Amendment authorizes the creation of a permanent Joint Interagency Homeland Security Task Force composed of representatives from military and civilian agencies of the United States Government for the purposes of anticipating terrorist threats against the United States and taking appropriate actions to prevent harm to the United States.

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Amendment Number
586
Description
Amendment authorizes the creation of a permanent Joint Interagency Homeland Security Task Force composed of representatives from military and civilian agencies of the United States Government for the purposes of anticipating terrorist threats against the United States and taking appropriate actions to prevent harm to the United States.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 107-615 to grant permissive authority to the DHS Secretary for the creation of a Joint Interagency Homeland Security Taskforce.
Congress
107
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 26, 2002
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Rogers (KY) amendment (A013) Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 188 (Roll no. 355). (consideration: CR H5799-5800; text: CR H5799-5800)
Latest Action Time
10:22:19
Submitted Date
Jul 26, 2002
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 586 — Informed