6 U.S.C. § 124 — Homeland Security Advisory System

Page 41 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 124a rated, the President shall submit to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Sen- ate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees an updated version of the strategy described in paragraph (1). ‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The strategy and updates required under this subsection shall— ‘‘(A) include an accounting and description of all Federal Government programs, projects, and activi- ties designed to constrain domestic and inter- national travel by terrorists and foreign fighters; ‘‘(B) identify specific security vulnerabilities within the United States and outside of the United States that may be exploited by terrorists and for- eign fighters; ‘‘(C) delineate goals for— ‘‘(i) closing the security vulnerabilities identi- fied under subparagraph (B); and ‘‘(ii) enhancing the ability of the Federal Gov- ernment to constrain domestic and international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters; and ‘‘(D) describe the actions that will be taken to achieve the goals delineated under subparagraph (C) and the means needed to carry out such actions, including— ‘‘(i) steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing Federal Government efforts to align with the current threat environment; ‘‘(ii) new programs, projects, or activities that are requested, under development, or undergoing implementation; ‘‘(iii) new authorities or changes in existing au- thorities needed from Congress; ‘‘(iv) specific budget adjustments being re- quested to enhance United States security in a risk-based manner; and ‘‘(v) the Federal departments and agencies re- sponsible for the specific actions described in this subparagraph. ‘‘(4) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit updated national strategies under this subsection shall termi- nate on the date that is seven years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2016]. ‘‘(c) DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.—For each national strategy required under subsection (b), the President shall direct the heads of relevant Federal agencies to develop implementation plans for each such agency. ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, the majority leader of the House of Representa- tives, the minority leader of the House of Representa- tives, and the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan developed under subsection (c) with each national strategy required under sub- section (b). Consistent with the protection of classi- fied information, each such implementation plan shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in- clude a classified annex. ‘‘(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The President shall submit to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees an annual updated implementation plan during the ten-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2016]. ‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro- priate congressional committees’ means— ‘‘(1) in the House of Representatives— ‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security; ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services; ‘‘(C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel- ligence; ‘‘(D) the Committee on the Judiciary; ‘‘(E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; ‘‘(F) the Committee on Appropriations; and ‘‘(2) in the Senate— ‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services; ‘‘(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence; ‘‘(D) the Committee on the Judiciary; ‘‘(E) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and ‘‘(F) the Committee on Appropriations. ‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN RECEIPT.—The defini- tion under subsection (e) shall be treated as including the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate for purposes of receipt of those portions of— ‘‘(1) the national strategy (including updates there- to), and ‘‘(2) the implementation plan (including updates thereto), required under this section that relate to maritime travel into and out of the United States.’’ § 124. Homeland Security Advisory System (a) Requirement The Secretary shall administer the Homeland Security Advisory System in accordance with this section to provide advisories or warnings regarding the threat or risk that acts of ter- rorism will be committed on the homeland to Federal, State, local, and tribal government au- thorities and to the people of the United States, as appropriate. The Secretary shall exercise pri- mary responsibility for providing such advisories or warnings. (b) Required elements In administering the Homeland Security Advi- sory System, the Secretary shall— (1) establish criteria for the issuance and revocation of such advisories or warnings; (2) develop a methodology, relying on the criteria established under paragraph (1), for the issuance and revocation of such advisories or warnings; (3) provide, in each such advisory or warn- ing, specific information and advice regarding appropriate protective measures and counter- measures that may be taken in response to the threat or risk, at the maximum level of detail practicable to enable individuals, government entities, emergency response providers, and the private sector to act appropriately; (4) whenever possible, limit the scope of each such advisory or warning to a specific region, locality, or economic sector believed to be under threat or at risk; and (5) not, in issuing any advisory or warning, use color designations as the exclusive means of specifying homeland security threat condi- tions that are the subject of the advisory or warning. (Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 501(a)(1), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 306.) § 124a. Homeland security information sharing (a) Information sharing Consistent with section 485 of this title, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, shall integrate the information and standardize the format of the