Reform; Homeland Security Description: H.R. 2526 would require the Homeland Security Department to meet the conditions of the Freedom of Information Act [http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/] (FOIA) under more circumstances. FOIA requires government agencies to make information publicly available. The 2002 law that created the department exempts Homeland Security from FOIA when the information involved is related to "critical infrastructure," physical facilities or computers. The bill would revert to narrower definitions of "critical information" that is "voluntarily submitted" and repeal a provision that criminalized the disclosure of information on computer networks. The measure also would not limit the government's ability to share information with other agencies. A Senate companion bill, S. 609, also was introduced.
	H.R. 2537, Emergency Warning Act Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. Introduced: June 19, 2003 Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce Description: H.R. 2537 seeks to incorporate new technologies, including the Internet, e-mail and text messaging on cellular telephones, into a national warning system to alert citizens in case of a national emergency. The Homeland Security Department would work with other entities to develop standards for the terminology of the warnings. The measure would authorize $10 million in fiscal 2004 and unspecified sums from fiscal 2005 through fiscal 2008.
	H.R. 2749, Presidential Succession Act Sponsor: Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif. Introduced: July 15, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 2749 would revise the law that governs presidential succession to add the Homeland Security secretary to the list, among other things. Under the measure, the Homeland Security secretary would rank eighth in the order of succession, leapfrogging 10 other Cabinet secretaries whose ranks are based on when their departments were created. The officers who would rank higher in the list would be the vice president, House Speaker, Senate president pro tempore, Secretary of State, the Treasury and Defense secretaries. Similar House and Senate measures, H.R. 2319 and S. 148, were introduced.
	H.R.2841, Terrorist Deportation Act Sponsor: Rep. David Weldon, R-Fla. Introduced: July 23, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 2841 seeks to give law enforcement more leeway to deport people for suspected terrorist activities. The bill would broaden the definition of terrorist activities that could trigger deportation. It also includes a provision on machine-readable passports that would require other nations to meet U.S. standards for such documents.
	H.R.2867, Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers, Jr., D-Mich. Introduced: July 24, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary; Government Reform Description: H.R. 2867 would overhaul the personnel system of the FBI, with parts of the bill focusing on security jobs within the agency. The measure would create a board to advise the FBI director about decisions on security careers, and the board would include senior officials from information management, among other fields. The legislation also would require the hiring of experts in areas such as information security and technical surveillance. A similar Senate bill, S. 1440, was introduced.
	H.R. 2948, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I. Introduced: July 25, 2003 Committee: House Administration Description: H.R. 2948 would require a study on the merits of creating an electronic communications system to let Congress continue its work during national emergencies. The General Accounting Office, National Academy of Sciences and Librarian of Congress would conduct the study, which would examine the costs of building a secure computer system so lawmakers could vote and communicate off Capitol Hill if necessary. No more than $800,000 could be spent on the work.
	H.R. 2974, Keep America Secure Act Sponsor: Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. Introduced: July 25, 2003 Committee: House Armed Services Description: H.R. 2974 would require the Defense and Homeland Security departments to buy only U.S.-made integrated chips or remote-sensing devices. Exceptions could be granted in cases where there might be harm to U.S. interests or excessive costs to taxpayers.
	H.R. 3037, Antiterrorism Tools Enhancement Act Sponsor: Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla Introduced: Sept. 9, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 3037 would authorize executive-branch officials to seize Americans' records in terrorism cases without any form of judicial review. The measure would apply to nationwide search warrants and "administrative subpoenas."
	H.R. 3158, Preparing America to Respond Effectively Act Sponsor: Rep. Jim Turner, D-Texas Introduced: Sept. 24, 2003 Committee: House Homeland Security; Energy and Commerce; Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 3158 would create a system to issue advisories on security threats and make sure the equipment of “first responders” to emergencies is compatible for communication across jurisdictions. The legislation also would rework how grants are distributed to state and local first responders, abandoning the formula used for various grant programs in favor of a needs-based approach coming from a central grant program.
	H.R. 3171, Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act Sponsor: Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio Introduced: Sept. 24, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Government Reform; Intelligence; Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 3171 would mandate a review of recent anti-terrorism legislation to ensure that it does not violate citizens' civil liberties. The measure would limit the Justice Department's power to use "sneak and peek" search warrants that let police delay their notification of suspects about the warrants. Justice's power to obtain business and library records under a foreign intelligence law also would be curtailed, among other things.
	H.R 3179, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act Sponsor: Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. Introduced: Sept. 25, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary; Intelligence Description: H.R. 3179 would revise the penalties for people who reveal the details of "national security letter." The letters are classified requests for information that allow the FBI access to a wide array of normally private records, but the people who receive the letters are not allowed to disclose that fact. Under the bill, those who do would face a year in jail or up to five years if the violation were committed with the intent to obstruct justice. In addition, the bill would provides for judicial enforcement of requests for information and would allow information collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to be used for immigration proceedings. FISA authorizes foreign intelligence surveillance beyond normal law enforcement surveillance in order to catch suspects of espionage, sabotage or terrorism-related activities. The legislation is designed to strengthen anti-terrorism law.
	H.R. 3227, National Preparedness Standards Act Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn. Introduced: Oct. 2, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Homeland Security Description: H.R. 3227 would require the Homeland Security Department to develop standards and guidelines for federal, state and local emergency preparedness and response. Among other things, the measure would require standards on ensuring that communications systems can work across jurisdictions. The secretary would consult various officials in developing the guidelines.
	H.R. 3235, Responsible and Secure ID Act Sponsor: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. Introduced: Oct. 2, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H.R. 3235 would withhold 25 percent of highway funds from states that issue driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. States could regain the aid by ceasing such licensing programs. The money taken from non-compliant states would go to the Homeland Security Department for border security and immigration enforcement.
	H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox, R-Calif. Introduced: Oct. 8, 2003 Committees: House Homeland Security; Transportation and Infrastructure; Judiciary; Energy and Commerce Description: H.R. 3266 would require the Homeland Security Department to distribute funding based on the potential threat of terrorism to given communities rather than on factors such as population. The bill also would allow regions to apply for grants; currently, only states can apply. In addition, the measure would require that the department revamp its color-coded warning system to issue alerts specific to certain regions.
	H.R. 3274, Regional Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness, Response and Coordination Act Sponsor: Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga. Introduced: Oct. 8, 2003 Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce; Judiciary Description: H.R. 3274 would require a council to coordinate a regional emergency plan in conjunction with local governments and federal, state and private-sector stakeholders. In those states without regional councils, the governor would be responsible for organization. The plans would have to include address response equipment, communication systems and secure information repositories, among other things. Those receiving funding would get $0.05 for each citizen, though each state could receive no more than $1 million and no less than $50,000.
	H.R. 3552, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. Introduced: Nov. 20, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary; Intelligence Description: H.R. 3552 would stipulate that people who commit international terrorism but are not affiliated with particular terrorist groups be categorized as agents of a foreign power. The attorney general each year would submit to Congress a report detailing how many foreigners were targeted for electronic and physical surveillance under the bill.
	H.R. 3562, Prevent Act Sponsor: Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa. Introduced: Nov. 20, 2003 Committee: House Ways and Means Description: H.R. 3562 would grant a tax credit to businesses for security-related expenses. The expenses could include biometric identification systems, computers and software to combat cyber terrorism, and wireless emergency-response systems.
	H.R. 3651, Alien Accountability Act Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. Introduced: Dec. 8, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H.R. 3651 would provide incentives for all illegal immigrants to register with the Homeland Security Department. The registry would account for all unlawful aliens in order to assist national security and would offer their employers immunity from criminal prosecution if the employers pay all taxes and penalties owed from that employment.
	H.R. 3674, Financial Customer Identification Verification Improvement Act Sponsor: Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J. Introduced: Dec. 8, 2003 Committee: House Financial Services Description: H.R. 3674 would prohibit the use of identification cards issued by foreign governments to confirm the identities of people who open bank accounts. The bill would not apply to passports. The number of people using consular-issued IDs, including people in the United States illegally, has been increasing, and countries such as Mexico have pressed at the state level for their acceptance as proof of identity. The bill would prohibit such use for national security reasons because terrorists reportedly have used U.S. banks to transfer money.
