Defence

86 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the proposed emergency planning office will exercise an oversight role in relation to planning for peace time emergencies; and the action taken to date to ensure compatibility and co-ordination between plans prepared for peacetime emergency and for emergencies arising from terrorist threats. [24697/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

86 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the proposed emergency planning office will exercise an oversight role in relation to planning for peace time emergencies; and the action taken to date to ensure compatibility and co-ordination between plans prepared for peacetime emergency and for emergencies arising from terrorist threats. [24697/01]

73 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he has given directions regarding the activation of a national emergency plan or other procedures likely to be followed in the event of a terrorist attack; if provision can be made in the plan for a response in the event of the use of chemical weapons or hijacked aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22222/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

73 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he has given directions regarding the activation of a national emergency plan or other procedures likely to be followed in the event of a terrorist attack; if provision can be made in the plan for a response in the event of the use of chemical weapons or hijacked aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22222/01]

42 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the work of the co-ordinating committee which was established after the US bombings to oversee the state of readiness of the Government's emergency plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

42 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the work of the co-ordinating committee which was established after the US bombings to oversee the state of readiness of the Government's emergency plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/01]

38 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Defence the role his Department plays in the planning of the national emergency response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23722/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

38 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Defence the role his Department plays in the planning of the national emergency response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23722/01]

19 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he has responsibility for the co-ordination of efforts in the event of a major accident, emergency or disaster; the various constituent bodies involved in such a plan; if adequate communications and supplies are provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24475/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

19 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he has responsibility for the co-ordination of efforts in the event of a major accident, emergency or disaster; the various constituent bodies involved in such a plan; if adequate communications and supplies are provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24475/01]

17 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the emergency planning office that is proposed will exercise an oversight role in relation to planning for peace time emergencies; and the action taken to date to ensure compatibility and co-ordination between plans prepared for peacetime emergency and for emergencies arising from terrorist threats. [24547/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

17 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the emergency planning office that is proposed will exercise an oversight role in relation to planning for peace time emergencies; and the action taken to date to ensure compatibility and co-ordination between plans prepared for peacetime emergency and for emergencies arising from terrorist threats. [24547/01]

9 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the role he will play in co-ordinating efforts in the activation of major accident or disaster plans; the extent to which overall responsibility in these matters rests with his Department; his plan or plans to meet the requirements of such a situation; the anticipated call out time of the various services under his control; if he has satisfied himself regarding the adequacy of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23523/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

9 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the role he will play in co-ordinating efforts in the activation of major accident or disaster plans; the extent to which overall responsibility in these matters rests with his Department; his plan or plans to meet the requirements of such a situation; the anticipated call out time of the various services under his control; if he has satisfied himself regarding the adequacy of such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23523/01]

7 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence if an office of emergency planning has been established; the date when it was established; the personnel attached and resources available to such office; and the progress made to date in preparing plans to meet the new threat from global terrorism. [24480/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

7 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence if an office of emergency planning has been established; the date when it was established; the personnel attached and resources available to such office; and the progress made to date in preparing plans to meet the new threat from global terrorism. [24480/01]

94 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he or his Department have provided for augmentation of the Air Corps in view of concerns regarding international terrorism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

94 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he or his Department have provided for augmentation of the Air Corps in view of concerns regarding international terrorism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/01]

20 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the position in relation to air defence; and his proposals in this regard, together with details of arrangements with the RAF. [24375/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

20 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the position in relation to air defence; and his proposals in this regard, together with details of arrangements with the RAF. [24375/01]

6 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to review the capacity of the Air Corps to deal with possible airborne terrorist attack, especially having regard to the recent comments by the Chief of Staff indicating that the Defence Forces had no airborne defence capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24443/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

6 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to review the capacity of the Air Corps to deal with possible airborne terrorist attack, especially having regard to the recent comments by the Chief of Staff indicating that the Defence Forces had no airborne defence capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24443/01]

5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the arrangement being made by him for the transfer of the Civil Defence Training School from Dublin to Roscrea, County Tipperary; when such transfer is to take place; the number of instructors and specialist and other staff members who have indicated they will not transfer to Roscrea; and the reason for the proposed transfer. [24756/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the arrangement being made by him for the transfer of the Civil Defence Training School from Dublin to Roscrea, County Tipperary; when such transfer is to take place; the number of instructors and specialist and other staff members who have indicated they will not transfer to Roscrea; and the reason for the proposed transfer. [24756/01]

4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the equipment available to members of the Defence Forces to enable them to take appropriate action in the context of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack and the fall-out from such attack affecting this State; and if he has satisfied himself that the equipment furnished to the Defence Forces meets all the needs of the Defence Forces should such circumstances arise. [24755/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the equipment available to members of the Defence Forces to enable them to take appropriate action in the context of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack and the fall-out from such attack affecting this State; and if he has satisfied himself that the equipment furnished to the Defence Forces meets all the needs of the Defence Forces should such circumstances arise. [24755/01]

3 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence if an office of emergency planning has been established; if so, the date when it was established; the personnel attached and resources available to such office; and the progress made to date in preparing plans to meet the new threat from global terrorism. [24754/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

3 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence if an office of emergency planning has been established; if so, the date when it was established; the personnel attached and resources available to such office; and the progress made to date in preparing plans to meet the new threat from global terrorism. [24754/01]

