CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015
Current understanding
The CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015 directs the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to enhance analysis, risk assessment, and information sharing on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, including fusion centers. The measure is largely a legislative codification of existing DHS intelligence-sharing functions rather than a new authority or funding mechanism. Practical implications center on formalizing CBRN-specific analytic products and coordination roles within I&A; fiscal implications are minimal.
Evidence log
- 2025-03-12 — DHS Biodetection Improvement Act: cross-connection with dhs-biodetection-improvement-act: Both address DHS biological/CBRN threat capabilities — the Biodetection Improvement Act targets R&D coordination while the CBRN Act addresses intelligence sharing on the same threat domain. (novelty: 2)
- 2015-07-07 — CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015: cross-connection with alert-act-2017: Both statutes strengthen DHS I&A information-sharing and analytic support to state/local fusion centers, with ALERT focused on counter-radicalization training and CBRN Act focused on WMD threat analysis. (novelty: 2)