[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2169 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2169

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance information 
   sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and 
       Regional Fusion Center Initiative, 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 ``Improving Fusion Centers' Access to 
Information Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
              SECURITY STATE, LOCAL, AND REGIONAL FUSION CENTER 
              INITIATIVE.

    Subsection (b) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at 
        the end the following: ``and conduct outreach to such fusion 
        centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult 
        with other Federal agencies to develop methods to address such 
        gaps, as appropriate'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) identify Federal databases and datasets, including 
        databases and datasets used, operated, or managed by Department 
        components, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
        Department of the Treasury, that are appropriate, in accordance 
        with Federal laws and policies, to address any gaps identified 
        pursuant to paragraph (2), for inclusion in the information 
        sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate Federal 
        agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets;''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2169

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance information 
   sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and 
       Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and for other purposes.