Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Public Safety Communications : Policy, Proposals, Legislation and Progress Updated February 23, 2005

By Moore, Linda K.

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Title:	Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Public Safety Communications : Policy, Proposals, Legislation and Progress Updated February 23, 2005
Author:	Moore, Linda K.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Excerpt
Summary: Since September 11, 2001, the effectiveness of America’s communications capabilities in support of the information needs of first responders and other public safety workers has been a matter of concern to Congress. The National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) included sections that responded to recommendations made by the 9/ll Commission, in its report of July 2004, and by others in recent years, regarding public safety communications. The act requires several pilots and studies that will provide new information to Congress about public safety communications needs and access to spectrum for wireless technologies, two issues addressed by the Commission. The act also tightens governance of some federal programs relating to public safety communications.

Table of Contents
Contents National Intelligence Reform Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Spectrum Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sense of Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Improving Spectrum Capacity for Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Cost of Fragmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Communications Support and Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 High-Risk Urban Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Policy and Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Federal Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 State Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Policy and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Policy and Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Convergence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Appendix I - Federal Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 National Telecommunications and Information Administration . . . . . . . . . 16 Federal Communications Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Homeland Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Spectrum and Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Department of Homeland Security, Office of Interoperability and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SAFECOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Regional Technology Integration Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 National Incident Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Other Coordinating Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20