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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 cer-
tain intelligence matters, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Over-
sight of DHS Intelligence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DHS OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS. 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
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(1) 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 Lib-
erties.’’; 
(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 pe-
riod 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— 
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‘‘(A) ensure that any intelligence informa-
tion under this Act is shared, retained, and dis-
seminated in a manner consistent with the pro-
tection of the privacy rights; and 
‘‘(B) provide training to intelligence per-
sonnel on privacy rights, regulations, and infor-
mation practices as specified in section 552a of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’) and other rel-
evant 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 (6).’’; 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 pe-
riod 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— 
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