	H.J. Res. 58, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. Introduced: May 22, 2003 Committee: House Financial Services Description: H.J. Res. 58 would invoke a rarely used congressional veto to overturn Treasury Department rules that permit U.S. financial institutions to accept cards issued by foreign governments as proof of identification. The rules apply to the controversial “matricula consular” cards issued by Mexico. Congressional foes of using those cards for ID purposes argue that doing so could let potential terrorists funnel money into the United States, in part because of the lack of a central database in Mexico to track the people who are given the cards.
	H. Res. 78, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo. Introduced: Feb. 13, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H. Res. 78 would express Congress’ support for firemen, policemen and other “first responders” to emergencies at the state and local levels.
	H. Res. 138, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md. Introduced: March 11, 2003 Committee: House Small Business Description: H. Res. 138 would express the House's view that small businesses should seek to develop products geared toward combating terrorism. The non-binding resolution also would encourage the government to aggressively seek partnerships with small businesses. The measure is one of several that Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md., introduced the same day to try to aid small businesses. The other measures are H.R. 1216, H.R. 1217 and H.R. 1218.
	H. Res. 286, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas Introduced: June 19, 2003 Committee: House Homeland Security Description: H. Res. 286 would require the Homeland Security Department to disclose physical and electronic records on its use of federal resources to track Democratic lawmakers in Texas who fled the state in protest of a congressional redistricting plan. The lawmakers’ absence, from May 11, 2003, to May 16, prevented the state House from getting the quorum necessary to consider the redistricting plan. The resolution, sent to the full House with a negative recommendation by the Homeland Security Committee, seeks to determine what role, if any, the Homeland Security Department played in searching for the missing lawmakers. The July 16 committee vote was 24-20. Related measures, H. Res. 287 and H. Res. 288, also were introduced.
	H. Res. 287, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas Introduced: June 19, 2003 Committee: House Judiciary Description: H. Res. 287 would require the U.S. attorney general to disclose physical and electronic records on the use of federal resources to track Democratic lawmakers in Texas who fled the state in protest of a congressional redistricting plan. The lawmakers’ absence, from May 11, 2003, to May 16, prevented the state House from getting the quorum necessary to consider the redistricting plan. The resolution, sent to the full House with a negative recommendation by the Judiciary Committee, seeks to determine what role, if any, that agencies under the attorney general’s authority played in searching for the missing lawmakers. The July 9 committee vote was 19-15. Related measures, H. Res. 286 and H. Res. 288, also were introduced.
	H. Res. 288, Untitled Sponsor: Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas Introduced: June 19, 2003 Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure Description: H. Res. 288 would require the Transportation Department to disclose physical and electronic records on its use of federal resources to track Democratic lawmakers in Texas who fled the state in protest of a congressional redistricting plan. The lawmakers’ absence, from May 11, 2003, to May 16, prevented the state House from getting the quorum necessary to consider the redistricting plan. The resolution, sent to the full House with a negative recommendation by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, seeks to determine what role, if any, the Transportation Department played in searching for the missing lawmakers. The July 15 panel vote was voice vote. Related measures, H. Res. 286 and H. Res. 287, also were introduced.

Senate

	S. 6, Comprehensive Homeland Security Act Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Daschle, D-S.D. Introduced: Jan. 7, 2003 Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Description: S.6 is a sweeping bill that encompasses the homeland security priorities of the Senate Democratic leadership. Those priorities include: authorization of a fund to provide $1 billion in fiscal 2003 for projects that would improve the federal government's information security systems and improve communication among departments; authorization of a $515 million security upgrade of the Amtrak national rail system, including additional staff and surveillance equipment; and an assessment of security at nuclear, chemical and water facilities.
	S. 28, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb. Introduced: Jan. 7, 2003 Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Description: S. 28 would amend the 2002 law that created the Homeland Security Department by changing the criteria for new security research centers. Some senators criticized that portion of the legislation as a special-interest provision designed to ensure that Texas A&M University is chosen as the location for a center. The bill would give the Homeland Security secretary the discretion to establish the criteria for any centers. Broader Senate and House bills that would accomplish the same goal, S. 41 and H.R. 484, also were introduced
	S. 29, Wellstone Corporate Responsibility Act Sponsor: Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn. Introduced: Jan. 7, 2003 Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 29 would amend the 2002 law that created the Homeland Security Department by forbidding U.S. companies that move overseas to avoid taxes from receiving security contracts with the federal government. Named in honor of Paul Wellstone, the Minnesota Democrat who died in a plane crash after winning Senate support for the ban proposed in the bill, the legislation would allow companies that relocate to “tax havens” to contract with the government only if the president deems such contracts to be necessary for national security. A broader Senate bill, S. 41, would accomplish the same goal.
