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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] 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘Improving Fusion Cen5 ters’ Access to Information Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING IN THE DE7 PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY STATE, 

8 LOCAL, AND REGIONAL FUSION CENTER INI9 TIATIVE. 

10 Subsection (b) of section 210A of the Homeland Secu11 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 

13 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and conduct out14 reach to such fusion centers to identify any gaps in 

15 information sharing and consult with other Federal 

16 agencies to develop methods to address such gaps, as 

17 appropriate’’; 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) 

19 as paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively; and 

20 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol21 lowing new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(3) identify Federal databases and datasets, in23 cluding databases and datasets used, operated, or 

24 managed by Department components, the Federal Bu25 reau of Investigation, and the Department of the 


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1 Treasury, that are appropriate, in accordance with 

2 Federal laws and policies, to address any gaps identi3 fied pursuant to paragraph (2), for inclusion in the 

4 information sharing environment and coordinate with 

5 the appropriate Federal agency to deploy or access 

6 such databases and datasets;’’. 


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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 

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

MAY 16, 2017 

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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