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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2200 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish chemical, biologi-
cal, radiological, and nuclear intelligence and information sharing func-
tions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 
Homeland Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed 
by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland 
security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2015 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MEE-
HAN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
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 2015’’. 
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 adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210G. 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, and nuclear materials against 
the Nation; 
‘‘(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) by 
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providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative 
threat information; 
‘‘(4) leverage existing and emerging homeland 
security intelligence capabilities and structures to 
enhance prevention, protection, response, and recov-
ery efforts with respect to a chemical, biological, ra-
diological, or nuclear attack; 
‘‘(5) share information and provide tailored an-
alytical support on these threats to State, local, and 
tribal authorities as well as other national biosecu-
rity and biodefense stakeholders; 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 National 
Biosurveillance Integration Center, others in the Intel-
ligence Community, including the National Counter Pro-
liferation Center, and other Federal, State, local, and trib-
al authorities, including officials from high-threat areas, 
and enable such entities to provide recommendations on 
optimal information sharing mechanisms, including expe-
ditious sharing of classified information, and on how they 
can provide information to the Department. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on— 
‘‘(A) the intelligence and information shar-
ing activities under subsection (a) and of all rel-
evant entities within the Department to counter 
the threat from attacks using chemical, biologi-
cal, radiological, and nuclear materials; and 
‘‘(B) the Department’s activities in accord-
ance with relevant intelligence strategies. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
report shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of methods established 
to assess progress of the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis in implementing this section; and 
‘‘(B) such assessment. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and any com-
mittee 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. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘Intelligence Community’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘national biosecurity and bio-
defense stakeholders’ means officials from the Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal authorities and individ-
uals from the private sector who are involved in ef-
forts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and re-
cover from a biological attack or other phenomena 
that may have serious health consequences for the 
United States, including infectious disease out-
breaks.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210G. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear intelligence and in-
formation sharing.’’. 
SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ANALYZED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT TO STATE, LOCAL, TRIB-
AL, AND PRIVATE ENTITIES WITH RESPON-
SIBILITIES RELATING TO HOMELAND SECU-
RITY. 
Section 201(d)(8) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
to agencies of State’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘to State, local, tribal, and private entities with such re-
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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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