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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2589 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 15, 2019 

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

Governmental Affairs 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unifying DHS Intel3 ligence Enterprise Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home6 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

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

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

10 the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, 

11 acting through the Chief Intelligence Officer of the De12 partment, in coordination with intelligence components of 

13 the Department, the Office of the General Counsel, the 

14 Privacy Office, and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil 

15 Liberties, shall develop and disseminate written Depart16 ment-wide guidance for the processing, analysis, produc17 tion, and dissemination of homeland security information 

18 (as such term is defined in section 892) and terrorism in19 formation (as such term is defined in section 1016 of the 

20 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 

21 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485)). 

22 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The guidance required under sub23 section (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following: 

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

25 purposes of the Department’s intelligence enterprise. 


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

2 and programs of each intelligence component of the 

3 Department in the processing, analysis, production, 

4 or dissemination of homeland security information 

5 and terrorism information, including relevant au6 thorities and restrictions applicable to each such in7 telligence component. 

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

9 production of such information. 

10 ‘‘(4) Guidance for the dissemination of such in11 formation, including within the Department, among 

12 and between Federal departments and agencies, 

13 among and between State, local, Tribal, and terri14 torial governments, including law enforcement, and 

15 with foreign partners and the private sector, con16 sistent with the protection of privacy, civil rights, 

17 and civil liberties. 

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

19 the intelligence community (as such term is defined 

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

21 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) and Federal law enforcement 

22 of such information assists such entities in carrying 

23 out 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 in3 clude a classified annex. 

4 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REVIEW.—For each of the 5 fiscal 

5 years beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after 

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

7 shall conduct a review of the guidance required under sub8 section (a) and, as appropriate, revise such guidance.’’. 

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

10 in 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 

15 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act 

16 and again not later than 5 years thereafter, the Comp17 troller General of the United States shall submit to the 

18 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

20 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of 

21 the degree to which guidance established pursuant to sec22 tion 210H of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as 

23 added by section 2 of this Act) is implemented across the 

24 Department of Homeland Security. Such assessment 

25 should evaluate the extent to which such guidance is carVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Oct 16, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2589.RFS H2589

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1 ried out in a manner that protects privacy, civil rights, 

2 and civil liberties. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—In conducting 

4 each assessment under subsection (a), the Comptroller 

5 General of the United States shall— 

6 (1) use standard methodology and reporting 

7 formats 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 ac14 cess to all relevant data. 

15 SEC. 4. ANALYSTS FOR THE CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFI16 CER. 

17 Paragraph (1) of section 201(e) of the Homeland Se18 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(e)) is amended by add19 ing at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary 

20 shall also provide the Chief Intelligence Officer with a 


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1 staff having appropriate expertise and experience to assist 

2 the Chief Intelligence Officer.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 

2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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