Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Homeland Security Act of 2002: Critical Infrastructure Information Act February 28, 2003

By Stevens, Gina Marie

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Title:	Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Homeland Security Act of 2002: Critical Infrastructure Information Act February 28, 2003
Author:	Stevens, Gina Marie
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Citation APA MLA Chicago Marie Stevens, B. G. (n.d.). Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Homeland Security Act of 2002: Critical Infrastructure Information Act February 28, 2003. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
Background: The President’s National Strategy for Homeland Security, which proposed the creation of a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS), established as one of the Department’s core missions the protection of America’s infrastructure. The proposal had the new Department responsible for comprehensively evaluating the vulnerabilities of America’s critical infrastructure, including food and water systems, agriculture, health systems and emergency services, information and telecommunications, banking and finance, energy (electrical, nuclear, gas and oil, dams), transportation (air, road, rail, ports, waterways), the chemical and defense industries, postal and shipping entities, and national monuments and icons. Working closely with state and local officials, other federal agencies, and the private sector, the proposal had the Department helping to ensure that proper steps are taken to protect high-risk targets. Information sharing between public and private entities about threats and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructures was a central component of the President’s proposal which was subsequently introduced by request as H.R. 5005 (Armey), the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Section 204 of H.R. 5005 exempted infrastructure vulnerabilities information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. S 552), and stated that “Information provided voluntarily by non-federal entities or individuals that relates to infrastructure vulnerabilities or other vulnerabilities to terrorism and is or has been in the possession of the Department [of Homeland Security] shall not be subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code.”

Table of Contents
Contents Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Protection of Voluntarily Shared Critical Infrastructure Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Criminal Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Whistleblower Protection Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Congressional Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Other Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16