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‘‘(ii) appropriate privacy and civil liberties training 
that is developed, supported, or sponsored by the Pri-
vacy Officer appointed under section 222 and the 
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the 
Department, in consultation with the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board established under section 
1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note); and 
‘‘(iii) such other training prescribed by the Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis. 
‘‘(B) PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE IN AREA.—In determining 
the eligibility of an officer or intelligence analyst to be 
assigned to a fusion center under this section, the Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall consider the 
familiarity of the officer or intelligence analyst with the 
State, locality, or region, as determined by such factors 
as whether the officer or intelligence analyst— 
‘‘(i) has been previously assigned in the geographic 
area; or 
‘‘(ii) has previously worked with intelligence offi-
cials or law enforcement or other emergency response 
providers from that State, locality, or region. 
‘‘(5) EXPEDITED
SECURITY
CLEARANCE
PROCESSING.—The 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis— 
‘‘(A) shall ensure that each officer or intelligence 
analyst assigned to a fusion center under this section has 
the appropriate security clearance to contribute effectively 
to the mission of the fusion center; and 
‘‘(B) may request that security clearance processing 
be expedited for each such officer or intelligence analyst 
and may use available funds for such purpose. 
‘‘(6) FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS.—Each officer or intelligence 
analyst assigned to a fusion center under this section shall 
satisfy any other qualifications the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis may prescribe. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—An officer or intelligence analyst 
assigned to a fusion center under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) assist law enforcement agencies and other emergency 
response providers of State, local, and tribal governments and 
fusion center personnel in using information within the scope 
of the information sharing environment, including homeland 
security information, terrorism information, and weapons of 
mass destruction information, to develop a comprehensive and 
accurate threat picture; 
‘‘(2) review homeland security-relevant information from 
law enforcement agencies and other emergency response pro-
viders of State, local, and tribal government; 
‘‘(3) create intelligence and other information products 
derived from such information and other homeland security- 
relevant information provided by the Department; and 
‘‘(4) assist in the dissemination of such products, as coordi-
nated by the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, 
to law enforcement agencies and other emergency response 
providers of State, local, and tribal government, other fusion 
centers, and appropriate Federal agencies. 
‘‘(e) BORDER INTELLIGENCE PRIORITY.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make it a priority 
to assign officers and intelligence analysts under this section 
from United States Customs and Border Protection, United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Coast 
Guard to participating State, local, and regional fusion centers 
located in jurisdictions along land or maritime borders of the 
United States in order to enhance the integrity of and security 
at such borders by helping Federal, State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement authorities to identify, investigate, and other-
wise interdict persons, weapons, and related contraband that 
pose a threat to homeland security. 
‘‘(2) BORDER INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS.—When performing 
the responsibilities described in subsection (d), officers and 
intelligence analysts assigned to participating State, local, and 
regional fusion centers under this section shall have, as a 
primary responsibility, the creation of border intelligence prod-
ucts that— 
‘‘(A) assist State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
agencies in deploying their resources most efficiently to 
help detect and interdict terrorists, weapons of mass 
destruction, and related contraband at land or maritime 
borders of the United States; 
‘‘(B) promote more consistent and timely sharing of 
border security-relevant information among jurisdictions 
along land or maritime borders of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) enhance the Department’s situational awareness 
of the threat of acts of terrorism at or involving the land 
or maritime borders of the United States. 
‘‘(f) DATABASE
ACCESS.—In order to fulfill the objectives 
described under subsection (d), each officer or intelligence analyst 
assigned to a fusion center under this section shall have appropriate 
access to all relevant Federal databases and information systems, 
consistent with any policies, guidelines, procedures, instructions, 
or standards established by the President or, as appropriate, the 
program manager of the information sharing environment for the 
implementation and management of that environment. 
‘‘(g) CONSUMER FEEDBACK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall create a voluntary 
mechanism for any State, local, or tribal law enforcement officer 
or other emergency response provider who is a consumer of 
the intelligence or other information products referred to in 
subsection (d) to provide feedback to the Department on the 
quality and utility of such intelligence products. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes a description of the consumer feedback obtained 
under paragraph (1) and, if applicable, how the Department 
has adjusted its production of intelligence products in response 
to that consumer feedback. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities granted under this sec-
tion shall supplement the authorities granted under section
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201(d) and nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate 
the authorities granted under section 201(d). 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to require a State, local, or regional government or 
entity to accept the assignment of officers or intelligence 
analysts of the Department into the fusion center of that State, 
locality, or region. 
