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<dc:title>119 HR 2261 RH: Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-11-12</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">IB</distribution-code><calendar display="yes">Union Calendar No. 326</calendar><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 2261</legis-num><associated-doc role="report" display="yes">[Report No. 119–375]</associated-doc><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250321">March 21, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="H001103">Mr. Hernández</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HHM00">Committee on Homeland Security</committee-name></action-desc></action><action display="yes"><action-date date="20251112">November 12, 2025</action-date><action-desc>Additional sponsors: <cosponsor name-id="T000193">Mr. Thompson of Mississippi</cosponsor> and <cosponsor name-id="E000300">Mr. Evans of Colorado</cosponsor></action-desc></action><action display="yes"><action-date date="20251112">November 12, 2025</action-date><action-desc>Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed</action-desc><action-desc><pagebreak></pagebreak></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Department of Homeland Securitys oversight of certain intelligence matters, and for other purposes.<pagebreak></pagebreak></official-title></form><legis-body id="H883412C78D724785B01AFCB00E3976AA" style="OLC"><section id="HAFB742EBDF9A40308AB2ACAE987DC323" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H5C5CF80975A149E49B425074E614BB84"><enum>2.</enum><header>Enhanced DHS oversight of certain intelligence matters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended—</text><paragraph id="H9F08576C528244AA88AF905A411D3D6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9) of section 201(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/121">6 U.S.C. 121(d)</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="H961C9C4442E94AB5918BD8CBA5A3627B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1892C45C1BD45D085D19528650F1F5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB70F91C5041B48A6A402FBAF9FEF4F6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6082F52B2D354C1C81050D996D11857A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H8A733F39A52C44858DFB0429CDB3C7D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any intelligence information under this Act is shared, retained, and disseminated consistent with the protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties, as determined, respectively, by the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DC1CC53DDA54B75927DC057A80D8EA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a) of section 222 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/142">6 U.S.C. 142</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="HEDE566E1C6FB499D83422ABBD0C4A5DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0B61CB4CC7F478186AA4C8A18453C29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC44C4661CCFF4EBF9D7C2DA068BF79D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block id="H0D1471DF2A164B43A1227F96E0132574" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H51B43D238E044B0CBD2A6A676EF3C52C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>coordinating with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to—</text><subparagraph id="H3E42667D152B420D9F3F6DAC497C60F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that any intelligence information under this Act is shared, retained, and disseminated in a manner consistent with the protection of the privacy rights; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FBC141D513042069EFC51E1BB3BEE48" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide training to intelligence personnel on privacy rights, regulations, and information practices as specified in section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Privacy Act of 1974</quote>) and other relevant laws, with a focus on personnel who have authority to disseminate information analyzed by the Department pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 201(d) or the responsibility to review information to be disseminated pursuant to such paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51863A42C0D645B48B2ED9E12919B35C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (a) of section 705 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/345">6 U.S.C. 345</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="H8D64E5A3BC9D4F6B8F4E599BD86C692C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0D3E36ED7434D9D9EAB040ADAFB8862"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H631598FD06834AE29C623A5374A8C2F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H393601B36DB64837BB4D884B7525B27D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H7EF67777E1B0406CAA493ADBB55EA3CC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>coordinate with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to—</text><subparagraph id="H5D24353EE20147898995C4130F149D47"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that any intelligence information under this Act is shared, retained, and disseminated in a manner consistent with the protection of civil rights and civil liberties; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4567369D49664537877B0669FD4E9F44"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide training to intelligence personnel on civil rights and civil liberties, with a focus on personnel who have authority to disseminate information analyzed by the Department pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 201(d) or the responsibility to review information to be disseminated pursuant to such paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section></legis-body><endorsement display="yes"><action-date date="20251112">November 12, 2025</action-date><action-desc>Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed</action-desc></endorsement></bill> 

