Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3350 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3350

 To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the transportation
 of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through
United States land borders and within the United States, and for other
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

Mr. Higgins (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. King of
  New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

 To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the transportation
 of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through
United States land borders and within the United States, and for other
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to
Transportation Act''.

SEC. 2. TERRORISM THREAT ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting
through the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis, shall conduct
a terrorism threat assessment of the transportation of chemical,
biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through United States
land borders and within the United States.
    (b) Consultation.--In preparing the terrorism threat assessment
required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis shall consult with the Administrator of the Transportation
Security Administration, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as
appropriate, to ensure that such terrorism threat assessment is
informed by current information about homeland security threats.
    (c) Distribution.--Upon completion of the terrorism threat
assessment required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis shall disseminate such terrorism threat
assessment to Federal partners, including the Department of
Transportation and the Department of Energy, and State and local
partners, including the National Network of Fusion Centers.
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