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Historical Homeland Defense Legislation

• The Alien Act of 1798 (1798.06.25): An Act concerning Aliens such as the President shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States.
• The Sedition Act of 1798 (1798.07.14): An Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States.
• The Espionage Act of 1917 (1917.06.15)
• The Sedition Act of 1918 (1918.05.16): An Amendment to The Espionage Act of 1917.

1996

• PL 104-164 (HR 3121) (1996.07.21): Defense and Security Assistance Act

1997

• PL 105-118 (HR 2159) (1997.11.26): Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 1998

1998

• PL 105-262 (HR 4103) (1998.10.17): Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1999

1999

• PL 106-065 (HR 1401) (1999.10.02): Defense Authorization Act FY2000Defense Authorization Act FY2000
• PL 106-079 (HR 2561) (1999.10.25): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000
• PL 106-113 (HR 3194) (1999.11.29): Omnibus Appropriations FY2000

2000

• PL 106-246 (HR 3908) (2000.06.29): 2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
• PL 106-259 (HR 4576) (2000.08.09): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001
• PL 106-280 (HR 4919) (2000.10.06): Security Assistance Act of 2000
• PL 106-398 (HR 4205) (2000.10.30): Defense Authorization Act FY2001
• PL 106-429 (HR 5526) (2000.11.06): Foreign Operations Appropriations FY2001
• PL 106-519 (HR 4986) (2000.11.15): FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000

2001

• PL 107-038 (HR 2888) (2001.09.18): 2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States
• PL 107-039 (SJRes 22) (2001.09.18): A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001
• PL 107-040 (SJRes 23) (2001.09.18): Authorization for Use of Military Force
• PL 107-087 (HR 2882) (2001.09.18): Public Safety Officer Benefits Bill
• PL 107-042 (HR 2926) (2001.09.22): Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act
• PL 107-057 (S 1465) (2001.09.25): A bill to authorize the President to exercise waivers of foreign assistance restrictions with respect to Pakistan through September 30, 2003, and for other purposes
• PL 107-045 (S 1424) (2001.10.01): A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent authority for the admission of "S" visa non-immigrants
• PL 107-056 (HR 3162) (2001.10.26): Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
• PL 107-064 (HR 2904) (2001.11.05): Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes
• PL 107-071 (S 1447) (2001.11.19): Aviation and Transportation Security Act
• PL 107-081 (S 1573) (2001.12.12): Afghan Women and Children Relief Act of 2001
• PL 107-089 (HJRes 71) (2001.12.18): Designating September 11 as Patriot Day
• PL 107-107 (S 1438) (2001.12.28): A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
• PL 107-108 (HR 2883) (2001.12.28): To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes

2002

• PL 107-115 (HR 2506) (2002.01.10): Foreign Operations Appropriations FY 2002
• PL 107-117 (HR 3338) (2002.01.10): Defense Department Appropriations of FY 2002
  PL 107-122 (S 1793) (2002.01.15): Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001
• PL 107-134 (HR 2884) (2002.01.23): Victims of Terrorism Relief Act of 2001
• PL 107-154 (HR 3986) (2002.03.25): To extend the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
• PL 107-173 (HR 3525) (2002.05.14): Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002
• PL 107-187 (HR 3167) (2002.06.10): Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 (Includes Military Aid to Eastern European States)
• PL 107-188 (HR 3448) (2002.06.12): Bioterrorism Response Act of 2002
• PL 107-189 (S 1372) (2002.06.14): Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2002
• PL 107-196 (S 2431) (2002.06.24): Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 2002
• PL 107-197 (HR 3275) (2002.06.25): Terrorist Bombings Convention Implementation Act of 2002
• PL 107-206 (HR 4775) (2002.08.02): 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States
• PL 107-226 (HR 3917) (2002.09.24): To authorize a national memorial to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, on September 11, 2001, courageously gave their lives thereby thwarting a planned attack on our Nation's Capital, and for other purposes
• PL 107-228 (HR 1646) (2002.09.30): Security Assistance Act of 2002 (formerly the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of FY 2002-03)
• PL 107-230 (HR 3880) (2002.10.01): To provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation conformity requirements and metropolitan transportation planning requirements under the Clean Air Act and under other laws for certain areas in New York where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism, and for other purposes
• PL 107-231 (HR 4687) (2002.10.02): To provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life
• PL 107-240 (HJRes 122) (2002.10.11): Fifth Continuing Resolution for FY 2003 (Includes Foreign Military Financing for Poland)
• PL 107-243 (HJRes 114) (2002.10.16): To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq
• PL 107-248 (HR 5010) (2002.10.23): Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes
• PL 107-249 (HR 5011) (2002.10.23): Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes
• PL 107-295 (S 1214) (2002.11.25): Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, an Act to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for other purposes
• PL 107-296 (HR 5005) (2002.11.25): To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes
• PL 107-306 (HR 4628) (2002.11.27): To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes
• PL 107-314 (HR 4546) (2002.12.02): To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes

2003

• PL 108-007 (HJRes 2) (2003.02.20): Omnibus Appropriations for FY 2003
  PL 108-011 (HR 1559) (2003.04.16): Making emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes
• PL 108-020 (HR 1770) (2003.04.30): To provide benefits and other compensation for certain individuals with injuries resulting from administration of smallpox countermeasures, and for other purposes
• PL 108-090 (HR 2555) (2003.10.01): Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes
• PL 108-106 (HR 3289) (2003.11.06): Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004
• PL 108-175 (HR 1828) (2003.12.12): Syrian Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003

2004

• PL 108-199 (HR 2673) (2004.01.23): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
• PL 108-207 (S 2136) (2004.03.16): To extend the final report date and termination date of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, to provide additional funding for the Commission, and for other purposes.
• PL 108-220 (S 2057) (2004.04.22): To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the United States Armed Forces for certain transportation expenses incurred by the members in connection with leave under the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program before the program was expanded to include domestic travel
• PL 108-268 (HR 4322) (2004.07.02): To provide for the transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to facilitate the establishment of the headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security, to provide for the acquisition by the Department of the Navy of suitable replacement facilities, and for other purposes
• PL 108-276 (S 15) (2004.07.21): To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections and countermeasures against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used in a terrorist attack against the United States by giving the National Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review process, and streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval process of countermeasures

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