115 HR 4227 IH: Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017 U.S. House of Representatives 2017-11-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4227IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 2, 2017Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Walberg, Ms. Kaptur, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Mr. Renacci) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityA BILLTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine what actions the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017.

2.

Report on vehicular terrorism

(a)

In general

Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1)examine what actions the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular terrorism; and (2)submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that contains information relating to the findings and recommendations resulting from such examination. (b)

Contents

The report required under subsection (a) should outline the following: (1)An examination of the current threat level for vehicular terrorism. (2)An examination of what the Department of Homeland Security is currently doing to guard against vehicular terrorism. (3)An examination of how the threat of vehicular terrorism may be mitigated. (4)An examination of the extent to which the Department of Homeland Security is doing any outreach or training with private sector partners in response to these threats of vehicular terrorism. (5)An examination of any actions that Congress can take to help the Department of Homeland Security mitigate the threat of vehicular terrorism. (c)

Vehicular terrorism defined

In this section, the term vehicular terrorism means any action that utilizes automotive transportation to inflict violence and intimidation on individuals for a political purpose.