HR 2169 · 115th Congress · Emergency Management
Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2017-05-18)
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Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to: (1) conduct outreach to state, local, and regional fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps; and (2) identify federal databases and information systems that are appropriate for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate federal agency to deploy or access such systems. A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2169, Improving Fusion Centers’ Access to Information Act
May 15, 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 3, 2017
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Cosponsors (2)
1 Democrat1 Republican