Sec. 212. National Vetting Center
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish and operate a National Vetting Center. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall appoint a senior departmental employee to be the director of the center. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— assign or detail appropriate personnel from the department to serve as analysts at the National Vetting Center; and coordinate with the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies to detail appropriate personnel to serve as analysts at the National Vetting Center.
The National Vetting Center shall, consistent with the guidance and oversight from the National Vetting Governance Board established pursuant to section 214 of this Act— coordinate the efforts of Federal agencies to improve vetting of individuals seeking to enter or remain within the United States; assist the departments and agencies involved with improving their coordination and use of intelligence and other information to identify potential threats to national security, border security, homeland security, and public safety; provide a forum for the departments and agencies involved to identify, coordinate, and resolve policy questions and implementation challenges associated with vetting; improve the effectiveness of vetting operations by maximizing the Intelligence Community and law enforcement data holdings used to support vetting; develop and maintain a process to ensure compliance with legal, privacy, and civil rights and civil liberty requirements; and other responsibilities as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.