IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6873 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 18 (legislative day, MAY 17), 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist 
explosive threats, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bombing Prevention 
Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE FOR BOMBING PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XXII of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle D—Bombing Prevention 
‘‘SEC. 2241. OFFICE FOR BOMBING PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an Office for Bombing Prevention (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Office shall have the primary 
responsibility within the Department for enhancing the 
ability and coordinating the efforts of the United States 
to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, mitigate, and re-
spond to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States, including by carrying out the following: 
‘‘(1) Advising the Secretary on matters related 
to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) Coordinating the efforts of the Depart-
ment to counter terrorist explosive threats and at-
tacks in the United States, including by carrying out 
the following: 
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‘‘(A) Developing, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans, the Department’s strategy against ter-
rorist explosives threats and attacks, including 
efforts to support the security and preparedness 
of critical infrastructure and the public sector 
and private sector. 
‘‘(B) Leading the prioritization of the De-
partment’s efforts against terrorist explosive 
threats and attacks, including preparedness and 
operational requirements. 
‘‘(C) Ensuring, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
and the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, the identification, 
evaluation, and availability of effective tech-
nology applications through field pilot testing 
and acquisition of such technology applications 
by the public sector to deter, detect, prevent, 
protect against, mitigate, and respond to ter-
rorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States. 
‘‘(D) Providing advice and recommenda-
tions to the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency regarding the effec-
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tive use of grants authorized under section 
2002. 
‘‘(E) In coordination with the Assistant 
Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass De-
struction, aligning Department efforts related 
to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States and weapons of mass destruction. 
‘‘(3) Engaging other Federal departments and 
agencies, including Sector Risk Management Agen-
cies, regarding terrorist explosive threats and at-
tacks in the United States. 
‘‘(4) Facilitating information sharing and deci-
sion support of the public and private sector involved 
in deterrence, detection, prevention, protection 
against, mitigation of, and response to terrorist ex-
plosive threats and attacks in the United States. 
Such sharing and support may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Operating and maintaining a secure 
information sharing system that allows the 
sharing of critical information and data relating 
to terrorist explosive attack tactics, techniques, 
procedures, and security capabilities, including 
information and data described in paragraph 
(6) and section 2242. 
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