[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6694 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6694
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to take certain actions
to evaluate the attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, and
related intelligence sharing efforts, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2023
Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Waltz, and Mr.
Bera) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to take certain actions
to evaluate the attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, and
related intelligence sharing efforts, 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 ``7 October Hamas Attack Evaluation
and Intelligence Sharing Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Congress joins the Administration to unequivocally
condemn the heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas
against Israel on October 7, 2023;
(2) the safety and return of United States citizens held
hostage must be a priority;
(3) the United States supports the right of Israel to self-
defense; and
(4) robust intelligence sharing with Israel is critical to
the defense of Israel, the effort to free hostages, and the
mitigation of civilian harm.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON HAMAS TRAINING FOR ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL PERPETRATED
ON OCTOBER 7, 2023.
(a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the training of Hamas militants for the attack
against Israel perpetrated on October 7, 2023, and any material support
provided to such militants.
(b) Matters.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) An assessment of the location and circumstances under
which Hamas militants who perpetrated the attack described in
subsection (a) received and conducted training.
(2) An assessment of how such Hamas militants obtained the
weapons and equipment used to carry out such attack.
(3) An assessment of the communications practices and
planning process of Hamas relevant to such attack, including
with respect to operational security, and a discussion of any
intelligence gaps regarding such practices and planning process
and whether changes to the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework would mitigate any such gap.
(4) An assessment of whether, and the extent to which,
Hamas militants who perpetrated the attack described in
subsection (a) received advanced or tailored training from
agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states, including
Hezbollah, or any non-state proxy of such a foreign state,
including Iran.
(5) An assessment of whether, and the extent to which, such
Hamas militants received support, including material and
financial support, from any state sponsor of terrorism.
(6) An assessment of any change in threat against United
States persons or interests, or to partners and allies of the
United States, as a result of the attack described in
subsection (a).
(7) A review of the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework to determine if priorities remain appropriate in
light of the 7 October attack, including whether a change in
priorities would mitigate any intelligence gaps identified
under paragraph (3).
(c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence
sources and methods, but may include a classified annex.
(d) State Sponsor of Terrorism Defined.--In this section, the term
``state sponsor of terrorism'' means a country the government of which
the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of
the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), section
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or any other provision
of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts
of international terrorism.
SEC. 4. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING RELATING TO HAMAS,
HEZBOLLAH, AND IRAN.
The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency, shall conduct a review to determine whether increased
intelligence sharing with Israel relating to Hamas, Hezbollah, the
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Iran, and any other entity the Director of
National Intelligence determines appropriate for purposes of this
section, improves the security of the United States and the allies and
partners of the United States.
SEC. 5. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING RELATING TO CIVILIAN
HARM MITIGATION.
(a) Review.--The Director of National Intelligence (in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency, and the head of any other element of the intelligence
community, or other component of the Department of Defense, determined
relevant by the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of
Defense, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) shall
conduct a review to determine the means by which United States
intelligence sharing with Israel may achieve each of the following
outcomes, respectively, with respect to the conflict between Israel and
Hamas:
(1) The reduction of civilian harm.
(2) The improvement of the provision of humanitarian
assistance.
(3) The limitation of damage to civilian infrastructure.
(b) Report.--
(1) Submission.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report containing the results of the review under
subsection (a).
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, consistent with the protection
of intelligence sources and methods, but may include a
classified annex.
(c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term
``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Assessment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense, in consultation with any other inspector general determined
appropriate by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
containing an assessment of whether, and the extent to which, the
memoranda described in subsection (c) are being applied with respect to
United States intelligence sharing with Israel (or other partners and
allies of the United States) in connection with the conflict between
Israel and Hamas.
(b) Matters.--The report under subsection (a) shall include a
description of the specific steps taken to implement the memoranda
described in subsection (c), with a particular emphasis on such steps
taken to mitigate civilian harm, including the targeting criteria set
forth in section 3.E of the Presidential Policy Memorandum specified in
paragraph (2) of such subsection.
(c) Memoranda Described.--The memoranda described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) The National Security Memorandum of October 6, 2022,
titled ``National Security Memorandum/NSM-13'', or successor
memorandum.
(2) The Presidential Policy Memorandum signed in October,
2022, governing direct action counterterrorism operations
outside areas of active hostilities, or successor memorandum.
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional intelligence committees, as such term
is defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3003); and
(2) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
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