To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for an Office of Intelligence and Analysis and an Office of Infrastructure Protection, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) rename the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Under Secretary for such Directorate as the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis; (2) expand the intelligence-related duties of the Under Secretary; (3) establish within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis an Internal Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan to assure the continuation of intelligence operations during emergencies; (4) specify the responsibilities of each intelligence component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (5) establish an Office of Infrastructure Protection within DHS to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection.

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Timeline

1. 16 March 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 March 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 March 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 March 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 23 March 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 March 2006 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 March 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 March 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 March 2006

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Sponsors

• Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• · hshm00 · Standing
• · hlig00 · Select

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