‘‘(i) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall establish guidelines for fusion centers cre-
ated and operated by State and local governments, to include stand-
ards that any such fusion center shall— 
‘‘(1) collaboratively develop a mission statement, identify 
expectations and goals, measure performance, and determine 
effectiveness for that fusion center; 
‘‘(2) create a representative governance structure that 
includes law enforcement officers and other emergency response 
providers and, as appropriate, the private sector; 
‘‘(3) create a collaborative environment for the sharing of 
intelligence and information among Federal, State, local, and 
tribal government agencies (including law enforcement officers 
and other emergency response providers), the private sector, 
and the public, consistent with any policies, guidelines, proce-
dures, instructions, or standards established by the President 
or, as appropriate, the program manager of the information 
sharing environment; 
‘‘(4) leverage the databases, systems, and networks avail-
able from public and private sector entities, in accordance with 
all applicable laws, to maximize information sharing; 
‘‘(5) develop, publish, and adhere to a privacy and civil 
liberties policy consistent with Federal, State, and local law; 
‘‘(6) provide, in coordination with the Privacy Officer of 
the Department and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties of the Department, appropriate privacy and civil lib-
erties training for all State, local, tribal, and private sector 
representatives at the fusion center; 
‘‘(7) ensure appropriate security measures are in place for 
the facility, data, and personnel; 
‘‘(8) select and train personnel based on the needs, mission, 
goals, and functions of that fusion center; 
‘‘(9) offer a variety of intelligence and information services 
and products to recipients of fusion center intelligence and 
information; and 
‘‘(10) incorporate law enforcement officers, other emergency 
response providers, and, as appropriate, the private sector, 
into all relevant phases of the intelligence and fusion process, 
consistent with the mission statement developed under para-
graph (1), either through full time representatives or liaison 
relationships with the fusion center to enable the receipt and 
sharing of information and intelligence. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘fusion center’ means a collaborative effort 
of 2 or more Federal, State, local, or tribal government agencies 
that combines resources, expertise, or information with the 
goal of maximizing the ability of such agencies to detect, pre-
vent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to criminal or ter-
rorist activity;
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‘‘(2) the term ‘information sharing environment’ means the 
information sharing environment established under section 
1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘intelligence analyst’ means an individual 
who regularly advises, administers, supervises, or performs 
work in the collection, gathering, analysis, evaluation, 
reporting, production, or dissemination of information on polit-
ical, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographical, scientific, 
or military conditions, trends, or forces in foreign or domestic 
areas that directly or indirectly affect national security; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘intelligence-led policing’ means the collection 
and analysis of information to produce an intelligence end 
product designed to inform law enforcement decision making 
at the tactical and strategic levels; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘terrorism information’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485). 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012, to carry out this section, except for subsection (i), including 
for hiring officers and intelligence analysts to replace officers and 
intelligence analysts who are assigned to fusion centers under this 
section.’’. 
(b) TRAINING
FOR PREDEPLOYED OFFICERS
AND ANALYSTS.— 
An officer or analyst assigned to a fusion center by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security before the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall undergo the training described in section 210A(c)(4)(A) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection 
(a), by not later than 6 months after such date. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 210 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210A. Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Informa-
tion Fusion Center Initiative.’’. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and before the Department 
of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center 
Initiative under section 210A of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by subsection (a), (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘program’’) has been implemented, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Privacy Officer of the Department, 
the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Depart-
ment, and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board 
established under section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note), shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report that contains 
a concept of operations for the program, which shall— 
(A) include a clear articulation of the purposes, goals, 
and specific objectives for which the program is being devel-
oped;
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(B) identify stakeholders in the program and provide 
an assessment of their needs; 
(C) contain a developed set of quantitative metrics 
to measure, to the extent possible, program output; 
(D) contain a developed set of qualitative instruments 
(including surveys and expert interviews) to assess the 
extent to which stakeholders believe their needs are being 
met; and 
(E) include a privacy and civil liberties impact assess-
ment. 
(2) PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Privacy Officer 
of the Department of Homeland Security and the Officer for 
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights of the Department of Homeland 
Security, consistent with any policies of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board established under section 1061 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(5 U.S.C. 601 note), shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and the Pri-
vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board a report on the privacy 
and civil liberties impact of the program. 
