119-hr2261

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2261 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2261

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Department of 
 Homeland Securitys oversight of certain intelligence matters, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 21, 2025

Mr. Hernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Homeland Security

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 A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Department of 
 Homeland Securitys oversight of certain intelligence matters, 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 ``Strengthening Oversight of DHS 
Intelligence Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED DHS OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE MATTERS.

 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (9) of 

section 201
            (d) (6 U.S.C. 121
            (d) )--
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``and'' after 
 the semicolon;
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new 
 subparagraph:
 ``
            (C) 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.'';

    (2) in subsection

    (a) of 

section 222 (6 U.S.C. 142)--
        (A) in paragraph

    (5)
        (B) , by striking ``and'' after 
 the semicolon;
        (B) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (7) coordinating with the Under Secretary for 
 Intelligence and Analysis to--
 ``
        (A) 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
 ``
        (B) 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 `Privacy Act of 
 1974') 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.''; and

    (3) in subsection

    (a) of 

section 705 (6 U.S.C. 345)--
        (A) in paragraph

    (5)
        (B) , by striking ``and'' after 
 the semicolon;
        (B) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking the period and 
 inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (7) coordinate with the Under Secretary for Intelligence 
 and Analysis to--
 ``
        (A) 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
 ``
        (B) 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.''.
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