[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2468 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2468


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a homeland 
intelligence doctrine for the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unifying DHS Intelligence Enterprise 
Act''.

SEC. 2. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 210G. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Chief 
Intelligence Officer of the Department, in coordination with 
intelligence components of the Department, the Office of the General 
Counsel, the Privacy Office, and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, shall develop and disseminate written Department-wide 
guidance for the processing, analysis, production, and dissemination of 
homeland security information (as such term is defined in section 892) 
and terrorism information (as such term is defined in section 1016 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
485)).
    ``(b) Contents.--The guidance required under subsection (a) shall, 
at a minimum, include the following:
            ``(1) A description of guiding principles and purposes of 
        the Department's intelligence enterprise.
            ``(2) A summary of the roles and responsibilities of each 
        intelligence component of the Department and programs of the 
        intelligence components of the Department in the processing, 
        analysis, production, or dissemination of homeland security 
        information and terrorism information, including relevant 
        authorities and restrictions applicable to each intelligence 
        component of the Department and programs of each such 
        intelligence component.
            ``(3) Guidance for the processing, analysis, and production 
        of such information.
            ``(4) Guidance for the dissemination of such information, 
        including within the Department, among and between Federal 
        departments and agencies, among and between State, local, 
        tribal, and territorial governments, including law enforcement, 
        and with foreign partners and the private sector.
            ``(5) An assessment and description of how the 
        dissemination to the intelligence community (as such term is 
        defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 
        (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) and Federal law enforcement of homeland 
        security information and terrorism information assists such 
        entities in carrying out their respective missions.
    ``(c) Form.--The guidance required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    ``(d) Annual Review.--For each of the 5 fiscal years beginning with 
the fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the guidance required 
under subsection (a) and, as appropriate, revise such guidance.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 210F the following new item:

``Sec. 210G. Homeland intelligence doctrine.''.

SEC. 3. ANALYSTS FOR THE CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER.

    Paragraph (1) of section 201(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ``The Secretary shall also provide the Chief Intelligence 
Officer with a


              

 staff having appropriate expertise and experience to assist the Chief 
Intelligence Officer.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.