116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 769 AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a board to coordinate and integrate departmental intelligence, activi- ties, and policy related to counterterrorism, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 •HR 769 EH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Counterterrorism Advi- 2 sory Board Act of 2019’’. 3 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COUNTER- 4 TERRORISM ADVISORY BOARD. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the end of subtitle A of title 6 II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 7 et seq.) insert the following new section: 8 ‘‘SEC. 210H. DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ON COUNTER- 9 TERRORISM. 10 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department 11 a board to be composed of senior representatives of de- 12 partmental operational components and headquarters ele- 13 ments. The purpose of the board shall be to coordinate 14 and integrate departmental intelligence, activities, and 15 policy related to the counterterrorism mission and func- 16 tions of the Department. 17 ‘‘(b) CHARTER.—There shall be a charter to govern 18 the structure and mission of the board. Such charter shall 19 direct the board to focus on the current threat environ- 20 ment and the importance of aligning departmental 21 counterterrorism activities under the Secretary’s guidance. 22 The charter shall be reviewed and updated every 4 years, 23 as appropriate. 24 ‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 25 3 •HR 769 EH ‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint a 1 Coordinator for Counterterrorism within the Depart- 2 ment who will serve as the chair of the board. 3 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The Secretary 4 shall appoint additional members of the board from 5 among the following: 6 ‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin- 7 istration. 8 ‘‘(B) United States Customs and Border 9 Protection. 10 ‘‘(C) United States Immigration and Cus- 11 toms Enforcement. 12 ‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 13 Agency. 14 ‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 15 ‘‘(F) United States Citizenship and Immi- 16 gration Services. 17 ‘‘(G) The United States Secret Service. 18 ‘‘(H) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 19 Security Agency. 20 ‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordina- 21 tion. 22 ‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 23 ‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal- 24 ysis. 25 4 •HR 769 EH ‘‘(L) The Office of Policy. 1 ‘‘(M) The Science and Technology Direc- 2 torate. 3 ‘‘(N) Other Departmental offices and pro- 4 grams as determined appropriate by the Sec- 5 retary. 6 ‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The board shall meet on a regular 7 basis to discuss intelligence and coordinate ongoing threat 8 mitigation efforts and departmental activities, including 9 coordination with other Federal, State, local, tribal, terri- 10 torial, and private sector partners, and shall make rec- 11 ommendations to the Secretary. 12 ‘‘(e) TERRORISM ALERTS.—The board shall advise 13 the Secretary on the issuance of terrorism alerts pursuant 14 to section 203 of this Act. 15 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No ad- 16 ditional funds are authorized to carry out this section.’’. 17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 18 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 19 the item relating to section 210G the following new item: 20 ‘‘Sec. 210H. Departmental coordination on counterterrorism.’’. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through 22 the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, shall submit to the 23 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep- 24 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 25 5 •HR 769 EH and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 1 status and activities of the board established under section 2 210H of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 3 by subsection (a). 4 Passed the House of Representatives January 29, 2019. Attest: Clerk. 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 769 AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Secu- rity a board to coordinate and integrate depart- mental intelligence, activities, and policy related to counterterrorism, and for other purposes.