[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 1589 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1589
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2019
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 chemical,
biological, radiological, and nuclear intelligence and information
sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security and to require dissemination of
information analyzed by the Department to entities with
responsibilities relating to homeland security, 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 ``CBRN Intelligence and Information
Sharing Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE
AND INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 210E the following new section:
``SEC. 210F. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR
INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING.
``(a) In General.--The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security shall--
``(1) support homeland security-focused intelligence
analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to
conduct attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological,
or nuclear materials against the United States, including
critical infrastructure;
``(2) support homeland security-focused intelligence
analysis of global infectious disease, public health, food,
agricultural, and veterinary issues;
``(3) support homeland security-focused risk analysis and
risk assessments of the homeland security hazards described in
paragraphs (1) and (2), including the transportation of
chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials, by
providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative threat
information;
``(4) leverage existing and emerging homeland security
intelligence capabilities and structures to enhance early
detection, prevention, protection, response, and recovery
efforts with respect to a chemical, biological, radiological,
or nuclear attack;
``(5) share information and provide tailored analytical
support on such threats to State, local, Tribal, and
territorial authorities, and other Federal agencies, as well as
relevant national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders, as
appropriate; and
``(6) perform other responsibilities, as assigned by the
Secretary.
``(b) Coordination.--Where appropriate, the Office of Intelligence
and Analysis shall coordinate with other relevant Department
components, including the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
and the National Biosurveillance Integration Center, agencies within
the intelligence community, including the National Counter
Proliferation Center, and other Federal, State, local, Tribal, and
territorial authorities, including officials from high-threat urban
areas, State and major urban area fusion centers, and local public
health departments, as appropriate, and enable such entities to provide
recommendations on optimal information sharing mechanisms, including
expeditious sharing of classified information, and on how such entities
can provide information to the Department.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Intelligence community.--The term `intelligence
community' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
``(2) National biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.--
The term `national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders'
means officials from Federal, State, local, Tribal, and
territorial authorities and individuals from the private sector
who are involved in efforts to prevent, protect against,
respond to, and recover from a biological attack or other
phenomena that may have serious health consequences for the
United States, including infectious disease outbreaks.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 201E the following new item:
``Sec. 210F. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
intelligence and information sharing.''.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for each of
the following four years, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the
following:
(A) The intelligence and information sharing
activities under section 210F of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this
section) and of all relevant entities within the
Department of Homeland Security to counter the threat
from attacks using chemical, biological, radiological,
or nuclear materials.
(B) The Department's activities in accordance with
relevant intelligence strategies.
(2) Assessment of implementation.--The reports required
under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the progress of the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland
Security in implementing such section 210F.
(B) A description of the methods established to
carry out such assessment.
(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate
having legislative jurisdiction under the rules of the House of
Representatives or Senate, respectively, over the matter
concerned.
SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ANALYZED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO
STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, AND PRIVATE ENTITIES
WITH RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY.
Paragraph (6) of section 201(d) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)) is amended by striking ``and to agencies of
State'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``to State, local, Tribal, territorial, and private entities
with such responsibilities, and, as appropriate, to the public, in
order to assist in preventing, deterring, or responding to acts of
terrorism against the United States.''.
Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 2019.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.