Title: Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2017
This bill requires the President: (1) acting through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to ensure that, for counterterrorism purposes, DHS has access to biographic and biometric data collected by the U.S. government on individuals associated with a terrorist organization; and (2) to direct relevant federal agencies to coordinate with DHS to minimize and overcome any administrative, technical, capacity, or classification challenges to carrying out such requirement.
DHS must ensure that all relevant laws, rules, and procedures regarding classification levels and civil rights and civil liberties are followed in carrying out such requirement.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4569 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4569

 To require counterterrorism information sharing coordination, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2017

  Mr. Gallagher (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
 Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require counterterrorism information sharing coordination, 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 ``Counterterrorism Information Sharing 
Improvement Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. COUNTERTERRORISM INFORMATION SHARING COORDINATION.

    (a) In General.--The President, acting though the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, shall ensure that, for counterterrorism purposes, 
the Department of the Homeland Security has access to biographic and 
biometric data collected by the United States Government on individuals 
associated with a terrorist organization.
    (b) Coordination.--The President shall direct the heads of relevant 
Federal departments and agencies to coordinate with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to minimize and overcome any administrative, 
technical, capacity, or classification challenges to carrying out 
subsection (a).
    (c) Protections.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that all relevant laws, rules, and procedures, including the section 
552(a) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
``Privacy Act'' or the ``Privacy Act of 1974''), regarding 
classification levels and civil rights and civil liberties are followed 
while seeking to carry out subsection (a).
    (d) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall, consistent with the protection of classified 
        information, submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
        implementation of this section.
            (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include a description of how the data referred to in 
        subsection (a) is utilized for Department of Homeland Security 
        screening and vetting purposes and any challenges associated 
        with incorporating such data into departmental screening and 
        vetting systems.
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