Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007

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Act of Congress United States federal law

The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that enacted many of the 9/11 Commission’s security and intelligence reforms, including enhanced oversight of counterterrorism activities and civil liberties protections.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Congress ⓘ United States federal law ⓘ
amends	Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
basedOn	9/11 Commission Report ⓘ surface form: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
containsTitle	Title III—Security Clearances and Classified Information ⓘ Title II—Transportation Security ⓘ Title IV—Emergency Management Performance Grants ⓘ Title IX—International Cooperation ⓘ Homeland Security Grant Program ⓘ surface form: Title I—Homeland Security Grants Title VIII—Private Sector Preparedness ⓘ Title VII—Public Transportation Security ⓘ Title VI—Civil Liberties Protections ⓘ Title V—Improving Intelligence and Information Sharing ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createsProgram	Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program ⓘ Metropolitan Medical Response System enhancements ⓘ Port Security Grant Program enhancements ⓘ Public Transportation Security Assistance Program ⓘ Trucking Security Program ⓘ
dateSigned	2007-08-03 ⓘ
effectiveDate	2007-08-03 ⓘ
enactedBy	110th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Department of Homeland Security programs ⓘ Transportation Security Administration programs ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 110-53 ⓘ
purpose	to enhance aviation and transportation security ⓘ to implement recommendations of the 9/11 Commission ⓘ to improve emergency communications ⓘ to provide civil liberties protections in counterterrorism activities ⓘ to reform intelligence and information sharing ⓘ to strengthen homeland security ⓘ
regulates	aviation security ⓘ maritime transportation security ⓘ rail and mass transit security ⓘ trucking and hazardous materials transportation security ⓘ
relatedToEvent	September 11 attacks ⓘ
relatedToOrganization	National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ⓘ
requires	100 percent screening of cargo transported on passenger aircraft ⓘ civil liberties and privacy impact assessments for certain programs ⓘ enhanced screening of air cargo ⓘ improved information sharing among federal, state, and local agencies ⓘ improved passenger prescreening systems ⓘ strengthened border security measures ⓘ
shortName	9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ⓘ
signedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	121 Stat. 266 ⓘ
strengthensAuthorityOf	Director of National Intelligence ⓘ
subjectOf	debate over civil liberties and security trade-offs ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Public Law 107-296 → amendedBy → Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ⓘ

110th United States Congress → passedAct → Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ⓘ

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board → reestablishedBy → Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ⓘ