,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ba1 
#bjag,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb to establish in the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security a board to         
coordinate and integrate departmental   
intelligence and activities and policy  
related to counterterrorism1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the                
,counterterrorism ,advisory ,board ,act 
of #bjag4  #b4 ,department of ,homeland 
,security ,counterterrorism ,advisory   
,board  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 ,departmental  

coordination on counterterrorism  7a7   
,establishment ,there is in the         
,department a ,counterterrorism         
,advisory ,board 7in this section       
referred to as the ,board7 which shall--
  7#a7 be composed of senior            
representatives of departmental         
operational components and headquarters 
elements2 and  7#b7 coordinate          
departmental intelligence activities and
 policy and information related to the  
counterterrorism mission and functions  
of the ,department4  7b7 ,charter ,there
 shall be a charter to govern the       
structure and mission of the ,board1    
which charter shall-- 7#a7 direct the   
,board to focus on the current threat   
environment and the importance of       
aligning departmental counterterrorism  
activities under the guidance of the    
,secretary2 and  7#b7 be reviewed and   
updated every #d years1 as appropriate4 
7c7 ,members  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,board shall be composed of senior      
representatives of departmental         

operational components and headquarters 
elements4  7#b7 ,chair ,the ,under      
,secretary for ,intelligence and        
,analysis shall serve as the ,chair of  
the ,board4  7#c7 ,members ,the         
,secretary shall appoint additional     
members of the ,board from among the    
following3  7,a7 ,the ,transportation   
,security ,administration4  7,b7 ,united
 ,states ,customs and ,border           
,protection4  7,c7 ,united ,states      
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 
7,d7 ,the ,federal ,emergency           
,management ,agency4  7,e7 ,the ,coast  
,guard4  7,f7 ,united ,states           
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services4
  7,g7 ,the ,united ,states ,secret     
,service4  7,h7 ,the ,national          
,protection and ,programs ,directorate4 
7,i7 ,the ,office of ,operations        
,coordination4  7,j7 ,the ,office of the
 ,general ,counsel4  7,k7 ,the ,office  
of ,intelligence and ,analysis4  7,l7   
,the ,office of ,policy4  7,m7 ,the     
,science and ,technology ,directorate4  

7,n7 ,the ,office for ,state and ,local 
,law ,enforcement4  7,o7 ,the ,privacy  
,office4  7,p7 ,the ,office for ,civil  
,rights and ,civil ,liberties4  7,q7    
,other departmental offices and programs
 as determined appropriate by the       
,secretary4  7d7 ,meetings ,the ,board  
shall--  7#a7 meet on a regular basis to
 discuss intelligence and coordinate    
ongoing threat mitigation efforts and   
departmental activities1 including      
coordination with other ,federal1       
,state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1 and 
private sector partners2 and  7#b7 make 
recommendations to the ,secretary4  7e7 
,terrorism alerts ,the ,board shall     
advise the ,secretary on the issuance of
 terrorism alerts under section #bjc4   
7f7 ,prohibition on additional funds ,no
 additional funds are authorized to     
carry out this section4  4  7b7         
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of contents in section #a7;b7 of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4     

#bace7 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #baj;,f the   
following3  ,sec4 #baj;,g4 ,departmental
 coordination on counterterrorism4  4   
7c7 ,report ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 acting through the ,chair of 
the ,counterterrorism ,advisory ,board  
established under section #baj;,g of the
 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as  
added by subsection 7a71 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 on the status 
and activities of the ,counterterrorism 
,advisory ,board4  7d7 ,sunset          
,effective on the date that is #d years 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act-- 7#a7 section #baj;,g of the      
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as   
added by subsection 7a71 is repealed2   
and  7#b7 the table of contents in      

section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law   
#ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4 #bace7 is amended 
by striking the item relating to section
 #baj;,g4