,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #daa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1 #bjai 
,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4      
,rubio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish a ,counterterrorism ,advisory 
,board1 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        
,subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aba et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #baj;,e the     
following3  #baj;,f4 ,departmental      
coordination on counterterrorism  7a7   
,authorization ,there is authorized in  
the ,department a ,counterterrorism     
,advisory ,board 7in this section       
referred to as the ,board7 which shall--

  7#a7 be composed of senior            
representatives of departmental         
operational components and headquarters 
elements2 and  7#b7 coordinate          
departmental intelligence activities and
 policy and information related to the  
mission and functions of the ,department
 that counter terrorist threats4  7b7   
,charter ,there shall be a charter to   
govern the structure and mission of the 
,board1 which shall-- 7#a7 direct the   
,board to focus on the current threat   
environment and the importance of       
aligning departmental activities to     
counter threats under the guidance of   
the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 be reviewed   
and updated as appropriate4  7c7        
,members  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,board  
shall be composed of senior             
representatives of departmental         
operational components and headquarters 
elements4  7#b7 ,chair ,the ,under      
,secretary for ,intelligence and        
,analysis shall serve as the ,chair of  
the ,board4  7#c7 ,members ,the         

,secretary shall appoint additional     
members of the ,board from among the    
following3  7,a7 ,the ,transportation   
,security ,administration4  7,b7 ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection4  7,c7 
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement4  7,d7 ,the ,federal       
,emergency ,management ,agency4  7,e7   
,the ,coast ,guard4  7,f7 ,u4,s4        
,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 ,strategy1 ,policy1 and 
,plans4  7,m7 ,the ,science and         
,technology ,directorate4  7,n7 ,the    
,office for ,state and ,local ,law      
,enforcement4  7,o7 ,the ,privacy       
,office4  7,p7 ,the ,office for ,civil  
,rights and ,civil ,liberties4  7,q7    
,other departmental offices and programs

 as determined appropriate by the       
,secretary4  7d7 ,meetings ,the ,board  
shall--  7#a7 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 partners2 and  7#b7 make 
recommendations to the ,secretary4  7e7 
,terrorism alerts ,the ,board shall     
advise the ,secretary on the issuance of
 terrorism alerts under section #bjc4   
7f7 ,prohibition on additional funds ,no
 additional funds are authorized to     
carry out this section4  7g7 ,sunset    
,the authority under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is #b years  
after the date of enactment of the      
,counterterrorism ,advisory ,board ,act 
of #bjai4  4  7b7 ,technical and        
conforming amendment ,the table of      
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb       
7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4     

#bace7 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #baj;,e the   
following3  ,sec4 #baj;,f4 ,departmental
 coordination on counterterrorism4  4   
7c7 ,report ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 acting through the ,chair of 
the ,counterterrorism ,advisory ,board  
established under section #baj;,f of the
 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as  
added by subsection 7a71 shall submit to
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives a report on the status 
and activities of the ,counterterrorism 
,advisory ,board4  7d7 ,notice ,the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
provide written notification to and     
brief the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    

,representatives on any changes to or   
introductions of new mechanisms to      
coordinate threats across the           
,department of ,homeland ,security4