To provide for a report to Congress on the Homeland Security Advisory System, and for other purposes.

1. Adds Sec. ____. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report in unclassified form to Congress on the Homeland Security Advisory System, which shall include-- on page 75, between lines 5 and 6

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   Inserted: Sec. ____. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report in unclassified form to Congress on the Homeland Security Advisory System, which shall include--

   Inserted: (1) an assessment of how the system is fulfilling its missions to--

   Inserted: (A) provide a national framework for Federal, State, and local governments, private industry and the public to gauge threat levels;

   Inserted: (B) establish the integration of factors for assignment of threat conditions;

   Inserted: (C) unify the system of public announcements, allowing government officials and citizens to communicate the nature and degree of terrorist threats; and

   Inserted: (D) provide a tool for combating terrorism by deterring terrorist activity, notifying law enforcement and State and local government officials of threats, informing the public about government preparations, and providing such officials and the public with information necessary to respond to the threat;

   Inserted: (2) the average daily cost of elevating the Homeland Security Advisory System by 1 threat level;

   Inserted: (3) an evaluation by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security of the responses to each of the suggested protective measures to be taken at each threat level; and

   Inserted: (4) a review of efforts taken by the Department of Homeland Security to refine the Homeland Security Advisory System, and the progress of tailoring the system so that threat alerts are issued on a regional basis rather than nationally.

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