[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2589 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2589


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 15, 2019

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. 210H. 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, responsibilities, and 
        programs of each intelligence component 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 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, consistent 
        with the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil 
        liberties.
            ``(5) A 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 such 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 first 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 210G the following new item:

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

SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Annual Assessment Required.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and again not later than 5 years 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate an assessment of the degree to which guidance established 
pursuant to section 210H of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added 
by section 2 of this Act) is implemented across the Department of 
Homeland Security. Such assessment should evaluate the extent to which 
such guidance is carried out in a manner that protects privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties.
    (b) Elements of Assessment.--In conducting each assessment under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) use standard methodology and reporting formats in order 
        to demonstrate and display any changes over time; and
            (2) include any other subject matter the Comptroller 
        General determines appropriate.
    (c) Access to Relevant Data.--To carry out this section, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the Comptroller 
General of the United States has access to all relevant data.

SEC. 4. 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 26, 2019.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.