I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mr. Aguilar (for himself and Mr. Calvert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2017 or the REPORT Act . 2. Duty to report (a) Duty imposed Whenever an incident of terrorism occurs in the United States, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and, as appropriate, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, to submit, not later than upon completion of the investigation by the primary Government agency conducting the investigation, an unclassified report (which may be accompanied by a classified annex) to Congress concerning that incident. (b) Content of reports A report under this section shall contain— (1) a statement of the facts of the incident, as known at the time of the report; and (2) any recommendations for changes in practices or law, consistent with the Constitution, with particular attention to changes that could help prevent future attacks. (c) Definition In this section, the term incident of terrorism means an event declared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be an act of terrorism.