Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4889 To improve communication between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and State law enforcement agencies. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 28, 2019 Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. TURNER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. YOHO, and Mr. GAETZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To improve communication between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and State law enforcement agencies. 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 ‘‘Threat Information 4 Protocol for Sharing Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) APPROPRIATE RECIPIENTS.—The term ‘‘ap- 8 propriate recipients’’, with respect to a State, 9 means— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4889.IH H4889 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4889 IH (A) the primary law enforcement agency of 1 the State; and 2 (B) the State fusion center (as described 3 in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act 4 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h)). 5 (2) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 6 Federal Bureau of Investigation. 7 (3) CRIMINAL EVENT.—The term ‘‘criminal 8 event’’ means a misdemeanor or felony offense under 9 Federal or State law resulting in a criminal arrest 10 recorded in the National Crime Information Center 11 of the Bureau. 12 (4) NATIONAL TIP LINE.—The term ‘‘national 13 tip line’’, with respect to the Bureau, means— 14 (A) the online electronic tip form main- 15 tained by the Bureau; and 16 (B) any toll-free telephone number main- 17 tained by the Bureau. 18 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 19 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 20 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other terri- 21 tory or possession of the United States. 22 SEC. 3. FBI MONTHLY REPORT TO STATES. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 24 date of enactment of this Act, and each month thereafter, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4889.IH H4889 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4889 IH the Director of the Bureau shall submit to the appropriate 1 recipients for a State a report that describes all informa- 2 tion received by the Bureau through the national tip line 3 relating to an individual or threat in the State during the 4 preceding month. 5 (b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted to the appro- 6 priate recipients for a State under subsection (a) shall 7 contain all information provided to the Bureau through 8 the national tip line relating to an individual or threat in 9 the State, including— 10 (1) the name of each individual identified; 11 (2) the nature of each threat reported; 12 (3) the location of each threat reported; 13 (4) the date on which the Bureau received the 14 information; and 15 (5) the action taken by the Bureau, if any. 16 SEC. 4. PROGRAM INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 17 (a) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year 18 after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 19 thereafter, the Director of the Bureau shall submit to 20 Congress a report detailing, for the preceding year— 21 (1) the total number of reports received 22 through the national tip line relating to an indi- 23 vidual or threat; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4889.IH H4889 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4889 IH (2) the total number of reports submitted to the 1 appropriate recipients for each State under section 2 3(a). 3 (b) ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING.—Not later than 4 September 30 of the year beginning after the date of en- 5 actment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Director 6 of the Bureau shall submit to Congress a report detailing, 7 for the preceding year— 8 (1) the total number of criminal events that 9 took place during the year involving an individual or 10 threat that had been the subject of a report received 11 through the national tip line prior to the criminal 12 event; 13 (2) any action taken by the Bureau— 14 (A) after the Bureau received a report de- 15 scribed in paragraph (1); and 16 (B) before the related criminal event de- 17 scribed in paragraph (1) occurred; and 18 (3) for each criminal event described in para- 19 graph (1) with respect to which the Bureau did not 20 take action after receiving the related report and be- 21 fore the criminal event occurred, the accountability 22 measures employed by the Bureau to address the 23 failure to investigate the report, including any dis- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4889.IH H4889 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 4889 IH cipline, suspension, or termination of an employee of 1 the Bureau. 2 (c) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE- 3 PORT.— 4 (1) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the 5 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen- 6 eral of the United States shall initiate a review of 7 the processes and procedures of the Bureau relating 8 to the operation of the national tip line. 9 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 10 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen- 11 eral of the United States shall submit to Congress 12 a report based on the review conducted under para- 13 graph (1) that includes— 14 (A) the manner in which the Bureau cata- 15 logues or records information upon receipt 16 through the national tip line; 17 (B) the manner in which the Bureau evalu- 18 ates information described in subparagraph (A) 19 for further review; 20 (C) the frequency with which the evalua- 21 tion of information described in subparagraph 22 (B) leads to further review or investigation by 23 the Bureau or appropriate recipients for a 24 State; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4889.IH H4889 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 4889 IH (D) the manner in which the Bureau refers 1 information to appropriate recipients for a 2 State for further review or investigation; and 3 (E) any recommended improvements to the 4 processes and procedures of the Bureau relating 5 to the operation of the national tip line. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Nov 01, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4889.IH H4889 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS