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Union Calendar No. 466 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5094 
[Report No. 115–610] 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to improve suspicious activity 
reporting to prevent acts of terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2018 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. KATKO, and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. BARLETTA 
MARCH 19, 2018 
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 February 26, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to improve 
suspicious activity reporting to prevent acts of terrorism, 
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 ‘‘Enhancing Suspicious 
Activity Reporting Initiative Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with other appro-
priate Federal officials, shall develop a strategy to improve 
the operations and activities of the Department of Home-
land Security related to training, outreach, and informa-
tion sharing for suspicious activity reporting to prevent 
acts of terrorism. 
(b) CONTENTS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description and examples of the types of 
information that would meet the definition of critical 
information for the purpose of suspicious activity re-
porting as well as information, including information 
associated with racial, religious or national origin, 
that would not meet the definition of critical informa-
tion. 
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(2) Training for appropriate personnel of State 
and major urban area fusion centers, emergency re-
sponse providers, and, as appropriate, the private sec-
tor on— 
(A) methods for identifying, analyzing, and 
disseminating critical information, including the 
indicators of terrorism; 
(B) methods to protect privacy and civil 
liberties, including preventing racial, religious, 
or national origin discrimination; and 
(C) response protocols for submitting sus-
picious activity reports. 
(3) Methods to improve outreach to appropriate 
State and major urban area fusion centers, emergency 
response providers, and the private sector related to 
suspicious activity reporting to prevent acts of ter-
rorism. 
(4) A plan to ensure that critical information is 
shared in a timely manner with State and major 
urban area fusion centers, emergency response pro-
viders, and the private sector, as appropriate, includ-
ing nationwide trend analysis and other information 
related to terrorist threats. 
(5) Methods to measure the effectiveness of the 
activities conducted under the strategy with respect to 
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improving the operations and activities of the Depart-
ment related to training, outreach, and information 
sharing to prevent acts of terrorism that have been 
validated through peer-reviewed empirical studies to 
the extent practicable. 
(c) WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS.—In devel-
oping the strategy required under subsection (a) the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration the recommendations 
of the working group established under section 3. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 30 
days before the release of the strategy required pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a notification of the release of the 
strategy and a copy of the strategy. Such notification shall 
include the recommendations provided by the working 
group established under section 3 and how such rec-
ommendations were incorporated into the strategy. 
SEC. 
3. 
SUSPICIOUS 
ACTIVITY 
REPORTING 
WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall establish a working group on sus-
picious activity reporting. 
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(2) 
DEPARTMENT
LIAISONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall appoint as liaisons to the working group— 
(A) the Chief Privacy Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; 
(B) the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties of the Department; and 
(C) such other officials of the Department as 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall carry out the following re-
sponsibilities: 
(1) Provide advice to the Secretary regarding 
improvements to the operations and activities related 
to suspicious activity reporting to prevent acts of ter-
rorism. 
(2) At the request of the Secretary, for purposes 
of section 2(c), develop recommendations to improve 
suspicious activity reporting to prevent acts of ter-
rorism with respect to— 
(A) outreach to relevant stakeholders; 
(B) information sharing; 
(C) protecting personally identifiable infor-
mation; 
(D) protecting the privacy, civil rights, and 
civil liberties of individuals who report sus-
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picious activity and individuals who are the 
subjects of such reports; 
(E) preventing racial, religious, or national 
origin discrimination; 
(F) training for emergency response pro-
viders and the private sector; and 
(G) other matters, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) WORKING GROUP MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall seek the voluntary participation of not more 
than 20 individuals representing at least 12 diverse regions 
of the United States to serve as members of the working 
group. Members of the working group shall serve without 
pay. The Secretary shall seek to ensure that the working 
group includes members who are representatives from each 
of the following: 
(1) State and major urban area fusion centers. 
(2) State, local, tribal and territorial law en-
forcement agencies. 
(3) Firefighters. 
(4) Emergency medical services. 
(5) Private sector security professionals. 
(6) Nongovernmental privacy and civil liberty 
organizations. 
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(7) Any other group the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Upon request, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a briefing on the operations and activities of the 
Department of Homeland Security related to training, out-
reach, and information sharing for suspicious activity re-
porting to prevent acts of terrorism, including copies of ma-
terials developed under this section. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The working group under this sec-
tion shall terminate on the date that is two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, except that the Secretary 
may extend such working group if the Secretary determines 
necessary. 
(f) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
working group established under this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 466 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5094 
[Report No. 115–610] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
improve suspicious activity reporting to prevent 
acts of terrorism, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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