JCAT Authorization Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4883 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize and rename the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group as the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 28, 2019 Mr. MCCAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Perma- nent Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 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 2002 to reauthorize and rename the Interagency Threat Assessment and Co- ordination Group as the Joint Counterterrorism Assess- ment Team. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Joint Counterterrorism 4 Assessment Team Authorization Act’’ or the ‘‘JCAT Au- 5 thorization Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:08 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4883.IH H4883 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4883 IH SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND RENAMING OF INTER- 1 AGENCY THREAT ASSESSMENT AND COORDI- 2 NATION GROUP. 3 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 210D of the Home- 4 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124k(i)) is amended 5 in subsection (i) by inserting ‘‘, and each of fiscal years 6 2020 through 2025,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2008 through 7 2012’’. 8 (b) RENAMING.—Such section is further amended— 9 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘INTER- 10 AGENCY THREAT ASSESSMENT AND COORDINA- 11 TION GROUP’’ and inserting ‘‘JOINT COUNTER- 12 TERRORISM ASSESSMENT TEAM’’; 13 (2) in subsection (a)— 14 (A) by striking ‘‘an Interagency Threat 15 Assessment and Coordination Group’’ and in- 16 serting ‘‘a Joint Counterterrorism Assessment 17 Team’’; and 18 (B) by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ and inserting 19 ‘‘JCAT’’; 20 (3) in subsection (b)— 21 (A) by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ in the heading 22 and inserting ‘‘JCAT’’; 23 (B) by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ and inserting 24 ‘‘JCAT’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:08 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4883.IH H4883 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4883 IH (C) by striking ‘‘an ITACG Advisory 1 Council’’ and inserting ‘‘a JCAT Advisory 2 Council’’; 3 (D) by striking ‘‘an ITACG Detail’’ and 4 inserting ‘‘a JCAT Detail’’; and 5 (E) by striking ‘‘the ITACG Advisory 6 Council’’ and inserting ‘‘the JCAT Advisory 7 Council’’; 8 (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ each 9 place that it appears and inserting ‘‘JCAT’’; 10 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ 11 each place that it appears and inserting ‘‘JCAT’’; 12 (6) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ and 13 inserting ‘‘JCAT’’; 14 (7) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ each 15 place that it appears and inserting ‘‘JCAT’’; 16 (8) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ 17 each place that it appears and inserting ‘‘JCAT’’; 18 (9) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ and 19 inserting ‘‘JCAT’’; and 20 (10) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘ITACG’’ 21 and inserting ‘‘JCAT’’. 22 (c) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference in any law, 23 rule, or regulation to the Interagency Threat Assessment 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:08 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4883.IH H4883 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4883 IH and Coordination Group shall be deemed a reference to 1 the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:08 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4883.IH H4883 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS