Sec. 221. Enhancing Department of Homeland Security suspicious activity reporting operations
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with other appropriate officials, shall develop a strategy to improve the operations and activities of the Department of Homeland Security related to training, outreach, and information sharing for suspicious activity reporting to prevent acts of terrorism and acts of targeted violence. The strategy required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A plan to maintain and expand activities related to effectively identifying, reporting, and responding to potential acts of terrorism. A plan to develop a behavioral threat assessment and management model for use by appropriate National Network of Fusion Centers, emergency response providers, and appropriate private sector personnel involved in reporting or responding suspicious activity related to acts of targeted violence. Protocols, developed in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to ensure that the Federal Bureau of Investigation receives all relevant suspicious activity reports. A staffing and budget plan to ensure the continued operation and any necessary expansion of Department of Homeland Security information sharing, technical assistance, training, and other activities related to suspicious activity reporting. Training for appropriate personnel of the National Network of Fusion Centers, emergency response providers, and appropriate private sector personnel on— methods for identifying, analyzing, and disseminating critical information, including the indicators of acts of terrorism and acts of targeted violence; methods to protect privacy and civil liberties, including preventing racial, religious, and national origin discrimination; implementation of the behavioral threat assessment and management model; response protocols for submitting suspicious activity reports; and other training determined appropriate by the Secretary. A plan to— provide technical assistance for appropriate National Network of Fusion Centers, emergency response providers, and appropriate private sector personnel for operations related to suspicious activity reporting activity; and assist with questions or concerns related to privacy and civil liberty protections. The Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a copy of the strategy required in subsection (a). In this section: The term behavioral threat assessment and management means the systematic and evidence-based process of— identifying individuals who are exhibiting patterns of concerning behavior that indicate an interest, motive, intention, or capability of carrying out an act of violence; investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether an individual described in subparagraph
(A)poses a threat, based on articulable facts; and the subsequent management of such a threat, if necessary. The term emergency response provider has the meaning given such term in section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act. The term National Network of Fusion Centers has the meaning given such term in section 215 of this Act. The term targeted violence means any incident of predatory violence with respect to which an identifiable individual or group focuses an attack on a particular target. The term terrorism has the meaning given such term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code.