3.0.0 2728 2022-11-01T04:32:33Z 2022-11-01T04:32:33Z Senate S 2019-10-29 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-10-29T21:23:13Z Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act 116 4892 HR 2019-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. Identical bill CRS Cage the Paper Tiger Act of 2020 116 6916 HR 2020-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism. Related bill CRS 2019-10-29 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-10-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO N Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Area studies and international education Congressional oversight Cultural exchanges and relations Employment and training programs Higher education Homeland security Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Student records Teaching, teachers, curricula Visas and passports Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-10-29 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-19T19:35:30Z Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions related to counterintelligence activities.

DHS shall establish a counterintelligence vetting task force to report to Congress recommendations to improve counterintelligence vetting for DHS programs.

DHS shall also develop counterintelligence awareness training as part of an established program for collecting information about nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants. DHS shall require appropriate faculty from approved educational institutions and exchange visitor programs to participate in the training.

DHS shall take various actions related to the program for collecting information about exchange program participants, such as identifying degrees and fields of study that are sensitive for homeland security and counterintelligence purposes.

DHS shall notify Congress if it decides to not extend the existence of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council.

]]> Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act Display Title Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a Department of Homeland Security counterintelligence vetting task force, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2728is/xml/BILLS-116s2728is.xml 2019-10-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.