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Union Calendar No. 372 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4555 
[Report No. 115–499] 
To authorize the participation in overseas interagency counterterrorism task 
forces of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2017 
Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. GALLAGHER, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. KATKO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
JANUARY 9, 2018 
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 December 5, 2017] 
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A BILL 
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ment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Interagency 
Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. OVERSEAS INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM 
TASK FORCE PARTICIPATION. 
Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 112) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES OVERSEAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to assign Department personnel to participate in 
overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces to— 
‘‘(A) facilitate the sharing of counterter-
rorism information, and 
‘‘(B) combat the threat of terrorism and as-
sociated risks to the United States stemming 
from overseas sources of conflict or terrorism, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary may assign personnel from any 
component of the Department the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to participate in the overseas 
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counterterrorism task forces referred to in paragraph 
(1).’’. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter for three years, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on For-
eign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate on activities carried 
out pursuant to subsection (h) of section 102 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), as added by sec-
tion 2 of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 372 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4555 
[Report No. 115–499] 
A BILL 
To authorize the participation in overseas inter-
agency counterterrorism task forces of personnel 
of the Department of Homeland Security, and 
for other purposes. 
JANUARY 9, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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