,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,katko 7for himself and ,miss 
,rice of ,new ,york7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,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 intelligence1 activities1  
and policy related to counterterrorism1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,counterterrorism ,advisory ,board ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,department of ,homeland 
,security ,counterterrorism ,advisory   
,board  7a7 ,in general ,at the end of  
subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of the        
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aba et seq47 insert the      
following new section3  #baj;,h4        
,departmental coordination on           
counterterrorism  7a7 ,establishment    

,there is in the ,department a board to 
be composed of senior representatives of
 departmental operational components and
 headquarters elements4 ,the purpose of 
the board shall be to coordinate and    
integrate departmental intelligence1    
activities1 and policy 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 board4     
,such charter shall direct the board to 
focus on the current threat environment 
and the importance of aligning          
departmental counterterrorism activities
 under the ,secretary's guidance4 ,the  
charter shall be reviewed and updated   
every #d years1 as appropriate4  7c7    
,members  7#a7 ,chair ,the ,secretary   
shall appoint a ,coordinator for        
,counterterrorism within the ,department
 who will serve as the chair of the     
board4  7#b7 ,additional 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 ,cybersecurity and 
,infrastructure ,security ,agency4  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 ,other ,departmental offices and   
programs as determined appropriate by   
the ,secretary4  7d7 ,meetings ,the     
board shall 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 partners1 and shall make 
recommendations to the ,secretary4  7e7 
,terrorism alerts ,the board shall      
advise the ,secretary on the issuance of
 terrorism alerts pursuant to section   
#bjc of this ,act4  7f7 ,prohibition on 
additional funds ,no additional funds   
are authorized to carry out this        
section4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of such ,act is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section      
#baj;,g the following new item3  ,sec4  
#baj;,h4 ,departmental coordination on  
counterterrorism4  4  7c7 ,report ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary1 acting through the          
,coordinator for ,counterterrorism1     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   

,affairs of the ,senate a report on the 
status and activities of the board      
established under section #baj;,h of the
 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as  
added by subsection 7a74