S 1725 · 109th Congress · Emergency Management
Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act of 2005
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 232.(2005-09-29)
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Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act of 2005 - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to establish an Office for Emergency Communications, Interoperability, and Compatibility (OECIC) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replacing the current Office for Interoperability and Compatibility. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the OECIC Director, to: (1) conduct a nationwide assessment of the achievement and needs of communications interoperability; (2) assess of the ability of communities to provide and maintain emergency communications among emergency response providers and government officials in a large-scale emergency; (3) list best practices among communities for doing so; and (4) study the feasibility and desirability of developing a mobile DHS communications capability, modeled on the Army Signal Corps, that could be deployed to support emergency communications at the site of a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other large-scale emergency. Directs the Secretary to establish a comprehensive research and development program to prom…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1725, Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act of 2005
Oct 20, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 29, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 1725, Assure Emergency and Interoperable Communications for First Responders Act of 2005
Oct 20, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 29, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (13)
8 Democrats5 Republicans