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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6694 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to take certain actions to 
evaluate the attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, and 
related intelligence sharing efforts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2023 
Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WALTZ, and Mr. 
BERA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee on 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to take certain 
actions to evaluate the attack by Hamas against Israel 
on October 7, 2023, and related intelligence sharing ef-
forts, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘7 October Hamas At-
tack Evaluation and Intelligence Sharing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Congress joins the Administration to un-
equivocally condemn the heinous terrorist attack 
perpetrated by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 
2023; 
(2) the safety and return of United States citi-
zens held hostage must be a priority; 
(3) the United States supports the right of 
Israel to self-defense; and 
(4) robust intelligence sharing with Israel is 
critical to the defense of Israel, the effort to free 
hostages, and the mitigation of civilian harm. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON HAMAS TRAINING FOR ATTACK 
AGAINST ISRAEL PERPETRATED ON OCTO-
BER 7, 2023. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the training of Hamas militants for the attack 
against Israel perpetrated on October 7, 2023, and any 
material support provided to such militants. 
(b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
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(1) An assessment of the location and cir-
cumstances under which Hamas militants who per-
petrated the attack described in subsection (a) re-
ceived and conducted training. 
(2) An assessment of how such Hamas mili-
tants obtained the weapons and equipment used to 
carry out such attack. 
(3) An assessment of the communications prac-
tices and planning process of Hamas relevant to 
such attack, including with respect to operational se-
curity, and a discussion of any intelligence gaps re-
garding such practices and planning process and 
whether changes to the National Intelligence Prior-
ities Framework would mitigate any such gap. 
(4) An assessment of whether, and the extent 
to which, Hamas militants who perpetrated the at-
tack described in subsection (a) received advanced or 
tailored training from agencies or instrumentalities 
of foreign states, including Hezbollah, or any non- 
state proxy of such a foreign state, including Iran. 
(5) An assessment of whether, and the extent 
to which, such Hamas militants received support, in-
cluding material and financial support, from any 
state sponsor of terrorism. 
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(6) An assessment of any change in threat 
against United States persons or interests, or to 
partners and allies of the United States, as a result 
of the attack described in subsection (a). 
(7) A review of the National Intelligence Prior-
ities Framework to determine if priorities remain 
appropriate in light of the 7 October attack, includ-
ing whether a change in priorities would mitigate 
any intelligence gaps identified under paragraph (3). 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, consistent with the protec-
tion of intelligence sources and methods, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means 
a country the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), sec-
tion 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780), or any other provision of law, is a gov-
ernment that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism. 
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SEC. 4. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING RE-
LATING TO HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH, AND IRAN. 
The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency, shall conduct a review to deter-
mine whether increased intelligence sharing with Israel re-
lating to Hamas, Hezbollah, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 
Iran, and any other entity the Director of National Intel-
ligence determines appropriate for purposes of this sec-
tion, improves the security of the United States and the 
allies and partners of the United States. 
SEC. 5. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING RE-
LATING TO CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Director of National Intelligence 
(in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Direc-
tor of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the head of 
any other element of the intelligence community, or other 
component of the Department of Defense, determined rel-
evant by the Director of National Intelligence, the Sec-
retary of Defense, and the Director of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency) shall conduct a review to determine the 
means by which United States intelligence sharing with 
Israel may achieve each of the following outcomes, respec-
tively, with respect to the conflict between Israel and 
Hamas: 
(1) The reduction of civilian harm. 
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(2) The improvement of the provision of hu-
manitarian assistance. 
(3) The limitation of damage to civilian infra-
structure. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report containing 
the results of the review under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, consistent 
with the protection of intelligence sources and meth-
ods, but may include a classified annex. 
(c) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 3 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Defense, in consultation with any 
other inspector general determined appropriate by the In-
spector General of the Department of Defense, shall sub-
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mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
containing an assessment of whether, and the extent to 
which, the memoranda described in subsection (c) are 
being applied with respect to United States intelligence 
sharing with Israel (or other partners and allies of the 
United States) in connection with the conflict between 
Israel and Hamas. 
(b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include a description of the specific steps taken to imple-
ment the memoranda described in subsection (c), with a 
particular emphasis on such steps taken to mitigate civil-
ian harm, including the targeting criteria set forth in sec-
tion 3.E of the Presidential Policy Memorandum specified 
in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
(c) MEMORANDA DESCRIBED.—The memoranda de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The National Security Memorandum of Oc-
tober 6, 2022, titled ‘‘National Security Memo-
randum/NSM–13’’, or successor memorandum. 
(2) The Presidential Policy Memorandum 
signed in October, 2022, governing direct action 
counterterrorism operations outside areas of active 
hostilities, or successor memorandum. 
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SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees, as 
such term is defined in section 3 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003); and 
(2) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
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