SEC. 512. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING FELLOWS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Subtitle A of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210B. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING FELLOWS 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, and in consultation 
with the Chief Human Capital Officer, shall establish a fellow-
ship program in accordance with this section for the purpose 
of— 
‘‘(A) detailing State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
officers and intelligence analysts to the Department in 
accordance with subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code, to participate in the work of the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis in order to become familiar 
with— 
‘‘(i) the relevant missions and capabilities of the 
Department and other Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) the role, programs, products, and personnel 
of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and 
‘‘(B) promoting information sharing between the 
Department and State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
officers and intelligence analysts by assigning such officers 
and analysts to— 
‘‘(i) serve as a point of contact in the Department 
to assist in the representation of State, local, and tribal 
information requirements; 
‘‘(ii) identify information within the scope of the 
information sharing environment, including homeland
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security 
information, 
terrorism 
information, 
and 
weapons of mass destruction information, that is of 
interest to State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
officers, intelligence analysts, and other emergency 
response providers; 
‘‘(iii) assist Department analysts in preparing and 
disseminating products derived from information 
within the scope of the information sharing environ-
ment, including homeland security information, ter-
rorism information, and weapons of mass destruction 
information, that are tailored to State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement officers and intelligence analysts and 
designed to prepare for and thwart acts of terrorism; 
and 
‘‘(iv) assist Department analysts in preparing prod-
ucts derived from information within the scope of the 
information sharing environment, including homeland 
security 
information, 
terrorism 
information, 
and 
weapons of mass destruction information, that are tai-
lored to State, local, and tribal emergency response 
providers and assist in the dissemination of such prod-
ucts through appropriate Department channels. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM NAME.—The program under this section shall 
be known as the ‘Homeland Security Information Sharing Fel-
lows Program’. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible for selection as 
an Information Sharing Fellow under the program under this 
section, an individual shall— 
‘‘(A) have homeland security-related responsibilities; 
‘‘(B) be eligible for an appropriate security clearance; 
‘‘(C) possess a valid need for access to classified 
information, as determined by the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis; 
‘‘(D) be an employee of an eligible entity; and 
‘‘(E) have undergone appropriate privacy and civil lib-
erties training that is developed, supported, or sponsored 
by the Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties, in consultation with the Privacy and 
Civil Liberties Oversight Board established under section 
1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—In this subsection, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State, local, or regional fusion center; 
‘‘(B) a State or local law enforcement or other govern-
ment entity that serves a major metropolitan area, subur-
ban area, or rural area, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) a State or local law enforcement or other govern-
ment entity with port, border, or agricultural responsibil-
ities, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(D) a tribal law enforcement or other authority; or 
‘‘(E) such other entity as the Secretary determines 
is appropriate.
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‘‘(c) OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION.—No State, local, or tribal law 
enforcement or other government entity shall be required to partici-
pate in the Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis shall establish procedures to provide for the 
nomination and selection of individuals to participate in the 
Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis shall— 
‘‘(A) select law enforcement officers and intelligence 
analysts representing a broad cross-section of State, local, 
and tribal agencies; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that the number of Information Sharing 
Fellows selected does not impede the activities of the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 210A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210B. Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and before the implementa-
tion of the Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows 
Program under section 210B of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by subsection (a), (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Program’’) the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Privacy Officer of the Department, the Officer for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties of the Department, and the Privacy and 
Civil Liberties Oversight Board established under section 1061 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note), shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives a report that contains a concept of operations 
for the Program, which shall include a privacy and civil liberties 
impact assessment. 
(2) REVIEW OF PRIVACY IMPACT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the program is implemented, the Pri-
vacy Officer of the Department and the Officer for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties of the Department, consistent with any 
policies of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board 
established under section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note), shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Under Secretary of Homeland Security 
for Intelligence and Analysis, and the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board, a report on the privacy and civil lib-
erties impact of the program.
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SEC. 513. RURAL POLICING INSTITUTE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210C. RURAL POLICING INSTITUTE. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a Rural 
Policing Institute, which shall be administered by the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, to target training to law enforcement 
agencies and other emergency response providers located in rural 
areas. The Secretary, through the Rural Policing Institute, shall— 
‘‘(1) evaluate the needs of law enforcement agencies and 
other emergency response providers in rural areas; 
‘‘(2) develop expert training programs designed to address 
the needs of law enforcement agencies and other emergency 
response providers in rural areas as identified in the evaluation 
conducted under paragraph (1), including training programs 
about intelligence-led policing and protections for privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties; 
‘‘(3) provide the training programs developed under para-
graph (2) to law enforcement agencies and other emergency 
response providers in rural areas; and 
‘‘(4) conduct outreach efforts to ensure that local and tribal 
governments in rural areas are aware of the training programs 
developed under paragraph (2) so they can avail themselves 
of such programs. 
‘‘(b) CURRICULA.—The training at the Rural Policing Institute 
established under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) be configured in a manner so as not to duplicate 
or displace any law enforcement or emergency response pro-
gram of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or a 
local or tribal government entity in existence on the date of 
enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 
11 Commission Act of 2007; and 
‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, be delivered in 
a cost-effective manner at facilities of the Department, on closed 
military installations with adequate training facilities, or at 
facilities operated by the participants. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘rural’ means an 
area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined 
by the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section (including for contracts, 
staff, and equipment)— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 210B the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210C. Rural Policing Institute.’’.
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Subtitle C—Interagency Threat 
Assessment and Coordination Group 
SEC. 521. INTERAGENCY THREAT ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION 
GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210D. INTERAGENCY THREAT ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION 
GROUP. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To improve the sharing of information within 
the scope of the information sharing environment established under 
section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) with State, local, tribal, and private 
sector officials, the Director of National Intelligence, through the 
program manager for the information sharing environment, in 
coordination with the Secretary, shall coordinate and oversee the 
creation of an Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination 
Group (referred to in this section as the ‘ITACG’). 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION OF ITACG.—The ITACG shall consist of— 
‘‘(1) an ITACG Advisory Council to set policy and develop 
processes for the integration, analysis, and dissemination of 
federally-coordinated information within the scope of the 
information sharing environment, including homeland security 
information, terrorism information, and weapons of mass 
destruction information; and 
‘‘(2) an ITACG Detail comprised of State, local, and tribal 
homeland security and law enforcement officers and intelligence 
analysts detailed to work in the National Counterterrorism 
Center with Federal intelligence analysts for the purpose of 
integrating, analyzing, and assisting in the dissemination of 
federally-coordinated information within the scope of the 
information sharing environment, including homeland security 
information, terrorism information, and weapons of mass 
destruction information, through appropriate channels identi-
fied by the ITACG Advisory Council. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM MANAGER.—The program 
manager, in consultation with the Information Sharing Council, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) monitor and assess the efficacy of the ITACG; and 
‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007, and at least annually thereafter, submit to the 
Secretary, the Attorney General, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report on the 
progress of the ITACG. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary, or the 
Secretary’s designee, in coordination with the Director of the 
National Counterterrorism Center and the ITACG Advisory Council, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) create policies and standards for the creation of 
information products derived from information within the scope 
of the information sharing environment, including homeland
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security information, terrorism information, and weapons of 
mass destruction information, that are suitable for dissemina-
tion to State, local, and tribal governments and the private 
sector; 
‘‘(2) evaluate and develop processes for the timely dissemi-
nation of federally-coordinated information within the scope 
of the information sharing environment, including homeland 
security information, terrorism information, and weapons of 
mass destruction information, to State, local, and tribal govern-
ments and the private sector; 
‘‘(3) establish criteria and a methodology for indicating 
to State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector 
the reliability of information within the scope of the information 
sharing environment, including homeland security information, 
terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction 
information, disseminated to them; 
‘‘(4) educate the intelligence community about the require-
ments of the State, local, and tribal homeland security, law 
enforcement, and other emergency response providers regarding 
information within the scope of the information sharing 
environment, including homeland security information, ter-
rorism information, and weapons of mass destruction informa-
tion; 
‘‘(5) establish and maintain the ITACG Detail, which shall 
assign an appropriate number of State, local, and tribal home-
land security and law enforcement officers and intelligence 
analysts to work in the National Counterterrorism Center who 
shall— 
‘‘(A) educate and advise National Counterterrorism 
Center intelligence analysts about the requirements of the 
State, local, and tribal homeland security and law enforce-
ment officers, and other emergency response providers 
regarding information within the scope of the information 
sharing environment, including homeland security informa-
tion, terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruc-
tion information; 
‘‘(B) assist National Counterterrorism Center intel-
ligence analysts in integrating, analyzing, and otherwise 
preparing versions of products derived from information 
within the scope of the information sharing environment, 
including 
homeland 
security 
