SEC. 2. FORMALIZED AND STANDARDIZED TRAINING CUR-
RICULA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS EM-
PLOYEE TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) 
STANDARDIZED
TRAINING.—The 
Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis, shall implement a standardized 
entry-level basic intelligence training curricula for all 
employees of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 
Such training shall— 
‘‘(A) be provided to all new hires within 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and, for 
each such new hire, shall commence not later 
than 90 days after the official start date of 
each such new hire and before the beginning of 
official duties of each such new hire; and 
‘‘(B) include training on civil rights, civil 
liberties, privacy rights, regulations, and infor-
mation practices pursuant to section 552a of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
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to as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’), and other rel-
evant laws. 
‘‘(2) ANALYST TRAINING.—In addition to the 
standardized entry-level basic intelligence training 
required under paragraph (1), all new hires ap-
pointed to an analytic position within the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis shall receive training that 
includes education and training on the following: 
‘‘(A) The role of the Department and the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis’s mission to 
integrate intelligence into operations across the 
Department and disseminate such intelligence 
to State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners 
and private sector partners to identify, mitigate, 
and respond to threats to the homeland. 
‘‘(B) 
Intelligence 
community 
analytic 
standards, including methodologies, outreach, 
sourcing requirements for disseminated analyt-
ical products, writing standards, and com-
petency directories for the intelligence commu-
nity. 
‘‘(3) OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION 
TRAINING.—In addition to the standardized entry- 
level basic intelligence training required under para-
graph (1), all new hires appointed to an open source 
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intelligence collection position within the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis shall receive training that 
includes education and training on the following: 
‘‘(A) The basic principles and techniques 
of open source intelligence collection, including 
how, in accordance with constitutional and legal 
parameters and relevant Federal and depart-
mental policies regarding privacy, civil rights, 
and civil liberties protections, to effectively 
navigate unclassified, publicly available informa-
tion sources. 
‘‘(B) Data management principles, includ-
ing the proper protocols regarding how, in ac-
cordance with relevant Federal law and policy 
regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
protections, to use data, information, and 
knowledge appropriately, including storage and 
retention. 
‘‘(C) Intelligence community open source 
intelligence collection standards and the De-
partment’s statutory authority regarding open 
source intelligence collection in accordance with 
subsection (d)(19)(A). 
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‘‘(4) SPECIALIZED AND ADVANCED TRAINING.— 
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary 
for Intelligence and Analysis, shall— 
‘‘(A) develop and make available special-
ized and advanced training curricula, including 
raw intelligence release authority training, to 
improve the activities and operations of the Of-
fice of Intelligence and Analysis and promote 
professional development among employees of 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and 
‘‘(B) on a quarterly basis, make publicly 
available to employees of the workforce of the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis a list of 
available specialized training provided by— 
‘‘(i) other elements of the intelligence 
community; and 
‘‘(ii) the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(5) PROVISION OF TRAINING TO NON-OFFICE 
OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS EMPLOYEES WITH-
IN
THE
DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis, may, pursuant to section 208, provide to 
employees, officials, and other senior executives of 
the intelligence components of the Department train-
ing developed pursuant to this subsection. 
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‘‘(6) TRACKING
TRAINING
PROGRESS.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis, shall implement a system 
to track the progress of completion by employees of 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of training 
provided by— 
‘‘(A) the Department; 
‘‘(B) other elements of the intelligence 
community; and 
‘‘(C) the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(7) IMPLEMENTATION.—This subsection shall 
take effect on the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection and apply 
to employees of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis, as follows: 
‘‘(A) Any individual appointed to a posi-
tion in the Office on or after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, any employee of the 
Office on such date who has been employed by 
the Office for two years or less, and any em-
ployee of the Office occupying a position classi-
fied below grade GS–12 of the General Sched-
ule (or equivalent) shall complete standardized 
entry-level basic intelligence training under 
paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(B) All employees of the Office, as appro-
priate, shall complete analyst training and open 
source intelligence collection training pursuant 
to paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
‘‘(8) REPORTS.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection and an-
nually thereafter for five years, the Under Secretary 
for Intelligence and Analysis shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the 
implementation of this subsection. Each such report 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the curricula devel-
oped for standardized entry-level basic intel-
ligence training, as well as analyst training, 
open source intelligence collection training, and 
specialized or advanced training courses pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively, provided by the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
‘‘(B) Information relating to the number of 
individuals who completed— 
‘‘(i) specialized or advanced training 
courses, including release authority train-
ing, pursuant to paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(ii) other training offered by— 
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‘‘(I) other elements of the intel-
ligence community; and 
‘‘(II) the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(C) Information on the extent to which 
employees of other intelligence components of 
the Department receive training developed pur-
suant to this subsection. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(B) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3(4) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).’’. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate a report on the implementation 
of subsection (f) of section 201 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), as added by this Act. Such 
report shall compare the curriculum of training provided 
pursuant to such subsection (f) with training provided by 
other elements of the intelligence community (as such 
term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947) and the Department of Defense, as well as 
with training provided by the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security as of 
such date of enactment. Such report shall also consider 
the approach taken by the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis to ensure training provided pursuant to such sub-
section (f) is completed in accordance with such sub-
section, and identify ways to improve the management of 
such training based on best practices by such other ele-
ments of the intelligence community and the Department 
of Defense. 
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