Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4553
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2017-12-05
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Crime prevention

Criminal justice information and records

Department of Homeland Security

Government studies and investigations

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-494, Part I.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit to Congress a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center (NTC) established under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) established under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6.</p> <p> Such review shall include: (1) identification of any weaknesses or gaps in coordination, and of any unnecessarily duplicative or overlapping efforts, between the NTC and the TSC; (2) recommendations on how the NTC and the TSC may better support and complement one another; and (3) a cost-benefit analysis of congressional authorization of the TSC.</p> <ul> </ul> </p>

action_date: 2018-01-09
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
text: <p><b>Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit to Congress a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center (NTC) established under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) established under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6.</p> <p> Such review shall include: (1) identification of any weaknesses or gaps in coordination, and of any unnecessarily duplicative or overlapping efforts, between the NTC and the TSC; (2) recommendations on how the NTC and the TSC may better support and complement one another; (3) a cost-benefit analysis of congressional authorization of the TSC; and (4) an assessment of the protocols within the NTC and the TSC on how to receive and utilize information provided by federal departments and agencies. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4553 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2017 Mr. Garrett (for himself, Mr. McCaul , Mr. Katko , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , and Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center and the Terrorist Screening Center, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017 . 2. GAO review of the National Targeting Center and the Terrorist Screening Center Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center (NTC) established under section 411(g)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 USC 211(g)(4)) and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) established under Homeland Security President Directive 6. Such review shall include the following: (1) An identification of any weaknesses or gaps in coordination between the NTC and TSC. (2) An identification of any unnecessarily duplicative or overlapping efforts between the NTC and TSC. (3) Recommendations on how the NTC and TSC may better support and complement one another. (4) A cost-benefit analysis of congressional authorization of the TSC.