,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,ms4  
,und]wood 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mrs4 
,dem+s1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,"u ,secret>y =   
,intellig5ce & ,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,homel& ,security to assess1 on an     
ongo+ basis1 ! pot5tial t]rorism        
implications ( malign dis9=mation       
op]ations on dome/ic prep>$ness = &     
collective response to t]rorism or o!r  
homel& security ?reats1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,aga9/ ,public   
,safety ,dis9=mation ,act4  #b4         
,t]rorism ?reat assessm5t & rese>*      
reg>d+ malign dis9=mation op]ations  7a7
 ,?reat assessm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u 
,secret>y = ,intellig5ce & ,analysis ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security %all1 on 
an ongo+ basis & 9 consultation )       
appropriate ,f$]al p>tn]s1 develop &    

dissem9ate to ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 &  
t]ritorial (ficials1 includ+ (ficials f 
law en=cem5t1 public heal?1 fire &      
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices1 & em]g5cy       
managem5t ag5cies1 assessm5ts ( !       
pot5tial t]rorism implications ( malign 
dis9=mation op]ations c>ri$ out by      
t]rori/ or =eign malici\s actors on     
dome/ic prep>$ness = & collective       
response to t]rorism or o!r homel&      
security ?reats4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,!      
t]rorism assessm5ts ( malign dis9=mation
 op]ations requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 consid] ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,empirical data 
on malign dis9=mation op]ations1 includ+
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,topics subject to su*   
op]ations4  7ii7 ,tactics us$ 9 su*     
op]ations4  7iii7 ,*>act]i/ics &        
duration ( su* op]ations4  7iv7         
,in=mation on su* t]rori/ or =eign      
malici\s actors c>ry+ out su* op]ations4
  7,b7 ,details reg>d+ ! pot5tial       
t]rorism implications ( su* op]ations on
 dome/ic prep>$ness = & collective      
response to t]rorism or o!r homel&      

security ?reats4  7#c7 ,docum5tation ,! 
,"u ,secret>y = ,intellig5ce & ,analysis
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security %all 
ma9ta9 docum5tation reflect+ ! basis = a
 det]m9ation t c]ta9 in=mation t 0 us$ 9
 a c]ta9 mann] = a c]ta9 purpose t      
result$ 9 c]ta9 risks or ?reats         
satisfies ! def9ition ( a malign        
dis9=mation op]ation4  7#d7 ,=m ,! ,"u  
,secret>y = ,intellig5ce & ,analysis ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security %all     
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees ! t]rorism assessm5ts (      
malign dis9=mation op]ations requir$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a74 ,su* assessm5ts may be   
submitt$ 9 classifi$ =m1 b-- 7,a7 %all  
include unclassifi$ summ>ies2 &  7,b7   
may include unclassifi$ annexes1 if     
appropriate4  7b7 ,rese>*  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,"u ,secret>y = ,sci5ce & ,te*nology
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 9   
consultation ) ! ,"u ,secret>y =        
,intellig5ce & ,analysis1 ! ,privacy    
,(fic]1 & ! ,(fic] = ,civil ,rights &   
,civil ,lib]ties ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 %all    

conduct rese>* to aid 9 ! id5tification 
( malign dis9=mation op]ations c>ri$ out
 by t]rori/ or =eign malici\s actors by 
/udy+ docum5t$ malign dis9=mation       
op]ations t widely rea*$ ,am]icans t _h 
implications = ! prep>$ness = & response
 to t]rorism or o!r homel& security     
?reats4 ,su* rese>* %all-- 7,a7 exam9e  
diff]5t patt]ns & tactics ( malign      
dis9=mation op]ations to id5tify unique 
signatures2 &  7,b7 id5tify ! factors t 
contribute to effective malign          
dis9=mation op]ations4  7#b7            
,c\nt]-approa*es ,toge!r ) ! rese>*     
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,"u         
,secret>y = ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security %all      
develop recomm5dations = approa*es to   
c\nt] malign dis9=mation op]ations      
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7#c7          
,availability ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security is au?oriz$ to %>e ! rese>* & 
recomm5dations = c\nt] approa*es        
conduct$ & develop$ pursuant to         
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively1 )  

,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial     
(ficials1 includ+ (ficials f law        
en=cem5t1 public heal?1 fire & em]g5cy  
m$ical s]vices1 & em]g5cy managem5t     
ag5cies1 z well z ) appropriate ,f$]al  
p>tn]s4  7#d7 ,submission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y =  
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,homel& ,security %all submit to !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate ! results ( ! rese>*
 & recomm5dations = c\nt] approa*es     
conduct$ & develop$ pursuant to         
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively4    
7,b7 ,=m ,results ( ! rese>* conduct$   
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all be       
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may include
 classifi$ annexes1 z appropriate4      
,recomm5dations develop$ pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#b7 %all be submitt$ 9        
unclassifi$ =m4  7c7 ,malign dis9=mation
 op]ation def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   

malign dis9=mation op]ation means false 
in=mation delib]ately dissem9at$ by     
t]rori/s or =eign malici\s actors to    
mis9=m ! ,am]ican public 9 a way t risks
 und]m9+ dome/ic prep>$ness = &         
collective response to t]rorism or o!r  
homel& security ?reats4