[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6694 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6694

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to take certain actions 
to evaluate the attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, and 
     related intelligence sharing efforts, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2023

Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Waltz, and Mr. 
    Bera) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to take certain actions 
to evaluate the attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, and 
     related intelligence sharing efforts, 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 ``7 October Hamas Attack Evaluation 
and Intelligence Sharing Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Congress joins the Administration to unequivocally 
        condemn the heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas 
        against Israel on October 7, 2023;
            (2) the safety and return of United States citizens held 
        hostage must be a priority;
            (3) the United States supports the right of Israel to self-
        defense; and
            (4) robust intelligence sharing with Israel is critical to 
        the defense of Israel, the effort to free hostages, and the 
        mitigation of civilian harm.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON HAMAS TRAINING FOR ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL PERPETRATED 
              ON OCTOBER 7, 2023.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the training of Hamas militants for the attack 
against Israel perpetrated on October 7, 2023, and any material support 
provided to such militants.
    (b) Matters.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of the location and circumstances under 
        which Hamas militants who perpetrated the attack described in 
        subsection (a) received and conducted training.
            (2) An assessment of how such Hamas militants obtained the 
        weapons and equipment used to carry out such attack.
            (3) An assessment of the communications practices and 
        planning process of Hamas relevant to such attack, including 
        with respect to operational security, and a discussion of any 
        intelligence gaps regarding such practices and planning process 
        and whether changes to the National Intelligence Priorities 
        Framework would mitigate any such gap.
            (4) An assessment of whether, and the extent to which, 
        Hamas militants who perpetrated the attack described in 
        subsection (a) received advanced or tailored training from 
        agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states, including 
        Hezbollah, or any non-state proxy of such a foreign state, 
        including Iran.
            (5) An assessment of whether, and the extent to which, such 
        Hamas militants received support, including material and 
        financial support, from any state sponsor of terrorism.
            (6) An assessment of any change in threat against United 
        States persons or interests, or to partners and allies of the 
        United States, as a result of the attack described in 
        subsection (a).
            (7) A review of the National Intelligence Priorities 
        Framework to determine if priorities remain appropriate in 
        light of the 7 October attack, including whether a change in 
        priorities would mitigate any intelligence gaps identified 
        under paragraph (3).
    (c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence 
sources and methods, but may include a classified annex.
    (d) State Sponsor of Terrorism Defined.--In this section, the term 
``state sponsor of terrorism'' means a country the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), section 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or any other provision 
of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts 
of international terrorism.

SEC. 4. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING RELATING TO HAMAS, 
              HEZBOLLAH, AND IRAN.

    The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, shall conduct a review to determine whether increased 
intelligence sharing with Israel relating to Hamas, Hezbollah, the 
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Iran, and any other entity the Director of 
National Intelligence determines appropriate for purposes of this 
section, improves the security of the United States and the allies and 
partners of the United States.

SEC. 5. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING RELATING TO CIVILIAN 
              HARM MITIGATION.

    (a) Review.--The Director of National Intelligence (in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, and the head of any other element of the intelligence 
community, or other component of the Department of Defense, determined 
relevant by the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of 
Defense, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) shall 
conduct a review to determine the means by which United States 
intelligence sharing with Israel may achieve each of the following 
outcomes, respectively, with respect to the conflict between Israel and 
Hamas:
            (1) The reduction of civilian harm.
            (2) The improvement of the provision of humanitarian 
        assistance.
            (3) The limitation of damage to civilian infrastructure.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Submission.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
        Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report containing the results of the review under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, consistent with the protection 
        of intelligence sources and methods, but may include a 
        classified annex.
    (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term 
``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense, in consultation with any other inspector general determined 
appropriate by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
containing an assessment of whether, and the extent to which, the 
memoranda described in subsection (c) are being applied with respect to 
United States intelligence sharing with Israel (or other partners and 
allies of the United States) in connection with the conflict between 
Israel and Hamas.
    (b) Matters.--The report under subsection (a) shall include a 
description of the specific steps taken to implement the memoranda 
described in subsection (c), with a particular emphasis on such steps 
taken to mitigate civilian harm, including the targeting criteria set 
forth in section 3.E of the Presidential Policy Memorandum specified in 
paragraph (2) of such subsection.
    (c) Memoranda Described.--The memoranda described in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) The National Security Memorandum of October 6, 2022, 
        titled ``National Security Memorandum/NSM-13'', or successor 
        memorandum.
            (2) The Presidential Policy Memorandum signed in October, 
        2022, governing direct action counterterrorism operations 
        outside areas of active hostilities, or successor memorandum.

SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees, as such term 
        is defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
        (50 U.S.C. 3003); and
            (2) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
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