information, 
terrorism 
information, and weapons of mass destruction information 
that are unclassified or classified at the lowest possible 
level and suitable for dissemination to State, local, and 
tribal homeland security and law enforcement agencies 
in order to help deter and prevent terrorist attacks; 
‘‘(C) 
implement, 
in 
coordination 
with 
National 
Counterterrorism Center intelligence analysts, the policies, 
processes, procedures, standards, and guidelines developed 
by the ITACG Advisory Council; 
‘‘(D) assist in the dissemination of products derived 
from information within the scope of the information 
sharing environment, including homeland security informa-
tion, terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruc-
tion information, to State, local, and tribal jurisdictions 
only through appropriate channels identified by the ITACG 
Advisory Council; and
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‘‘(E) report directly to the senior intelligence official 
from the Department under paragraph (6); 
‘‘(6) detail a senior intelligence official from the Department 
of Homeland Security to the National Counterterrorism Center, 
who shall— 
‘‘(A) manage the day-to-day operations of the ITACG 
Detail; 
‘‘(B) report directly to the Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center or the Director’s designee; and 
‘‘(C) in coordination with the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, and subject to the approval of 
the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, 
select a deputy from the pool of available detailees from 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the National 
Counterterrorism Center; and 
‘‘(7) establish, within the ITACG Advisory Council, a 
mechanism to select law enforcement officers and intelligence 
analysts for placement in the National Counterterrorism Center 
consistent with paragraph (5), using criteria developed by the 
ITACG Advisory Council that shall encourage participation 
from a broadly representative group of State, local, and tribal 
homeland security and law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(e) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, 
shall serve as the chair of the ITACG Advisory Council, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) representatives of— 
‘‘(A) the Department; 
‘‘(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
‘‘(C) the National Counterterrorism Center; 
‘‘(D) the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(E) the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(F) the Department of State; and 
‘‘(G) other Federal entities as appropriate; 
‘‘(2) the program manager of the information sharing 
environment, designated under section 1016(f) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
485(f)), or the program manager’s designee; and 
‘‘(3) executive level law enforcement and intelligence offi-
cials from State, local, and tribal governments. 
‘‘(f) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the program 
manager of the information sharing environment established under 
section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), shall— 
‘‘(1) establish procedures for selecting members of the 
ITACG Advisory Council and for the proper handling and safe-
guarding of products derived from information within the scope 
of the information sharing environment, including homeland 
security information, terrorism information, and weapons of 
mass destruction information, by those members; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that at least 50 percent of the members of 
the ITACG Advisory Council are from State, local, and tribal 
governments. 
‘‘(g) OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the ITACG Advisory
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Council shall meet regularly, but not less than quarterly, at 
the facilities of the National Counterterrorism Center of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT.—Pursuant to section 119(f)(E) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404o(f)(E)), the 
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, acting 
through the senior intelligence official from the Department 
of Homeland Security detailed pursuant to subsection (d)(6), 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the products derived from information within the 
scope of the information sharing environment, including 
homeland security information, terrorism information, and 
weapons of mass destruction information, prepared by the 
National Counterterrorism Center and the ITACG Detail 
for distribution to State, local, and tribal homeland security 
and law enforcement agencies reflect the requirements of 
such agencies and are produced consistently with the poli-
cies, processes, procedures, standards, and guidelines estab-
lished by the ITACG Advisory Council; 
‘‘(B) in consultation with the ITACG Advisory Council 
and consistent with sections 102A(f)(1)(B)(iii) and 119(f)(E) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et 
seq.), all products described in subparagraph (A) are 
disseminated through existing channels of the Department 
and the Department of Justice and other appropriate chan-
nels to State, local, and tribal government officials and 
other entities; 
‘‘(C) all detailees under subsection (d)(5) have appro-
priate access to all relevant information within the scope 
of the information sharing environment, including home-
land security information, terrorism information, and 
weapons of mass destruction information, available at the 
National Counterterrorism Center in order to accomplish 
the objectives under that paragraph; 
‘‘(D) all detailees under subsection (d)(5) have the 
appropriate security clearances and are trained in the 
procedures for handling, processing, storing, and dissemi-
nating classified products derived from information within 
the scope of the information sharing environment, including 
homeland security information, terrorism information, and 
weapons of mass destruction information; and 
‘‘(E) all detailees under subsection (d)(5) complete 
appropriate privacy and civil liberties training. 
‘‘(h) INAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
not apply to the ITACG or any subsidiary groups thereof. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this section, including 
to obtain security clearances for the State, local, and tribal partici-
pants in the ITACG.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 210C the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210D. Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group.’’.
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(c) PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security and the Chief Pri-
vacy and Civil Liberties Officer for the Department of Justice, 
in consultation with the Civil Liberties Protection Officer of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, the Attorney General, the Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives, a privacy and civil liberties impact assessment 
of the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group 
under section 210D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by subsection (a), including the use of State, local, and 
tribal detailees at the National Counterterrorism Center, as 
described in subsection (d)(5) of that section. 
Subtitle D—Homeland Security 
Intelligence Offices Reorganization 
SEC. 531. OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS AND OFFICE OF 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DIRECTORATE FOR 
INFORMATION’’ and inserting ‘‘INFORMATION AND’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTEC-
TION.—There shall be in the Department an Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis and an Office of Infrastructure Protection. 
‘‘(b) UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS AND 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.— 
‘‘(1) OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS.—The Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis shall be headed by an Under Sec-
retary for Intelligence and Analysis, who shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(2) CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER.—The Under Secretary 
for Intelligence and Analysis shall serve as the Chief Intel-
ligence Officer of the Department. 
‘‘(3) OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.—The Office 
of Infrastructure Protection shall be headed by an Assistant 
Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, who shall be appointed 
by the President. 
‘‘(c) DISCHARGE
OF
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the responsibilities of the Department relating to 
information analysis and infrastructure protection, including those 
described in subsection (d), are carried out through the Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis or the Assistant Secretary 
for Infrastructure Protection, as appropriate.’’;
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(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘UNDER SEC-
RETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘SECRETARY RELATING TO INTEL-
LIGENCE AND ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Subject to the direction’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Infrastructure Protection’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘The responsibilities of the Secretary relating to intel-
ligence and analysis and infrastructure protection’’; 
(C) in paragraph (9), as redesignated under section 
510(a)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘Director of Central Intel-
ligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’; 
(D) in paragraph (11)(B), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’; 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (18), as so redesig-
nated, as paragraph (24); and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (17), as so redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(18) To coordinate and enhance integration among the 
intelligence components of the Department, including through 
strategic oversight of the intelligence activities of such compo-
nents. 
‘‘(19) To establish the intelligence collection, processing, 
analysis, and dissemination priorities, policies, processes, stand-
ards, guidelines, and procedures for the intelligence components 
of the Department, consistent with any directions from the 
President and, as applicable, the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
‘‘(20) To establish a structure and process to support the 
missions and goals of the intelligence components of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(21) To ensure that, whenever possible, the Department— 
‘‘(A) produces and disseminates unclassified reports 
and analytic products based on open-source information; 
and 
‘‘(B) produces and disseminates such reports and ana-
lytic products contemporaneously with reports or analytic 
products concerning the same or similar information that 
the Department produced and disseminated in a classified 
format. 
‘‘(22) To establish within the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis an internal continuity of operations plan. 
‘‘(23) Based on intelligence priorities set by the President, 
and guidance from the Secretary and, as appropriate, the 
Director of National Intelligence— 
‘‘(A) to provide to the heads of each intelligence compo-
nent of the Department guidance for developing the budget 
pertaining to the activities of such component; and 
‘‘(B) to present to the Secretary a recommendation 
for a consolidated budget for the intelligence components 
of the Department, together with any comments from the 
heads of such components.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Directorate’’ the first place that term 
appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Intelligence and Analysis 
and the Office of Infrastructure Protection’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘the Directorate in discharging’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such offices in discharging’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘Directorate’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office 
of Infrastructure Protection’’; and 
(6) In subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Information Analysis and 
Infrastructure Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis and the Office of Infrastructure Protection’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such Act is further amended— 
(A) in section 223, by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, 
in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary for Infrastruc-
ture Protection’’; 
(B) in section 224, by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protec-
tion’’; 
(C) in section 302(3), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis 
and the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection’’; 
and 
(D) in section 521(d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Directorate for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Office of Intelligence and Analysis’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL UNDER SECRETARY.—Section 103(a) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as para-
graphs (9) and (10), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: 
‘‘(8) An Under Secretary responsible for overseeing critical 
infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other related pro-
grams of the Department.’’. 
(3) HEADING.—Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended in the 
subtitle heading by striking ‘‘Directorate for Information’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Information and’’. 
(4) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended in the table of contents 
in section 1(b) by striking the items relating to subtitle A 
of title II and section 201 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Information and Analysis and Infrastructure Protection; Access to 
Information 
‘‘Sec. 201. Information and Analysis and Infrastructure Protection.’’. 
(5) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—Section 106(b)(2)(I) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–6) is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(I) The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Intelligence and Analysis.’’. 
(c) TREATMENT
OF INCUMBENT.—The individual administra-
tively performing the duties of the Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis as of the date of the enactment of this Act may 
continue to perform such duties after the date on which the Presi-
dent nominates an individual to serve as the Under Secretary 
pursuant to section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as amended by this section, and until the individual so appointed 
assumes the duties of the position. 
Subtitle E—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 541. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this title and the amendments made by this title. 
TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT 
OF INTELLIGENCE 
SEC. 601. AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE 
FUNDING INFORMATION. 
(a) AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED EACH FISCAL YEAR.—Not later 
than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with 
fiscal year 2007, the Director of National Intelligence shall disclose 
to the public the aggregate amount of funds appropriated by Con-
gress for the National Intelligence Program for such fiscal year. 
(b) WAIVER.—Beginning with fiscal year 2009, the President 
may waive or postpone the disclosure required by subsection (a) 
for any fiscal year by, not later than 30 days after the end of 
such fiscal year, submitting to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives— 
(1) a statement, in unclassified form, that the disclosure 
required in subsection (a) for that fiscal year would damage 
national security; and 
(2) a statement detailing the reasons for the waiver or 
postponement, which may be submitted in classified form. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘National 
Intelligence Program’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(6)). 
SEC. 602. PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD. 
The Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 
435 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intel-
ligence’’; 
(2) in section 704(e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If requested’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If requested’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF BOARD.—Upon receiving a congressional 
request described in section 703(b)(5), the Board may conduct 
the review and make the recommendations described in that 
section, regardless of whether such a review is requested by 
the President. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Any recommendations submitted to the 
President by the Board under section 703(b)(5), shall be sub-
mitted to the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
committee of Congress that made the request relating to such 
recommendations.’’; 
(3) in section 705(c), in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘DIRECTOR
OF
CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE’’; and 
(4) in section 710(b), by striking ‘‘8 years after the date’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A REPORT ON THE 9/ 
11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND CONGRESSIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE OVERSIGHT REFORM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
the United States (referred to in this section as the ‘‘9/11 
Commission’’) conducted a lengthy review of the facts and cir-
cumstances relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
2001, including those relating to the intelligence community, 
law enforcement agencies, and the role of congressional over-
sight and resource allocation. 
(2) In its final report, the 9/11 Commission found that— 
(A) congressional oversight of the intelligence activities 
of the United States is dysfunctional; 
(B) under the rules of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives in effect at the time the report was com-
pleted, the committees of Congress charged with oversight 
of the intelligence activities lacked the power, influence, 
and sustained capability to meet the daunting challenges 
faced by the intelligence community of the United States; 
(C) as long as such oversight is governed by such 
rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
the people of the United States will not get the security 
they want and need; 
(D) a strong, stable, and capable congressional com-
mittee structure is needed to give the intelligence commu-
nity of the United States appropriate oversight, support, 
and leadership; and 
(E) the reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission 
in its final report will not succeed if congressional oversight 
of the intelligence community in the United States is not 
changed. 
(3) The 9/11 Commission recommended structural changes 
to Congress to improve the oversight of intelligence activities. 
(4) Congress has enacted some of the recommendations 
made by the 9/11 Commission and is considering implementing 
additional recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
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(5) The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 445 in the 108th 
Congress to address some of the intelligence oversight rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission by abolishing term limits 
for the members of the Select Committee on Intelligence, clari-
fying jurisdiction for intelligence-related nominations, and 
streamlining procedures for the referral of intelligence-related 
legislation, but other aspects of the 9/11 Commission rec-
ommendations regarding intelligence oversight have not been 
implemented. 
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate each, or 
jointly, should— 
(1) undertake a review of the recommendations made in 
the final report of the 9/11 Commission with respect to intel-
ligence reform and congressional intelligence oversight reform; 
(2) review and consider any other suggestions, options, 
or recommendations for improving intelligence oversight; and 
(3) not later than December 21, 2007, submit to the Senate 
a report that includes the recommendations of the committees, 
if any, for carrying out such reforms. 
