District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act of 2001

The District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act of 2001 (Pub.L. 107–113 (text) (pdf)) is an amendment to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. It was enacted on January 8, 2002.[1] This act was created to fund and increase coordination between law enforcement agencies in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

History

The District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act of 2001 was introduced by Congresswoman Eleanor Norton on September 25, 2001.[2] It was passed by the House of Representatives on September 25, 2001 and was passed by the Senate on December 11.[1] The act was a response to the poor coordination between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies during the September 11 attacks.

Agreements

National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act

The original National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act created agreements between the Metropolitan Police Department and several federal law enforcement agencies. The agencies that made these agreements were supposed to "assist the Department in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities in the District of Columbia."[3]
The agencies that made agreements with the Metropolitan Police Department in 1997 were:

District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act

In 2001 the following agencies were added:

References
  1. "PUBLIC LAW 107–113—JAN. 8, 2002" Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, 8 January 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session", Government Printing Office, 19 December 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. Metropolitan Police Department, "Cooperative Agreements " Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. Metropolitan Police Department, "Covered Federal Law Enforcement Agencies ", Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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