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[H.R. 625 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 123
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 625

                          [Report No. 115-182]

 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
       regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Aguilar (for himself and Mr. Calvert) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

                             June 15, 2017

Additional sponsors: Mr. Vela, Mr. Cook, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Kilmer, Miss 
 Rice of New York, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
 Payne, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
Valadao, Mr. Denham, Mr. Knight, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
 Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Keating, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
          Mooney of West Virginia, and Mr. Graves of Louisiana

                             June 15, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               24, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
       regarding incidents of terrorism, 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 ``Reporting Efficiently to Proper 
Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2017'' or the ``REPORT Act''.

SEC. 2. DUTY TO REPORT.

    (a) Duty Imposed.--Whenever an act of terrorism occurs in the 
United States, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and, as appropriate, the head of 
the National Counterterrorism Center, to submit, within one year of the 
completion of the investigation concerning such act by the primary 
Government agency conducting such investigation, an unclassified report 
(which may be accompanied by a classified annex) to Congress concerning 
such act.
    (b) Content of Reports.--A report under this section shall--
            (1) include a statement of the facts of the act of 
        terrorism referred to in subsection (a), as known at the time 
        of the report;
            (2) identity any gaps in national security that could be 
        addressed to prevent future acts of terrorism; and
            (3) any recommendations for additional measures that could 
        be taken to improve homeland security, including potential 
        changes in law enforcement practices or changes in law, 
        consistent with the Constitution, with particular attention to 
        changes that could help prevent future acts of terrorism.
    (c) Exception.--The duty established under subsection (a) shall not 
apply in instances in which the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
or the head of the National Counterterrorism Center determines that the 
information required to be reported could jeopardize an ongoing 
investigation or prosecution. In such instances, the Secretary shall 
notify Congress of such prior to the first anniversary of the 
completion of the investigation described in such subsection.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``act of terrorism'' has 
the meaning given such term in section 3077 of title 18, United States 
Code.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 123

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 625

                          [Report No. 115-182]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
       regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 15, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed