IMPROVEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

SEC. 316. IMPROVEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (a) Training Program for State and Local Officials.—Section 892(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 482) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3)(A) The Secretary shall establish a program to provide appropriate training to officials described in subparagraph (B) in order to assist such officials in— “(i) identifying sources of potential terrorist threats through such methods as the Secretary determines appropriate; “(ii) reporting information relating to such potential terrorist threats to the appropriate Federal agencies in the appropriate form and manner; “(iii) assuring that all reported information is systematically submitted to and passed on by the Department for use by appropriate Federal agencies; and “(iv) understanding the mission and roles of the intelligence community to promote more effective information sharing among Federal, State, and local officials and representatives of the private sector to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States. “(B) The officials referred to in subparagraph (A) are officials of State and local government agencies and representatives of private sector entities with responsibilities relating to the oversight and management of first responders, counterterrorism activities, or critical infrastructure. “(C) The Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General to ensure that the training program established in subparagraph (A) does not duplicate the training program established in section 908 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107–56; 28 U.S.C. 509 note). “(D) The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence and the Attorney General.” . (b) Report.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report that describes the Secretary's plan for implementing section 892 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and includes an estimated date of completion of the implementation.