Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
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| Great Seal of the United States | |
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| Long title | An Act to provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. |
| Nicknames | ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 |
| Enacted by | the 110th United States Congress |
| Effective | August 3, 2007 |
| Citations | |
| Public law | 110-53 |
| Statutes at Large | 121 Stat. 266 |
| Codification | |
| Titles amended | 6 U.S.C.:Domestic Security |
| U.S.C. sections amended | 6 U.S.C. ch. 1 § 101 |
| Legislative history | |
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The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–53 (text) (PDF)), is an Act of Congress. The Act implements some of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission including mandating 100% inspection of all air and sea cargo entering the United States, and a new method of redistributing anti-terrorism funding.
The bill also authorized the creation of Fusion Centers.
Legislative history
The bill passed the House on January 9, 2007, by a vote of 299-128-8.[1][2] It later passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent. The two chambers of Congress went to conference, and a conference report in which the bill was amended and renamed the Improving America's Security Act of 2007 passed the Senate 85-8-7 on July 26, 2007, and the House 371-40-22 the following day.[2] It was signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 3, 2007.[2] It became Public Law 110–53.[citation needed][3] Andrew Weis, senior counsel, led the drafting of the legislation.[4][5][6]
The private sector preparedness requirements in the bill were based on the work commissioned by the Sloan Foundation to draft a framework for voluntary preparedness.[7][8]
Short titles
- Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
- Improving America's Security Act of 2007
- 9/11 Commission International Implementation Act of 2007
- Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007 or the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007
- Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007
- Improving Emergency Communications Act of 2007
- National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007
- Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2007
See also
References
- ^ House passes 9/11 Security Bill, via CNN
- ^ a b c "H.R. 1: Improving America's Security Act of 2007". govtrack.us.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ BUSH, GEORGE W. "Memorandum for the Secretary of State". Public Law.
- ^ "Andrew Weis Receives Promotion to Senior Vice President, Federal Civilian Business Unit". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Aveshka, Inc. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ Weis, Andrew (April 2014). "Homeland Security: The National ChallengeApril 9 –11, 2014". Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ llc, Civitas Group. "Civitas Group llc Expands Senior-Level Expertise with Addition of Andrew Weis and Douglas Callen". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ "ANSI-HSSP Plenary Addresses Title IX Requirements for Private Sector Preparedness. ANSI, 2008". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ^ "Framework for Voluntary Preparedness, RIMS, ASIS, DRII, and NFPA (1/18/08), 2008". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
External links
- H.R. 1
- House Vote Roll Call, Accessed January 13, 2007
- Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 Archived 2007-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, on WashingtonWatch.com
- USA Today story on signing of the bill into law
- Congressional efforts to implement recommendations of the 9/11 commission Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch