Combatting Terrorism.

AuthorSCRIVNER, PETER C.
PositionPreparedness Against Terrorism Act of 2000 - Brief Article

The House has passed an attempt to streamline federal programs, in order to more adequately combat new terrorism threats.

The legislation--the Preparedness Against Terrorism Act of 2000 (H.R. 4210)--was sponsored by Rep. Tillie Fowler, R-Fla. It expands current law to define terrorism as the result of a weapon of mass destruction, biological warfare, or cybertechnology and authorizes an appropriation of $9 million for the President's Council on Domestic Terrorism Preparedness in fiscal 2001, as...

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