PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007
121 STAT. 307
‘‘(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—In administering the Homeland Security Advisory System, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(1) establish criteria for the issuance and revocation of such advisories or warnings; ‘‘(2) develop a methodology, relying on the criteria established under paragraph (1), for the issuance and revocation of such advisories or warnings; ‘‘(3) provide, in each such advisory or warning, specific information and advice regarding appropriate protective measures and countermeasures that may be taken in response to the threat or risk, at the maximum level of detail practicable to enable individuals, government entities, emergency response providers, and the private sector to act appropriately; ‘‘(4) whenever possible, limit the scope of each such advisory or warning to a specific region, locality, or economic sector believed to be under threat or at risk; and ‘‘(5) not, in issuing any advisory or warning, use color designations as the exclusive means of specifying homeland security threat conditions that are the subject of the advisory or warning. ‘‘SEC. 204. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING.
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‘‘(a) INFORMATION SHARING.—Consistent with section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, shall integrate the information and standardize the format of the products of the intelligence components of the Department containing homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information, or national intelligence (as defined in section 3(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(5))) except for any internal security protocols or personnel information of such intelligence components, or other administrative processes that are administered by any chief security officer of the Department. ‘‘(b) INFORMATION SHARING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT OFFICERS.—For each intelligence component of the Department, the Secretary shall designate an information sharing and knowledge management officer who shall report to the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis regarding coordinating the different systems used in the Department to gather and disseminate homeland security information or national intelligence (as defined in section 3(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(5))). ‘‘(c) STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE-SECTOR SOURCES OF INFORMATION.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS PROCESSES.—The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis or the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, as appropriate, shall— ‘‘(A) establish Department-wide procedures for the review and analysis of information provided by State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector; ‘‘(B) as appropriate, integrate such information into the information gathered by the Department and other departments and agencies of the Federal Government; and ‘‘(C) make available such information, as appropriate, within the Department and to other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
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