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Union Calendar No. 459 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5099 
[Report No. 115–603] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department 
of Homeland Security a fusion center technical assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2018 
Mr. ESTES of Kansas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. GALLAGHER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Ms. ROSEN 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
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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 ‘‘Enhancing DHS’ Fu-
sion Center Technical Assistance Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FUSION CENTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as 
subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection (j): 
‘‘(j) FUSION CENTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with officials from the National Network of 
Fusion Centers and, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, other relevant stakeholders, shall establish a 
fusion center technical assistance program. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out 
the fusion center technical assistance program estab-
lished under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to fusion 
centers regarding— 
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‘‘(i) grants administered under sec-
tions 2003 and 2004; 
‘‘(ii) terrorism prevention activities; 
and 
‘‘(iii) intelligence and information 
sharing; 
‘‘(B) provide to fusion centers notice of 
any changes to the activities referred to in sub-
paragraph (A); 
‘‘(C) make available best practices regard-
ing— 
‘‘(i) fusion center operations; 
‘‘(ii) information sharing and analysis 
of homeland security threats, including 
cyber threats; 
‘‘(iii) protecting privacy, civil rights, 
and civil liberties; and 
‘‘(iv) such other best practices as the 
Secretary determines appropriate; and 
‘‘(D) carry out such other activities as the 
Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 459 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5099 
[Report No. 115–603] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish in the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity a fusion center technical assistance program. 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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