National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes.

12/17/2007--Introduced.
National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an Office for Bombing Prevention within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection. Assigns the Office primary responsibility for enhancing the ability and coordinating the efforts of the nation to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist explosive attacks in the United States.
Directs the Secretary to develop and periodically update a national strategy to prevent and prepare for terrorist explosive attacks in the United States.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to:
(1) ensure coordination and information sharing regarding nonmilitary research, development, testing, and evaluation activities relating to the detection and prevention of, protection against, and response to terrorist attacks in the United States using explosives or improvised explosive devices and the development of tools and technologies necessary to neutralize and disable explosive devices;
(2) coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other relevant federal departments to ensure that military policies, procedures, activities, tools, and technologies to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks are adapted to nonmilitary uses;
(3) establish a technology transfer program to facilitate the identification, modification, and commercialization of technology and equipment for use by governmental agencies, emergency response providers, and the private sector against such attacks; and
(4) establish a working group to advise and assist in the identification of military technologies developed by the Department of Defense (DOD) or the private sector to protect against and respond to explosive attacks.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Bill Sali [R, ID-1]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• 2 more
  • House Homeland Security
  • House Homeland Security
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.4749

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
December 17, 2007		June 18, 2008

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• Jun 19, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jun 18, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jun 18, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4749.
• Jun 18, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jun 18, 2008: Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Jun 05, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433..
• Jun 05, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-689.
• Added to calendar on May 20, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• May 20, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• May 20, 2008: Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Discharged.
• May 01, 2008: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Jan 31, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
• Dec 17, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
• Introduced on Dec 17, 2007.

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Related Bills:

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Related Issue Areas:

• Terrorism
• Technology transfer
• Technology
• Science policy
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• Research and development
• Military research
• Federal advisory bodies
• Explosives
• Executive reorganization
• Executive departments
• Department of Homeland Security
• Defense policy
• Criminal justice
• Commercialization
• Bombs
• Bombings
• Armed forces
• Emergency management

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June 23, 2008 Unchained Remedies

According to a release from the Hill, the National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008 (HR 4749), which amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002, seems to establish the Office of Bombing Prevention within the Department of Homeland Security ...

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June 18, 2008 Committee on Homeland Security News: King Hails Passage of Bombing ...

... Prevention bill Washington, DC (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)-US Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced that HR 4749, The National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008 passed the House today.

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June 16, 2008 Homeland Security Bills Top House Suspension Calendar

One bill, the National Bombing Prevention Act (HR 4749), introduced by Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and ranking member Peter King (RN.Y.), would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create the Office for ...

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