United States S 3467: TRACER Act

Bill Text

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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION S. 3467
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to share with State, local,
and regional fusion centers release information from a Federal correc-
tional facility, including name, charging date, and expected place and
date of release, of certain individuals who may pose a terrorist threat,
and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 12, 2020
Mr. KENNEDY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to share with
State, local, and regional fusion centers release informa-
tion from a Federal correctional facility, including name,
charging date, and expected place and date of release,
of certain individuals who may pose a terrorist threat,
and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Terrorist Release An-4
nouncements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act’’ or the 5
‘‘TRACER Act’’. 6
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SEC. 2. TERROR INMATE INFORMATION SHARING. 1
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-2
rity, in coordination with the Attorney General and in con-3
sultation with other appropriate Federal officials, shall, as 4
appropriate, share with State, local, and regional fusion 5
centers through the Department of Homeland Security 6
State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative under 7
section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 8
U.S.C. 124h), as well as other relevant law enforcement 9
entities, release information from a Federal correctional 10
facility, including the name, charging date, and expected 11
place and date of release, of certain individuals who may 12
pose a terrorist threat. 13
(b) SCOPE.—The information shared pursuant to 14
subsection (a) shall be— 15
(1) for homeland security purposes; and 16
(2) regarding individuals convicted of a Federal 17
crime that is or is related to an act of terrorism (as 18
such term is defined in section 3077 of title 18, 19
United States Code). 20
(c) PERIODIC THREAT ASSESSMENTS.—Consistent 21
with the protection of classified information and controlled 22
unclassified information, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-23
rity shall coordinate with appropriate Federal officials to 24
provide State, local, and regional fusion centers described 25
in subsection (a) with periodic assessments regarding the 26
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overall threat from known or suspected terrorists currently 1
incarcerated in a Federal correctional facility, including 2
the assessed risks of such populations engaging in ter-3
rorist activity upon release. 4
(d) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Prior to affecting the in-5
formation sharing described in subsection (a), the Sec-6
retary of Homeland Security shall receive input and advice 7
regarding appropriate measures to protect personal pri-8
vacy and potential disclosure implications from the Officer 9
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Chief Privacy Offi-10
cer, the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of 11
Homeland Security, and the Attorney General shall re-12
ceive input and advice from the Department of Justice 13
Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer. 14
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-15
tion may be construed as requiring the establishment of 16
a list or registry of individuals convicted of terrorism. 17
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