#aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aehi ,,an ,,act ,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 #bjai4 #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 inserting after section #baj;,e the following new section3 #baj;,f4 ,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 or nuclear materials against the ,united ,states1 including critical infrastructure2 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 early detection1 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 such threats to ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial authorities1 and other ,federal agencies1 as well as relevant national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders1 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 ,countering ,weapons of ,mass ,destruction ,office and the ,national ,biosurveillance ,integration ,center1 agencies within the intelligence community1 including the ,national ,counter ,proliferation ,center1 and other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial authorities1 including officials from high-threat urban 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 such entities can provide information to the ,department4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 7#b7 ,national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders ,the term national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders means officials from ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 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 the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bja;,e the following new item3 ,sec4 #baj;,f4 ,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 thereafter for each of the following four years1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the following3 7,a7 ,the intelligence and information sharing activities under section #baj;,f of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7as added by subsection 7a7 of this section7 and of all relevant entities within the ,department of ,homeland ,security to counter the threat from attacks using chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear materials4 7,b7 ,the ,department's activities in accordance with relevant intelligence strategies4 7#b7 ,assessment of implementation ,the reports required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the progress of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security in implementing such section #baj;,f4 7,b7 ,a description of the methods established to carry out such assessment4 7#c7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate 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 #c4 ,dissemination of information analyzed by the department to state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1 and private entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security ,paragraph 7#f7 of section #bja7;d7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d77 is amended by striking and to agencies of ,state and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting to ,state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1 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 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,april #a1 #bjai4;,clerk4