Sense of Congress regarding the use of foreign cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging applications for terrorist activity

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the heightened terrorism threat landscape and the increasing utilization of foreign cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging applications by terrorist organizations represent a national security threat, and the challenges posed by such threat are not well understood; and (2) the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, must take steps to recognize, assess, and address such threat, thereby reducing risks to the people of the United States.