"I am relieved today that the House and Senate conferees came to an agreement on the specifications of the 911 Reform Bill, and that the House of Representatives passed the legislation.  This bill lays out the critical recommendations made by the nonpartisan 911 Commission - recommendations that will provide much greater protections to our homeland and to our citizens. 

"This new bill will improve our nation's intelligence infrastructure by centralizing the operations of the fifteen government agencies that make up the intelligence community. Under the new Director of National Intelligence, our government's ability to identify and respond to potential terrorist attacks will become more efficient, which in turn will make our communities safer and stronger.”