SEC. 604. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST 
DECLASSIFICATION BOARD. 
Section 21067 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 
2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289; 120 Stat. 1311), as amended 
by Public Law 109–369 (120 Stat. 2642), Public Law 109–383 (120 
Stat. 2678), and Public Law 110–5, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) From the amount provided by this section, the National 
Archives and Records Administration may obligate monies nec-
essary to carry out the activities of the Public Interest Declassifica-
tion Board.’’. 
SEC. 605. AVAILABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 
REPORT ON CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACCOUNT-
ABILITY REGARDING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEP-
TEMBER 11, 2001. 
(a) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency shall prepare and make available to the public 
a version of the Executive Summary of the report entitled the 
‘‘Office of Inspector General Report on Central Intelligence Agency 
Accountability Regarding Findings and Conclusions of the Joint 
Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After 
the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001’’ issued in June 2005 
that is declassified to the maximum extent possible, consistent 
with national security. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency shall submit to Congress a classified annex to the 
redacted Executive Summary made available under subsection (a) 
that explains the reason that any redacted material in the Executive 
Summary was withheld from the public.
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TITLE VII—STRENGTHENING EFFORTS 
TO PREVENT TERRORIST TRAVEL 
Subtitle A—Terrorist Travel 
SEC. 701. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO INCREASE 
BORDER SECURITY, ENHANCE GLOBAL DOCUMENT SECU-
RITY, AND EXCHANGE TERRORIST INFORMATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Director of 
National Intelligence and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on efforts of the Government of the 
United States to collaborate with international partners and allies 
of the United States to increase border security, enhance global 
document security, and exchange terrorism information. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
outline— 
(1) all presidential directives, programs, and strategies for 
carrying out and increasing United States Government efforts 
described in subsection (a); 
(2) the goals and objectives of each of these efforts; 
(3) the progress made in each of these efforts; and 
(4) the projected timelines for each of these efforts to 
become fully functional and effective. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Visa Waiver 
SEC. 711. MODERNIZATION OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Secure 
Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2007’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should modernize and strengthen 
the security of the visa waiver program under section 217 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) by 
simultaneously— 
(A) enhancing program security requirements; and 
(B) extending visa-free travel privileges to nationals 
of foreign countries that are partners in the war on ter-
rorism— 
(i) that are actively cooperating with the United 
States to prevent terrorist travel, including sharing
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counterterrorism and law enforcement information; 
and 
(ii) whose nationals have demonstrated their 
compliance with the provisions of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act regarding the purpose and duration 
of their admission to the United States; and 
(2) the modernization described in paragraph (1) will— 
(A) 
enhance 
bilateral 
cooperation 
on 
critical 
counterterrorism and information sharing initiatives; 
(B) support and expand tourism and business 
opportunities to enhance long-term economic competitive-
ness; and 
(C) strengthen bilateral relationships. 
(c) DISCRETIONARY VISA WAIVER PROGRAM EXPANSION.—Section 
217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) NONIMMIGRANT VISA REFUSAL RATE FLEXIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which an air 
exit system is in place that can verify the departure 
of not less than 97 percent of foreign nationals who 
exit through airports of the United States and the 
electronic travel authorization system required under 
subsection (h)(3) is fully operational, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall certify to Congress that such 
air exit system and electronic travel authorization 
system are in place. 
‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall notify Congress in writing of the date on which 
the air exit system under clause (i) fully satisfies the 
biometric requirements specified in subsection (i). 
‘‘(iii) 
TEMPORARY
SUSPENSION
OF
WAIVER 
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any certification made 
under clause (i), if the Secretary has not notified Con-
gress in accordance with clause (ii) by June 30, 2009, 
the Secretary’s waiver authority under subparagraph 
(B) shall be suspended beginning on July 1, 2009, 
until such time as the Secretary makes such notifica-
tion. 
‘‘(iv) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
paragraph shall be construed as in any way abrogating 
the reporting requirements under subsection (i)(3). 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—After certification by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, may waive the application of para-
graph (2)(A) for a country if— 
‘‘(i) the country meets all security requirements 
of this section; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines that the totality of the country’s security risk 
mitigation measures provide assurance that the coun-
try’s participation in the program would not com-
promise the law enforcement, security interests, or 
enforcement of the immigration laws of the United 
States; 
‘‘(iii) there has been a sustained reduction in the 
rate of refusals for nonimmigrant visas for nationals