State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress

Abstract

Arguably, the three most important homeland security public laws enacted following the terrorist attacks on September 2001 are: P.L. 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act) ; P.L. 107-296, Homeland Security Act of 2002"; and P.L. 108-458, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The PATRIOT Act focused on enhancing domestic security through antiterrorism measures, specifically, law enforcement and legal responses to terrorism. The Homeland Security Act established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act restructured the U.S. intelligence community to better assist in terrorism preparedness and response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 2005
Accession Number
ADA453743

Entities

People

  • Shawn Reese

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Local Governments
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Port Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • United States Government
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.