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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 480 

To require an annual homeland threat assessment, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2019 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require an annual homeland threat assessment, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Threat As5 sessment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ANNUAL HOMELAND THREAT ASSESSMENTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home8 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 210H. HOMELAND THREAT ASSESSMENTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

3 the date of the enactment of this section and for each of 

4 the next five fiscal years (beginning in the fiscal year that 

5 begins after the date of the enactment of this section) the 

6 Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intel7 ligence and Analysis, and using departmental information, 

8 including component information, and information pro9 vided through State and major urban area fusion centers, 

10 shall conduct an assessment of the terrorist threat to the 

11 homeland. 

12 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each assessment under subsection 

13 (a) shall include the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) Empirical data assessing terrorist activi15 ties and incidents over time in the United States, in16 cluding terrorist activities and incidents planned or 

17 supported by persons outside of the United States 

18 targeting the homeland. 

19 ‘‘(2) An evaluation of current terrorist tactics, 

20 as well as ongoing and possible future changes in 

21 terrorist tactics. 

22 ‘‘(3) An assessment of criminal activity encoun23 tered or observed by officers or employees of compo24 nents in the field which is suspected of financing ter25 rorist activity. 


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1 ‘‘(4) Detailed information on all individuals de2 nied entry to or removed from the United States as 

3 a result of material support provided to a foreign 

4 terrorist organization (as such term is used in sec5 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

6 U.S.C. 1189)). 

7 ‘‘(5) The efficacy and spread of foreign ter8 rorist organization propaganda, messaging, or re9 cruitment. 

10 ‘‘(6) An assessment of threats, including cyber 

11 threats, to the homeland, including to critical infra12 structure and Federal civilian networks. 

13 ‘‘(7) An assessment of current and potential 

14 terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals 

15 and organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the 

16 United States. 

17 ‘‘(8) An assessment of threats to the transpor18 tation sector, including surface and aviation trans19 portation systems. 

20 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The assessments 

21 required under subsection (a)— 

22 ‘‘(1) shall, to the extent practicable, utilize ex23 isting component data collected from the field; and 

24 ‘‘(2) may incorporate relevant information and 

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1 ment, agencies of State and local governments (in2 cluding law enforcement agencies), as well as the 

3 private sector, disseminated in accordance with 

4 standard information sharing procedures and poli5 cies. 

6 ‘‘(d) FORM.—The assessments required under sub7 section (a) shall be shared with the appropriate congres8 sional committees and submitted in classified form, but— 

9 ‘‘(1) shall include unclassified summaries; and 

10 ‘‘(2) may include unclassified annexes, if appro11 priate.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of 

13 section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

14 U.S.C. 121) is amended by adding at the end the following 

15 new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(24) To carry out section 210H (relating to 

17 homeland threat assessments).’’. 

18 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

19 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in20 serting after the item relating to section 210F the fol21 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 210H. Homeland threat assessments.’’. 

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