,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,thompson of           
,mississippi7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require an annual homeland  
threat assessment1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,homeland ,threat   
,assessment ,act4  #b4 ,annual homeland 
threat assessments  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 following new     
section3  #baj;,h4 ,homeland threat     
assessments  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this section and for each  
of the next five fiscal years 7beginning
 in the fiscal year that begins after   
the date of the enactment of this       

section7 the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence 
and ,analysis1 and using departmental   
information1 including component        
information1 and information provided   
through ,state and major urban area     
fusion centers1 shall conduct an        
assessment of the terrorist threat to   
the homeland4  7b7 ,contents ,each      
assessment under subsection 7a7 shall   
include the following3 7#a7 ,empirical  
data assessing terrorist activities and 
incidents over time in the ,united      
,states1 including terrorist activities 
and incidents planned or supported by   
persons outside of the ,united ,states  
targeting the homeland4  7#b7 ,an       
evaluation of current terrorist tactics1
 as well as ongoing and possible future 
changes in terrorist tactics4  7#c7 ,an 
assessment of criminal activity         
encountered or observed by officers or  
employees of components in the field    
which is suspected of financing         
terrorist activity4  7#d7 ,detailed     

information on all individuals denied   
entry to or removed from the ,united    
,states as a result of material support 
provided to a foreign terrorist         
organization 7as such term is used in   
section #bai of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi774
  7#e7 ,the efficacy and spread of      
foreign terrorist organization          
propaganda1 messaging1 or recruitment4  
7#f7 ,an assessment of threats1         
including cyber threats1 to the         
homeland1 including to critical         
infrastructure and ,federal civilian    
networks4  7#g7 ,an assessment of       
current and potential terrorism and     
criminal threats posed by individuals   
and organized groups seeking to         
unlawfully enter the ,united ,states4   
7#h7 ,an assessment of threats to the   
transportation sector1 including surface
 and aviation transportation systems4   
7c7 ,additional information ,the        
assessments required under subsection   
7a7-- 7#a7 shall1 to the extent         

practicable1 utilize existing component 
data collected from the field2 and  7#b7
 may incorporate relevant information   
and analysis from other agencies of the 
,federal ,government1 agencies of ,state
 and local governments 7including law   
enforcement agencies71 as well as the   
private sector1 disseminated in         
accordance with standard information    
sharing procedures and policies4  7d7   
,form ,the assessments required under   
subsection 7a7 shall be shared with the 
appropriate congressional committees and
 submitted in classified form1 but--    
7#a7 shall include unclassified         
summaries2 and  7#b7 may include        
unclassified annexes1 if appropriate4  4
  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,subsection 
7d7 of section #bja of the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#aba7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#bd7 ,to 
carry out section #baj;,h 7relating to  
homeland threat assessments74  4  7c7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       

contents of the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section #baj;,f the
 following new item3  ,sec4 #baj;,h4    
,homeland threat assessments4  4