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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7915 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Department 

of Homeland Security’s oversight of certain intelligence matters, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 9, 2024 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 

the Department of Homeland Security’s oversight of certain intelligence matters, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Over5 sight of DHS Intelligence Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENHANCED DHS OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN INTEL7 LIGENCE MATTERS. 

8 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 


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1 (1) paragraph (9) of section 201(d) (6 U.S.C. 

2 121(d))— 

3 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

4 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

6 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

8 subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(C) any intelligence information under 

10 this Act is shared, retained, and disseminated 

11 consistent with the protection of privacy rights, 

12 civil rights, and civil liberties, as determined, 

13 respectively, by the Chief Privacy Officer and 

14 the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib15 erties.’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (a) of section 222 (6 U.S.C. 

17 142)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

19 after the semicolon; 

20 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe21 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(7) coordinating with the Under Secretary for 

25 Intelligence and Analysis to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) ensure that any intelligence informa2 tion under this Act is shared, retained, and dis3 seminated in a manner consistent with the pro4 tection of the privacy rights; and 

5 ‘‘(B) provide training to intelligence per6 sonnel on privacy rights, regulations, and infor7 mation practices as specified in section 552a of 

8 title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 

9 to as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’) and other rel10 evant laws, with a focus on personnel who have 

11 authority to disseminate information analyzed 

12 by the Department pursuant to paragraph (6) 

13 of section 201(d) or the responsibility to review 

14 information to be disseminated pursuant to 

15 such paragraph (6).’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (a) of section 705 (6 U.S.C. 

17 345)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

19 after the semicolon; 

20 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe21 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(7) coordinate with the Under Secretary for 

25 Intelligence and Analysis to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) ensure that any intelligence informa2 tion under this Act is shared, retained, and dis3 seminated in a manner consistent with the pro4 tection of civil rights and civil liberties; and 

5 ‘‘(B) provide training to intelligence per6 sonnel on civil rights and civil liberties, with a 

7 focus on personnel who have authority to dis8 seminate information analyzed by the Depart9 ment pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 

10 201(d) or the responsibility to review informa11 tion to be disseminated pursuant to such para12 graph.’’. 

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