[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5099 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5099


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2018

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the 
 Department of Homeland Security a fusion center technical assistance 
                                program.

    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 ``Enhancing DHS' Fusion Center 
Technical Assistance Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FUSION CENTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections 
        (k) and (l), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
        subsection (j):
    ``(j) Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        officials from the National Network of Fusion Centers and, to 
        the greatest extent practicable, other relevant stakeholders, 
        shall establish a fusion center technical assistance program.
            ``(2) Elements of program.--In carrying out the fusion 
        center technical assistance program established under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) provide technical assistance to fusion 
                centers regarding--
                            ``(i) grants administered under sections 
                        2003 and 2004;
                            ``(ii) terrorism prevention activities; and
                            ``(iii) intelligence and information 
                        sharing;
                    ``(B) provide to fusion centers notice of any 
                changes to the activities referred to in subparagraph 
                (A);
                    ``(C) make available best practices regarding--
                            ``(i) fusion center operations;
                            ``(ii) information sharing and analysis of 
                        homeland security threats, including cyber 
                        threats;
                            ``(iii) protecting privacy, civil rights, 
                        and civil liberties; and
                            ``(iv) such other best practices as the 
                        Secretary determines appropriate; and
                    ``(D) carry out such other activities as the 
                Secretary determines appropriate.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.