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State, and local law if such authorized official takes 
reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the 
reported activity. 
‘‘(2) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall— 
‘‘(A) affect the ability of any authorized of-
ficial to assert any defense, privilege, or immu-
nity that would otherwise be available; and 
‘‘(B) be construed as affecting any such 
defense, privilege, or immunity. 
‘‘(c) ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.—Any authorized 
official or other person found to be immune from civil li-
ability under this section shall be entitled to recover from 
the plaintiff all reasonable costs and attorney fees. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED
OFFICIAL.—The term ‘au-
thorized official’ means— 
‘‘(A) any officer, employee, or agent of the 
Federal government with responsibility for pre-
venting, protecting against, disrupting, or re-
sponding to a ‘covered activity;’ or 
‘‘(B) any Federal, State, or local law en-
forcement officer. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ACTIVITY.—The term ‘covered 
activity’ means any suspicious transaction, activity, 
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or occurrence indicating that an individual may be 
engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of 
law relating to an act of terrorism (as that term is 
defined in section 3077 of title 18, United States 
Code).’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
The table of contents for the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 is further amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890B. Immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious 
behavior and response.’’. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 901. REDESIGNATION AND MOVEMENT OF MISCELLA-
NEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by redes-
ignating subtitle H of title VIII (relating to miscellaneous 
provisions) as title XXIII of such Act, transferring such 
title to appear at the end of the Act, striking sections 889 
and 890 (consisting of amendments to existing law, which 
have executed), and redesignating the other sections of 
such title as section 2301 through 2320, respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in section 506(b) (6 U.S.C. 316(b)), by 
striking ‘‘section 872’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2302’’; 
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(2) in section 508(a) (6 U.S.C. 318(a)), by 
striking ‘‘section 871’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2301’’; 
(3) in section 508(d)(1) (6 U.S.C. 318(d)), by 
striking ‘‘section 871(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2301(a)’’; 
(4) in section 702(b)(2) (6 U.S.C. 432(b)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘section 874(b)(2)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘section 2304(b)(2)’’; 
(5) 
in 
section 
702(b)(2)(E) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
432(b)(2)), by striking ‘‘section 874’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 2304’’; 
(6) 
in 
section 
702(b)(4)(A) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
432(b)(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘section 872(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2302(a)’’; 
(7) 
in 
section 
702(b)(4)(B) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
432(b)(4)(B)), by striking ‘‘section 872(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2302(b)’’; 
(8) in section 702(a)(4) (6 U.S.C. 347(a)(4)), 
by striking ‘‘section 874’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2304’’; and 
(9) in section 843(b)(1)(B)(i)) (6 U.S.C. 
413(b)(1)(B)(i)), by striking ‘‘section 878’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2308’’. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking the items relating to subtitle H 
of title VIII; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘TITLE XXIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 2301. Advisory committees. 
‘‘Sec. 2302. Reorganization. 
‘‘Sec. 2303. Use of appropriated funds. 
‘‘Sec. 2304. Future Year Homeland Security Program. 
‘‘Sec. 2305. Miscellaneous authorities. 
‘‘Sec. 2306. Military activities. 
‘‘Sec. 2307. Regulatory authority and preemption. 
‘‘Sec. 2308. Counternarcotics officer. 
‘‘Sec. 2309. Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘Sec. 2310. Prohibition of the Terrorism Information and Prevention System. 
‘‘Sec. 2311. Review of pay and benefit plans. 
‘‘Sec. 2312. Office for National Capital Region Coordination. 
‘‘Sec. 2313. Requirement to comply with laws protecting equal employment op-
portunity and providing whistleblower protections. 
‘‘Sec. 2314. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 
‘‘Sec. 2315. Joint Interagency Task Force. 
‘‘Sec. 2316. Sense of Congress reaffirming the continued importance and appli-
cability of the Posse Comitatus Act. 
‘‘Sec. 2317. Coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services 
under the Public Health Service Act. 
‘‘Sec. 2318. Preserving Coast Guard mission performance. 
‘‘Sec. 2319. Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces 
of the United States and other governmental organizations. 
‘‘Sec. 2320. Immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious 
behavior and response.’’. 
Æ 
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