	S. 41, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. Introduced: Jan. 7, 2003 Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 41 would amend the 2002 law that created the Homeland Security Department to address concerns about provisions raised during Senate debate. Among other things, the bill would change the criteria for new security research centers. Some senators criticized that portion of the legislation as being designed to ensure that Texas A&M University is chosen as the location for a center. The measure also would forbid U.S. companies that move overseas to avoid taxes from receiving security contracts with the federal government. Both ideas also are incorporated into separate bills, S. 28 and S. 29, authored by other senators.
	S. 87, Homeland Security Block Grant Act Sponsor: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. Introduced: Jan. 7, 2003 Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 87 would authorize $3.5 billion in federal funding directly to local police, firemen and other emergency responders to bolster homeland security. The grants could be used to buy new equipment and technologies to improve communication, improve cyber security, and help communities coordinate timely information-sharing systems.
	S. 118, Emergency Warning Act Sponsor: Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. Introduced: Jan. 9, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 118 seeks to modernize emergency warning systems in the United States, with the goal of improving responses to terrorist threats or natural disasters. The bill would authorize the Homeland Security and Commerce departments to work with states, local governments, the news media, businesses and educators to establish standards for emergency warnings. Commerce would be responsible for developing new technologies to issue warnings; Homeland Security would be responsible for developing uniform standards for warnings.
	S. 131, Nuclear Security Act Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. Introduced: Jan. 9, 2003 Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Description: S. 131 would establish a task force to study the adequacy of security at nuclear facilities. The task force would examine the facilities’ ability to withstand cyber attacks and other threats. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission would have to set hiring and training standards for security personnel, and each plant would have a federal security coordinator.
	S. 148, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio Introduced: Jan. 13, 2003 Committee: Senate Rules and Administration Description: S. 148 would include the Homeland Security secretary in the order of presidential succession. Under the measure, the Homeland Security secretary would rank eighth in the order of succession, leapfrogging 10 other Cabinet secretaries whose ranks are based on when their departments were created. The officers who would rank higher in the list would be the vice president, House Speaker, Senate president pro tempore, Secretary of State, the Treasury and Defense secretaries. The Senate passed the legislation by voice vote on June 27, 2003. Similar House and Senate measures, H.R. 2749 and S. 148, were introduced.
	S. 165, Air Cargo Security Act Sponsor: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas Introduced: Jan. 15, 2003 Committee: S. 165 would require air carriers of cargo to develop security plans. The plans would have to include background checks for all employees with access to operations, screening of flight crews and security training, and the Transportation Security Administration would have the right to inspect all imports. The bill also would create a pilot database of known cargo shippers.
	S. 193, Radiation Detection for Dirty Bomb Material in Containers and Bulk Cargo Act Sponsor: Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. Introduced: Jan. 17, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 193 seeks to ensure that the nuclear materials to make a primitive "dirty bomb" do not enter the United States. The legislation calls for an evaluation of the country's current radiation-detection systems to make sure they can adequately detect such materials.
	S. 208, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine Introduced: Jan. 23, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 208 would require the Homeland Security Department to issue a cargo security plan by March 31, 2003. The department would have another year after that to implement such a plan, and in the interim, the bill would require random screening of at least 5 percent of air cargo and regular audits of shippers, air carriers and others involved in aviation shipping.
	S. 236, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. Introduced: Jan. 29, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 236 would require that all immigrants applying to U.S. flight schools undergo background checks, regardless of the size of the aircraft for which they want a license. Current law does not require checks in order to operate aircraft of less than 12,500 pounds.
