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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2169 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 73
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2169

                          [Report No. 115-120]

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance information 
   sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and 
       Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2017

  Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Keating) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

                              May 16, 2017

  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 April 
                               26, 2017]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance information 
   sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and 
       Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and for other purposes.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Fusion Centers' Access to 
Information Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
              SECURITY STATE, LOCAL, AND REGIONAL FUSION CENTER 
              INITIATIVE.

    Subsection (b) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at 
        the end the following: ``and conduct outreach to such fusion 
        centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult 
        with other Federal agencies to develop methods to address such 
        gaps, as appropriate'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) identify Federal databases and datasets, including 
        databases and datasets used, operated, or managed by Department 
        components, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
        Department of the Treasury, that are appropriate, in accordance 
        with Federal laws and policies, to address any gaps identified 
        pursuant to paragraph (2), for inclusion in the information 
        sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate Federal 
        agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets;''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 73

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2169

                          [Report No. 115-120]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance information 
   sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and 
       Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 16, 2017

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