CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 17, 2015.  CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015  (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials against the nation and of global infectious disease, public health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues; (2) support homeland security-focused risk analysis and risk assessments of such homeland security hazards, including the transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials, by providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative threat information; (3) leverage homeland security intelligence capabilities and structures to enhance prevention, protection, response, and recovery efforts with respect to a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack; and (4) share information and provide tailored analytical support on these threats to state, local, and tribal authorities as well as other national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders and other federal agencies, as appropriate. Requires the Office to coordinate with other DHS components, the Intelligence Community, and federal, state, local, and tribal authorities, including officials from high-threat areas, state and major urban area fusion centers, and local public health departments where appropriate, and enable such entities to provide recommendations on optimal information sharing mechanisms and on how they can provide information to DHS. Directs DHS to report annually on: (1) intelligence and information sharing activities to counter the threat from attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials, and (2) DHS's activities in accordance with relevant intelligence strategies. Terminates this reporting requirement after the end of the five-year period beginning on this Act's enactment. (Sec. 3) Requires DHS to ensure that homeland security information analyzed by it concerning terrorist threats is provided to state, local, tribal, and private entities and the public. 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``CBRN Intelligence and Information 
Sharing Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE 
              AND INFORMATION SHARING.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 210G. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR 
              INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING.

    ``(a) In General.--The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall--
            ``(1) support homeland security-focused intelligence 
        analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to 
        conduct attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear materials against the Nation;
            ``(2) support homeland security-focused intelligence 
        analysis of global infectious disease, public health, food, 
        agricultural, and veterinary issues;
            ``(3) support homeland security-focused risk analysis and 
        risk assessments of the homeland security hazards described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), including the transportation of 
        chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials, by 
        providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative threat 
        information;
            ``(4) leverage existing and emerging homeland security 
        intelligence capabilities and structures to enhance prevention, 
        protection, response, and recovery efforts with respect to a 
        chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack;
            ``(5) share information and provide tailored analytical 
        support on these threats to State, local, and tribal 
        authorities as well as other national biosecurity and 
        biodefense stakeholders and other Federal agencies, as 
        appropriate; and
            ``(6) perform other responsibilities, as assigned by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(b) Coordination.--Where appropriate, the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis shall coordinate with other relevant Department 
components, including the National Biosurveillance Integration Center, 
others in the Intelligence Community, including the National Counter 
Proliferation Center, and other Federal, State, local, and tribal 
authorities, including officials from high-threat areas, State and 
major urban area fusion centers, and local public health departments, 
as appropriate, and enable such entities to provide recommendations on 
optimal information sharing mechanisms, including expeditious sharing 
of classified information, and on how they can provide information to 
the Department.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
        the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and any committee of the House of 
        Representatives or the Senate having legislative jurisdiction 
        under the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, 
        respectively, over the matter concerned.
            ``(2) The term `Intelligence Community' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
        1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
            ``(3) The term `national biosecurity and biodefense 
        stakeholders' means officials from the Federal, State, local, 
        and tribal authorities and individuals from the private sector 
        who are involved in efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from a biological attack or other 
        phenomena that may have serious health consequences for the 
        United States, including infectious disease outbreaks.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such 
subtitle the following:

``Sec. 210G. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
                            intelligence and information sharing.''.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the appropriate 
        congressional committees on--
                    (A) the intelligence and information sharing 
                activities under subsection (a) and of all relevant 
                entities within the Department of Homeland Security to 
                counter the threat from attacks using chemical, 
                biological, radiological, and nuclear materials; and
                    (B) the Department's activities in accordance with 
                relevant intelligence strategies.
            (2) Assessment of implementation.--The report shall 
        include--
                    (A) a description of methods established to assess 
                progress of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis in 
                implementing the amendment made by subsection (a); and
                    (B) such assessment.
            (3) Termination.--This subsection shall have no force or 
        effect after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ANALYZED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO 
              STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND PRIVATE ENTITIES WITH 
              RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Section 201(d)(8) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
121(d)(8)) is amended by striking ``and to agencies of State'' and all 
that follows and inserting ``to State, local, tribal, and private 
entities with such responsibilities, and, as appropriate, to the 
public, in order to assist in preventing, deterring, or responding to 
acts of terrorism against the United States.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.