House Homeland Security Committee Lists FY 2013 Priorities
On February 9, 2012, the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee released a list of issues that will be priorities for the Committee during the second session of the 112th Congress.
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According to the list, the key Committee priorities will include:
- Continuing close examination of the Department of Homeland Security’s operations, policies, and programs
- Studying the presence and activities in the United States of Iran’s intelligence services, proxies such as Hezbollah, and its ally of convenience, al-Qaeda; and the looming Iranian terror threat to the homeland
- Monitoring emerging threats to the homeland
Committee to Hold Hearing on DHS FY 2013 Budget on Feb 15
On February 15, the Committee will convene the first full Committee hearing of 2012, during which Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano will testify on President Obama’s 2013 budget request. (The President is scheduled to release his FY 2013 budget on February 13, 2012.)