785 
(3) VALUE ADDED.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall include in each assessment required 
under section 210G(a) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by this Act, if applicable, a descrip-
tion of the use of the data framework required under 
this section to support operations that disrupt ter-
rorist activities and incidents in the homeland. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE; 
HOMELAND.—The terms ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committee’’ and ‘‘homeland’’ have the meaning given 
those terms in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
(2) HOMELAND
SECURITY
INFORMATION.—The 
term ‘‘homeland security information’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 892 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 482). 
(3) 
INSIDER
THREAT.—The 
term 
‘‘insider 
threat’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
104 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by section 1305. 
(4) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘na-
tional intelligence’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 3(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003(5)). 
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(5) TERRORISM INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘ter-
rorism information’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485). 
SEC. 1305. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 104. INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
an Insider Threat Program within the Department, which 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide training and education for employ-
ees of the Department to identify, prevent, mitigate, 
and respond to insider threat risks to the Depart-
ment’s critical assets; 
‘‘(2) provide investigative support regarding po-
tential insider threats that may pose a risk to the De-
partment’s critical assets; and 
‘‘(3) conduct risk mitigation activities for in-
sider threats. 
‘‘(b) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall 
establish a Steering Committee within the De-
partment. 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of 
the Steering Committee shall be as follows: 
‘‘(i) The Under Secretary for Manage-
ment and the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis shall serve as the Co- 
Chairpersons of the Steering Committee. 
‘‘(ii) The Chief Security Officer, as the 
designated Senior Insider Threat Official, 
shall serve as the Vice Chairperson of the 
Steering Committee. 
‘‘(iii) The other members of the Steer-
ing Committee shall be comprised of rep-
resentatives of— 
‘‘(I) the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis; 
‘‘(II) the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer; 
‘‘(III) the Office of the General 
Counsel; 
‘‘(IV) the Office for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties; 
‘‘(V) the Privacy Office; 
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‘‘(VI) the Office of the Chief 
Human Capital Officer; 
‘‘(VII) the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer; 
‘‘(VIII) the Federal Protective 
Service; 
‘‘(IX) the Office of the Chief Pro-
curement Officer; 
‘‘(X) the Science and Technology 
Directorate; and 
‘‘(XI) other components or offices 
of the Department as appropriate. 
‘‘(C) MEETINGS.—The members of the 
Steering Committee shall meet on a regular basis 
to discuss cases and issues related to insider 
threats to the Department’s critical assets, in ac-
cordance with subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Under Secretary for Management, the Under Sec-
retary for Intelligence and Analysis, and the Chief 
Security Officer, in coordination with the Steering 
Committee, shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a holistic strategy for Depart-
ment-wide efforts to identify, prevent, mitigate, 
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and respond to insider threats to the Depart-
ment’s critical assets; 
‘‘(B) develop a plan to implement the in-
sider threat measures identified in the strategy 
developed under subparagraph (A) across the 
components and offices of the Department; 
‘‘(C) document insider threat policies and 
controls; 
‘‘(D) conduct a baseline risk assessment of 
insider threats posed to the Department’s critical 
assets; 
‘‘(E) examine programmatic and technology 
best practices adopted by the Federal Govern-
ment, industry, and research institutions to im-
plement solutions that are validated and cost-ef-
fective; 
‘‘(F) develop a timeline for deploying work-
place monitoring technologies, employee aware-
ness campaigns, and education and training 
programs related to identifying, preventing, 
mitigating, and responding to potential insider 
threats to the Department’s critical assets; 
‘‘(G) consult with the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology and other appropriate 
stakeholders to ensure the Insider Threat Pro-
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gram is informed, on an ongoing basis, by cur-
rent information regarding threats, best prac-
tices, and available technology; and 
‘‘(H) develop, collect, and report metrics on 
the effectiveness of the Department’s insider 
threat mitigation efforts. 
‘‘(c) PRESERVATION OF MERIT SYSTEM RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Steering Committee 
shall not seek to, and the authorities provided under 
this section shall not be used to, deter, detect, or miti-
gate disclosures of information by Government em-
ployees or contractors that are lawful under and pro-
tected by section 17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) (com-
monly known as the ‘Intelligence Community Whistle-
blower Protection Act of 1998’), chapter 12 or 23 of 
title 5, United States Code, the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or any other whistleblower 
statute, regulation, or policy. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any activity carried 
out under this section shall be subject to section 
115 of the Whistleblower Protection Enhance-
ment Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
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‘‘(B) REQUIRED STATEMENT.—Any activity 
to implement or enforce any insider threat activ-
ity or authority under this section or Executive 
Order 13587 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) shall include 
the statement required by section 115 of the 
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 
2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note) that preserves rights 
under whistleblower laws and section 7211 of 
title 5, United States Code, protecting commu-
nications with Congress. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRITICAL ASSETS.—The term ‘critical as-
sets’ means the resources, including personnel, facili-
ties, information, equipment, networks, or systems 
necessary for the Department to fulfill its mission. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2105 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) INSIDER.—The term ‘insider’ means— 
‘‘(A) any person who has or had authorized 
access to Department facilities, information, 
equipment, networks, or systems and is employed 
by, detailed to, or assigned to the Department, 
including members of the Armed Forces, experts 
or consultants to the Department, industrial or 
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commercial 
contractors, 
licensees, 
certificate 
holders, or grantees of the Department, including 
all subcontractors, personal services contractors, 
or any other category of person who acts for or 
on behalf of the Department, as determined by 
the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) State, local, tribal, territorial, and 
private sector personnel who possess security 
clearances granted by the Department. 
‘‘(4) INSIDER
THREAT.—The term ‘insider 
threat’ means the threat that an insider will use his 
or her authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to 
do harm to the security of the United States, includ-
ing damage to the United States through espionage, 
terrorism, the unauthorized disclosure of classified na-
tional security information, or through the loss or 
degradation of departmental resources or capabilities. 
‘‘(5) STEERING COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Steering 
Committee’ means the Steering Committee established 
under subsection (b)(1)(A).’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 
2 years thereafter for the following 4-year period, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
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Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on— 
(A) how the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, including the components and offices of the 
Department of Homeland Security, have imple-
mented the strategy developed under section 
104(b)(2)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as added by this Act; 
(B) the status of the risk assessment of crit-
ical assets being conducted by the Department of 
Homeland Security; 
(C) the types of insider threat training con-
ducted; 
(D) the number of employees of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security who have received 
insider threat training; and 
(E) information on the effectiveness of the 
Insider Threat Program (established under sec-
tion 104(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as added by this Act), based on metrics de-
veloped, collected, and reported pursuant to sub-
section (b)(2)(H) of such section 104. 
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(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms 
‘‘critical assets’’, ‘‘insider’’, and ‘‘insider threat’’ have 
the meanings given the terms in section 104 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by this 
Act). 
(c) 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 103 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Insider Threat Program.’’. 
SEC. 1306. REPORT ON APPLICATIONS AND THREATS OF 
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives. 
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(2) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an orga-
nization designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(4) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The term 
‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country the gov-
ernment of which the Secretary of State has deter-
mined to be a government that has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism for 
purposes of— 
(A) section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Admin-
istration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A)) 
(as continued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); 
(B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)); 
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 
(D) any other provision of law. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
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consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attor-
ney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and the 
heads of such other departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall 
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the applications and threats of blockchain technology. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(b) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of potential offensive and de-
fensive cyber applications of blockchain technology 
and other distributed ledger technologies; 
(2) an assessment of the actual and potential 
threat posed by individuals and state sponsors of ter-
rorism using distributed ledger-enabled currency and 
other emerging financial technological capabilities to 
carry out activities in furtherance of an act of ter-
rorism, including the provision of material support or 
resources to a foreign terrorist organization; 
(3) an assessment of the use or planned use of 
such technologies by the Federal Government and crit-
ical infrastructure networks; and 
(4) a threat assessment of efforts by foreign pow-
ers, foreign terrorist organizations, and criminal net-
works to utilize such technologies and related threats 
to the homeland, including an assessment of the 
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vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure networks to 
related cyberattacks. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (b) shall be provided in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified supplement. 
(e) DISTRIBUTION.—Consistent with the protection of 
classified and confidential unclassified information, the 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall share 
the threat assessment developed under this section with 
State, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, including 
officials that operate within fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers. 
SEC. 1307. TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS 
THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis shall, in coordination with appro-
priate Federal partners, develop and disseminate a threat 
assessment on whether transnational criminal organiza-
tions are exploiting United States border security 
vulnerabilities in border security screening programs to 
gain access to the United States and threaten the United 
States or border security. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon completion of the 
threat assessment required under subsection (a), the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security shall make a determination 
if 
any 
changes 
are 
required 
to 
address 
security 
vulnerabilities identified in such assessment. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION.—Consistent with the protection of 
classified and confidential unclassified information, the 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall share 
the threat assessment developed under this section with 
State, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, including 
officials that operate within fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers. 
SEC. 
1308. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
COUNTER THREATS ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), as amend-
ed by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 210I. DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ON COUNTER 
THREATS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized in the De-
partment, for a period of 2 years beginning after the date 
of enactment of this section, a Counter Threats Advisory 
Board (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’) which 
shall— 
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‘‘(1) be composed of senior representatives of de-
partmental operational components and headquarters 
elements; and 
‘‘(2) coordinate departmental intelligence activi-
ties and policy and information related to the mis-
sion and functions of the Department that counter 
threats. 
‘‘(b) CHARTER.—There shall be a charter to govern the 
structure and mission of the Board, which shall— 
‘‘(1) direct the Board to focus on the current 
threat environment and the importance of aligning 
departmental activities to counter threats under the 
guidance of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) be reviewed and updated as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be composed 
of senior representatives of departmental operational 
components and headquarters elements. 
‘‘(2) CHAIR.—The Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis shall serve as the Chair of the 
Board. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERS.—The Secretary shall appoint 
additional members of the Board from among the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(F) U. S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services. 
‘‘(G) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(H) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordination. 
‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans. 
‘‘(M) The Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
‘‘(N) The Office for State and Local Law 
Enforcement. 
‘‘(O) The Privacy Office. 
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‘‘(P) The Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties. 
‘‘(Q) Other departmental offices and pro-
grams as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(1) meet on a regular basis to discuss intel-
ligence and coordinate ongoing threat mitigation ef-
forts and departmental activities, including coordina-
tion with other Federal, State, local, tribal, terri-
torial, and private sector partners; and 
‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) TERRORISM ALERTS.—The Board shall advise the 
Secretary on the issuance of terrorism alerts under section 
203. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135), as 
amended by section 1303, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 210H the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210I. Departmental coordination to counter threats.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Chair of the Counter Threats Advi-
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sory Board established under section 210I of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a), shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives a report on 
the status and activities of the Counter Threats Advisory 
Board. 
(d) NOTICE.—The Department of Homeland Security 
shall provide written notification to and brief the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives on any changes to or introduc-
tions of new mechanisms to coordinate threats across the 
Department. 
SEC. 1309. BRIEFING ON PHARMACEUTICAL-BASED AGENT 
THREATS. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Of-
fice, in consultation with other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government as the Assistant Secretary con-
siders appropriate, shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on threats related to pharmaceutical-based 
agents. The briefing shall incorporate, and the Assistant 
Secretary shall update as necessary, any related Terrorism 
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Risk Assessments or Material Threat Assessments related to 
the threat. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) an assessment of threats from individuals or 
organizations using pharmaceutical-based agents to 
carry out activities in furtherance of any act of ter-
rorism; 
(2) an assessment of materiel and non-materiel 
capabilities within the Federal Government to deter 
and manage the consequences of such an attack; and 
(3) a strategy to address any identified capa-
bility gaps to deter and manage the consequences of 
any act of terrorism using pharmaceutical-based 
agents. 
(c) FORM
OF BRIEFING.—The briefing under sub-
section (a) may be provided in classified form. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEE.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittee’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101). 
(2) PHARMACEUTICAL-BASED AGENT.—The term 
‘‘pharmaceutical-based agent’’ means a chemical, in-
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cluding fentanyl, carfentanil, and related analogues, 
which affects the central nervous system and has the 
potential to be used as a chemical weapon. 
Subtitle B—Stakeholder 
Information Sharing 
SEC. 1311. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUSION 
CENTER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210A of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 210A. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FU-
SION CENTER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Beginning on the date of enactment of the 
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, 
such Initiative shall be known as the ‘Department of 
Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Ini-
tiative’.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY SUPPORT AND COORDINATION.— 
Through the Department of Homeland Security Fusion 
Center Partnership Initiative, in coordination with prin-
cipal officials of fusion centers in the National Network of 
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Fusion Centers and the officers designated as the Homeland 
Security Advisors of the States, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with the heads of other Federal 
departments and agencies to provide operational, 
analytic, and reporting intelligence advice and assist-
ance to the National Network of Fusion Centers and 
to align homeland security intelligence activities with 
other field based intelligence activities; 
‘‘(2) support the integration of fusion centers 
into the information sharing environment, including 
by— 
‘‘(A) providing for the effective dissemina-
tion of information within the scope of the infor-
mation sharing environment to the National Net-
work of Fusion Centers; 
‘‘(B) conducting outreach to such fusion 
centers to identify any gaps in information shar-
ing; 
‘‘(C) consulting with other Federal agencies 
to develop methods to— 
‘‘(i) address any such gaps identified 
under subparagraph (B), as appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(ii) deploy or access such databases 
and datasets, as appropriate; and 
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‘‘(D) review information that is gathered by 
the National Network of Fusion Centers to iden-
tify that which is within the scope of the infor-
mation sharing environment, including home-
land security information (as defined in section 
892), terrorism information, and weapons of 
mass destruction information and incorporate 
such information, as appropriate, into the De-
partment’s own such information; 
‘‘(3) facilitate close communication and coordi-
nation between the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters and the Department and other Federal depart-
ments and agencies; 
‘‘(4) facilitate information sharing and expertise 
from the national cybersecurity and communications 
integration center under section 2209 to the National 
Network of Fusion Centers; 
‘‘(5) coordinate the provision of training and 
technical assistance, including training on the use of 
Federal databases and datasets described in para-
graph (2), to the National Network of Fusion Centers 
and encourage participating fusion centers to take 
part in terrorism threat-related exercises conducted by 
the Department; 
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‘‘(6) ensure the dissemination of cyber threat in-
dicators and information about cybersecurity risks 
and incidents to the national Network of Fusion Cen-
ters; 
‘‘(7) ensure that each fusion center in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers has a privacy pol-
icy approved by the Chief Privacy Officer of the De-
partment and a civil rights and civil liberties policy 
approved by the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties of the Department; 
‘‘(8) develop and disseminate best practices on 
the appropriate levels for staffing at fusion centers in 
the National Network of Fusion Centers of qualified 
representatives from State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, and 
emergency management services, and public health 
disciplines, as well as the private sector; 
‘‘(9) to the maximum extent practicable, provide 
guidance, training, and technical assistance to ensure 
fusion centers operate in accordance with and in a 
manner that protects privacy, civil rights, and civil 
liberties afforded by the Constitution of the United 
States; 
‘‘(10) to the maximum extent practicable, pro-
vide guidance, training, and technical assistance to 
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ensure fusion centers are appropriately aligned with 
and able to meaningfully support Federal homeland 
security, national security, and law enforcement ef-
forts, including counterterrorism; 
‘‘(11) encourage the full participation of the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers in all assessment 
and evaluation efforts conducted by the Department; 
‘‘(12) track all Federal funding provided to each 
fusion center on an individualized basis as well as by 
funding source; 
‘‘(13) ensure that none of the departmental infor-
mation or data provided or otherwise made available 
to fusion center personnel is improperly disseminated, 
accessed for unauthorized purposes, or otherwise used 
in a manner inconsistent with Department guidance; 
and 
‘‘(14) carry out such other duties as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PER-
SONNEL
ASSIGNMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
SOURCE ALLOCATION’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) INFORMATION SHARING AND PERSONNEL AS-
SIGNMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall en-
sure that, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) fusion centers in the National Net-
work of Fusion Centers have access to home-
land security information sharing systems; 
and 
‘‘(ii) Department personnel are de-
ployed to support fusion centers in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers in a man-
ner consistent with the mission of the De-
partment. 
‘‘(B) PERSONNEL
ASSIGNMENT.—Depart-
ment personnel referred to in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) may include the following: 
‘‘(i) Intelligence officers. 
‘‘(ii) Intelligence analysts. 
‘‘(iii) Other liaisons from components 
and offices of the Department, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(C) MEMORANDA
OF
UNDERSTANDING.— 
The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis shall negotiate memoranda of understanding 
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between the Department and a State or local 
government, in coordination with the appro-
priate representatives from fusion centers in the 
National Network of Fusion Centers, regarding 
the exchange of information between the Depart-
ment and such fusion centers. Such memoranda 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) The categories of information to be 
provided by each entity to the other entity 
that are parties to any such memoranda. 
