Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010
Key claim: The Counterterrorism Enhancement and DHS Authorization Act of 2010 would authorize FY2011 DHS appropriations, restrict Guantanamo detainee prosecutions and transfers, establish a commission on violent radicalization, and mandate border security staffing and exit-tracking system completion.
Abstract
(HR5590 · 111th Congress) Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2011. Prohibits: (1) the use of Department of Justice (DOJ) funds to prosecute an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after January 22, 2009, in a U.S. criminal court; and (2) the President from transferring or releasing an individual currently detained at Guantanamo to any state without the state’s consent and the President’s certification that the individual does not pose a security risk. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the legislative branch the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism. Directs the Secretary of DHS to establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism. Expresses the sense of Congress that the House of Representatives and the Senate should fully implement the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States for creating a single, principal point of oversight and review for homeland security by amending House and Senate rules relating to committee jurisdiction. Amends the Rules of the House to direct the Speaker to consider the recommendations of the Commission for consolidating oversight and review of homeland security. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a strategy for gaining effective control of the international borders of the United States within five years. Requires the Secretary, for FY2011-FY2014, to maintain not fewer than 20,000 Border Patrol agents and sufficient support staff. Directs the Secretary, by June 30, 2011, to complete the exit portion of the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system (US-VISIT) required for aliens arriving in or departing from the United States at an airport or seaport. Provides for mandat Latest action (2010-07-26): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Why this matters
The Counterterrorism Enhancement and DHS Authorization Act of 2010 would authorize FY2011 DHS appropriations, restrict Guantanamo detainee prosecutions and transfers, establish a commission on violent radicalization, and mandate border security staffing and exit-tracking system completion.