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Union Calendar No. 459 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5099 

[Report No. 115–603] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department 

of Homeland Security a fusion center technical assistance program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2018 

Mr. ESTES of Kansas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

MARCH 19, 2018 

Additional sponsor: Ms. ROSEN

MARCH 19, 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 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

in the Department of Homeland Security a fusion center 

technical assistance program. 


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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 ‘‘Enhancing DHS’ Fu5 sion Center Technical Assistance Program Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FUSION CENTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO7 GRAM. 

8 Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

9 (6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as 

11 subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol13 lowing new subsection (j): 

14 ‘‘(j) FUSION CENTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO15 GRAM.— 

16 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in con17 sultation with officials from the National Network of 

18 Fusion Centers and, to the greatest extent prac19 ticable, other relevant stakeholders, shall establish a 

20 fusion center technical assistance program. 

21 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out 

22 the fusion center technical assistance program estab23 lished under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to fusion 

25 centers regarding— 


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1 ‘‘(i) grants administered under sec2 tions 2003 and 2004; 

3 ‘‘(ii) terrorism prevention activities; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(iii) intelligence and information 

6 sharing; 

7 ‘‘(B) provide to fusion centers notice of 

8 any changes to the activities referred to in sub9 paragraph (A); 

10 ‘‘(C) make available best practices regard11 ing— 

12 ‘‘(i) fusion center operations; 

13 ‘‘(ii) information sharing and analysis 

14 of homeland security threats, including 

15 cyber threats; 

16 ‘‘(iii) protecting privacy, civil rights, 

17 and civil liberties; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) such other best practices as the 

19 Secretary determines appropriate; and 

20 ‘‘(D) carry out such other activities as the 

21 Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 459 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5099 

[Report No. 115–603] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

rity a fusion center technical assistance program. establish in the Department of Homeland SecuMARCH 19, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS