I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 526 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department 
of Homeland Security a board to coordinate and integrate departmental 
intelligence, activities, and policy related to counterterrorism, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. HURD, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. VELA, Mr. KEATING, 
Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MCSALLY, and Mr. RATCLIFFE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
in the Department of Homeland Security a board to 
coordinate and integrate departmental intelligence, activi-
ties, and policy related to counterterrorism, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Counterterrorism Advi-
sory Board Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COUNTER-
TERRORISM ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the end of subtitle A of title 
II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 
et seq.) insert the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 210G. DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ON COUNTER-
TERRORISM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department 
a board to be composed of senior representatives of de-
partmental operational components and headquarters ele-
ments. The purpose of the board shall be to coordinate 
and integrate departmental intelligence, activities, and 
policy related to the counterterrorism mission and func-
tions of the Department. 
‘‘(b) CHARTER.—There shall be a charter to govern 
the structure and mission of the board. Such charter shall 
direct the board to focus on the current threat environ-
ment and the importance of aligning departmental 
counterterrorism activities under the Secretary’s guidance. 
The charter shall be reviewed and updated every four 
years, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint a 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism within the Depart-
ment who will serve as the chair of the board. 
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint additional members of the board from 
among the following: 
‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
‘‘(B) United States Customs and Border 
Protection. 
‘‘(C) United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(F) United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services. 
‘‘(G) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(H) The National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordina-
tion. 
‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Policy. 
‘‘(M) The Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
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