[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2471 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2471


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   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 Fusion Center Partnership 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 of 
        terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2332b 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 shall receive input and 
advice from the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the 
Officer for Privacy, and the Chief Intelligence Officer of the 
Department of Homeland Security.
    (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.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.