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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 Se-
curity State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initia-
tive, 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 ‘‘Improving Fusion Cen-
ters’ Access to Information Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING IN THE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY STATE, 
LOCAL, AND REGIONAL FUSION CENTER INI-
TIATIVE. 
Subsection (b) of section 210A of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and conduct out-
reach to such fusion centers to identify any gaps in 
information sharing and consult with other Federal 
agencies to develop methods to address such gaps, as 
appropriate’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) 
as paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) identify Federal databases and datasets, in-
cluding databases and datasets used, operated, or 
managed by Department components, the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, and the Department of the 
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Treasury, that are appropriate, in accordance with 
Federal laws and policies, to address any gaps identi-
fied pursuant to paragraph (2), for inclusion in the 
information sharing environment and coordinate with 
the appropriate Federal agency to deploy or access 
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 
enhance information sharing in the Department 
of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional 
Fusion Center Initiative, and for other purposes. 
MAY 16, 2017 
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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