	S. 266, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Distribution Act Sponsor: Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. Introduced: Jan. 30, 2003 Committee: Senate Intelligence Description: S. 266 seeks to ensure that the federal government shares critical counter-terrorism intelligence with local officials and emergency workers. The bill would give key personnel in local police, fire and health departments access to classified intelligence. The Homeland Security Department would work with state governors to choose who could access the data, in both major population centers and rural areas. After full background checks, the designees would get the clearance and equipment needed to review intelligence reports.
	S. 315, First Responders Partnership Grant Act Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Introduced: Feb. 5, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 315 would create a $4 billion grant program for state and local "first responders" to emergencies. The bill, S. 315, aims to improve the interoperability of those responders' equipment so they can communicate across jurisdictions. The grants could be used to pay up to 90 percent of the cost of the overtime, equipment, training or facility expenses. The federal government also could consider covering the other 10 percent for such projects in communities with dire funding needs. The measure was introduced just as the National Task Force on Interoperability (NTFI) released its second of two reports on the issue.
	S. 410, Foreign Intelligence Collection Improvement Act Sponsor: Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. Introduced: Feb. 13, 2003 Committee: Senate Intelligence Description: S. 410 would establish a Homeland Intelligence Agency to replace FBI units that, according to bill sponsor John Edwards, D-N.C., have failed to prevent terrorist attacks or find suspected terrorists. The agency would focus on intelligence, not law enforcement, and the legislation includes privacy provisions designed to protect civil liberties. Edwards identified the measure as the centerpiece of six homeland security measures he authored.
	S. 427, Agricultural Security Assistance Act Sponsor: Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii Introduced: Feb. 24, 2003 Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Description: S. 427 seeks to address the threat of bioterrorism on American agriculture. The bill would direct the Agriculture Department to work with each state to develop bioterrorist response plans. The department would use computer models and simulations to assess the threat levels in certain areas and to develop the best methods for combating attacks. In addition, grant programs would be implemented to help animal health professionals start emergency-planning activities in their communities and to help farmers and ranchers strengthen protections on their properties.
	S. 430, Agricultural Security Preparedness Act Sponsor: Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii Introduced: Feb. 24, 2003 Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Description: S. 430 calls for increased emergency-response coordination among the Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Transportation departments, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Among others things, the measure calls for an electronic network to help federal, state and local officials share information on agricultural-related terrorist threats and enhanced international surveillance of agricultural disease outbreaks and suspicious activity.
	S. 436, Domestic Surveillance Oversight Act Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Introduced: Feb. 25, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 436 would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to require that government agencies share information regarding their use of the law. The agencies would have to disclose how many wiretaps and other surveillance measures they use annually, and the appropriate congressional committees could request explanations of those actions they deem questionable. In addition, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and FISA Court of Review, which review the legitimacy of surveillance actions taken under the statute, could establish rules and procedures for itself, provided they share those rules with the House and Senate Intelligence and Judiciary committees and the Supreme Court.
	S. 466, First Responders Partnership Grant Act Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Daschle, D-S.D. Introduced: Feb. 27, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 466 would authorize grants for to state and local public-safety officers to buy upgraded equipment and facilities, among other things. The aid to those “first responders” is designed to prevent and respond to terrorism. One percent of the money would be reserved for Indian tribes.
	S. 539, Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act Sponsor: Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. Introduced: March 5, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 539 seeks to speed imports into the United States while also improving security at vulnerable border points. The bill calls for federal, state and local officials and the private sector to coordinate a border security plan. Technology used at border points would be upgraded under the bill, and $30 million would be authorized to hire dozens of more border inspectors and agents a year over five years. A House companion bill, H.R. 1096, also was introduced.
	S. 564, Emergency Communications and Competition Act Sponsor: Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. Introduced: March 6, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 564 seeks to make wireless telecommunications networks more readily available in order to more adequately execute the Emergency Alert System. One of the bill's main goals is to ensure that emergency personnel have access to communications equipment during crises and that equipment and technology can be used to expedite rescues. The bill also aims to provide high-speed data and video services to underserved populations, including schools, libraries, senior centers and tribal lands. The measure calls for faster deployment of multichannel video distribution and data service, a new wireless technology approved by the FCC, as a way to satisfy both the needs of public safety and the desire for more high-speed consumer services.