‘‘(ii) The contemplated uses of the ex-
changed information that is the subject of 
any such memoranda. 
‘‘(iii) The procedures for developing 
joint products. 
‘‘(iv) The information sharing dispute 
resolution processes. 
‘‘(v) Any protections necessary to en-
sure the exchange of information accords 
with applicable law and policies. 
‘‘(2) 
SOURCES
OF
SUPPORT.—Information 
shared and personnel assigned pursuant to paragraph 
(1) may be shared or provided, as the case may be, 
by the following Department components and offices, 
in coordination with the respective component or of-
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fice head and in consultation with the principal offi-
cials of fusion centers in the National Network of Fu-
sion Centers: 
‘‘(A) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(B) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency. 
‘‘(C) The Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(D) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(E) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(F) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(G) The national cybersecurity and com-
munications integration center under section 
2209. 
‘‘(H) Other components or offices of the De-
partment, as determined by the Secretary.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘QUALI-
FYING CRITERIA’’ and inserting ‘‘RESOURCE 
ALLOCATION CRITERIA’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make available criteria for sharing information 
and deploying personnel to support a fusion cen-
ter in the National Network of Fusion Centers in 
a manner consistent with the Department’s mis-
sion and existing statutory limits.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘in which such fu-
sion center is located’’ after ‘‘region’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) assist, in coordination with the national cy-
bersecurity and communications integration center 
under section 2209, fusion centers in using informa-
tion relating to cybersecurity risks to develop a com-
prehensive and accurate threat picture;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘government’’ and in-
serting ‘‘governments’’; and 
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) use Department information, including in-
formation held by components and offices, to develop 
analysis focused on the mission of the Department 
under section 101(b).’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make it a priority to allo-
cate resources, including departmental component 
personnel with relevant expertise, to support the ef-
forts of fusion centers along land or maritime borders 
of the United States to facilitate law enforcement 
agency identification, investigation, and interdiction 
of persons, weapons, and related contraband that pose 
a threat to homeland security.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘partici-
pating State, local, and regional fusion centers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers’’; 
(7) in subsection (j)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (7); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘cybersecurity risk’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 2209;’’. 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(E) by inserting after such paragraph (5) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters’ means a decentralized arrangement of fusion 
centers intended to enhance individual State and 
urban area fusion centers’ ability to leverage the ca-
pabilities and expertise of all fusion centers for the 
purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland security 
information sharing nationally; and’’; and 
(8) by striking subsection (k). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 
2024, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall report to the 
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Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate on the value of fusion center intelligence prod-
ucts and the expenditure of authorized funds for the support 
and coordination of the National Network of Fusion Centers 
as specified in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as amended by subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT ON FEDERAL DATABASES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit a report 
to Congress on the Federal databases and datasets that ad-
dress any gaps identified pursuant to section 210A(b)(2)(B) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by sub-
section (a), including databases and datasets used, oper-
ated, or managed by Department components, the Depart-
ment of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the 
Department of the Treasury, that are appropriate, in ac-
cordance with Federal laws and policies, for inclusion in 
the information sharing environment. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 2103(c)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 623(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘210A(j)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘210A(j)’’. 
(2) 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 striking the item 
relating to section 210A and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210A. Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Ini-
tiative.’’. 
(e) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, rule, or 
regulation to the Department of Homeland Security State, 
Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the Department of Homeland 
Security Fusion Center Partnership Initiative. 
SEC. 1312. FUSION CENTER PERSONNEL NEEDS ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct an assess-
ment of Department of Homeland Security personnel 
assigned to fusion centers pursuant to section 210A(c) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
124h(c)), as amended by this Act, including an as-
sessment of whether deploying additional Department 
personnel to such fusion centers would enhance the 
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Department’s mission under section 101(b) of such 
Act (6 U.S.C. 111(b)) and the National Network of 
Fusion Centers. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The assessment required under 
this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) Information on the current deployment 
of the Department’s personnel to each fusion cen-
ter. 
(B) Information on the roles and respon-
sibilities of the Department’s Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis intelligence officers, intel-
ligence analysts, senior reports officers, reports 
officers, and regional directors deployed to fusion 
centers. 
(C) Information on Federal resources, in 
addition to personnel, provided to each fusion 
center. 
(D) An assessment of fusion centers located 
in jurisdictions along land and maritime borders 
of the United States, and the degree to which de-
ploying personnel, as appropriate, from U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement, and the Coast 
Guard to such fusion centers would enhance the 
integrity and security at such borders by helping 
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Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial law 
enforcement authorities to identify, investigate, 
and interdict persons, weapons, and related con-
traband that pose a threat to homeland security. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘fusion 
center’’ and ‘‘National Network of Fusion Centers’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 210A(j) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)), as amended 
by this Act. 
SEC. 1313. STRATEGY FOR FUSION CENTERS SUPPORTING 
COUNTERNARCOTICS INITIATIVES THROUGH 
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SHARING AND 
ANALYSIS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis shall submit to Congress a strategy for how the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers (as defined in section 
210A(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
124h(j)), as amended by this Act) will support law enforce-
ment counternarcotics activities and investigations through 
intelligence information sharing and analysis, including 
providing guidelines and best practices to fusion center 
leadership and personnel. 
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SEC. 1314. PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL ANALYST 
CLEARANCES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that any program established by the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security to provide eligibility for access to information 
classified as Top Secret for State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial analysts located in fusion centers shall be consistent 
with the need to know requirements pursuant to Executive 
Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on 
the following: 
(1) The process by which the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis determines a need to know 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 
3161 note) to sponsor Top Secret clearances for ap-
propriate State, local, tribal, and territorial analysts 
located in fusion centers. 
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(2) The effects of such Top Secret clearances on 
enhancing information sharing with State, local, trib-
al, and territorial partners. 
(3) The cost for providing such Top Secret clear-
ances for State, local, tribal, and territorial analysts 
located in fusion centers, including training and 
background investigations. 
(4) The operational security protocols, training, 
management, and risks associated with providing 
such Top Secret clearances for State, local, tribal, and 
territorial analysts located in fusion centers. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘fusion cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given the term in section 210A(j) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)), as 
amended by this Act. 
SEC. 1315. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, in collaboration with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Homeland Security and representatives 
from the National Network of Fusion Centers, shall conduct 
an assessment of information systems used to share home-
land security information between the Department of 
Homeland Security and fusion centers in the National Net-
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(3) the term ‘‘information systems’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1316. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CLASSI-
FIED FACILITY INVENTORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall, to the extent practicable— 
(1) maintain an inventory of those Department 
of Homeland Security facilities that the Department 
certifies to house classified infrastructure or systems 
at the Secret level and above; 
(2) update such inventory on a regular basis; 
and 
(3) share part or all of such inventory with per-
sonnel as determined appropriate by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) INVENTORY.—The inventory of facilities described 
in subsection (a) may include— 
(1) the location of such facilities; 
(2) the attributes and capabilities of such facili-
ties (including the clearance level of the facility, the 
square footage of, the total capacity of, the number of 
workstations in, document storage, and the number of 
conference rooms in, such facilities); 
(3) the entities that operate such facilities; and 
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(4) the date of establishment of such facilities. 
SEC. 1317. TERROR INMATE INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in coordination with the Attorney General and in con-
sultation with other appropriate Federal officials, shall, as 
appropriate, share with the National Network of Fusion 
Centers through the Department of Homeland Security Fu-
sion Center Partnership Initiative under section 210A of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as 
amended by this Act, as well as other relevant law enforce-
ment entities, release information from a Federal correc-
tional facility, including the name, charging date, and ex-
pected place and date of release, of certain individuals who 
may pose a terrorist threat. 
(b) SCOPE.—The information shared under subsection 
(a) shall be— 
(1) for homeland security purposes; and 
(2) regarding individuals convicted of a Federal 
crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b of title 
18, United States Code). 
(c) PERIODIC
THREAT
ASSESSMENTS.—Consistent 
with the protection of classified information and controlled 
unclassified information, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall coordinate with appropriate Federal officials to 
provide the National Network of Fusion Centers described 
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in subsection (a) with periodic assessments regarding the 
overall threat from known or suspected terrorists currently 
incarcerated in a Federal correctional facility, including 
the assessed risks of such populations engaging in terrorist 
activity upon release. 
(d) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Prior to implementing 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
receive input and advice from the Officer for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties, the Officer for Privacy and the Chief 
Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as requiring the establishment of a list 
or registry of individuals convicted of terrorism. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘fusion cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given the term in section 210A(j) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)), as 
amended by this Act. 
SEC. 1318. ANNUAL REPORT ON OFFICE FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 2006(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) REPORT.—For each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023, the Assistant Secretary for State and 
Local Law Enforcement shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
on the activities of the Office for State and Local Law 
Enforcement. Each such report shall include, for the 
fiscal year covered by the report, a description of each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Efforts to coordinate and share infor-
mation regarding Department and component 
agency programs with State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(B) Efforts to improve information shar-
ing through the Homeland Security Information 
Network by appropriate component agencies of 
the Department and by State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(C) The status of performance metrics 
within the Office for State and Local Law En-
forcement to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to 
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carry out responsibilities set forth within this 
subsection. 
‘‘(D) Any feedback from State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies about the Office 
for State and Local Law Enforcement, including 
the mechanisms utilized to collect such feedback. 
‘‘(E) Efforts to carry out all other respon-
sibilities of the Office for State and Local Law 
Enforcement.’’. 
SEC. 1319. ANNUAL CATALOG ON DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY TRAINING, PUBLICATIONS, 
PROGRAMS, 
AND 
SERVICES 
FOR 
STATE, 
LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES. 
Section 2006(b)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(G) produce an annual catalog that sum-
marizes opportunities for training, publications, 
programs, and services available to State, local, 
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tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies 
from the Department and from each component 
and office within the Department and, not later 
than 30 days after the date of such production, 
disseminate the catalog, including by— 
‘‘(i) making such catalog available to 
State, local, tribal, and territorial law en-
forcement agencies, including by posting the 
catalog on the website of the Department 
and cooperating with national organiza-
tions that represent such agencies; 
‘‘(ii) making such catalog available 
through the Homeland Security Informa-
tion Network; and 
‘‘(iii) submitting such catalog to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(H) in coordination with appropriate 
components and offices of the Department and 
other Federal agencies, develop, maintain, and 
make available information on Federal resources 
intended to support fusion center access to Fed-
eral information and resources.’’. 
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SEC. 1320. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND 
NUCLEAR 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.), as amend-
ed by subtitle A of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210J. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND 
NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department shall— 
‘‘(1) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and 
their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, bio-
logical, radiological, or nuclear materials against the 
United States; 
‘‘(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-
cluding the transportation of chemical, biological, nu-
clear, and radiological materials, by providing rel-
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evant quantitative and nonquantitative threat infor-
mation; 
‘‘(4) leverage existing and emerging homeland se-
curity intelligence capabilities and structures to en-
hance prevention, protection, response, and recovery 
efforts with respect to a chemical, biological, radio-
logical, or nuclear attack; 
‘‘(5) share information and provide tailored ana-
lytical support on these threats to State, local, and 
tribal authorities, other Federal agencies, and rel-
evant national biosecurity and biodefense stake-
holders, 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 rel-
evant Department components, including the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, the National Bio-
surveillance Integration Center, other agencies within the 
intelligence community, including the National Counter 
Proliferation Center, and other Federal, State, local, and 
tribal authorities, including officials from high-threat 
urban areas, State and major urban area fusion centers, 
and local public health departments, as appropriate, and 
enable such entities to provide recommendations on optimal 
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information sharing mechanisms, including expeditious 
sharing of classified information, and on how such entities 
can provide information to the Department. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘fusion center’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 210A. 
‘‘(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘in-
telligence community’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL BIOSECURITY AND BIODEFENSE 
STAKEHOLDERS.—The term ‘national biosecurity and 
biodefense stakeholders’ means officials from Federal, 
State, local, and tribal authorities and individuals 
from the private sector who are involved in efforts to 
prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from 
a biological attack or other phenomena that may have 
serious health consequences for the United States, in-
cluding infectious disease outbreaks.’’. 
(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), as amended by subtitle A 
of this title, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 210I the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210J. 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 210I 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 attacks using 
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear ma-
terials; 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 Of-
fice of Intelligence and Analysis of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in implementing 
such section 210I; 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. 
(d) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ANALYZED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT TO STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND PRI-
VATE ENTITIES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING
TO 
HOMELAND SECURITY.—Section 201(d)(8) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(8)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and to agencies of State’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘to State, local, 
and tribal governments and private entities with such re-
sponsibilities, 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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