Duty to warn United States persons threatened by Iranian lethal plotting

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (2) Iranian proxy The term Iranian proxy means any entity receiving support from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran or the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, including— (A) Hizballah; (B) Ansar Allah; (C) Hamas; and (D) Shia militia groups in Iraq and Syria. (3) United States person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen; (B) a national of the United States; or (C) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States. (b) In general Upon collecting or acquiring credible and specific information indicating an impending threat of intentional killing, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping directed at a United States person by the Islamic Republic of Iran or an Iranian proxy, an element of the intelligence community must immediately notify the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and, if the intended victim is under protection of a government entity, any persons responsible for protecting that individual of such information. (c) Warning; transmission to Congress Not later than 48 hours after receiving a notification pursuant to subsection (b), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall— (1) warn the intended victim, or any persons responsible for protecting the intended victim, of the impending threat; (2) inform the agencies with a protective mission of the information, consistent with the protection of sources and methods; and (3) provide the information received pursuant to subsection (b) to the appropriate congressional committees, consistent with the protection of sources and methods. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any duty to warn already in effect, including under Intelligence Community Directive 191 (relating to duty to warn) and any policies or procedures issued in accordance with such directive.