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Calendar No. 437 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1589 
[Report No. 116–222] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
MARCH 2, 2020 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear intelligence 
and information sharing functions of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security and to require dissemination of information ana-
lyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities 
relating to homeland security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CBRN Intelligence and 
Information Sharing Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NU-
CLEAR
INTELLIGENCE
AND
INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 210E the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 210F. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND 
NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall— 
‘‘(1) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and 
their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, bi-
ological, radiological, or nuclear materials against 
the United States, including critical infrastructure; 
‘‘(2) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of global infectious disease, public 
health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues; 
‘‘(3) support homeland security-focused risk 
analysis and risk assessments of the homeland secu-
rity hazards described in paragraphs (1) and (2), in-
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cluding the transportation of chemical, biological, 
nuclear, and radiological materials, by providing rel-
evant quantitative and nonquantitative threat infor-
mation; 
‘‘(4) leverage existing and emerging homeland 
security intelligence capabilities and structures to 
enhance early detection, prevention, protection, re-
sponse, and recovery efforts with respect to a chem-
ical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack; 
‘‘(5) share information and provide tailored an-
alytical support on such threats to State, local, Trib-
al, and territorial authorities, and other Federal 
agencies, as well as relevant national biosecurity and 
biodefense stakeholders, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(6) perform other responsibilities, as assigned 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—Where appropriate, the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis shall coordinate with other 
relevant Department components, including the Coun-
tering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and the Na-
tional Biosurveillance Integration Center, agencies within 
the
intelligence
community,
including
the
National 
Counter Proliferation Center, and other Federal, State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial authorities, including officials 
from high-threat urban areas, State and major urban area 
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fusion centers, and local public health departments, as ap-
propriate,
and
enable
such
entities
to
provide
rec-
ommendations on optimal information sharing mecha-
nisms, including expeditious sharing of classified informa-
tion, and on how such entities can provide information to 
the Department. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL BIOSECURITY AND BIODEFENSE 
STAKEHOLDERS.—The
term
‘national
biosecurity 
and biodefense stakeholders’ means officials from 
Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial authori-
ties and individuals from the private sector who are 
involved in efforts to prevent, protect against, re-
spond to, and recover from a biological attack or 
other phenomena that may have serious health con-
sequences for the United States, including infectious 
disease outbreaks.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
201E the following new item: 
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‘‘Sec. 210F. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear intelligence and in-
formation sharing.’’. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter for each of the following four years, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to 
the appropriate congressional committees on the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The intelligence and information shar-
ing activities under section 210F of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (as added by sub-
section (a) of this section) and of all relevant 
entities within the Department of Homeland 
Security to counter the threat from attacks 
using chemical, biological, radiological, or nu-
clear materials. 
(B) The Department’s activities in accord-
ance with relevant intelligence strategies. 
(2) ASSESSMENT
OF
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
reports required under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
(A) An assessment of the progress of the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the De-
partment
of
Homeland
Security
in
imple-
menting such section 210F. 
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(B) A description of the methods estab-
lished to carry out such assessment. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and any committee of the House of Representatives 
or the Senate having legislative jurisdiction under 
the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, 
respectively, over the matter concerned. 
SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ANALYZED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT TO STATE, LOCAL, TRIB-
AL,
TERRITORIAL,
AND
PRIVATE
ENTITIES 
WITH
RESPONSIBILITIES
RELATING
TO 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
Paragraph (6) of section 201(d) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and to agencies of State’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘to State, local, Tribal, 
territorial, and private entities with such responsibilities, 
and, as appropriate, to the public, in order to assist in 
preventing, deterring, or responding to acts of terrorism 
against the United States.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CBRN Intelligence and 
Information Sharing Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NU-
CLEAR INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 210E the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210F. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND 
NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis, and working 
with the intelligence components of the Department, shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate the analysis of the intentions, ca-
pabilities, and plans of individuals or organizations 
threatening or preparing to conduct attacks against 
the homeland (including key resources and critical in-
frastructure of the United States) involving the use of 
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear mate-
rials, devices, or agents; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the analysis of threats to home-
land security from global infectious disease and other 
food, agricultural, or veterinary threats to public 
health; 
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‘‘(1) coordinate with— 
‘‘(A) other Departmental components, in-
cluding the Countering Weapons of Mass De-
struction Office, the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency, the Science and Tech-
nology Directorate; and 
‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
entities, including officials from high-threat 
urban areas, State and major urban area fusion 
centers, and local public health departments; and 
‘‘(2) enable such components and entities to pro-
vide recommendations on— 
‘‘(A) optimal information sharing mecha-
nisms, including expeditious sharing of classified 
information; and 
‘‘(B) how such components and entities can 
provide information to the Undersecretary and 
other components of the Department. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘fusion 
center’ has the meaning given the term in section 210A.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 210E the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210F. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear intelligence and infor-
mation sharing.’’. 
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(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and annually there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report 
to the appropriate congressional committees on— 
(A) the intelligence and information shar-
ing activities under section 210F of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (as added by sub-
section (a) of this section) and of all relevant en-
tities within the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity to counter the threat from global infectious 
disease and attacks using chemical, biological, 
radiological, or nuclear materials, devices, or 
agents; and 
(B) the Department’s activities in accord-
ance with relevant intelligence strategies. 
(2) ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION.—The re-
ports required under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the progress of the De-
partment of Homeland Security in imple-
menting such section 210F; and 
(B) a description of the methods established 
to carry out such assessment. 
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(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall termi-
nate on the date that is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
any committee of the House of Representatives or the 
Senate having legislative jurisdiction under the rules 
of the House of Representatives or Senate, respec-
tively, over the matter concerned. 
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Calendar No. 437 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1589 
[Report No. 116–222] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish chemical, biological, radiological, and 
nuclear intelligence and information sharing 
functions of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis of the Department of Homeland Security 
and to require dissemination of information ana-
lyzed by the Department to entities with respon-
sibilities relating to homeland security, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 2, 2020 
Reported with an amendment 
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