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departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment.
‘‘(2) FEEDBACK.—The Secretary shall develop
mechanisms to provide feedback regarding the anal-
ysis and utility of information provided by any enti-
ty of State, local, or tribal government or the private
sector that gathers information and provides such in-
formation to the Department.
‘‘(d) TRAINING AND EVALUATION OF EMPLOYEES.—
‘‘(1) TRAINING.—The Chief Intelligence Officer
shall provide to employees of the Department opportu-
nities for training and education to develop an un-
derstanding of—
‘‘(A) the definition of homeland security in-
formation; and
‘‘(B) how information available to such em-
ployees as part of their duties—
‘‘(i) might qualify as homeland secu-
rity information; and
‘‘(ii) might be relevant to the intel-
ligence components of the Department.
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—The Chief Intelligence Offi-
cer shall—
‘‘(A) on an ongoing basis, evaluate how em-
ployees of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis
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and the intelligence components of the Depart-
ment are utilizing homeland security informa-
tion, sharing information within the Depart-
ment, as described in this subtitle, and partici-
pating in the information sharing environment
established under section 1016 of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6
U.S.C. 485); and
‘‘(B) provide a report regarding any eval-
uation under subparagraph (A) to the appro-
priate component heads.
‘‘SEC. 205. COORDINATION WITH INFORMATION SHARING
ENVIRONMENT.
‘‘All activities to comply with sections 203 and 204
shall be—
‘‘(1) implemented in coordination with the pro-
gram manager for the information sharing environ-
ment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6
U.S.C. 485); and
‘‘(2) consistent with and support the establish-
ment of that environment, and any policies, guide-
lines, procedures, instructions, or standards estab-
lished by the President or, as appropriate, the pro-
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gram manager for the implementation and manage-
ment of that environment.’’.
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 201(d) of the
Homeland Security 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 section 1(b) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amend-
ed 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. Coordination with information sharing environment.’’.
(b) INTELLIGENCE COMPONENT DEFINED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(9)
through (16) as paragraphs (10) through (17),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(9) The term ‘intelligence component of the De-
partment’ means any directorate, agency, or other ele-
ment or entity of the Department that gathers, re-
ceives, analyzes, produces, or disseminates homeland
security information.’’.
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—
(A) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—
Section 501(11) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 311(11)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 
2(10)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section
2(11)(B)’’.
(B) OTHER LAW.—Section 712(a) of title
14, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘section 2(15) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(15))’’ and inserting ‘‘section
2(16) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 101(16))’’.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY
FOR INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
TECTION.—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
consistent with the functions of the National
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Counterterrorism Center established under section 119
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 50
U.S.C. 404o),’’ after ‘‘and to integrate such informa-
tion’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (7), as redesignated by
subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, and inserting the
following:
‘‘(7) To review, analyze, and make recommenda-
tions for improvements in the policies and procedures
governing the sharing of intelligence information, in-
telligence-related information, and other information
relating to homeland security within the Federal Gov-
ernment and among the Federal Government and
State, local, and tribal government agencies and au-
thorities, consistent with the information sharing en-
vironment established under section 1016 of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
(6 U.S.C. 485) and any policies, guidelines, proce-
dures, instructions or standards established by the
President or, as appropriate, the program manager
for the implementation and management of that envi-
ronment.’’.
SEC. 112. INFORMATION SHARING.
Section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), re-
spectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, the following:
‘‘(1) HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION.—The
term ‘homeland security information’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 892 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 482).’’;
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated—
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), re-
spectively, and adjusting the margin ac-
cordingly;
(ii) by striking ‘‘ ‘terrorism informa-
tion’ means’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘ ‘terrorism information’—
‘‘(A) means’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (A)(iv), as so re-
designated, by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) includes homeland security informa-
tion and weapons of mass destruction informa-
tion.’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘weapons of mass destruction infor-
mation’ means information that could reasonably be
expected to assist in the development, proliferation, or
use of a weapon of mass destruction (including chem-
ical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons)
that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist organi-
zation against the United States, including informa-
tion about the location of any stockpile of nuclear
materials that could be exploited for use in such a
weapon that could be used by a terrorist or a terrorist
organization against the United States.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(J) integrates the information within the
scope of the information sharing environment,
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including any such information in legacy tech-
nologies;
‘‘(K) integrates technologies, including all
legacy technologies, through Internet-based serv-
ices;
‘‘(L) allows the full range of analytic and
operational activities without the need to cen-
tralize information within the scope of the infor-
mation sharing environment;
‘‘(M) permits analysts to collaborate both
independently and in a group (commonly known
as ‘collective and noncollective collaboration’),
and across multiple levels of national security
information and controlled unclassified informa-
tion;
‘‘(N) provides a resolution process that en-
ables changes by authorized officials regarding
rules and policies for the access, use, and reten-
tion of information within the scope of the infor-
mation sharing environment; and
‘‘(O) incorporates continuous, real-time,
and immutable audit capabilities, to the max-
imum extent practicable.’’;
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘during the two-year
period beginning on the date of designation
under this paragraph unless sooner’’ and
inserting ‘‘until’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘The program manager
shall have and exercise governmentwide au-
thority.’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as other-
wise expressly provided by law, the program
manager, in consultation with the head of
any affected department or agency, shall
have and exercise governmentwide authority
over the sharing of information within the
scope of the information sharing environ-
ment by all Federal departments, agencies,
and components, irrespective of the Federal
department, agency, or component in which
the program manager may be administra-
tively located.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(i) by redesignating clause (iii) as
clause (v); and
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following:
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‘‘(ii) assist in the development of poli-
cies, as appropriate, to foster the develop-
ment and proper operation of the ISE;
‘‘(iii) issue governmentwide procedures,
guidelines, instructions, and functional
standards, as appropriate, for the manage-
ment, development, and proper operation of
the ISE;
‘‘(iv) identify and resolve information
sharing disputes between Federal depart-
ments, agencies, and components; and’’;
(4) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘during
the two-year period beginning on the date of the
initial designation of the program manager by
the President under subsection (f)(1), unless
sooner’’ and inserting ‘‘until’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (G)
as subparagraph (I); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph
(F) the following:
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‘‘(G) assist the program manager in identi-
fying and resolving information sharing disputes
between Federal departments, agencies, and com-
ponents;
‘‘(H) identify appropriate personnel for as-
signment to the program manager to support
staffing needs identified by the program man-
ager; and’’;
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding any subsidiary group of the Information
Sharing Council)’’ before ‘‘shall not be subject’’;
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) DETAILEES.—Upon a request by the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, the departments and
agencies represented on the Information Sharing
Council shall detail to the program manager, on a re-
imbursable basis, appropriate personnel identified
under paragraph (2)(H).’’;
(5) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘and annu-
ally thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘and not later than
June 30 of each year thereafter’’; and
(6) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(j) REPORT ON THE INFORMATION SHARING ENVI-
RONMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of the Improving Amer-
ica’s Security Act of 2007, the President shall report
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives, and
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives on the feasibility of—
‘‘(A) eliminating the use of any marking or
process (including ‘Originator Control’) intended
to, or having the effect of, restricting the sharing
of information within the scope of the informa-
tion sharing environment between and among
participants in the information sharing environ-
ment, unless the President has—
‘‘(i) specifically exempted categories of
information from such elimination; and
‘‘(ii) reported that exemption to the
committees of Congress described in the
matter preceding this subparagraph; and
‘‘(B) continuing to use Federal agency
standards in effect on such date of enactment for
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the collection, sharing, and access to information
within the scope of the information sharing envi-
ronment relating to citizens and lawful perma-
nent residents;
‘‘(C) replacing the standards described in
subparagraph (B) with a standard that would
allow mission-based or threat-based permission
to access or share information within the scope
of the information sharing environment for a
particular purpose that the Federal Government,
through an appropriate process, has determined
to be lawfully permissible for a particular agen-
cy, component, or employee (commonly known as
an ‘authorized use’ standard); and
‘‘(D) the use of anonymized data by Federal
departments, agencies, or components collecting,
possessing, disseminating, or handling informa-
tion within the scope of the information sharing
environment, in any cases in which—
‘‘(i) the use of such information is rea-
sonably expected to produce results materi-
ally equivalent to the use of information
that is transferred or stored in a non-
anonymized form; and
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‘‘(ii) such use is consistent with any
mission of that department, agency, or com-
ponent (including any mission under a
Federal statute or directive of the President)
that involves the storage, retention, sharing,
or exchange of personally identifiable infor-
mation.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
‘anonymized data’ means data in which the indi-
vidual to whom the data pertains is not identifiable
with reasonable efforts, including information that
has been encrypted or hidden through the use of other
technology.
‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.—The program manager
is authorized to hire not more than 40 full-time employees
to assist the program manager in—
‘‘(1) identifying and resolving information shar-
ing disputes between Federal departments, agencies,
and components under subsection (f)(2)(A)(iv); and
‘‘(2) other activities associated with the imple-
mentation of the information sharing environment,
including—
‘‘(A) implementing the requirements under
subsection (b)(2); and
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‘‘(B) any additional implementation initia-
tives to enhance and expedite the creation of the
information sharing environment.
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.’’.
SEC. 113. INTELLIGENCE TRAINING DEVELOPMENT FOR
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
(a) CURRICULUM.—The Secretary, acting through the
Chief Intelligence Officer, shall—
(1) develop curriculum for the training of State,
local, and tribal government officials relating to the
handling, review, and development of intelligence ma-
terial; and
(2) ensure that the curriculum includes executive
level training.
(b) TRAINING.—To the extent possible, the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center and other existing Fed-
eral entities with the capacity and expertise to train State,
local, and tribal government officials based on the cur-
riculum developed under subsection (a) shall be used to
carry out the training programs created under this section.
If such entities do not have the capacity, resources, or capa-
bilities to conduct such training, the Secretary may approve
another entity to conduct the training.