1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21360Updated August 13, 2004Department of Homeland Security: Options for House and Senate CommitteeOrganizationname redacted and Paul Rundquist Specialists on the CongressGovernment
2、and Finance DivisionSummaryThe 9/11 Commission Report recommended that the House and Senate each havea “permanent standing committee” as the principal committee for conducting oversightand review for homeland security. Earlier, pursuant to PL 107-296, the HomelandSecurity Act, a new Department of Ho
3、meland Security was established. Congress begandiscussions regarding the appropriate congressional structure to conduct oversight andfund the new department. Section 1503 of the legislation states the sense of Congressthat each chamber should review its committee structure in light of the reorganiza
4、tionof the executive branch, and the House, in the 108th Congress, established a SelectCommittee on Homeland Security with a mandate to report recommendations forchanges in the House committee system by September 30, 2004.Each chamber might decide to retain its current structure, make minor alterati
