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‘‘SEC. 206. COORDINATION WITH INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRON-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—All activities to comply with sections 203, 204, 
and 205 shall be— 
‘‘(1) consistent with any policies, guidelines, procedures, 
instructions, or standards established under section 1016 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(6 U.S.C. 485); 
‘‘(2) implemented in coordination with, as appropriate, the 
program manager for the information sharing environment 
established under that section; 
‘‘(3) consistent with any applicable guidance issued by the 
Director of National Intelligence; and 
‘‘(4) consistent with any applicable guidance issued by the 
Secretary relating to the protection of law enforcement informa-
tion or proprietary information. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties and responsibil-
ities under this subtitle, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis shall take into account the views of the heads of the 
intelligence components of the Department.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(d) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)) is amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) 
as paragraphs (7) through (18), respectively. 
(B) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in sec-
tion 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 202 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 203. Homeland Security Advisory System. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Homeland security information sharing. 
‘‘Sec. 205. Comprehensive information technology network architecture. 
‘‘Sec. 206. Coordination with information sharing environment.’’. 
(b) OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS AND OFFICE OF 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.—Section 201(d) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, in support of the 
mission responsibilities of the Department and the functions 
of the National Counterterrorism Center established under sec-
tion 119 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404o),’’ 
after ‘‘and to integrate such information’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (7), as redesignated by subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii) of this section, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) To review, analyze, and make recommendations for 
improvements to the policies and procedures governing the 
sharing of information within the scope of the information 
sharing environment established under section 1016 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 
U.S.C. 485), including homeland security information, terrorism 
information, and weapons of mass destruction information, and 
any policies, guidelines, procedures, instructions, or standards 
established under that section.’’. 
(c) REPORT
ON COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
NETWORK ARCHITECTURE.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
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Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the 
Secretary in developing the comprehensive information technology 
network architecture required under section 205 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a). The report shall 
include— 
(1) a description of the priorities for the development of 
the comprehensive information technology network architecture 
and a rationale for such priorities; 
(2) an explanation of how the various components of the 
comprehensive information technology network architecture 
will work together and interconnect; 
(3) a description of the technological challenges that the 
Secretary expects the Office of Intelligence and Analysis will 
face in implementing the comprehensive information technology 
network architecture; 
(4) a description of the technological options that are avail-
able or are in development that may be incorporated into the 
comprehensive information technology network architecture, 
the feasibility of incorporating such options, and the advantages 
and disadvantages of doing so; 
(5) an explanation of any security protections to be devel-
oped as part of the comprehensive information technology net-
work architecture; 
(6) a description of safeguards for civil liberties and privacy 
to be built into the comprehensive information technology net-
work architecture; and 
(7) an operational best practices plan. 
SEC. 502. INTELLIGENCE COMPONENT DEFINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (16) as para-
graphs (10) through (17), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘intelligence component of the Department’ 
means any element or entity of the Department that collects, 
gathers, processes, analyzes, produces, or disseminates intel-
ligence information within the scope of the information sharing 
environment, including homeland security information, ter-
rorism information, and weapons of mass destruction informa-
tion, or national intelligence, as defined under section 3(5) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(5)), 
except— 
‘‘(A) the United States Secret Service; and 
‘‘(B) the Coast Guard, when operating under the direct 
authority of the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of the 
Navy pursuant to section 3 of title 14, United States Code, 
except that nothing in this paragraph shall affect or 
diminish the authority and responsibilities of the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard to command or control the 
Coast Guard as an armed force or the authority of the 
Director of National Intelligence with respect to the Coast 
Guard as an element of the intelligence community (as 
defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).’’.