2 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the proposed supply of five new helicopters to the Defence Forces; when a final decision will be made; if his attention has been drawn to the views expressed by IBEC, SIPTU and others that a favourable result for the Sikorsky offer could underpin over 200 jobs at a company (details supplied) and create at least 80 new jobs at the company; if his Department will give due consideration to this factor in the final decision, having regard to the heavy loss of jobs on the north side of Dublin in recent times; the reason a provision for an industrial participation programme, also known as offset, was not included in the original tender documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24757/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

2 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the proposed supply of five new helicopters to the Defence Forces; when a final decision will be made; if his attention has been drawn to the views expressed by IBEC, SIPTU and others that a favourable result for the Sikorsky offer could underpin over 200 jobs at a company (details supplied) and create at least 80 new jobs at the company; if his Department will give due consideration to this factor in the final decision, having regard to the heavy loss of jobs on the north side of Dublin in recent times; the reason a provision for an industrial participation programme, also known as offset, was not included in the original tender documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24757/01]

1 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements which are in place to defend this State and the institutions of this State against an air attack such as occurred in New York; the arrangements which have been agreed to with the British Government should a plane be hijacked in Irish airspace and substantial concern arises that any such plane could be used here, in Britain or any other European Union member state to mount such an attack. [24753/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2001

1 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements which are in place to defend this State and the institutions of this State against an air attack such as occurred in New York; the arrangements which have been agreed to with the British Government should a plane be hijacked in Irish airspace and substantial concern arises that any such plane could be used here, in Britain or any other European Union member state to mount such an attack. [24753/01]

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive or modify certain requirements of student financial aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as the Secretary deems necessary in connection with the national emergency declared by the President with respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, or any subsequent national emergency declared by reason of terrorist attacks (the emergency). Authorizes such waiver or modification of requirements in order to provide relief from certain financial and administrative burdens to affected individuals who: (1) are serving on active duty during the emergency; (2) reside or are employed in a disaster area declared by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with the emergency; or (3) suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of the emergency, as determined under a waiver or modification issued under this Act. Authorizes waiver or modification of certain reporting requirements for institutions of higher education, lenders, guarantee agencies, and other entities participating in such programs, if such entities are located in declared disaster areas connected to the emergency. Expresses the sense of Congress that institutions offering postsecondary education should provide refunds and waivers of certain requirements to students who are members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty during the national emergency.

Cyberterrorism Prevention Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Cyberterrorism Prevention Act of 2001 - Modifies Federal criminal code provisions regarding fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Establishes penalties for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, thereby causing: (1) loss to one or more persons during any one-year period aggregating at least $5,000 in value; (2) the modification or impairment of the medical examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of one or more individuals; (3) physical injury to any person; (4) a threat to public health or safety; or (5) damage affecting a computer system used by or for a government entity in furtherance of the administration of justice, national defense, or national security. Increases penalties and broadens the scope of provisions regarding computer-related fraud. Includes within the definition of "protected computer" a computer located outside the United States that is used in a manner that affects interstate or foreign commerce or communication of the United States. Includes good faith reliance on a request of a governmental entity to preserve evidence among defenses to civil actions relating to a violation of provisions governing access to stored wire or electronic communications. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to take appropriate actions to develop at least ten regional computer forensic laboratories and to provide support, education, and assistance for existing laboratories so that such laboratories have the capability to provide forensic examinations regarding seized or intercepted computer evidence relating to criminal activity, to provide training and education regarding computer-related crime for and to assist law enforcement personnel, and to promote sharing of Federal law enforcement computer crime expertise with State and local authorities.

A bill relating to United States adherence to the ABM Treaty.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the missile defense programs and activities of the United States should remain consistent with its obligations under the ABM Treaty; (2) the U.S. should consult with Russia and pursue modest modifications to address security considerations in, but not unilaterally abrogate or withdraw from, the Treaty; and (3) a national missile defense system should not be deployed until it is has been tested using realistic parameters and is operationally effective and suitable for use in combat. Limits the obligation or expenditure of funds accordingly. Requires that the Secretary of Defense certify that such a system is operationally effective before the President decides to deploy a missile defense system or to notify Russia of the U.S. intention to withdraw from the ABM treaty. Directs the President to submit annual reports to Congress on: (1) the threat posed to the United States and its allies by the use of a weapon of mass destruction by a foreign state or transnational group; (2) the cost of the national missile defense system; and (3) whether the allocation of funds for such system will impair priority defense programs.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan, including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Afghanistan's neighbors should reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the international community must be prepared to contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of Afghan civilians; (2) as the United States engages in military action in Afghanistan, it must work to deliver assistance in partnership with humanitarian agencies in quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humanitarian catastrophe; and (3) the United States should contribute to efforts by the international community to provide long-term, sustainable reconstruction and development assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the basic human rights of women and children.

Informelles Treffen des Europäischen Rates in Gent am 19.Oktober 2001 (G-SIG: 14002023)

Germany · German Bundestag · 18 October 2001

Europäische Integrationsprojekte, Erfolgsgeschichte des 20. Jhd., Beginn der militärischen Operationen in Afghanistan, Bereitschaft Deutschlands zu militärischen Beiträgen, europäische Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der inneren Sicherheit, Post-Taliban-Prozess, Kampf gegen den Terrorismus, Stand der Vorbereitungen zur Einführung des Eurobargeldes, Ratifizierung des Vertrages von Nizza, Fahrplan für die EU-Erweiterung, Einberufung eines Konvents zur Erarbeitung von Reformoptionen, Appell für Europa

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 18 October 2001. # X v European Central Bank. # Officials - Servants of the European Central Bank - Jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance - Legality of conditions of employment - Rights of the defence - Dismissal - Harassment - Misuse of the internet. # Case T-333/99.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 October 2001

A bill to strengthen the preparedness of health care providers within the Department of Veterans Affairs and community hospitals to respond to bioterrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for bioterrorism preparedness.

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State as well as an additional team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau.

Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Defense and other Federal entities to suspend the use and approval for foreign sale or export of depleted uranium munitions until the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies to specified congressional committees that studies indicate such munitions will not jeopardize the health of U.S. or NATO military personnel or civilian populations if used in future conflicts. Limits subsequent use, foreign sale, or export to stocks certifiably free of plutonium and other transuranic matter. Directs the Comptroller General to investigate the contamination of stocks of depleted uranium munitions with transuranic elements. Requires the Directors of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to jointly and comprehensively study the health effects of exposure to such weapons on veterans and their children, as well as a public health assessment of persons with an epidemiological link to military installations or production facilities where such munitions have been used or produced. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a comprehensive study of possible environmental contamination at these installations or facilities. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) furnish to the Administrator with a list of sites; and (2) develop a plan for their mitigation and cleanup (consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969).

To increase compliance with the registration requirement under the Military Selective Service Act by providing a temporary amnesty period during which persons who were required to present themselves for registration under such Act, but failed to do so in accordance with the time periods specified in Presidential Proclamation Number 4771, may present themselves for registration without fear of penalty.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Provides an amnesty period under the Military Selective Service Act for persons between the ages of 18 and 26 who should have registered with the Selective Service System, but didn't.

Airport Security Federalization Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2001

Secure Transportation for America Act of 2001 - Amends Federal transportation law to establish in the Department of Transportation (DOT) the Transportation Security Administration, to be headed by an Under Secretary of Transportation for Security responsible for security in all modes of transportation, including: (1) civil aviation security; and (2) security responsibilities over nonaviation modes of transportation that are exercised by Administrations of DOT (other than the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)). Requires the Under Secretary to assume responsibility for the screening of passengers and property on passenger aircraft in air transportation that originates in the United States or intrastate air transportation. Sets forth provisions requiring: (1) airport operators to establish air transportation security programs that also provide for a military presence at each airport, including at locations where passengers are screened; (2) the application of certain employment standards and training requirements to airport security personnel, including screeners of passengers and property; (3) the deployment of Federal air marshals on selected passenger flights; (4) specified enhanced aviation-related security measures, including allowing pilots to carry firearms in the cockpit of an aircraft; and (5) submission of passenger manifests from air carriers and foreign air carriers in foreign transportation. Establishes the Transportation Security Oversight Board to review and approve regulations issued by the Under Secretary with respect to transportation security matters. Authorizes airport operators to conduct threat assessments with regard to passenger vehicles parked within 300 feet of an airport terminal.

Security and Fair Enforcement in Arms Trafficking Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2001

Security and Fair Enforcement in Arms Trafficking Act of 2001 - Declares U.S. policy with respect to adherence by the United States to certain standards in the transfer of small arms and light weapons. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) enter into negotiations with foreign parties beginning with the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states for an international agreement not to export to commercial end-users semiautomatic assault weapons, or related equipment, the manufacture, transfer, or possession of which is unlawful under U.S. law; (2) enter into negotiations at the United Nations (UN) level to improve the enforcement of UN arms embargoes as they relate to such arms and weapons; and (3) enter into negotiations for a comprehensive international agreement with foreign parties beginning with the EU that calls for marking and tracing of small arms and light weapons, regulating of arms brokers activities, and prohibiting the transfer of such weapons to recipients engaged in gross violations of human rights. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the President to notify Congress before issuing a license for the export of a defense article that is a firearm controlled under category I of the U.S. Munitions List and valued at $1 million or more (including any lethal defense article or defense service of $1 million or less that is exported to country where there is a risk such items may be used in an act of international aggression). Urges countries to sign and ratify certain international agreements on the control of firearms.

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2904) making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2001

Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2904 (FY 2002 Department of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure).

USA Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2001

Uniting and Strengthening America Act or the USA Act of 2001 - Establishes a counterterrorism fund. Condemns discrimination against Arab and Muslim Americans. Increases funding for the technical support center at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Authorizes the Attorney General to request military assistance to enforce laws related to any weapon of mass destruction. Requires the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to develop a national electronic crime task force. Grants the President authority to confiscate any property of any foreign person, country, or organization involved with an attack on or armed hostilities with the United States. Amends Federal criminal law to provide for authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses. Permits disclosure to specified Federal personnel of Federal grand jury matters pertaining to intelligence or counterintelligence. Allows sharing of electronic, wire, and oral interception information by Federal law enforcement and other specified Federal officials. Permits the similar sharing of foreign intelligence information. Requires the FBI Director to expedite the hiring of translators to support counterterrorism investigations and operations. Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 with respect to roving surveillance authority and duration of surveillance of non-U.S. persons who are agents of a foreign power. Permits the seizure of voice mail messages pursuant to search warrants. Allows subpoenas for records of electronic communications to include temporarily assigned network addresses. Permits electronic communication and remote computing service providers to make emergency disclosures to a governmental entity of customer electronic communications to protect life and limb. Authorizes Federal district courts to allow a delay of required notices of the execution of a warrant if immediate notice may have an adverse result. Prohibits use of a pen register or trap and trace devices in any investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities that is conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Authorizes the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (or designee) to apply for an court order requiring production of certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Amends Federal criminal law to: (1) require a trap and trace device to restrict recording or decoding so as not to include the contents of a wire or electronic communication; (2) apply a court order for a pen register or trap and trace devices to any person or entity providing wire or electronic communication service in the United States whose assistance may facilitate execution of the order; (3) allow a trap and trace device to identify the source (but not the contents) of a wire or electronic communication; and (4) provide for nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence. Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to extend trade sanctions to the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for administrative discipline of Federal officers or employees who violate prohibitions against unauthorized disclosures of information gathered under this Act. Provides for civil actions against the United States for damages by any person aggrieved by such violations. Terminates specified provisions of this Act on December 31, 2004. Amends Federal criminal law to: (1) extend money laundering penalties to the laundering of the proceeds of terrorism; and (2) subject to civil forfeiture all assets, foreign or domestic, of terrorist organizations. Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General to waive certain Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) personnel caps with respect to ensuring security needs on the Northern U.S. border; and (2) appropriations for increased Border Patrol, Customs Service, and INS personnel along such border. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the FBI to provide the Department of State and the INS with access to specified criminal history extracts in order to determine whether or not a visa or admissions applicant has a criminal history. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to develop a technology standard to identify visa and admissions applicants. Broadens the scope of aliens ineligible for admission and deportable for terrorist activities. Defines "terrorist organization" as: (1) a designated foreign or other terrorist organization; or (2) a group of two or more individuals which engage in specified terrorist-related activities. Provides for mandatory detention until removal from the United States (regardless of any relief from removal) of an alien certified by the Attorney General as a suspected terrorist or threat to national security. Requires release of such alien after seven days if removal proceedings have not commenced, or the alien has not been charged with a criminal offense. Limits judicial review to habeas corpus proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Broadens visa information disclosure requirements. Provides for: (1) special immigrant status for certain alien victims of terrorist activities; and (2) humanitarian relief for certain surviving alien spouses and children of U.S. citizens killed by such activities. (Excludes terrorists or family members from such benefits.) Authorizes the Attorney General and revises the Secretary of State's authority to pay rewards to combat terrorism. Qualifies a Federal terrorism offense for collection of DNA for identification Authorizes consultation among Federal law enforcement officers regarding information acquired from an electronic surveillance or physical search in terrorism and related investigations or protective measures. Allows the FBI to request telephone toll and transactional records, financial records, and consumer reports in any investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities only if the investigation is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Revises U.S. Secret Service jurisdiction with respect to fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Amends the General Education Provisions Act and the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 to provide for disclosure of educational records to the Attorney General in a terrorism investigation or prosecution. Provides for expedited payments for: (1) public safety officers involved in the prevention, investigation, rescue, or recovery efforts related to a terrorist attack; and (2) heroic public safety officers. Increases Public Safety Officers Benefit Program payments. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to establish an antiterrorism emergency reserve in the Victims of Crime Fund. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime to make supplemental grants for victims of terrorism to States, victim service organizations, public agencies, and nongovernmental organizations the provide assistance to crime victims. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend Bureau of Justice Assistance regional information sharing system grants to systems that enhance the investigation and prosecution abilities of participating Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in addressing multi-jurisdictional terrorist conspiracies and activities. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems. Establishes Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed at U.S. facilities abroad. Subjects to civil forfeiture all assets, foreign or domestic, of terrorist organizations. Extends the statute of limitations for certain terrorism offenses without limit. Provides for alternative maximum penalties for terrorism crimes. Makes the penalties for attempts and conspiracies the same as the penalties for terrorism offenses. Makes any term of years or life the supervised release terms for offenses with terrorism predicates. Makes specified terrorism crimes Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute predicates. Revises prohibitions and penalties with regard to fraud and related activity in connection with computers to include specified cyberterrorism offenses. Directs the Attorney General to establish regional computer forensic laboratories, and support existing laboratories, to develop specified cybersecurity capabilities. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to establish requirements and priorities for foreign intelligence collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and to provide assistance to the Attorney General to ensure that information derived from electronic surveillance or physical searches is disseminated for efficient and effective foreign intelligence purposes. Requires the inclusion of international terrorist activities within the scope of foreign intelligence under such Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that officers and employees of the intelligence community should establish and maintain intelligence relationships to acquire information on terrorists and terrorist organizations. Provides temporary authority to defer the submission to Congress of certain reports on intelligence and intelligence-related matters. Requires the Attorney General or head of any other Federal department or agency to disclose expeditiously to the DCI any foreign intelligence acquired in the course of a criminal investigation. Requires the Attorney General, DCI, and Secretary of the Treasury to report jointly to Congress on the feasibility and desirability of reconfiguring the Foreign Asset Tracking Center and the Office of Foreign Assets Control to provide for the analysis and dissemination of foreign intelligence relating to the financial capabilities and resources of international terrorist organizations. Requires the DCI to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the establishment and maintenance of the National Virtual Translation Center for timely and accurate translations of foreign intelligence for elements of the intelligence community. Requires the Attorney General to provide a program of training to Government officials regarding the identification and use of foreign intelligence.

To authorize the establishment of a National Guard of the Northern Mariana Islands.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2001

Authorizes the establishment of a National Guard of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Verwendung von derzeit durch die Bundeswehr genutzte Liegenschaften in Bonn durch die GEBB (G-SIG: 14043708)

Germany · German Bundestag · 12 October 2001

Department of National Homeland Security Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Department of National Homeland Security Act of 2001 - Establishes the Department of National Homeland Security. Includes the Secretary of National Homeland Security as a cabinet level position with membership on the National Security Council. Requires the Secretary to: (1) plan, coordinate, and integrate Government activities relating to homeland security, including border security and emergency preparedness, and act as a focal point regarding natural and manmade crises and emergency planning; (2) work with State and local governments and executive agencies in protecting U.S. homeland security and support State officials through the use of regional offices; (3) provide overall planning guidance to such agencies regarding homeland security; (4) conduct exercise and training programs for department employees and establish command and control procedures for security contingencies, including those that require the substantial military support; and (5) annually develop a Federal response plan for homeland security and emergency preparedness. Transfers to the Agency the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Customs Service, the Border Patrol of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office and the Institute of Information Infrastructure Protection of the Department of Commerce, and the National Infrastructure Protection Center and the National Domestic Preparedness Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Establishes within the Department: (1) separate Directorates of Prevention, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Emergency Preparedness and Response; and (2) an Office of Science and Technology to advise the Secretary with regard to research and development efforts and priorities for such directorates. Requires the Secretary to establish mechanisms for the sharing of information and intelligence with U.S. and international intelligence entities.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) Federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) State unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and other trust funds; (6) employment and training program administration; (7) the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration; (8) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (9) the Employment Standards Administration; (10) certain special benefits; (11) the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program; (12) the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (13) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; (14) the Mine Safety and Health Administration; (15) the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (16) the Office of Disability Employment Policy; (17) departmental management; (18) the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training; and (19) the Office of Inspector General. Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration; (2) health education assistance loans; (3) the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund; (4) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (5) the National Institutes of Health; (6) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; (7) the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality; (8) the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for grants to States for Medicaid, payments to health care trust funds, and the Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund; (9) the Administration for Children and Families for payments to States for child support enforcement and family support programs; (10) low income home energy assistance; (11) refugee and entrant assistance; (12) payments to States for child care and development block grants; (13) social services block grants; (14) children and families services programs; (15) payments to States for foster care and adoption assistance; (16) the Administration on Aging; (17) the Office of the Secretary for general departmental management; (18) the Office of Inspector General; (19) the Office for Civil Rights; (20) policy research; and (21) retirement pay and medical benefits for Public Health Service commissioned officers. Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Department of Education for: (1) education for the disadvantaged; (2) impact aid; (3) school improvement programs; (4) Indian education; (5) bilingual and immigrant education; (6) special education; (7) rehabilitation services and disability research; (8) certain special institutions for persons with disabilities; (9) vocational and adult education; (10) certain student financial assistance programs; (11) the Federal Family Education Loan program account; (12) specified higher education programs; (13) Howard University; (14) the college housing and academic facilities loans program; (15) the historically Black college and university capital financing program account; (16) education research, statistics, and improvement; (17) departmental management; (18) the Office for Civil Rights; and (19) the Office of the Inspector General. Directs the Secretary of Education to make urgent school renovation grants to States and outlying areas on a specified basis. Requires that such grants be awarded to local educational agencies on a competitive basis that includes certain considerations. Limits local uses of such grants. Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the: (1) Armed Forces Retirement Home; (2) Corporation for National and Community Service; (3) Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (4) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (5) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (6) Institute of Museum and Library Services; (7) Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; (8) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (9) National Council on Disability; (10) National Educational Goals Panel; (11) National Labor Relations Board; (12) National Mediation Board; (13) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; (14) Railroad Retirement Board; (15) Social Security Administration; and (16) U.S. Institute of Peace. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this Act. Prohibits, except in the case of emergency relief programs, any funds in this Act for the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Education from being used to make a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement at or above a specified amount unless specified congressional committees are notified beforehand. Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2001 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRAA) to revise and extend the Mark-to-Market program for multifamily assisted housing. Sets forth provisions relating to multifamily housing mortgage and assistance restructuring and section 8 contract renewal. Reauthorizes the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring and extends the Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring program. Amends various Federal housing laws with respect to: (1) extension of the community development block grant public services cap exception; (2) use of section 8 enhanced vouchers for prepayments; and (3) prepayment and refinancing of loans for section 202 supportive housing.

Military Call-Up Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Military Call-up Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to waive the ten percent early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty during the national emergency declared by the President on September 14, 2001.

Anti-Terrorism Explosives Control Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Anti-Terrorism Explosives Control Act of 2001 - Rewrites Federal criminal code provisions regarding the purchase of explosives to create a new "limited permit" category. Prohibits a holder of a limited permit from: (1) transporting, shipping, causing to be transported, or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce any explosive materials; or (2) receiving explosive materials from a licensee or permittee whose premises are located within the holder's State of residence on more than four separate occasions. Requires license, user permit, and limited permit applicants to include the names of and identifying information regarding all employees who will possess explosive materials, as well as fingerprints and a photograph. Makes each limited permit valid for no longer than one year. Prohibits certain categories of individual from being approved for licenses or permits. Requires an applicant for a limited permit to certify in writing that he or she will not receive explosive materials on more than four separate occasions during the period for which the limited permit is valid. Prohibits: (1) the distribution of explosive materials to persons committed to a mental institution; and (2) the distribution to, or possession of explosive materials by, certain aliens, persons dishonorably discharged from the armed forces, or persons who have renounced their U.S. citizenship. Requires licensed manufacturers, licensed importers, and those who manufacture or import explosive materials or ammonium nitrate to furnish samples and relevant information when required by the Secretary. Sets penalties for the destruction of property of institutions receiving Federal financial assistance.

Veterans' Pension Improvement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Veterans' Pension Improvement Act of 2001 - Makes veterans of a period of war who are 65 or older eligible for the same pension as those from such a period who are permanently and totally disabled from a non-service connected disability.

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive or modify certain requirements of student financial aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as the Secretary deems necessary in connection with the national emergency declared by the President with respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, or any subsequent national emergency declared by reason of terrorist attacks (the emergency). Authorizes such waiver or modification of requirements in order to provide relief from certain financial and administrative burdens to affected individuals who: (1) are serving on active duty during the emergency; (2) reside or are employed in a disaster area declared by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with the emergency; or (3) suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of the emergency, as determined under a waiver or modification issued under this Act. Authorizes waiver or modification of certain reporting requirements for institutions of higher education, lenders, guarantee agencies, and other entities participating in such programs, if such entities are located in declared disaster areas connected to the emergency. Expresses the sense of Congress that institutions offering postsecondary education should provide refunds and waivers of certain requirements to students who are members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty during the national emergency.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 2001

Extends the law making continuing appropriations for FY 2002 through October, 23, 2001. Permits the rate for operations of the Defense Health Program to exceed the current rate if necessary to fund a pro rata share of the program expansion authorized by the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2001. Requires the Export-Import Bank to continue its functions through such date. Provides that funds shall be available and obligations for mandatory payments due on or about November 1, 2001, may continue to be made.

Aktuelle Lage nach Beginn der Operation gegen den internationalen Terrorismus in Afghanistan (G-SIG: 14002007)

Germany · German Bundestag · 11 October 2001

Beginn der militärischen Operationen der USA in Afghanistan am 7. Oktober 2001, aktive Solidarität Deutschlands, Gemeinsamkeit mit der Opposition, Kampf gegen den Terrorismus, Sicherheit im Luftverkehr, internationale Zusammenarbeit der Sicherheitsbehörden, Vorbereitung eines zweiten umfassenden Antiterrorpakets, Stärkung von Verfassungsschutz, Zivilschutz und Katastrophenschutz, Einsatz der Bundeswehr im Innern, Unterbindung der Finanzströme der terroristischen Netzwerke, Beteiligung Deutschlands an militärischen Operationen, Anwendung von Art. 5 des NATO-Vertrages, Verteidigung der zivilen Gesellschaft und der Werte des Westens, Situation im Nahen Osten, Konzept einer umfassenden Sicherheit

7 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the reported involvement of three members of the republican movement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, FARC, and the implications of their arrest in Columbia for the Northern Ireland peace process. [21108/01]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2001

7 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the reported involvement of three members of the republican movement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, FARC, and the implications of their arrest in Columbia for the Northern Ireland peace process. [21108/01]

Defense of Internet Tax Freedom Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2001

Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 to extend the moratorium on the imposition of taxes on the Internet for an additional five years.

Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 2001

Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2001 - Amends Federal basic educational assistance provisions (the Montgomery GI Bill) to eliminate the pay reduction currently required of service members as a precondition to eligibility for benefits Permits certain service members to transfer their entitlement to benefits to their spouses or dependent children. Extends the period after discharge during which former service members may utilize their benefits. Increases benefits available to members of the Selected Reserve called to active duty as part of a contingency operation.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 2001

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) Federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) State unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and other trust funds; (6) employment and training program administration; (7) the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration; (8) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (9) the Employment Standards Administration; (10) certain special benefits; (11) the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program; (12) the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (13) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; (14) the Mine Safety and Health Administration; (15) the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (16) the Office of Disability Employment Policy; (17) departmental management; (18) the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training; and (19) the Office of Inspector General. Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration; (2) health education assistance loans; (3) the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund; (4) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (5) the National Institutes of Health; (6) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; (7) the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality; (8) the Health Care Financing Administration for grants to States for Medicaid, payments to health care trust funds, and the Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund; (9) the Administration for Children and Families for payments to States for child support enforcement and family support programs; (10) low income home energy assistance; (11) refugee and entrant assistance; (12) payments to States for child care and development block grants; (13) social services block grants; (14) children and families services programs; (15) payments to States for foster care and adoption assistance; (16) the Administration on Aging; (17) the Office of the Secretary for general departmental management; (18) the Office of Inspector General; (19) the Office for Civil Rights; (20) policy research; (21) retirement pay and medical benefits for Public Health Service commissioned officers; and (22) the public health and social services emergency fund, for expenses related to countering potential biological, disease, and chemical threats to civilian populations. Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Department of Education for: (1) education for the disadvantaged; (2) impact aid; (3) school improvement programs; (4) Indian education; (5) bilingual and immigrant education; (6) special education; (7) rehabilitation services and disability research; (8) certain special institutions for persons with disabilities; (9) vocational and adult education; (10) certain student financial assistance programs; (11) the Federal Family Education Loan program account; (12) specified higher education programs; (13) Howard University; (14) the college housing and academic facilities loans program; (15) the historically Black college and university capital financing program account; (16) education research, statistics, and improvement; (17) departmental management; (18) the Office for Civil Rights; and (19) the Office of the Inspector General. Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the: (1) Armed Forces Retirement Home; (2) Corporation for National and Community Service; (3) Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (4) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (5) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (6) Institute of Museum and Library Services; (7) Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; (8) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (9) National Council on Disability; (10) National Labor Relations Board; (11) National Mediation Board; (12) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; (13) Railroad Retirement Board; (14) Social Security Administration; and (15) U.S. Institute of Peace. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this Act. Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2001 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRAA) to revise and extend the Mark-to-Market program for multifamily assisted housing. Sets forth provisions relating to multifamily housing mortgage and assistance restructuring and section 8 contract renewal. Reauthorizes the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring and extends the Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring program. Amends various Federal housing laws with respect to: (1) extension of the community development block grant public services cap exception; (2) use of section 8 enhanced vouchers for prepayments; and (3) prepayment and refinancing of loans for section 202 supportive housing.

