Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a State, Local, and Tribal Information Fusion Center Initiative to establish partnerships with state, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers (designated entities that serve as data analysis and dissemination centers for potentially relevant homeland security information).
Specifies the Secretary's duties through such Initiative, including: (1) coordinating with the principal official of each state, local, tribal, or regional information fusion center and the official designated as the Homeland Security Advisor of the State; (2) providing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operational and intelligence advice and assistance to such centers; (3) reviewing homeland security information gathered by such centers and incorporate relevant information with Department information; and (4) providing training to such centers and encourage them to participate in terrorist threat-related exercises conducted by the Department.
Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees with a concept of operations for the Initiative, including a privacy and civil liberties impact assessment.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, to establish a Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5002 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5002
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for information
sharing partnerships, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16, 2006
Mr. Simmons (for himself and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security
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A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for information
sharing partnerships, 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 ``Homeland Security Information
Sharing Partnerships Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND REGIONAL INFORMATION FUSION CENTER
INITIATIVE.
(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 adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 203. STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND REGIONAL INFORMATION FUSION
CENTER INITIATIVE.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a State, Local,
and Tribal Information Fusion Center Initiative to establish
partnerships with State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion
centers.
``(b) Duties.--Through the State, Local, Tribal, and Regional
Information Fusion Center Initiative, the Secretary shall--
``(1) coordinate with the principal official of each State,
local, tribal, or regional information fusion center and the
official designated as the Homeland Security Advisor of the
State;
``(2) provide Department operational and intelligence
advice and assistance to State, local, tribal, and regional
information fusion centers;
``(3) support efforts to include State, local, tribal, and
regional information fusion centers into efforts to establish
an information sharing environment (as defined under section
1016(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3665));
``(4) conduct table-top and live training exercises to
regularly assess the capability of individual and regional
networks of State, local, tribal, and regional information
fusion centers to integrate the efforts of such networks with
the efforts of the Department;
``(5) coordinate with other relevant Federal entities
engaged in homeland security-related activities;
``(6) provide analytic and reporting advice and assistance
to State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion
centers;
``(7) review homeland security information gathered by
State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers
and incorporate relevant information with homeland security
information of the Department;
``(8) Provide management assistance to State, local,
tribal, and regional information fusion centers;
``(9) Serve as a point of contact to ensure the
dissemination of relevant homeland security information.
``(10) facilitate close communication and coordination
between State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion
centers and the Department;
``(11) provide State, local, tribal, and regional
information fusion centers with expertise on Department
resources and operations;
``(12) provide training to State, local, tribal, and
regional information fusion centers and encourage such
information fusion centers to participate in terrorist threat-
related exercises conducted by the Department; and
``(13) carry out such other duties as the Secretary
determines are appropriate.
``(c) Definition of State, Local, Tribal, or Regional Information
Fusion Center.--For purposes of this section, the term `State, local,
tribal, or regional information fusion center' means a local or
regional center comprised of State, local, or tribal governmental
entities that--
``(1) serves as a data analysis and dissemination center
for potentially relevant homeland security information;
``(2) is managed by a state, local, or tribal government
entity; and
``(3) is designated as a State, local, tribal, or regional
information fusion center by the Secretary.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is further amended by adding at the end of the items relating
to such subtitle the following:
``Sec. 203. State, Local, Tribal, and Regional Information Fusion
Center Initiative''.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Concept of operations.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act and before the State,
Local, Tribal, and Regional Information Fusion Center
Initiative under section 203 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, as added by subsection (a), has been implemented, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that
contains a concept of operations for the Initiative, which
shall include a privacy and civil liberties impact assessment.
(2) Privacy and civil liberties.--
(A) Review of concept of operations.--Not later
than 180 days after the date on which the report under
paragraph (1) is submitted, the Privacy Officer of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Officer for
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of
Homeland Security shall review the privacy and civil
liberties implications of the Initiative and the
concept of operations and report any concerns to the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary
of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis. The
Secretary may not implement the Initiative until the
Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties have certified that any privacy or
civil liberties concerns have been addressed.
(B) Review of privacy impact.--Under the authority
of section 222(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 142(5)), not later than one year after the
date on which the State, Local, Tribal, and Regional
Information Fusion Center Initiative is implemented,
the Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Officer for Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of
Homeland Security, shall submit to Congress, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Under Secretary
of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis a
report on the privacy and civil liberties impact of the
Initiative.
SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING FELLOWS PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Subtitle A of title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), as amended by
section 2 is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 204. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING FELLOWS PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, shall establish a
fellowship program in accordance with this section for the
purpose of--
``(A) detailing State, local, and tribal analysts
and law enforcement officials and officers to the
Department to participate in the work of the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis in order to become familiar
with--
``(i) the mission and capabilities of the
Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and
``(ii) the role, programs, products, and
personnel of the Office of Intelligence and
Analysis; and
``(B) promoting information sharing between the
Department and State, local, and tribal analysts and
law enforcement agencies by stationing analysts and law
enforcement officers alongside Department intelligence
analysts in order to--
``(i) serve as a point of contact in the
Department to assist in the representation of
State, local, and tribal homeland security
information needs;
``(ii) identify homeland security
information of interest to State, local, and
tribal analysts and law enforcement officers;
and
``(iii) assist Department analysts in
preparing and disseminating terrorism-related
products that are tailored to State, local, and
tribal analysts and law enforcement agencies
and designed to help thwart terrorist attacks.
``(2) Program name.--The program under this section shall
be known as the `Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows
Program'.
``(b) Eligibility.--
``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible for selection as
an Information Sharing Fellow under the program, an individual
must--
``(A) have homeland security-related
responsibilities or law enforcement-related
responsibilities;
``(B) be eligible for an appropriate national
security clearance;
``(C) possess a valid need for access to classified
information, as determined by the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis; and
``(D) be an employee of an eligible entity.
``(2) Eligible entities.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a State, local, tribal, or regional fusion
center;
``(B) a State or local law enforcement or other
government entity that serves a major metropolitan
area, as determined by the Secretary;
``(C) a State or local law enforcement or other
government entity that serves a suburban or rural area,
as determined by the Secretary;
``(D) a State or local law enforcement or other
government entity with port responsibilities, as
determined by the Secretary;
``(E) a State or local law enforcement or other
government entity with border responsibilities, as
determined by the Secretary;
``(F) a State or local law enforcement or other
government entity with agricultural responsibilities,
as determined by the Secretary;
``(G) a tribal law enforcement or other authority;
or
``(H) such other entity as the Secretary determines
is appropriate.
``(c) Optional Participation.--No State, local, or tribal law
enforcement or other government entity shall be required to participate
in the Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program.
``(d) Procedures for Nomination and Selection.--
``(1) In general.--The Under Secretary shall establish
procedures to provide for the nomination and selection of
individuals to participate in the Homeland Security Information
Sharing Fellows Program.
``(2) Limitations.--The Under Secretary shall--
``(A) select analysts and law enforcement officers
representing a broad cross-section of State, local, and
tribal agencies; and
``(B) ensure that the number of Information Sharing
Fellows selected does not impede the activities of the
Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
``(e) Length of Service.--Information Sharing Fellows shall serve
for a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Under Secretary.
Such period of time shall be sufficient to advance the information-
sharing goals of the Under Secretary and encourage participation by as
many qualified nominees as possible.
``(f) Condition.--As a condition of selecting an individual as an
Information Sharing Fellow under the program, the Under Secretary shall
require that the individual's employer agree to continue to pay the
individual's salary and benefits during the period for which the
individual is detailed.
``(g) Stipend.--During the period for which an individual is
detailed under the program, the Under Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations provide to the individual a stipend to
cover the individual's reasonable living expenses for that period.
``(h) Security Clearances.--If an individual selected for a
fellowship under the Information Sharing Fellows Program does not
possess the appropriate security clearance, the Under Secretary shall
ensure that security clearance processing is expedited for such
individual and shall ensure that each such Information Sharing Fellow
has obtained the appropriate security clearance prior to participation
in the Program.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is further amended by adding at the end of the items relating
to such subtitle the following:
``Sec. 204. Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program''.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Concept of operations.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act and before the Homeland
Security Information Sharing Fellows Program under section 204
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection
(a), has been implemented, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a report that contains a concept of operations
for the Program, which shall include a privacy and civil
liberties impact assessment.
(2) Privacy and civil liberties.--
(A) Review of concept of operations.--Not later
than 180 days after the date on which the report under
paragraph (1) is submitted, the Privacy Officer of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Officer for
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of
Homeland Security shall review the privacy and civil
liberties implications of the Program and the concept
of operations and report any concerns to the Secretary
of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary of
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis. The
Secretary may not implement the Program until the
Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties have certified that any privacy or
civil liberties concerns have been addressed.
(B) Review of privacy impact.--Under the authority
of section 222(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 142(5)), not later than one year after the
date on which the Homeland Security Information Sharing
Fellows Program is implemented, the Privacy Officer of
the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to
Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence
and Analysis a report on the privacy and civil
liberties impact of the Program.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
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