[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2956 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2956

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a semi-annual 
 report to Congress regarding the effectiveness with which information 
 is exchanged between the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, and State and local law enforcement 
                              authorities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2002

 Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a semi-annual 
 report to Congress regarding the effectiveness with which information 
 is exchanged between the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, and State and local law enforcement 
                              authorities.

    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 ``Intelligence Gathering Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, for the 
        first 5 years after the date of enactment of the National 
        Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002, to 
        submit a semi-annual report to Congress on--
                    (A) the specific policies and procedures governing 
                the sharing of law enforcement, intelligence, and other 
                information relating to threats of terrorism against 
                the United States and other threats to homeland 
                security within the Federal government, including the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation, and between the 
                Federal Government, State and local governments, local 
                law enforcement, and intelligence agencies;
                    (B) the specific policies and procedures for the 
                tasking of information between the Department of 
                Homeland Security and other agencies of the Federal 
                Government, including the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation, and between the Federal Government, 
                State and local governments, local law enforcement, and 
                intelligence agencies; and
                    (C) the nature of law enforcement information the 
                Department of Homeland Security has received from the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation and State and local law 
                enforcement agencies;
            (2) to provide relevant information to Congress to assist 
        in determining if the sharing of intelligence between the 
        Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation is working efficiently and effectively; and
            (3) to enable Congress to accurately determine if the 
        Department of Homeland Security is working effectively with the 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies so that an 
        accurate and useful exchange of information occurs between the 
        Department of Homeland Security and such agencies.

SEC. 3. INFORMATION ANALYSIS REPORT.

    (a) In General.--The Department of Homeland Security (in this 
section referred to as the ``Department'') shall study the issues under 
subsection (b) and submit a report of such study to Congress not less 
than every 6 months during the 5 years following the enactment of the 
National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002, without 
disclosing the actual substance of any information relating to national 
security.
    (b) Issues To Be Studied.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) the policies and procedures developed by the 
        Department--
                    (A) to obtain relevant information from the Federal 
                Government (including the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation) and State and local law enforcement 
                agencies;
                    (B) to request follow-up information and 
                investigation from such entities; and
                    (C) for sharing information with other Federal, 
                State, and local government agencies;
            (2) the specific rules and practices developed between the 
        Department and other Federal, State, and local government 
        agencies;
            (3) the nature and type of information--
                    (A) shared with Federal, State, and local 
                government agencies; and
                    (B) related to law enforcement, intelligence, and 
                homeland security that was received by the Department 
                during the relevant reporting period, including 
                reports, documents, summaries, tapes, and photographs;
            (4) a list of the agencies that have received information 
        under paragraph (3)(A), including whether the information was 
        provided by the Department upon the request of such agency;
            (5) a summary of the items received by the Department from 
        the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including--
                    (A) individual witness grand jury transcripts;
                    (B) notes of witness interviews
                    (C) wire-tap applications;
                    (D) wire-tap transcripts (including actual tapes);
                    (E) search warrant applications;
                    (F) search warrants;
                    (G) photographs;
                    (H) videos;
                    (I) computer disks;
                    (J) summary reports; and
                    (K) any other relevant items;
            (6) the nature of the follow-up requests made by the 
        Department--
                    (A) for information and intelligence from the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation;
                    (B) for raw intelligence data from the Federal 
                Bureau of Investigation; and
                    (C) that required additional investigation by the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation;
            (7) the nature of each follow-up request made by the 
        Department to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including 
        whether the request related to a witness interview, subpoena 
        information, surveillance, or undercover work;
            (8) the efforts that have been made by the Department and 
        the Federal Bureau of Investigation to improve 
        interdepartmental communication, including the development of 
        computer programs to facilitate electronic communication 
        between the Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
            (9) the general nature of investigations conducted by 
        analysts of the Department and any similar analyses performed 
        by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
            (10) the identification of the method of transmission of 
        all information provided to the Department, whether transmitted 
        by mail, computer, or messenger.
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