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Counter Threats Advisory Board Act of 2019

Introduced: February 7, 2019 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
Jul 22, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-59.
May 15, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Counter Threats Advisory Board Act of 2019

This bill authorizes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for a two-year period, a Counter Threats Advisory Board, which shall be composed of senior representatives of DHS operational components and headquarters elements, and shall coordinate DHS intelligence activities, policy, and information related to its mission and functions that counter threats.

The board's charter shall direct it to focus on the current threat environment and the importance of aligning DHS activities to counter threats under the Secretary's guidance.

The DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall serve as the chair of the board.

What's happening now July 22, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.

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