House Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity
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House Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity
The House Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity was a standing subcommittee in the 109th Congress within the House Committee on Homeland Security. It is no longer active.
Jurisdiction
Preparedness for and collective response to terrorism, including federal support to first responders; terrorism-related incident management and response; consequence mitigation; Department of Homeland Security-administered homeland security grants to first responders; conduct and coordination of exercises and training relating to mitigating the effects of and responding to terrorist attacks (including nuclear, biological, radiological, and chemical attacks on civilian populations); federal government coordination of terrorism-related emergency preparedness and response with and among state and local governments, the private sector, and the public; research, development and deployment of technology for combating terrorism; adaptation of existing technologies to homeland security prevention priorities; coordination and enhancement of Department of Homeland Security interaction on science and technology matters with the private sector, federally funded research and development centers, educational institutions, the National Laboratories, and other scientific resources; Department of Homeland Security-based science and technology entities and initiatives; conducting relevant oversight; and other matters referred to the Subcommittee by the Chairman.
Hearings
109th Congress - 2nd Session
- Transit Security Training Procedures - September 28, 2006
- The Future of Cyber and Telecommunications Security at the Department of Homeland Security - September 13, 2006
- Border Security: Fencing - July 20, 2006
- H.R. 5604, Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2006 - June 16, 2006
- H.R. 4954, to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes, The “SAFE Port Act” - March 16, 2006
- The President's Proposed FY07 Budget: Risk-Based Spending at the Transportation Security Administration - February 16, 2006
- The President’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget: Coast Guard Programs Impacting Maritime Border Security. - February 15, 2006
Markups & Legislation
109th Congress - 2nd Session
- Continuation of Markup: The Transportation Security Administration Reorganization Act (H.R. 4439) - March 16, 2006
- H.R. 4954, to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes, The “SAFE Port Act” - March 16, 2006
- Note: Apparently the first hearing on HR4439 (The Transportation Security Administration Reorganization Act) was held on March 9, 2006, but there are no minutes available on the Committee website.
History
Chairs of the subcommittee:
- Daniel E. Lungren (R-CA), 2004-present
External Links
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Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity • Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response • Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment • Investigations • Management, Integration and Oversight • Prevention Of Nuclear and Biological Attack |
