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Homeland Security Funding: Open and Shut Clauses

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The House approved a 2006 funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, pressing it to report to the public…

The House approved a 2006 funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, pressing it to report to the public on transportation security measures and to get up to speed on Critical Infrastructure and chemical plant security measures, but it wrapped a protective cloak around that information, whether used internally or shared at the local and state level. The law would have the federal non-disclosure mandate trump any state laws. (5/23/05)

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