Supporting America's Protective Security Advisor Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Protective Security Advisor Program Office.

10/22/2007--Introduced.
Supporting America's Protective Security Advisor Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Protective Security Advisor Program Office within the Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Requires the Office to have primary responsibility within DHS for:
(1) encouraging state, local, and tribal governments and private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure and key resources to participate and collaborate within the risk management framework of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan;
(2) coordinating national and intergovernmental critical infrastructure and key resource activities with such governments, owners, and operators;
(3) facilitating and conducting requirements, capabilities, and risk assessment analyses that enhance critical infrastructure and key resources preparedness;
(4) promoting information sharing and security awareness;
(5) assisting such governments in developing multijurisdictional security plans;
(6) helping to ensure coordination among such governments, such owners and operators, emergency response providers, and related agencies;
(7) serving as infrastructure liaison officials when a joint field office is activated in response to a natural disaster or terrorist event; and
(8) facilitating and coordinating interaction with international security partners.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan for the assignment and distribution of protective security advisors that takes into account baseline requirements and anticipated growth to:
(1) ensure that protective security advisors are located across the United States and provide appropriate coverage and coordinated support, especially in high-risk regions; and
(2) assign protective security advisors and support staff based on risk.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
• and 9 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
  • Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
  • Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
  • Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2215

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 22, 2007

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• Oct 22, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Oct 22, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13200)
• Introduced on Oct 22, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Terrorism
• State and local government
• International cooperation
• International affairs
• 11 more
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• Infrastructure
• Foreign policy
• Federal-state relations
• Federal-local relations
• Executive reorganization
• Executive departments
• Disaster relief
• Department of Homeland Security
• Criminal justice
• Emergency management

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