,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aejh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ba1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,titus 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,hudson1 and ,ms4 ,pou7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to authorize a  
program to assess the threat1           
vulnerability1 and consequences of      
terrorism or other security threats1 as 
appropriate1 to certain events1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,dhs ,special 
,events ,program and ,support ,act4  #b4
 ,,dhs special events program  7a7 ,in  
general ,subtitle ,h of title ,,viii of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   

7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et seq47 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #hij;,e4 ,special events      
program  7a7 ,in general ,there is      
authorized within the ,department a     
program to assess the threat1           
vulnerability1 and consequences of      
terrorism or other security threats1 as 
appropriate1 at certain special events  
in accordance with subsection 7b74  7b7 
,requirements ,the program authorized   
under subsection 7a7 shall--  7#a7 apply
 to special events that are pre-planned 
and not designated as ,national ,special
 ,security ,events by the ,secretary2   
7#b7 include a standard process for     
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and   
territorial officials to voluntarily    
submit to the ,secretary requests for a 
special event rating that could result  
in direct support for security and      
situational awareness for such special  
event2  7#c7 maintain a risk-based      
methodology to assess ratings requests1 
including requests submitted pursuant to

 paragraph 7#b71 that considers the     
anticipated attendance by ,united       
,states officials or foreign            
dignitaries1 the size and venue of the  
special event1 credible threats of      
terrorism or other security threats1 and
 other homeland security information1 as
 appropriate2 and  7#d7 include a       
process for expedited consideration and1
 where appropriate1 a process for the   
reassessment1 of a special event rating4
  7c7 ,support to special events ,for   
purposes of protecting a special event  
described in subsection 7b71 the        
,secretary may provide security and     
situational awareness support to a      
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or    
territorial official at the request of  
an appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1 
,tribal1 or territorial official4  7d7  
,annual reports ,not later than one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 section and annually thereafter1 the   
,secretary 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 program authorized under  
subsection 7a74 ,each such report shall 
include information relating to the     
following3  7#a7 ,the total number of   
special events submitted to such program
 in the prior year1 including the number
 of special events at each rating level4
  7#b7 ,the total number of events in   
the prior year for which the ,secretary 
designated a ,federal coordinator or    
coordinated security and situational    
awareness support1 including a summary  
of ,federal support provided4  7#c7 ,the
 total number of requests for special   
event rating reassessment under         
subsection 7b77#d71 including the       
following3 7,a7 ,the identification of  
the requesting entity4  7,b7 ,the       
special event name1 date1 and location4 
7,c7 ,the initial and final rating      
determination4  7,d7 ,the justification 
for such final rating determination4    

7e7 ,periodic assessments ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this section and every five
 years thereafter1 the ,secretary 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 an assessment of
 the program authorized under subsection
 7a74  7f7 ,definition ,in this section1
 the term homeland security information 
has the meaning given such term in      
section #hib4  4  7b7 ,mass gathering   
research ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
in coordination with the ,undersecretary
 for ,science and ,technology of the    
,department of ,homeland ,security and  
the official responsible for carrying   
out section #hij;,e of the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by    
subsection 7a71 shall1 to the extent    
practicable1 carry out research and     

development1 including operational      
testing1 of technologies and techniques 
for enhancing the ,department's security
 and situational awareness support to   
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and   
territorial officials relating to mass  
gatherings consistent with applicable   
constitutional1 privacy1 civil rights1  
and civil liberties protections4  7c7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #hij;,d the         
following new item3  ,sec4 #hij;,e4     
,special events program4  4