Passed the House on January 9, 2007 (299-128
Roll call vote 015, via Clerk.House.gov)
Passed the Senate on July 9, 2007 (passed unanimous consent)
Reported by the joint conference committee on July 25, 2007; agreed to by the Senate on July 26, 2007 (85-8
Roll call vote 284, via Senate.gov) and by the House on July 27, 2007 (371-40
Roll call vote 757, via Clerk.House.gov)
Signed into law by President
George W. Bush on August 3, 2007
The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States)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]
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.[4][5]
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