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Union Calendar No. 69 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2589 

[Report No. 116–94] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a homeland 

intelligence doctrine for the Department of Homeland Security, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2019 

Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Homeland Security 

MAY 30, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 8, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

a homeland intelligence doctrine for the Department of 

Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Unifying DHS Intel5 ligence Enterprise Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home8 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended 

9 by adding at the end the following new section: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 210H. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 

13 through the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department, in 

14 coordination with intelligence components of the Depart15 ment, the Office of the General Counsel, the Privacy Office, 

16 and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, shall 

17 develop and disseminate written Department-wide guidance 

18 for the processing, analysis, production, and dissemination 

19 of homeland security information (as such term is defined 

20 in section 892) and terrorism information (as such term 

21 is defined in section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and 

22 Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485)). 

23 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The guidance required under sub24 section (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) A description of guiding principles and 

2 purposes of the Department’s intelligence enterprise. 

3 ‘‘(2) A summary of the roles, responsibilities, 

4 and programs of each intelligence component of the 

5 Department in the processing, analysis, production, 

6 or dissemination of homeland security information 

7 and terrorism information, including relevant au8 thorities and restrictions applicable to each such in9 telligence component. 

10 ‘‘(3) Guidance for the processing, analysis, and 

11 production of such information. 

12 ‘‘(4) Guidance for the dissemination of such in13 formation, including within the Department, among 

14 and between Federal departments and agencies, 

15 among and between State, local, Tribal, and terri16 torial governments, including law enforcement, and 

17 with foreign partners and the private sector, con18 sistent with the protection of privacy, civil rights, 

19 and civil liberties. 

20 ‘‘(5) A description of how the dissemination to 

21 the intelligence community (as such term is defined 

22 in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 

23 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) and Federal law enforcement of 

24 such information assists such entities in carrying out 

25 their respective missions. 


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1 ‘‘(c) FORM.—The guidance required under subsection 

2 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

3 a classified annex. 

4 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REVIEW.—For each of the five fiscal 

5 years beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after 

6 the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

7 conduct a review of the guidance required under subsection 

8 (a) and, as appropriate, revise such guidance.’’. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

10 section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

11 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

12 210G the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 210H. Homeland intelligence doctrine.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT. 

14 (a) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

15 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

16 again not later than five years thereafter, the Comptroller 

17 General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 

18 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 

19 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

20 Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the degree to which 

21 guidance established pursuant to section 210H of the Home22 land Security Act of 2002 (as added by section 2 of this 

23 Act) is implemented across the Department of Homeland 

24 Security. Such assessment should evaluate the extent to 


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1 which such guidance is carried out in a manner that pro2 tects privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—In conducting each 

4 assessment under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 

5 of the United States shall— 

6 (1) use standard methodology and reporting for7 mats in order to demonstrate and display any 

8 changes over time; and 

9 (2) include any other subject matter the Comp10 troller General determines appropriate. 

11 (c) ACCESS TO RELEVANT DATA.—To carry out this 

12 section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 

13 that the Comptroller General of the United States has access 

14 to all relevant data. 

15 SEC. 4. ANALYSTS FOR THE CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. 

16 Paragraph (1) of section 201(e) of the Homeland Secu17 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(e)) is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary shall 

19 also provide the Chief Intelligence Officer with a staff hav20 ing appropriate expertise and experience to assist the Chief 

21 Intelligence Officer.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 69 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2589 

[Report No. 116–94] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

purposes. Department of Homeland Security, and for other establish a homeland intelligence doctrine for the 

MAY 30, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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