[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3583 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3583
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an
independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National
Capital Region.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 21, 2003
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Goode, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. Cummings) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Homeland
Security
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an
independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National
Capital Region.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
(a) Establishment of Independent Panel.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall establish an independent panel to assess the homeland
security needs of the National Capital Region.
(b) Duties of Panel.--The panel shall--
(1) evaluate the definition of National Capital Region used
by the Department of Homeland Security to determine whether the
definition should be modified to include additional areas,
including jurisdictions in the States of Maryland and Virginia
along Interstate Routes 270, 95, and 66;
(2) determine whether jurisdictions in the States of
Maryland and Virginia along Interstate Routes 270, 95, and 66
should be taking actions to prepare for the possibility of a
terrorist attack in the National Capital Region, including the
construction of facilities to accommodate the needs of the
National Capital Region in the event of a terrorist attack; and
(3) if the panel determines under paragraph (2) that
actions should be taken by jurisdictions along Interstate
Routes 270, 95, and 66, make recommendations for appropriate
funding to permit the actions to be taken as expeditiously as
possible.
(c) Composition of Panel.--The panel shall include representatives
of the jurisdictions that comprise the National Capital Region and the
jurisdictions to be considered for inclusion in the National Capital
Region under subsection (b)(1).
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the first meeting of the panel, the panel shall transmit to the
Secretary and Congress a report containing the recommendations of the
panel.
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