Kean-Hamilton Commission

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The Kean-Hamilton Commission was the bipartisan, independent panel established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States and to recommend measures to prevent future attacks.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal advisory body
bipartisan commission
independent commission
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government
areaOfStudy counterterrorism policy
homeland security organization
intelligence reform
country United States
dateDissolved 2004-08-21
dateFormed 2002-11-27
dissolvedIn 2004
establishedBy United States Congress
hasChairperson Thomas H. Kean
hasOfficialName National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
hasPoliticalComposition 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats
hasPurpose evaluate preparedness for and immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
recommend measures to prevent future terrorist attacks
hasShortName 9/11 Commission
hasViceChairperson Lee H. Hamilton
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
heldPublicHearings true
inception 2002
influenced Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
isBipartisan true
legalBasis Public Law 107-306
namedAfter Lee H. Hamilton
Thomas H. Kean
numberOfMembers 10
numberOfPublicHearings 12
oversightSubject U.S. intelligence community performance before 9/11
aviation and transportation security before 9/11
border and immigration policies related to 9/11
precededBy Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
producedWork The 9/11 Commission Report
recommended creation of a Director of National Intelligence
creation of a National Counterterrorism Center
enhanced aviation and transportation security measures
improvements in information sharing among agencies
policies to counter extremist ideology
reforms to congressional oversight of intelligence
strengthening emergency response and crisis management
reportPublicationDate 2004-07-22
reportPublisher U.S. Government Printing Office
signedIntoLawBy George W. Bush
subjectOf The 9/11 Commission Report
supervisedBy no standing executive branch agency (independent)
topic September 11 attacks

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
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