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Union Calendar No. 245 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3503 
[Report No. 114–322] 
To require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, and Mr. BARLETTA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 11, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FUSION CENTER PERSONNEL NEEDS ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the appropriate components 
and offices of the Department and the Homeland Security 
Advisors of the States, shall, in consultation with the prin-
cipal officials of the fusion centers in the National Network 
of Fusion Centers, conduct a needs assessment of Depart-
ment personnel assigned to fusion centers pursuant to sub-
section (c) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), including an assessment of whether 
deploying additional Department personnel to such fusion 
centers would enhance the Department’s mission under sec-
tion 101(b) of such Act and the National Network of Fusion 
Centers. The assessment required under this subsection shall 
include the following: 
(1) Information on the current deployment of the 
Department’s personnel to each fusion center. 
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(2) Information on the roles and responsibilities 
of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis’ intelligence 
officers, intelligence analysts, senior reports officers, 
reports officers, and regional directors deployed to fu-
sion centers. 
(3) Information on Federal resources, in addi-
tion to personnel, provided to each fusion center. 
(4) An assessment of whether deploying addi-
tional personnel, as described in paragraph (2), 
would enhance intelligence and information sharing 
between the Department and Federal, State, local, 
tribal, and territorial partners. 
(5) An assessment of fusion centers located in ju-
risdictions along land and maritime borders of the 
United States, and the degree to which deploying per-
sonnel, as appropriate, from the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, and the Coast Guard to such fusion cen-
ters would enhance the integrity and security at such 
borders by helping Federal, State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement authorities to identify, investigate, 
and interdict persons, weapons, and related contra-
band that pose a threat to homeland security. 
(6) An assessment of fusion centers located in ju-
risdictions with large and medium hub airports, and 
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the degree to which deploying, as appropriate, per-
sonnel from the Transportation Security Administra-
tion to such fusion centers would enhance the integ-
rity and security of aviation security. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the comple-
tion of the assessment required under subsection (a), the 
Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the ap-
propriate components and offices of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate such assessment, together with a report 
on the following: 
(1) The number of personnel assigned to fusion 
centers from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 
the Department of Homeland Security, including a 
breakdown of the types of positions assigned and the 
methodology for determining the fusion centers to 
which such personnel are assigned. 
(2) The number of personnel assigned to the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers from components 
and offices of the Department of Homeland Security 
and the methodology for determining the fusion cen-
ters to which such personnel are assigned. 
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