,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #c1 #bjbf,mr4 
,evans of ,colorado 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,van ,epps7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,permanent       
,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 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     
provide for the transfer to the ,office 
for ,state and ,local ,law ,enforcement 
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security of the ,national ,threat      
,evaluation and ,reporting ,program of  
the ,department1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,national ,threat          
,evaluation and ,reporting ,program     
,reassignment and ,funding ,reform ,act 
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,findings  7a7 ,findings 

,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 ,national ,threat ,evaluation and      
,reporting 7,,nter7 ,program of the     
,department of ,homeland ,security plays
 a critical role in equipping ,state1   
local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 7,,sltt7
 partners to identify1 assess1 and      
report threats of targeted violence4    
7#b7 ,the ,,nter ,program primarily     
serves non-,federal stakeholders and is 
operationally distinct from national    
intelligence priorities4  7#c7 ,the     
,office of ,state and ,local ,law       
,enforcement 7,,oslle7 is the primary   
,,dhs component responsible for         
coordination with ,,sltt law enforcement
 and is best positioned to manage the   
,,nter ,program4  7#d7 ,funding of the  
,,nter ,program through ,national       
,intelligence ,program 7,,nip7          
appropriations is inconsistent with the 
program's mission and scope4  #c4       
,transfer of ,,nter program  7a7        
,transfer  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall transfer   
the ,national ,threat ,evaluation and   
,reporting ,program to ,,oslle from     
,i,a4  7#b7 ,continuity of operations   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall ensure the continuity of mission  
and operations of the ,,nter ,program   
during the pendency of the transfer     
under paragraph 7#a71 and maintain      
engagement with ,,sltt partners         
throughout such pendency4  7#c7         
,personnel and resources ,the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall transfer  
to ,,oslle such personnel1 assets1      
equipment1 records1 and unexpended      
balances of appropriations1 allocations1
 or other funds employed1 held1 used1   
available1 or to be made available in   
connection with the ,,nter ,program as  
necessary to carry out this ,act4  7#d7 
,limitation ,the transfer under this    
subsection shall not result in the      
reduction of capabilities or services   
provided to ,,sltt partners by the      

,,nter ,program4  7b7 ,prohibition on   
use of ,national ,intelligence ,program 
funds  7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 no funds   
appropriated or otherwise made available
 under the ,national ,intelligence      
,program may be obligated or expended   
for the ,,nter ,program on or after the 
effective date of the transfer of the   
,,nter ,program in accordance with      
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,alternative      
funding mechanisms ,the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security shall identify and  
allocate appropriate non-,,nip ,program 
funding sources to support the continued
 operation and expansion of the ,,nter  
,program under ,,oslle4 ,such funding   
sources may include appropriations made 
available to the ,department of         
,homeland ,security for ,state and local
 programs1 preparedness grants1 or other
 relevant nonintelligence funding       
streams4  7c7 ,reports ,not later than  
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act and every #ahj   

days thereafter for two years1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 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 
following3 7#a7 ,the progress of the    
,,nter ,program transfer under          
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,the impact on    
,,nter ,program operations and ,,sltt   
stakeholder engagement4  7#c7 ,funding  
adjustments made pursuant to subsection 
7b74  7#d7 ,any challenges encountered  
in such transfer and recommendations to 
address such challenges4  7d7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,i,a
 ,the term ,i,a means the ,office of    
,intelligence and ,analysis of the      
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7#b7 ,national ,intelligence ,program2  
,,nip ,the terms ,national ,intelligence
 ,program and ,,nip have the meaning    
given the term ,national ,intelligence  
,program in section #c7f7 of the        

,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7f774  7#c7 ,national    
,threat ,evaluation and ,reporting      
,program2 ,,nter ,program ,the terms    
,national ,threat ,evaluation and       
,reporting ,program and ,,nter ,program 
mean the initiative of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security designed to build
 threat assessment and management       
capabilities at the ,state1 local1      
,tribal1 and territorial governmental   
level to prevent targeted violence4     
7#d7 ,,oslle ,the term ,,oslle means the
 ,office for ,state and ,local ,law     
,enforcement of the ,department of      
,homeland ,security4