,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aggh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjai,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
appropriate information to ,federal law 
enforcement and intelligence agencies1  
pursuant to investigating terrorism1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,terror  
,intelligence ,improvement ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,on ,june #ab1      
#bjaf1 the deadliest terrorist attack on
 our homeland since ,september #aa1     
#bjja1 occurred at the ,pulse ,bar and  
,club in downtown ,orlando1 ,florida4   
,the ,orlando ,police ,department       
shortly after the incident reported #di 
fatalities and #ec injured4  7#b7 ,on   
,june #ac1 #bjaf1 the ,washington ,post 
reported that the ,federal ,bureau of   
,investigation investigated the ,orlando

 shooter for #aj months beginning in    
#bjac1 putting him under surveillance1  
recording his calls1 and using          
confidential informants to gauge whether
 he had been radicalized after he talked
 at work about his connections with     
al-,qaeda and dying as a martyr4  7#c7  
,on ,june #ac1 #bjaf1 the ,federal      
,bureau of ,investigation remarked that 
the suspect had made clear his affinity1
 at the time of the attack1 for the     
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and ,syria     
7commonly known as ,,isis71 and         
generally1 leading up to the attack1 for
 radical ,islamist groups4  7#d7 ,on    
,june #ab1 #bjaf1 the ,bureau of        
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives announced it had completed a
 trace of the firearms used in the      
shooting and determined both were       
purchased legally4  #c4 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act3 7#a7 ,critical              
infrastructure ,the term critical       
infrastructure has the meaning given the
 term in section #ajaf7;e7 of the       

,uniting and ,strengthening ,america by 
,providing ,appropriate ,tools ,required
 to ,intercept and ,obstruct ,terrorism 
7,,usa ,,patriot ,,act7 ,act of #bjja   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c7e774  7#b7       
,explosive ,the term explosive has the  
meaning given the term explosives in    
section #hda7;d7 of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,federal department
 or agency ,the term ,federal department
 or agency means-- 7,a7 an ,executive   
agency1 as defined in section #aje of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and    
7,b7 the ,united ,states ,postal        
,service4  7#d7 ,firearm ,the term      
firearm has the meaning given the term  
in section #iba of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#e7 ,,jttf ,the term   
,,jttf means the ,joint ,terrorism ,task
 ,forces established by the ,federal    
,bureau of ,investigation4  7#f7 ,key   
resources ,the term key resources has   
the meaning given the term in section #b
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja74  7#g7        

,terrorism ,the term terrorism includes 
international terrorism and domestic    
terrorism1 as those terms are defined in
 section #bcca of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code4  #d4 ,consolidation and  
notification of terrorism investigation 
information  7a7 ,consolidation of      
terrorism investigation information     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act and on an ongoing basis           
thereafter1 the head of each ,federal   
department or agency shall1 to the      
extent permitted by law1 provide to the 
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation any information in the   
possession1 custody1 or control of the  
,federal department or agency relating  
to any person who is1 or has been1 under
 a terrorism investigation4  7#b7       
,requirement ,the ,director of the      
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation      
shall-- 7,a7 implement appropriate      
procedures and safeguards with respect  
to all information provided under       

paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 identify1     
prioritize1 and coordinate the          
protection of critical infrastructure   
and key resources in order to prevent1  
deter1 and mitigate the effects of      
deliberate efforts to destroy1          
incapacitate1 or exploit such           
infrastructure and resources4  7b7      
,notification of terrorism investigation
 information to appropriate law         
enforcement entities ,the ,attorney     
,general shall ensure that the national 
instant criminal background check system
 established under section #ajc of the  
,brady ,handgun ,violence ,prevention   
,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija7 immediately 
notifies the ,director of the ,federal  
,bureau of ,investigation and the ,,jttf
 of any request to transfer a firearm or
 explosive to a person who is1 or within
 the previous #aj years was1 the subject
 of a terrorism investigation by any    
,federal department or agency4  7c7     
,audit  7#a7 ,in general ,not earlier   
than #ahj days after the date of        

enactment of this ,act and not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general  
of the ,intelligence ,community shall   
initiate an audit of all of the         
terrorism-related screening and watch   
list procedures of the ,federal         
,government in order to identify any    
problems or inefficiencies in the       
nomination and redress procedures       
pertaining to the maintenance of        
terrorism watch list records4  7#b7     
,report ,not later than #b years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence
 ,community shall submit a report to the
 ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of 
the ,senate and the ,permanent ,select  
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,house of ,representatives on the       
findings of the audit conducted under   
paragraph 7#a71 which shall include     
recommendations1 if any1 for improving  
the nomination or redress procedures    
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,form

 of report ,the report required to be   
submitted under paragraph 7#b7 shall be 
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  #e4        
,attorney ,general authority to delay   
firearms transfer to suspected          
terrorists  7a7 ,establishment of       
process  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall establish a process under
 which1 for any person who is1 or within
 the previous #aj years was1 the subject
 of a terrorism investigation by any    
,federal department or agency1 the      
,attorney ,general may-- 7,a7 delay the 
transfer of a firearm or explosive to   
the person for a period not to exceed   
#aj business days2 and  7,b7 file an    
emergency petition in a court of        
competent jurisdiction to prevent the   
transfer of the firearm or explosive4   
7#b7 ,hearing  7,a7 ,priority2          
applicable laws ,an emergency petition  
filed under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 and the 

subsequent hearing shall-- 7i7 receive  
the highest possible priority on the    
docket of the court of competent        
jurisdiction2 and  7ii7 be subject to   
the ,classified ,information ,procedures
 ,act 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7,b7      
,notice2 counsel ,a court shall ensure  
that a person for whom an emergency     
petition is filed under paragraph       
7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 receives actual notice  
of the hearing2 and  7ii7 is provided   
with an opportunity to participate with 
counsel in the hearing4  7,c7 ,grant of 
petition ,a court shall grant an        
emergency petition filed under paragraph
 7#a77;,b7 if the court finds that there
 is probable cause to believe that the  
person is engaged1 or has been engaged1 
in conduct constituting1 in preparation 
of1 in aid of1 or relating to terrorism1
 or providing material support or       
resources therefor4  7,d7 ,costs and    
fees ,if an emergency petition filed    
under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 is denied1 the
 ,government shall be responsible for   

all reasonable costs and attorneys'     
fees4  7#c7 ,arrest authority ,the      
,attorney ,general may arrest and detain
 a person for whom an emergency petition
 has been filed under paragraph         
7#a77;,b7 where probable cause exists to
 believe that the person is engaged1 or 
has been engaged1 in conduct            
constituting1 in preparation of1 in aid 
of1 or relating to terrorism1 or        
providing material support or resources 
therefor4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
#fj days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 and quarterly thereafter1 the
 ,attorney ,general shall submit to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report providing1 for
 the reporting period-- 7#a7 the number 
of emergency petitions filed under      
subsection 7a72  7#b7 the number of     
individuals to whom the transfer of a   
firearm or explosive was prevented under
 an order granting an emergency petition

 filed under subsection 7a72 and  7#c7  
the number of instances in which a court
 denied an emergency petition filed     
under subsection 7a74