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This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a board to coordinate and integrate DHS's intelligence, activities, and policy related to its counterterrorism mission and functions. The board shall (1) advise the Secretary of DHS on the issuance of terrorism alerts, and (2) meet on a regular basis to discuss intelligence and coordinate ongoing threat mitigation efforts and departmental activities.
The board's charter shall direct it to focus on the current threat environment and the importance of aligning departmental counterterrorism activities under the Secretary's guidance.
The Secretary shall appoint a Coordinator for Counterterrorism within DHS who shall serve as the chair of the board and report on the board's status and activities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 769 as passed House on Jan 29, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Jan 29, 2019
Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
414 Yea 12 Nay 6 not voting
Crossed both parties 12 of 426 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Democrats, 9 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 769 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.