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Union Calendar No. 365 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4569 

[Report No. 115–491] 

To require counterterrorism information sharing coordination, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 6, 2017 

Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. 

HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. RUTHERFORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JANUARY 9, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To require counterterrorism information sharing 

coordination, 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 ‘‘Counterterrorism In5 formation Sharing Improvement Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COUNTERTERRORISM INFORMATION SHARING CO7 ORDINATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting though the 

9 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall ensure that, for 

10 counterterrorism purposes, the Department of the Home11 land Security has access to biographic and biometric data 

12 collected by the United States Government on individuals 

13 associated with a terrorist organization. 

14 (b) COORDINATION.—The President shall direct the 

15 heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies to co16 ordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to mini17 mize and overcome any administrative, technical, capacity, 

18 or classification challenges to carrying out subsection (a). 

19 (c) PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Se20 curity shall ensure that all relevant laws, rules, and proce21 dures, including the section 552(a) of title 5, United 

22 States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ 

23 or the ‘‘Privacy Act of 1974’’), regarding classification lev24 els and civil rights and civil liberties are followed while 

25 seeking to carry out subsection (a). 


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1 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

4 of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the pro5 tection of classified information, submit to the Com6 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu8 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 

9 on the implementation of this section. 

10 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

11 paragraph (1) shall include a description of how the 

12 data referred to in subsection (a) is utilized for De13 partment of Homeland Security screening and vet14 ting purposes and any challenges associated with in15 corporating such data into departmental screening 

16 and vetting systems. 


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Union Calendar No. 365 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4569 

[Report No. 115–491] 

A BILL 

To require counterterrorism information sharing 

coordination, and for other purposes. 

JANUARY 9, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS