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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1693 

To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 

regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2023 

Mr. AGUILAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland 

Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies 

to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, and for 

other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Reporting Efficiently 

5 to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2023’’ 

6 or the‘‘REPORT Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DUTY TO REPORT. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever an act of terrorism oc3 curs in the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Se4 curity, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal 

5 Bureau of Investigation, and, as appropriate, the head of 

6 the National Counterterrorism Center, shall submit to the 

7 appropriate congressional committees, by not later than 

8 one year after the completion of the investigation con9 cerning such act by the primary Government agency con10 ducting such investigation, an unclassified report (which 

11 may be accompanied by a classified annex) concerning 

12 such act. Such unclassified report shall be posted on a 

13 publicly available website of such primary Government 

14 agency. 

15 (b) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—A report under this sec16 tion shall— 

17 (1) include a statement of the facts of the act 

18 of terrorism referred to in subsection (a), as known 

19 at the time of the report; 

20 (2) identify any gaps in homeland or national 

21 security that could be addressed to prevent future 

22 acts of terrorism; and 

23 (3) include any recommendations for additional 

24 measures that could be taken to improve homeland 

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1 tices or changes in law, with particular attention to 

2 changes that could help prevent future acts of ter3 rorism. 

4 (c) EXCEPTION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Home6 land Security, the Attorney General, the Director of 

7 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or, as appro8 priate, the head of the National Counterterrorism 

9 Center determines any information described in sub10 section (b) required to be reported in accordance 

11 with subsection (a) could jeopardize an ongoing in12 vestigation or prosecution, the Secretary, Attorney 

13 General, Director, or head, as the case may be— 

14 (A) may withhold from reporting such in15 formation; and 

16 (B) shall notify the appropriate congres17 sional committees of such determination. 

18 (2) SAVING PROVISION.—Withholding of infor19 mation pursuant to a determination under para20 graph (1) shall not affect in any manner the respon21 sibility to submit a report required under subsection 

22 (a) containing other information described in sub23 section (b) not subject to such determination. 

24 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ACT OF TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘act of ter2 rorism’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

3 3077 of title 18, United States Code. 

4 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT5 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com6 mittees’’ means— 

7 (A) in the House of Representatives— 

8 (i) the Committee on Homeland Secu9 rity; 

10 (ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

11 and 

12 (iii) the Permanent Select Committee 

13 on Intelligence; and 

14 (B) in the Senate— 

15 (i) the Committee on Homeland Secu16 rity and Governmental Affairs; 

17 (ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

18 and 

19 (iii) the Select Committee on Intel20 ligence. 

21 (e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 

22 date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act. 

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