(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a Rural
Policing Institute, which shall be administered by the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center, to target training to law
enforcement agencies and other emergency response providers
located in rural areas. The Secretary, through the Rural
Policing Institute, shall--
(1) evaluate the needs of law enforcement agencies
and other emergency response providers in rural areas;
(2) develop expert training programs designed to
address the needs of law enforcement agencies and other
emergency response providers in rural areas as
identified in the evaluation conducted under paragraph
(1), including training programs about intelligence-led
policing and protections for privacy, civil rights, and
civil liberties;
(3) provide the training programs developed under
paragraph (2) to law enforcement agencies and other
emergency response providers in rural areas; and
(4) conduct outreach efforts to ensure that local
and tribal governments in rural areas are aware of the
training programs developed under paragraph (2) so they
can avail themselves of such programs.
(b) Curricula.--The training at the Rural Policing
Institute established under subsection (a) shall--
(1) be configured in a manner so as not to
duplicate or displace any law enforcement or emergency
response program of the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center or a local or tribal government entity
in existence on the date of enactment of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007; and
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, be delivered
in a cost-effective manner at facilities of the
Department, on closed military installations with
adequate training facilities, or at facilities operated
by the participants.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``rural'' means
an area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area,
as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section (including for
contracts, staff, and equipment)--
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009
through 2013.
SEC. 210D. [6 U.S.C. 124K] INTERAGENCY THREAT ASSESSMENT AND
COORDINATION GROUP.
(a) In General.--To improve the sharing of information
within the scope of the information sharing environment
established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) with State,
local, tribal, and private sector officials, the Director of
National Intelligence, through the program manager for the
information sharing environment, in coordination with the
Secretary, shall coordinate and oversee the creation of an
Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (referred
to in this section as the ``ITACG'').
(b) Composition of ITACG.--The ITACG shall consist of--
(1) an ITACG Advisory Council to set policy and
develop processes for the integration, analysis, and
dissemination of federally-coordinated information
within the scope of the information sharing
environment, including homeland security information,
terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction
information; and
(2) an ITACG Detail comprised of State, local, and
tribal homeland security and law enforcement officers
and intelligence analysts detailed to work in the
National Counterterrorism Center with Federal
intelligence analysts for the purpose of integrating,
analyzing, and assisting in the dissemination of
federally-coordinated information within the scope of
the information sharing environment, including homeland
security information, terrorism information, and
weapons of mass destruction information, through
appropriate channels identified by the ITACG Advisory
Council.
(c) Responsibilities of Program Manager.--The program
manager, in consultation with the Information Sharing Council,
shall--
(1) monitor and assess the efficacy of the ITACG;
and
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/
11 Commission Act of 2007, and at least annually
thereafter, submit to the Secretary, the Attorney
General, the Director of National Intelligence, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives a report on the progress
of the ITACG.
(d) Responsibilities of Secretary.--The Secretary, or the
Secretary's designee, in coordination with the Director of the
National Counterterrorism Center and the ITACG Advisory
Council, shall--
(1) create policies and standards for the creation
of information products derived from information within
the scope of the information sharing environment,
including homeland security information, terrorism
information, and weapons of mass destruction
information, that are suitable for dissemination to
State, local, and tribal governments and the private
sector;
(2) evaluate and develop processes for the timely
dissemination of federally-coordinated information
within the scope of the information sharing
environment, including homeland security information,
terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction
information, to State, local, and tribal governments
and the private sector;
(3) establish criteria and a methodology for
indicating to State, local, and tribal governments and
the private sector the reliability of information
within the scope of the information sharing
environment, including homeland security information,
terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction
information, disseminated to them;
(4) educate the intelligence community about the
requirements of the State, local, and tribal homeland
security, law enforcement, and other emergency response
providers regarding information within the scope of the
information sharing environment, including homeland
security information, terrorism information, and
weapons of mass destruction information;
(5) establish and maintain the ITACG Detail, which
shall assign an appropriate number of State, local, and
tribal homeland security and law enforcement officers
and intelligence analysts to work in the National
Counterterrorism Center who shall--
(A) educate and advise National
Counterterrorism Center intelligence analysts
about the requirements of the State, local, and
tribal homeland security and law enforcement
officers, and other emergency response
providers regarding information within the
scope of the information sharing environment,
including homeland security information,
terrorism information, and weapons of mass
destruction information;
(B) assist National Counterterrorism Center
intelligence analysts in integrating,
analyzing, and otherwise preparing versions of
products derived from information within the
scope of the information sharing environment,
including homeland security information,
terrorism information, and weapons of mass
destruction information that are unclassified
or classified at the lowest possible level and
suitable for dissemination to State, local, and
tribal homeland security and law enforcement
agencies in order to help deter and prevent
terrorist attacks;
(C) implement, in coordination with
National Counterterrorism Center intelligence
analysts, the policies, processes, procedures,
standards, and guidelines developed by the
ITACG Advisory Council;
(D) assist in the dissemination of products
derived from information within the scope of
the information sharing environment, including
homeland security information, terrorism
information, and weapons of mass destruction
information, to State, local, and tribal
jurisdictions only through appropriate channels
identified by the ITACG Advisory Council; and
(E) report directly to the senior
intelligence official from the Department under
paragraph (6);
(6) detail a senior intelligence official from the
Department of Homeland Security to the National
Counterterrorism Center, who shall--
(A) manage the day-to-day operations of the
ITACG Detail;
(B) report directly to the Director of the
National Counterterrorism Center or the
Director's designee; and
(C) in coordination with the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
subject to the approval of the Director of the
National Counterterrorism Center, select a
deputy from the pool of available detailees
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the
National Counterterrorism Center; and
(7) establish, within the ITACG Advisory Council, a
mechanism to select law enforcement officers and
intelligence analysts for placement in the National
Counterterrorism Center consistent with paragraph (5),
using criteria developed by the ITACG Advisory Council
that shall encourage participation from a broadly
representative group of State, local, and tribal
homeland security and law enforcement agencies.
(e) Membership.--The Secretary, or the Secretary's
designee, shall serve as the chair of the ITACG Advisory
Council, which shall include--
(1) representatives of--
(A) the Department;
(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(C) the National Counterterrorism Center;
(D) the Department of Defense;
(E) the Department of Energy;
(F) the Department of State; and
(G) other Federal entities as appropriate;
(2) the program manager of the information sharing
environment, designated under section 1016(f) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(f)), or the program manager's
designee; and
(3) executive level law enforcement and
intelligence officials from State, local, and tribal
governments.
(f) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and
the program manager of the information sharing environment
established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), shall--
(1) establish procedures for selecting members of
the ITACG Advisory Council and for the proper handling
and safeguarding of products derived from information
within the scope of the information sharing
environment, including homeland security information,
terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction
information, by those members; and
(2) ensure that at least 50 percent of the members
of the ITACG Advisory Council are from State, local,
and tribal governments.
(g) Operations.--
(1) In general.--Beginning not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the
ITACG Advisory Council shall meet regularly, but not
less than quarterly, at the facilities of the National
Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence.
(2) Management.--Pursuant to section 119(f)(E) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
404o(f)(E)), the Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center, acting through the senior
intelligence official from the Department of Homeland
Security detailed pursuant to subsection (d)(6), shall
ensure that--
(A) the products derived from information
within the scope of the information sharing
environment, including homeland security
information, terrorism information, and weapons
of mass destruction information, prepared by
the National Counterterrorism Center and the
ITACG Detail for distribution to State, local,
and tribal homeland security and law
enforcement agencies reflect the requirements
of such agencies and are produced consistently
with the policies, processes, procedures,
standards, and guidelines established by the
ITACG Advisory Council;
(B) in consultation with the ITACG Advisory
Council and consistent with sections
102A(f)(1)(B)(iii) and 119(f)(E) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et
seq.), all products described in subparagraph
(A) are disseminated through existing channels
of the Department and the Department of Justice
and other appropriate channels to State, local,
and tribal government officials and other
entities;
(C) all detailees under subsection (d)(5)
have appropriate access to all relevant
information within the scope of the information
sharing environment, including homeland
security information, terrorism information,
and weapons of mass destruction information,
available at the National Counterterrorism
Center in order to accomplish the objectives
under that paragraph;
(D) all detailees under subsection (d)(5)
have the appropriate security clearances and
are trained in the procedures for handling,
processing, storing, and disseminating
classified products derived from information
within the scope of the information sharing
environment, including homeland security
information, terrorism information, and weapons
of mass destruction information; and
(E) all detailees under subsection (d)(5)
complete appropriate privacy and civil
liberties training.
(h) Inapplicability of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
not apply to the ITACG or any subsidiary groups thereof.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this section,
including to obtain security clearances for the State, local,
and tribal participants in the ITACG.