S. 848

119 S848 IS: Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-05
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 848  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 5, 2025   Ms. Hassan  (for herself and  Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.
1.
Short titles
This Act may be cited as the   Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2025   or the   REPORT Act  .
2.
Duty to report
(a)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Act of terrorism
The term  act of terrorism  has the meaning given such term in section 3077(1) of title 18, United States Code.
(2)
Appropriate congressional committees
The term  appropriate congressional committees  means—
(A)
the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ;
(B)
the  Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ;
(C)
the  Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ;
(D)
the  Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives ;
(E)
the  Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; and
(F)
the  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives .
(b)
Requirement
(1)
In general
Whenever an act of terrorism occurs in the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and, as appropriate, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center shall—
(A)
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, by not later than 1 year after the completion of the investigation concerning such act by the primary Government agency conducting such investigation, an unclassified report (which may be accompanied by a classified annex) concerning such act of terrorism; and
(B)
make the report required under subparagraph (A) available on a publicly accessible website.
(2)
Other reports
Reports required under this subsection may be combined into a quarterly report submitted to Congress.
(3)
Availability
Each unclassified report and classified annex described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be made available upon request by any Member of Congress.
(c)
Content of reports
Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall—
(1)
include a statement of the facts of each act of terrorism covered by the report, to the extent such facts are known at the time the report is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees;
(2)
identify any gaps in homeland or national security that could be addressed to prevent similar future acts of terrorism; and
(3)
include any recommendations for additional measures that could be taken to improve homeland or national security, including recommendations relating to potential changes in law enforcement practices or changes in law, with particular attention to changes that could help prevent future acts of terrorism.
(d)
Exception
(1)
In general
If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines any information described in subsection (c) that is required to be included in the report required under subsection (b) could jeopardize an ongoing investigation or prosecution, the Secretary, Attorney General, or Director, as the case may be—
(A)
may withhold from reporting such information; and
(B)
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such determination.
(2)
Savings provision
Withholding of information pursuant to a determination described in paragraph (1) shall not affect, in any manner, the responsibility of the appropriate Federal official to submit a report required under subsection (b) containing other information described in subsection (c) that is not subject to such determination.
(e)
Sunset
This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f)
Savings provision
Nothing in this Act may be construed to provide the National Counterterrorism Center with prosecutorial or investigatory authority.