,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #diga ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #ae1 #bjbe,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to improve the accuracy of the ,department of ,homeland ,security's terrorism screening information1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,terrorist ,watchlist ,data ,accuracy and ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,quality assurance reviews of ,department of ,homeland ,security nominations to the terrorist watchlist and other terrorism databases 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 adding at the end the following new section3 #baj;,h4 ,quality assurance reviews of departmental nominations to the terrorist watchlist and other terrorism databases 7a7 ,quality assurance reviews 7#a7 ,in general ,prior to submission to the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation's ,terrorist ,screening ,center and the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center of an initial ,department nomination of an individual for inclusion in the terrorist watchlist1 including subsets of such watchlist1 such as the ,no ,fly ,list1 the ,selectee ,list1 and watchlist exceptions1 or other terrorism databases1 or successors of such watchlist or other terrorism databases1 the ,secretary shall conduct a quality assurance review of such initial nomination to determine if all information contained in such initial ,department nomination is free from error4 7#b7 ,submission of review and determination ,the ,secretary shall ensure that reviews and determinations under paragraph 7#a7 are included in each initial ,department nomination submitted to the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation's ,terrorist ,screening ,center and the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center4 7b7 ,annual audits of ,united ,states persons nominations ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall review1 as of the date of each such review1 all ,department nominations of ,united ,states persons for inclusion in the terrorist watchlist1 including subsets of such watchlist1 such as the ,no ,fly ,list1 the ,selectee ,list1 and watchlist exceptions1 or other terrorism databases1 or successors of such watchlist or other terrorism databases1 and determine the following for each such nomination3 7#a7 ,if all information contained in each such ,department nomination is free from error4 7#b7 ,if each such ,department nomination continues to satisfy the criteria specified in the ,watchlisting ,advisory ,council's ,watchlisting ,guidance for such inclusion4 7c7 ,random audits ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this section and monthly thereafter1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall establish a random audit program to periodically review1 as of the date of each such review1 all ,department nominations of individuals for inclusion in the terrorist watchlist1 including subsets of such watchlist1 such as the ,no ,fly ,list1 the ,selectee ,list1 and watchlist exceptions1 or other terrorism databases1 or successors of such watchlist or other terrorism databases1 and determine the following for each such ,department nomination3 7#a7 ,if all information contained in each such ,department nomination is free from error4 7#b7 ,if each such ,department nomination continues to satisfy the criteria referred to in subsection 7b77#b7 for such inclusions4 7d7 ,correcting or retracting records ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall notify the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation's ,terrorist ,screening ,center and the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center not later than #bd hours after making a determination in the negative pursuant to subsection 7b7 or 7c71 as the case may be1 with respect to a ,department nomination of an individual for inclusion in the terrorist watchlist1 including subsets of such watchlist1 such as the ,no ,fly ,list1 the ,selectee ,list1 and watchlist exceptions1 or other terrorism databases1 or successors of such watchlist or other terrorism databases1 and include in any such notification a request1 if appropriate1 for an associated correction or retraction with respect to such inclusion4 7e7 ,consultation with ,,fbi and ,,nctc ,if the ,secretary determines a correction or retraction1 as appropriate and as the case may be1 under subsection 7d7 with respect to the inclusion of an individual in the terrorist watchlist1 including subsets of such watchlist1 such as the ,no ,fly ,list1 the ,selectee ,list1 and watchlist exceptions1 or other terrorism databases1 or successors of such watchlist or other terrorism databases has not been effectuated by the date that is #cj days after a request relating thereto was made pursuant to such subsection1 the ,secretary shall promptly consult with the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation or the ,director of the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center1 as appropriate1 regarding any decision or justification by either such ,director1 as appropriate1 relating to such correction or retraction1 as the case may be4 7f7 ,report to ,congress ,the ,secretary shall annually 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 containing information relating to the number of identities1 disaggregated by ,united ,states person identities and non-,united ,states person identities1 referred for corrections or retractions pursuant to this section1 and the number of nominations recalled or reissued as a result of such referrals4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,terrorist watchlist ,the term terrorist watchlist has the meaning given the term terrorist screening database in section #baja4 7#b7 ,other terrorism databases ,the term other terrorism databases means the ,terrorist ,identities ,datamart ,environment or any other database maintained by the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center pursuant to section #aai7;d77#f7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjef7;d77#f774 7#c7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means any ,united ,states citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence in the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,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 #baj;,g the following new item3 ,sec4 #baj;,g4 ,quality assurance reviews of departmental nominations to the terrorist watchlist and other terrorism databases4 4