,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #abj #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbjj ,report ,no4 #aad-afd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #a1 #bjae ,ms4 ,mc,sally 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 and ,mr4 ,payne7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,june #ag1 #bjae ,additional sponsor3 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana ,june #ag1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #a1 #bjae ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to establish chemical1 biological1 radiological1 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 security1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,cbrn ,intelligence and ,information ,sharing ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear intelligence and information sharing 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #baj;,g4 ,chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear intelligence and information sharing 7a7 ,in general ,the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall-- 7#a7 support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of terrorist actors1 their claims1 and their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear materials against the ,nation2 7#b7 support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of global infectious disease1 public health1 food1 agricultural1 and veterinary issues2 7#c7 support homeland security-focused risk analysis and risk assessments of the homeland security hazards described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 including the transportation of chemical1 biological1 nuclear1 and radiological materials1 by providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative threat information2 7#d7 leverage existing and emerging homeland security intelligence capabilities and structures to enhance prevention1 protection1 response1 and recovery efforts with respect to a chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear attack2 7#e7 share information and provide tailored analytical support on these threats to ,state1 local1 and tribal authorities as well as other national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders and other ,federal agencies1 as appropriate2 and 7#f7 perform other responsibilities1 as assigned by the ,secretary4 7b7 ,coordination ,where appropriate1 the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis shall coordinate with other relevant ,department components1 including the ,national ,biosurveillance ,integration ,center1 others in the ,intelligence ,community1 including the ,national ,counter ,proliferation ,center1 and other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal authorities1 including officials from high-threat areas1 ,state and major urban area fusion centers1 and local public health departments1 as appropriate1 and enable such entities to provide recommendations on optimal information sharing mechanisms1 including expeditious sharing of classified information1 and on how they can provide information to the ,department4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and any committee of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,senate having legislative jurisdiction under the rules of the ,house of ,representatives or ,senate1 respectively1 over the matter concerned4 7#b7 ,the term ,intelligence ,community has the meaning given that term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dja;a7#d774 7#c7 ,the term national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders means officials from the ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal authorities and individuals from the private sector who are involved in efforts to prevent1 protect against1 respond to1 and recover from a biological attack or other phenomena that may have serious health consequences for the ,united ,states1 including infectious disease outbreaks4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the following3 ,sec4 #baj;,g4 ,chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear intelligence and information sharing4 4 7c7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on-- 7,a7 the intelligence and information sharing activities under subsection 7a7 and of all relevant entities within the ,department of ,homeland ,security to counter the threat from attacks using chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear materials2 and 7,b7 the ,department's activities in accordance with relevant intelligence strategies4 7#b7 ,assessment of implementation ,the report shall include-- 7,a7 a description of methods established to assess progress of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis in implementing the amendment made by subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 such assessment4 7#c7 ,termination ,this subsection shall have no force or effect after the end of the #e-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,dissemination of information analyzed by the ,department to ,state1 local1 tribal1 and private entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security ,section #bja7;d77#h7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d77#h77 is amended by striking and to agencies of ,state and all that follows and inserting to ,state1 local1 tribal1 and private entities with such responsibilities1 and1 as appropriate1 to the public1 in order to assist in preventing1 deterring1 or responding to acts of terrorism against the ,united ,states44 ,june #ag1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed