(The Center Square) – The U.S. House has passed 10 bipartisan bills advanced by the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, which the committee says will strengthen homeland security and combat terrorism.
The bills are part of a package of 19 passed by the committee with a stated goal of modernizing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), refocusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis and enhancing DHS’s ability to identify and respond to emerging terror threats.
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