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Union Calendar No. 372 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4555 

[Report No. 115–499] 

To authorize the participation in overseas interagency counterterrorism task 

forces of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 5, 2017 

Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. GALLAGHER, 

Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JANUARY 9, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 5, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the participation in overseas interagency 

counterterrorism task forces of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘DHS Interagency 

5 Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OVERSEAS INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM 

7 TASK FORCE PARTICIPATION. 

8 Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

9 U.S.C. 112) is amended by adding at the end the following 

10 new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL DEPART12 MENTS AND AGENCIES OVERSEAS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

14 to assign Department personnel to participate in 

15 overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces to— 

16 ‘‘(A) facilitate the sharing of counterter17 rorism information, and 

18 ‘‘(B) combat the threat of terrorism and as19 sociated risks to the United States stemming 

20 from overseas sources of conflict or terrorism, 

21 as determined by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(2) PERSONNEL.—In carrying out this sub23 section, the Secretary may assign personnel from any 

24 component of the Department the Secretary deter25 mines necessary to participate in the overseas 


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1 counterterrorism task forces referred to in paragraph 

2 (1).’’. 

3 SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS. 

4 Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act and annually thereafter for three years, 

6 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the 

7 Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on For8 eign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel9 ligence, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

10 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu11 rity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 

12 Relations, Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com13 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate on activities carried 

14 out pursuant to subsection (h) of section 102 of the Home15 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), as added by sec16 tion 2 of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 372 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4555 

[Report No. 115–499] 

A BILL 

To authorize the participation in overseas interfor other purposes. of the Department of Homeland Security, and agency counterterrorism task forces of personnel 

JANUARY 9, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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