1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act of 2017 . 2. Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series (a) In general Title V of the Homeland Security Act ( 6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 529. Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series (a) In general The Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish a Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series (in this section referred to as the Workshop Series ) to address emerging terrorist threats and to enhance the ability of State and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. (b) Purpose The Workshop Series established under subsection (a) shall include the following components: (1) Reviewing existing preparedness, response, and interdiction plans, policies, and procedures related to terrorist attacks of the participating jurisdictions and identifying gaps in such plans, operational capabilities, response resources, and authorities. (2) Identifying Federal, State, and local resources available to address the gaps identified in accordance with paragraph (1). (3) Providing assistance, through training, exercises, and other means, to build or sustain, as appropriate, the capabilities to close such identified gaps. (4) Examining the roles and responsibilities of participating agencies and respective communities in the event of a terrorist attack. (5) Improving situational awareness and information sharing among all participating agencies in the event of a terrorist attack. (6) Identifying and sharing best practices and lessons learned from each Workshop Series established under subsection (a). (c) Designation of participating cities The Administrator shall select jurisdictions to host a Workshop Series from those cities that— (1) are currently receiving, or that previously received, funding