Title: Unifying DHS Intelligence Components Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Unifying DHS Intelligence Enterprise Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate written guidance for the processing, analysis, production, and dissemination of homeland security information and terrorism information.
The guidance shall include

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2589 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2589

  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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                    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

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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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unifying DHS Intelligence Enterprise 
Act''.

SEC. 2. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 210H. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Chief 
Intelligence Officer of the Department, in coordination with 
intelligence components of the Department, the Office of the General 
Counsel, the Privacy Office, and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, shall develop and disseminate written Department-wide 
guidance for the processing, analysis, production, and dissemination of 
homeland security information (as such term is defined in section 892) 
and terrorism information (as such term is defined in section 1016 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
485)).
    ``(b) Contents.--The guidance required under subsection (a) shall, 
at a minimum, include the following:
            ``(1) A description of guiding principles and purposes of 
        the Department's intelligence enterprise.
            ``(2) A summary of the roles, responsibilities, and 
        programs of each intelligence component of the Department in 
        the processing, analysis, production, or dissemination of 
        homeland security information and terrorism information, 
        including relevant authorities and restrictions applicable to 
        each such intelligence component.
            ``(3) Guidance for the processing, analysis, and production 
        of such information.
            ``(4) Guidance for the dissemination of such information, 
        including within the Department, among and between Federal 
        departments and agencies, among and between State, local, 
        Tribal, and territorial governments, including law enforcement, 
        and with foreign partners and the private sector.
            ``(5) An assessment and description of how the 
        dissemination to the intelligence community (as such term is 
        defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 
        (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) and Federal law enforcement of such 
        information assists such entities in carrying out their 
        respective missions.
    ``(c) Form.--The guidance required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    ``(d) Annual Review.--For each of the five fiscal years beginning 
with the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the guidance 
required under subsection (a) and, as appropriate, revise such 
guidance.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 210G the following new item:

``Sec. 210H. Homeland intelligence doctrine.''.

SEC. 3. ANALYSTS FOR THE CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER.

    Paragraph (1) of section 201(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ``The Secretary shall also provide the Chief Intelligence 
Officer with a staff having appropriate expertise and experience to 
assist the Chief Intelligence Officer.''.
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