	S. 565, Homeland Protection and Tax Hike Prevention Act Sponsor: Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. Introduced: March 6, 2003 Committee: Senate Appropriations Description: S. 565 would provide $10 billion to states and major cities in an effort to strengthen homeland security. Part of the money would be distributed based on the population of the states or cities and some also would be distributed based on risks or the proximity to things such as nuclear power plants or ports. The money could be used to upgrade communications equipment, to add fingerprints or other biometric identifiers to official state documents, and to strengthen the protections on telecommunications and computer networks, among other things. The measure also would provide an extra $30 billion to states that agree not to cut education funding or raise college tuition faster than the rate of inflation for low- and middle-income families.
	S. 609, Restore FOIA Act Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Introduced: March 12, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 609 would require the Homeland Security Department to meet the conditions of the Freedom of Information Act (http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/) (FOIA) under more circumstances. FOIA requires government agencies to make information publicly available. The 2002 law that created the department exempts Homeland Security from FOIA when the information involved is related to "critical infrastructure," physical facilities or computers. The bill would revert to narrower definitions of "critical information" that is "voluntarily submitted" and repeal a provision that criminalized the disclosure of information on computer networks. The measure also would not limit the government's ability to share information with other agencies.
	S. 728, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn. Introduced: March 27, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 728 would authorize about $2.7 billion to Northwest Airlines and other airlines to help defray the costs of implementing homeland security requirements imposed since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The government would pay for screening-related activities, among other things. The bill would impose a one-year moratorium on $1.8 billion in fees added to airline tickets to cover such costs. Northwest Airlines is based in Minnesota, the home state of bill sponsor Norm Coleman, a Republican. A related House measure, H.R. 1467, was introduced.
	S. 731, Secure Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense (SAFE ID) Act Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del. Introduced: March 27, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 731 would make it illegal to possess, distribute or use false or misleading authentication features for government identification tags. Authentication features include symbols such as holograms and watermarks -- features that bill sponsor Joseph Biden, D-Del., said can be purchased via the Internet.
	S. 733, Coast Guard Authorization Act Sponsor: Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine Introduced: March 27, 2003 Committees: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 733 would authorizes spending for the Coast Guard in fiscal 2004. The authorization would include $22 million for research, development, testing and evaluation of technologies, materials and human factors that could improve the Coast Guard’s performance.
	S. 746, Anti-Terrorism and Port Security Act Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Introduced: March 31, 2003 Committees: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 746 aims to protect the nation's ports against a terrorist attack by closing perceived loopholes in current criminal law. Among other things, the measure would require that people bringing cargo into the United States electronically provide relevant and timely information so customs officials can determine what shipments to inspect.
	S. 796, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine Introduced: April 7, 2003 Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 796 would appoint a director of state and local government coordination within the Homeland Security Department. The director would oversee and coordinate work with state and local governments.
	S. 838, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine Introduced: April 9, 2003E Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 838 would ease the rules that govern how state and local officials can spend federal grants toward homeland security. The bill would let the Homeland Security Department waive rules so states and localities can use funds from one category, such as training, for another purpose, such as purchasing equipment.
	S. 909, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine Introduced: April 11, 2003 Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Description: S. 909 would grant state and local governments more flexibility in deciding how to spend federal grants to combat terrorism. The bill would permit state and local governments to use up to 20 percent of any allotments for new equipment to train “first responders” to emergencies on how to use that equipment. It also would let state-level emergency-management personnel conduct strategic planning on behalf of smaller communities that may not otherwise have the resources to do such planning.
	S. 929, Max Cleland Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act Sponsor: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Introduced: April 28, 2003 Committee: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Description: S. 929 would authorize money for security grants to protect intercity buses. The grant program would be authorized at $35 million in fiscal 2003 and $99 million in fiscal 2004. The grants could be used to improve security at bus terminals, purchase software for sharing information, create systems for screening passengers, install surveillance equipment and establish an emergency communication system, among other things. The legislation also would require the Transportation Department to report on the adequacy of over-the-road bus security and determine what, if any, additional steps should be taken to improve it. The Senate Commerce Committee approved the bill July 16, 2003, and the Senate passed it by voice vote July 30.
