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ask.heather@mail.house.gov

In Washington DC
442 Cannon House
Office Building
Washington, DC
20515
202-225-6316 Phone
202-225-4975 Fax
In Albuquerque
20 First Plaza NW
Suite 603
Albuquerque, NM
87102
505-346-6781 Phone
505-346-6723 Fax

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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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Wilson Priorities Passed in Final Bill to Create Department of Homeland Security November 14, 2002
 
Bill Strengthens Research and Development and Intelligence Capabilities
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Heather Wilson announced today that the final version of a bill to create a Department of Homeland Security contains critical provisions that she fought to include. These provisions will strengthen what she saw to be deficiencies in the original bill, namely a research and development structure and adequate cybersecurity. The House approved the bill - a bipartisan agreement between House and Senate lawmakers. The Senate must vote on the bill before it can be sent to the President for signature. “This bill pulls together pieces of 22 agencies and departments to create an effective organization to defend the homeland from terrorists,” said Wilson. Wilson’s provisions bring two of the nation’s greatest strengths to the new Department. First, Wilson believes that the Department of Homeland Security must have access to raw intelligence to be effective in understanding threats to America and helping to prevent them. Technological solutions would be quickly placed in the hands of those in the operational areas of the new Department. The capability to do this and adapt to changes over time as the threats evolve will require a commitment to a long-term science and technology program. The bill also creates a Directorate of Science and Technology, which will create a national policy and strategic plan for identifying and developing countermeasures to terrorist threats. Research and development will be conducted both inside the Department and in conjunction with other agencies. In particular, the Department of Energy laboratories may be engaged through work agreements, joint sponsorships, contracts, or any other agreements. Wilson added these provisions in the House Armed Services Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee, which crafted much of the legislation in the House. --END--
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