Amendment requires the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to conduct jointly, or contract with an entity to conduct, a study of the operations of Federal, State, and local government entities to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat.

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Amendment Number
178
Description
Amendment requires the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to conduct jointly, or contract with an entity to conduct, a study of the operations of Federal, State, and local government entities to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-144 to authorize $5 million for a study conducted by DHS and the Director of National Intelligence to identify the best practices for sharing terrorist-threat information between the Federal, State, and local levels of government. It also authorizes $10 million to establish centers of best practices based on the study with $3 million authorized for the following five years to cover operational expenses of the centers.
Congress
110
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 10, 2007
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Fossella amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
23:54:37
Submitted Date
May 10, 2007
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 5, 2020
Amendment 178 — Informed