	S. 930, Emergency Preparedness and Response ActE Sponsor: Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Introduced: April 28, 2003 Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Description: S. 930 would establish a program to give “first responders” the equipment and knowledge to respond to emergencies. The bill calls for urban search-and-rescue task forces for each agency of first responders, and each task force would be authorized to receive $1.5 million a year to purchase equipment and take other steps to strengthen security.
	S. 1039, Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act Sponsor: Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Introduced: May 12, 2003 Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Description: S. 1039 would authorize funds to help states, municipalities and interstate agencies assessments the security weaknesses at publicly owned wastewater-treatment plants. The assessments would cover electronics, computer and other automated systems at the plants. If weaknesses are detected, grants authorized under the legislation could be used to purchase and install security equipment, including smoke- chemical- and explosive-detection systems.
	S. 1043, Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act Sponsor: Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Introduced: May 12, 2003 Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Description: S. 1043 aims to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants. The bill would authorize funds to develop emergency-response plan, which would include organizing communications and coordination among emergency personnel.
	S. 1073, Homeland Security Grant Coordination and Simplification Act Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine Introduced: May 15, 2003 Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 1073 would create an interagency committee to coordinate homeland security grant programs. In order to simplify the process and eliminate duplication, agencies would have to coordinate with one another on assistance for state and local law enforcement agencies, fire and rescue operations, and medical and emergency-relief services. The committee also would collect information on state and local initiatives designed to make the equipment of “first responders” to emergencies able to communicate across agencies.
	S. 1088, Enhanced Penalties for Enabling Terrorists Act Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Introduced: May 20, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 1088 would increase penalties for people who use fake identification to commit terrorism. The measure would require prison time for anyone who produces, transfers, possesses or uses fake IDs in such cases. It also would close a loophole in a law that enhanced fake-ID penalties for international terrorism but not domestic terrorism. Violators would be subject to the same penalties regardless of where the terrorism occurs.
	S. 1158, Library and Bookseller Protection Act Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Introduced: May 23, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 1158 would protect bookstores and libraries from having to give authorities personal, identifiable information on customers or patrons. The bill would make it illegal for authorities to seize or search bookstore records for information that could identify customers. It also would exempt libraries from being described as providers of wire or electronic communication services, thus blocking authorities from accessing telephone and transaction information in an attempt to try to prevent terrorism and other crime.
	S. 1230, Untitled Sponsor: Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo. Introduced: June 11, 2003 Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 1230 seeks to coordinate the Homeland Security Department's collection and use of geospatial information, which involves graphical or digital mapping of the natural or manmade features of the earth. The bill would require the department's chief information officer to develop a program for efficiently using such information to protect critical infrastructures. The measure also seeks to ensure that databases used to compile such information in various federal, state and local departments and agencies, as well as in the private sector, can communicate with each other.
	S. 1245, Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine Introduced: June 12, 2003 Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs Description: S. 1245 would create a single point of access for "first responders" to emergencies and other state and local officials to seek federal funding, information and technical assistance for improving homeland security. The bill would create an interagency committee identify all security planning requirements, including those involving critical infrastructures such as computer and telecommunications networks. The measure also would establish an office to coordinate Homeland Security Department programs for state and local governments, and it would create a clearinghouse that would maintain an Internet site, toll-free telephone number and single publication with information on security grant programs. The clearinghouse also would be tasked with identifying "best practices" in homeland security.
	S. 1440, Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act Sponsor: Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa Introduced: July 22, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 1440 seeks to address what the bill’s authors consider accountability problems at the FBI. The bill would implement several personnel-related changes, including steps to protect from retaliation whistleblowers within the FBI who expose mismanagement, rules violations and other problems. The legislation also would require the FBI director to appoint a security director, a board comprised of information-management experts and other specialists to focus on training the agency’s security workforce, and security workers focused on topics such as information security and technical surveillance. The measure calls for a plan to establish secure electronic communications between the FBI and the Justice Department’s Office of Intelligence Policy and Review for processing information related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and it would authorize $22.5 million over four years for the office in part toward that goal.
	S. 1441, Protection Against Terrorist Hoaxes Act Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del. Introduced: July 22, 2003 Committee: Senate Judiciary Description: S. 1441 would impose penalties for perpetrating terrorism-related hoaxes by telephone or other means. The bill would authorize criminal fines, jail time up to five years, and civil fines of $10,000 or the amount the government spends investigating the hoax, whichever i