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Senate Bill 2728
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 29, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 29, 2019
Latest Action
Oct 29, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
2728
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Josh Hawley
Missouri
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions related to counterintelligence activities.

DHS shall establish a counterintelligence vetting task force to report to Congress recommendations to improve counterintelligence vetting for DHS programs.

DHS shall also develop counterintelligence awareness training as part of an established program for collecting information about nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants. DHS shall require appropriate faculty from approved educational institutions and exchange visitor programs to participate in the training.

DHS shall take various actions related to the program for collecting information about exchange program participants, such as identifying degrees and fields of study that are sensitive for homeland security and counterintelligence purposes.

DHS shall notify Congress if it decides to not extend the existence of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
October 29, 2019
Related Bills (2)
May 15, 2020
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 6916
Cage the Paper Tiger Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Oct 28, 2019
Introduced in House
5
Sponsorship
House Bill 4892
Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
10/29/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
10/29/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:32:33 AM
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