H.R. 4210, Preparedness Against Terrorism Act of 2000: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, May 4, 2000U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 168 pages |
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Page 105 - PDD 62 also established, at the National Security Council, a National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counterterrorism at the National Security Council who, among other things, focuses on ensuring our preparedness to respond to WMD incidents. In 1999, Secretary Cohen appointed a corresponding Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Civil Support (ATSD(CS)) within DOD to focus specifically on WMD consequence management. The ATSD(CS) represents DOD on the interagency WMD Preparedness...
Page 49 - Consequence management" refers to measures to protect public health and safety, restore essential government services, and provide emergency relief to governments, businesses, and individuals affected by the consequences of terrorism...
Page 34 - Fletcher, would you stand and raise your right hand? Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give...
Page 152 - The Secretary of State The Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of Defense The Attorney General The Secretary of the Interior The Secretary of Agriculture The Secretary of Commerce The Secretary of Labor The Secretary of Health...
Page 128 - Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, /. Assessing the Threat, December 1 5, 1999; and.
Page 107 - They are federally resourced, federally trained, and expected to operate under federal doctrine. But, they will perform their mission primarily under the command and control of the governors of the states in which they are located.
Page 25 - I greatly appreciate your leadership on this issue and look forward to working with you as this crucial piece of legislation moves forward to final passage.
Page 152 - President, the Vice President, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of Central Intelligence, the...
Page 50 - The relationships between the Center, the FBI, and the National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-Terrorism at the National Security Council...
Page 168 - Measures to Combat Terrorism. To ensure that the United States is prepared to combat terrorism in all its forms, a number of measures have been directed. These include reducing vulnerabilities to terrorism, deterring and responding to terrorist acts, and having capabilities to prevent and manage the consequences of terrorist use of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons, including those of mass destruction. a. Reduce Vulnerabilities. In order to reduce our vulnerabilities to terrorism, both...