Afghanistan Freedom Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2001

Afghanistan Freedom Act of 2001- Declares it the policy of the United States to promote the removal from power of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in order to diminish the risk of terrorist attack on the United States and to restore basic freedoms to the Afghan people. Authorizes the President to provide military assistance, including defense articles, services, and education and training, for eligible Afghan resistance organizations. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, with emphasis on food, medicine, medical care, clothing, temporary shelter, and transportation for emergency supplies and personnel. Requires that such assistance be provided, to the extent practicable, through international agencies, private voluntary organizations, and eligible Afghan resistance organizations. Authorizes the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make grants for, and requires submission of a plan for establishing, surrogate radio broadcasting by RFE/RL, Incorporated (formerly known as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) to the people of Afghanistan (to be designated as Radio Free Afghanistan). Requires the President to submit quarterly reports to the appropriate congressional committees on violations by foreign countries or nationals of measures directed against the Taliban pursuant to specified United Nations Security Council resolutions. Requires such reports to evaluate the seriousness of any violations and authorizes the President to impose sanctions for violations that put at risk the lives of U.S. armed forces personnel or citizens, including: (1) denying assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act; (2) denying licenses for transfers of goods, services, or technology controlled under the Arms Export Control Act, the Export Administration Act of 1979, or the Export Administration Regulations; or (3) applying restrictions under the Trading With the Enemy Act.

Prüfung des Konzepts zur Neuausrichtung der Bundeswehr auf Wirtschaftlichkeit und Sparsamkeit durch den Bundesrechnungshof (G-SIG: 14053572)

Germany · German Bundestag · 5 October 2001

USA Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Uniting and Strengthening America Act or the USA Act of 2001 - Establishes a counterterrorism fund. Condemns discrimination against Arab and Muslim Americans. Increases funding for the technical support center at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Authorizes the Attorney General to request military assistance to enforce laws related to any weapon of mass destruction. Requires the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to develop a national electronic crime task force. Grants the President authority to confiscate any property of any foreign person, country, or organization involved with an attack on or armed hostilities with the United States. Amends Federal criminal law to provide for authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses. Permits disclosure to specified Federal personnel of Federal grand jury matters pertaining to intelligence or counterintelligence. Allows sharing of electronic, wire, and oral interception information by Federal law enforcement and other specified Federal officials. Permits the similar sharing of foreign intelligence information. Requires the FBI Director to expedite the hiring of translators to support counterterrorism investigations and operations. Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 with respect to roving surveillance authority and duration of surveillance of non-U.S. persons who are agents of a foreign power. Permits the seizure of voice mail messages pursuant to search warrants. Allows subpoenas for records of electronic communications to include temporarily assigned network addresses. Permits electronic communication and remote computing service providers to make emergency disclosures to a governmental entity of customer electronic communications to protect life and limb. Authorizes Federal district courts to allow a delay of required notices of the execution of a warrant if immediate notice may have an adverse result. Prohibits use of a pen register or trap and trace devices in any investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities that is conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Authorizes the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (or designee) to apply for an court order requiring production of certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Amends Federal criminal law to: (1) require a trap and trace device to restrict recording or decoding so as not to include the contents of a wire or electronic communication; (2) apply a court order for a pen register or trap and trace devices to any person or entity providing wire or electronic communication service in the United States whose assistance may facilitate execution of the order; (3) allow a trap and trace device to identify the source (but not the contents) of a wire or electronic communication; and (4) provide for nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence. Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to extend trade sanctions to the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 - Sunsets this Act after the first day of FY2005 if Congress enacts specified legislation to that effect. Prescribes special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, or international transactions of primary money laundering concern, including a proscription against United States correspondent accounts with foreign shell banks. Establishes Federal jurisdiction over foreign money launderers, money that is laundered through a foreign bank, and foreign and domestic bank records related to anti-money laundering programs. Provides for forfeiture of money laundering funds in U.S. interbank accounts. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to declare inadmissible aliens who have engaged in proscribed money laundering activities. Authorizes Federal application for restraining orders to preserve the availability of property subject to a foreign forfeiture or confiscation judgment. Increases civil and criminal penalties for international money laundering. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations to ensure that concentration accounts of financial institutions are not used to prevent association of the identity of an individual customer with the movement of funds of which the customer is the direct or beneficial owner. Establishes civil liability immunity for disclosures by a financial institution that reports suspicious activities. Mandates that financial institutions institute anti-money laundering programs. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the inclusion of suspicions of illegal activity in written employment references . Mandates that securities brokers and dealers report suspicious financial transactions. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to share monetary instruments transactions records with any U.S. intelligence agency upon request. Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency to furnish all information in a consumer's file to a government agency authorized to conduct investigations of or intelligence activities related to international terrorism. Places within the ambit of mandatory records and reports on monetary instruments transactions any person who engages as a business in the transmission of funds, including through an informal value transfer banking system or network (e.g., hawala) of people facilitating the transfer of value domestically or internationally outside of the conventional financial institutions system. Establishes as a bulk cash smuggling offense the knowing concealment and attempted transport (or transfer) across U.S. borders of currency and monetary instruments in excess of $10,000, with intent to evade specified currency reporting requirements. Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) the corruption of foreign governments and ruling elites; (2) support for the anti-international money laundering objectives of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; and (3) actions addressing terrorist funding through money laundering. Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General to waive certain Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) personnel caps with respect to ensuring security needs on the Northern U.S. border; and (2) appropriations for increased Border Patrol, Customs Service, and INS personnel along such border. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the FBI to provide the Department of State and the INS with access to specified criminal history extracts in order to determine whether or not a visa or admissions applicant has a criminal history. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to develop a technology standard to identify visa and admissions applicants. Broadens the scope of aliens ineligible for admission and deportable for terrorist activities. Defines "terrorist organization" as: (1) a designated foreign or other terrorist organization; or (2) a group of two or more individuals which engage in specified terrorist-related activities. Provides for mandatory detention until removal from the United States (regardless of any relief from removal) of an alien certified by the Attorney General as a suspected terrorist or threat to national security. Requires release of such alien after seven days if removal proceedings have not commenced, or the alien has not been charged with a criminal offense. Limits judicial review to habeas corpus proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Broadens visa information disclosure requirements. Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act of 2001 - Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to review areas of actual or potential conflicts of interest for Government attorneys and make recommendations for the Supreme Court, in its discretion, to prescribe a uniform national rule for such attorneys with respect to communications with represented persons and parties. Authorizes the Attorney General and revises the Secretary of State's authority to pay rewards to combat terrorism. Qualifies a Federal terrorism offense for collection of DNA for identification Authorizes consultation among Federal law enforcement officers regarding information acquired from an electronic surveillance or physical search in terrorism and related investigations or protective measures. Allows the FBI to request telephone toll and transactional records, financial records, and consumer reports in any investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities only if the investigation is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Revises U.S. Secret Service jurisdiction with respect to fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Amends the General Education Provisions Act and the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 to provide for disclosure of educational records to the Attorney General in a terrorism investigation or prosecution. Provides for expedited payments for: (1) public safety officers involved in the prevention, investigation, rescue, or recovery efforts related to a terrorist attack; and (2) heroic public safety officers. Increases Public Safety Officers Benefit Program payments. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to establish an antiterrorism emergency reserve in the Victims of Crime Fund. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime to make supplemental grants for victims of terrorism to States, victim service organizations, public agencies, and nongovernmental organizations the provide assistance to crime victims. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend Bureau of Justice Assistance regional information sharing system grants to systems that enhance the investigation and prosecution abilities of participating Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in addressing multi-jurisdictional terrorist conspiracies and activities. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems. Prescribes penalties for: (1) knowing possession in certain circumstances of biological agents, toxins, or delivery systems, especially by certain restricted persons; and (2) harboring any person known to have committed or to be about to commit a terrorism offense. Establishes Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed at U.S. facilities abroad. Subjects to civil forfeiture all assets, foreign or domestic, of terrorist organizations. Extends the statute of limitations for certain terrorism offenses without limit. Provides for alternative maximum penalties for terrorism crimes. Makes the penalties for attempts and conspiracies the same as the penalties for terrorism offenses. Makes any term of years or life the supervised release terms for offenses with terrorism predicates. Makes specified terrorism crimes Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute predicates. Revises prohibitions and penalties with regard to fraud and related activity in connection with computers to include specified cyberterrorism offenses. Directs the Attorney General to establish regional computer forensic laboratories, and support existing laboratories, to develop specified cybersecurity capabilities. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to establish requirements and priorities for foreign intelligence collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and to provide assistance to the Attorney General to ensure that information derived from electronic surveillance or physical searches is disseminated for efficient and effective foreign intelligence purposes. Requires the inclusion of international terrorist activities within the scope of foreign intelligence under such Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that officers and employees of the intelligence community should establish and maintain intelligence relationships to acquire information on terrorists and terrorist organizations. Provides temporary authority to defer the submission to Congress of certain reports on intelligence and intelligence-related matters. Requires the Attorney General or head of any other Federal department or agency to disclose expeditiously to the DCI any foreign intelligence acquired in the course of a criminal investigation. Requires the Attorney General, DCI, and Secretary of the Treasury to report jointly to Congress on the feasibility and desirability of reconfiguring the Foreign Asset Tracking Center and the Office of Foreign Assets Control to provide for the analysis and dissemination of foreign intelligence relating to the financial capabilities and resources of international terrorist organizations. Requires the DCI to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the establishment and maintenance of the National Virtual Translation Center for timely and accurate translations of foreign intelligence for elements of the intelligence community. Requires the Attorney General to provide a program of training to Government officials regarding the identification and use of foreign intelligence.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation.

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Eliminates the dependency and indemnity compensation offset against Survivor Benefit Plan annuities.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the forfeiture of vessels used in the commission of willful violations of Department of Defense safety regulations regarding navigable waters used by the Armed Forces, to increase penalties for violation of other security regulations and orders, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Subjects any boat, ship, or vessel used in violation of defense safety regulations regarding navigable waters to civil forfeiture. Increases penalties for violating regulations regarding the protection and security of military property.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the program under which State and local governments may procure law enforcement equipment through the Department of Defense to include the procurement of counter-terrorism equipment.

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Expands the program under which State and local governments may procure law enforcement equipment through the Department of Defense to include the procurement of counter-terrorism equipment.