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[S. 5317 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 749
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5317

                          [Report No. 118-329]

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  review of the Homeland Security Information Network, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 14, 2024

  Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

            December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

               Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  review of the Homeland Security Information Network, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Law 
Enforcement Information Sharing Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY 
              INFORMATION NETWORK.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives a report that includes the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) An examination of how the Homeland Security 
        Information Network is used to share information with Federal, 
        State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
        partners.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) A comparison of the use, by such law 
        enforcement partners, on both desktops and mobile applications 
        of the Homeland Security Information Network to the use of 
        other tools, including JusticeConnect of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation, which facilitate real-time exchanges of 
        intelligence among such law enforcement partners.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) An assessment of the cost, effectiveness, and 
        efficacy of the Homeland Security Information 
        Network.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) An assessment of the current policies of the 
        Homeland Security Information Network and the efficacy of such 
        policies in protecting the civil rights, civil liberties, and 
        privacy of individuals.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) An analysis of any other information the 
        Comptroller General determines appropriate.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Law Enforcement 
Information Sharing Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION 
              NETWORK.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes the following:
            (1) An examination of how the Homeland Security Information 
        Network is used to share information with--
                    (A) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
                law enforcement and governmental partners; and
                    (B) private sector partners and nonprofit partners 
                from across a variety of sectors, communities, and 
                geographic locations.
            (2) A comparison of the use, by such law enforcement 
        partners, on both desktops and mobile applications of the 
        Homeland Security Information Network to the use of other 
        tools, including JusticeConnect of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation, which facilitate real-time exchanges of 
        intelligence among such law enforcement partners.
            (3) An assessment of the cost, effectiveness, and efficacy 
        of the Homeland Security Information Network.
            (4) An assessment of the current policies of the Homeland 
        Security Information Network and the efficacy of such policies 
        in protecting the civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy of 
        individuals.
            (5) An analysis of any other information the Comptroller 
        General of the United States determines appropriate.
                                                       Calendar No. 749

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 5317

                          [Report No. 118-329]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  review of the Homeland Security Information Network, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

            December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

                       Reported with an amendment