[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 848 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 848

 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
       regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
       regarding incidents of terrorism, 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 TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reporting Efficiently to Proper 
Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2025'' or the ``REPORT Act''.

SEC. 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.
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