National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

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United States federal commission bipartisan panel independent commission

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission, was an independent, bipartisan panel established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to recommend measures to prevent future attacks.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal commission → bipartisan panel → independent commission →
alsoKnownAs	Kean-Hamilton Commission →
chairperson	Thomas H. Kean →
commonName	9/11 Commission →
country	United States of America →
dateEstablished	2002-11-27 →
dissolutionDate	2004-08-21 →
establishedBy	President of the United States → United States Congress →
finalReportPublicationDate	2004-07-22 →
finalReportSubject	circumstances of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks → failures of intelligence and security systems → recommendations for reorganization of U.S. intelligence community →
finalReportTitle	The 9/11 Commission Report →
finalReportType	public report →
focusEvent	September 11 attacks →
focusEventDate	2001-09-11 →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
heldPublicHearings	true →
independentFrom	executive branch of the United States → legislative branch of the United States →
legalBasis	Public Law 107-306 →
mandate	evaluate preparedness for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks → evaluate the immediate response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks → investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks → make recommendations to prevent future terrorist attacks →
member	Bob Kerrey → Fred F. Fielding → James R. Thompson → Jamie S. Gorelick → John F. Lehman → Lee H. Hamilton → Richard Ben-Veniste → Slade Gorton → Thomas H. Kean → Timothy J. Roemer →
numberOfMembers	10 →
numberOfPublicHearings	12 →
partyComposition	bipartisan →
predecessor	Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 →
recommendedCreationOf	Director of National Intelligence → National Counterterrorism Center →
reportedTo	President of the United States → United States Congress →
subpoenaPower	true →
viceChairperson	Lee H. Hamilton →
website	http://www.9-11commission.gov/ →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bob Kerrey ("9/11 Commission") → James R. Thompson ("9/11 Commission") → Jamie S. Gorelick →	memberOf
Public Law 107-306 → Public Law 107-306 ("9/11 Commission") →	created
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 → Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ("9/11 Commission") →	established
Slade Gorton →	appointedToBody
9/11 Commission Report →	author
Richard Ben-Veniste ("9/11 Commission") →	boardMembership
Thomas H. Kean →	chairpersonOf
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("9/11 Commission") →	commonName
9/11 Commission Report →	createdByBody
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ("National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States to investigate the circumstances of the September 11, 2001 attacks") →	empowered
Public Law 107-306 →	establishedBody
Kean-Hamilton Commission →	hasOfficialName
Kean-Hamilton Commission ("9/11 Commission") →	hasShortName
IRTPA →	implementedRecommendationOf
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 →	implementsRecommendationOf
John F. Lehman →	participatedIn
9/11 Commission Report →	publishedBy
Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 →	relatedTo
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 →	relatedToOrganization
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 →	requiredReportFrom
The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation ("9/11 Commission") →	subject