Title: TRACER Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Terrorist Release Announcements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act or the TRACER Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Justice, to share with state, local, and regional fusion centers release information from a federal correctional facility, including the name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of individuals who may pose a terrorist threat. Such information shall be for homeland security purposes, and regarding individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism.
A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.
DHS shall coordinate with federal officials to provide fusion centers with periodic assessments regarding the threat from known or suspected terrorists currently incarcerated.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3467

   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to share with State, 
 local, and regional fusion centers release information from a Federal 
  correctional facility, including name, charging date, and expected 
   place and date of release, of certain individuals who may pose a 
               terrorist threat, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2020

  Mr. Kennedy 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 direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to share with State, 
 local, and regional fusion centers release information from a Federal 
  correctional facility, including name, charging date, and expected 
   place and date of release, of certain individuals who may pose a 
               terrorist threat, 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 ``Terrorist Release Announcements to 
Counter Extremist Recidivism Act'' or the ``TRACER Act''.

SEC. 2. TERROR INMATE INFORMATION SHARING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Attorney General and in consultation with other 
appropriate Federal officials, shall, as appropriate, share with State, 
local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland 
Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative under 
section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as 
well as other relevant law enforcement entities, release information 
from a Federal correctional facility, including the name, charging 
date, and expected place and date of release, of certain individuals 
who may pose a terrorist threat.
    (b) Scope.--The information shared pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be--
            (1) for homeland security purposes; and
            (2) regarding individuals convicted of a Federal crime that 
        is or is related to an act of terrorism (as such term is 
        defined in section 3077 of title 18, United States Code).
    (c) Periodic Threat Assessments.--Consistent with the protection of 
classified information and controlled unclassified information, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with appropriate 
Federal officials to provide State, local, and regional fusion centers 
described in subsection (a) with periodic assessments regarding the 
overall threat from known or suspected terrorists currently 
incarcerated in a Federal correctional facility, including the assessed 
risks of such populations engaging in terrorist activity upon release.
    (d) Privacy Protection.--Prior to affecting the information sharing 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
receive input and advice regarding appropriate measures to protect 
personal privacy and potential disclosure implications from the Officer 
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Chief Privacy Officer, the 
Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and 
the Attorney General shall receive input and advice from the Department 
of Justice Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
as requiring the establishment of a list or registry of individuals 
convicted of terrorism.
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