,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjai,mr4 ,steube 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4        
,turner1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,yoho1
 and ,mr4 ,gaetz7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve communication       
between the ,federal ,bureau of         
,investigation and ,state law           
enforcement agencies4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,threat  
,information ,protocol for ,sharing ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3  7#a7 ,appropriate recipients ,the
 term appropriate recipients1 with      
respect to a ,state1 means-- 7,a7 the   
primary law enforcement agency of the   
,state2 and  7,b7 the ,state fusion     
center 7as described in section #baj;,a 
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abd;h774  7#b7 ,bureau  
,the term ,bureau means the ,federal    

,bureau of ,investigation4  7#c7        
,criminal event ,the term criminal event
 means a misdemeanor or felony offense  
under ,federal or ,state law resulting  
in a criminal arrest recorded in the    
,national ,crime ,information ,center of
 the ,bureau4  7#d7 ,national tip line  
,the term national tip line1 with       
respect to the ,bureau1 means--  7,a7   
the online electronic tip form          
maintained by the ,bureau2 and  7,b7 any
 toll-free telephone number maintained  
by the ,bureau4  7#e7 ,state ,the term  
,state means each of the several        
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any
 other territory or possession of the   
,united ,states4  #c4 ,,fbi monthly     
report to ,states  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 and each month  
thereafter1 the ,director of the ,bureau
 shall submit to the appropriate        
recipients for a ,state a report that   
describes all information received by   

the ,bureau through the national tip    
line relating to an individual or threat
 in the ,state during the preceding     
month4  7b7 ,contents ,the report       
submitted to the appropriate recipients 
for a ,state under subsection 7a7 shall 
contain all information provided to the 
,bureau through the national tip line   
relating to an individual or threat in  
the ,state1 including-- 7#a7 the name of
 each individual identified2  7#b7 the  
nature of each threat reported2  7#c7   
the location of each threat reported2   
7#d7 the date on which the ,bureau      
received the information2 and  7#e7 the 
action taken by the ,bureau1 if any4    
#d4 ,program integrity and              
accountability  7a7 ,annual reporting   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 and each year
 thereafter1 the ,director of the       
,bureau shall submit to ,congress a     
report detailing1 for the preceding     
year-- 7#a7 the total number of reports 
received through the national tip line  

relating to an individual or threat2 and
  7#b7 the total number of reports      
submitted to the appropriate recipients 
for each ,state under section #c7;a74   
7b7 ,accountability reporting ,not later
 than ,september #cj of the year        
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 and each year thereafter1   
the ,director of the ,bureau shall      
submit to ,congress a report detailing1 
for the preceding year--  7#a7 the total
 number of criminal events that took    
place during the year involving an      
individual or threat that had been the  
subject of a report received through the
 national tip line prior to the criminal
 event2  7#b7 any action taken by the   
,bureau--  7,a7 after the ,bureau       
received a report described in paragraph
 7#a72 and  7,b7 before the related     
criminal event described in paragraph   
7#a7 occurred2 and  7#c7 for each       
criminal event described in paragraph   
7#a7 with respect to which the ,bureau  
did not take action after receiving the 

related report and before the criminal  
event occurred1 the accountability      
measures employed by the ,bureau to     
address the failure to investigate the  
report1 including any discipline1       
suspension1 or termination of an        
employee of the ,bureau4  7c7           
,government ,accountability ,office     
report  7#a7 ,review ,not later than #fj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall initiate a    
review of the processes and procedures  
of the ,bureau relating to the operation
 of the national tip line4  7#b7 ,report
 ,not later than #a year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report based on the review conducted    
under paragraph 7#a7 that includes--    
7,a7 the manner in which the ,bureau    
catalogues or records information upon  
receipt through the national tip line2  
7,b7 the manner in which the ,bureau    

evaluates information described in      
subparagraph 7,a7 for further review2   
7,c7 the frequency with which the       
evaluation of information described in  
subparagraph 7,b7 leads to further      
review or investigation by the ,bureau  
or appropriate recipients for a ,state2 
7,d7 the manner in which the ,bureau    
refers information to appropriate       
recipients for a ,state for further     
review or investigation2 and  7,e7 any  
recommended improvements to the         
processes and procedures of the ,bureau 
relating to the operation of the        
national tip line4