Title: Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2017 or the REPORT Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and, as appropriate, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCC), to submit to Congress an unclassified report on an act of terrorism in the United States within one year after the primary government agency completes an investigation of such act. Such requirement shall not apply in instances in which DHS, DOJ, the FBI, or the NCC determines that the information required to be reported could jeopardize an ongoing investigation or prosecution, in which case DHS shall notify Congress prior to the first anniversary of the completion of the investigation.
Such a report shall: (1) identify any gaps in national security that could be addressed to prevent future acts of terrorism, and (2) include any recommendations for additional measures that could be taken to improve homeland security.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1884 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1884

 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
       regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2017

Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
       regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reporting Efficiently to Proper 
Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2017'' or the ``REPORT Act''.

SEC. 2. DUTY TO REPORT.

    (a) Duty Imposed.--Whenever an act of terrorism occurs in the 
United States, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and, as appropriate, the head of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, to submit, within 1 year of the completion of 
the investigation concerning such act by the primary Government agency 
conducting such investigation, an unclassified report (which may be 
accompanied by a classified annex) to Congress concerning such act.
    (b) Content of Reports.--A report under this section shall--
            (1) include a statement of the facts of the act of 
        terrorism referred to in subsection (a), as known at the time 
        of the report;
            (2) identify any gaps in national security that could be 
        addressed to prevent future acts of terrorism; and
            (3) any recommendations for additional measures that could 
        be taken to improve homeland security, including potential 
        changes in law enforcement practices or changes in law, with 
        particular attention to changes that could help prevent future 
        acts of terrorism.
    (c) Exception.--The duty established under subsection (a) shall not 
apply in instances in which the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
or the head of the National Counterterrorism Center determines that the 
information required to be reported could jeopardize an ongoing 
investigation or prosecution. In such instances, the Secretary shall 
notify Congress of such prior to the first anniversary of the 
completion of the investigation described in such subsection.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``act of terrorism'' has 
the meaning given such term in section 3077 of title 18, United States 
Code.
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