DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-8664
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2024-06-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accounting and auditing

Computers and information technology

Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&amp;A) in the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of I&amp;A's information systems and bulk data, in a manner consistent with I&amp;A's intelligence oversight guidelines. I&amp;A must provide the findings and results of such audits to Congress.&nbsp;</p>

action_date: 2024-08-30
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&amp;A) in the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of I&amp;A's information systems and bulk data, in a manner consistent with I&amp;A's intelligence oversight guidelines. I&amp;A must provide the findings and results of such audits to Congress.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8664 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 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 direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act . 2. Annual audit of DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis information systems and bulk data (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: 210H. Annual audit of information systems and bulk data (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Bulk data The term bulk data means large quantities of data acquired without the use of discriminants, a significant portion of which are not reasonably likely to have intelligence or operational value. (3) Discriminants The term discriminants means identifiers and selection terms. (b) Annual audits Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall conduct an audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which shall be consistent with the intelligence oversight guidelines of the Office. (c) Notifications The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall provide the appropriate congressional committees with— (1) a notification not later than 30 days after the first analysis or other intelligence use by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis after the date of the enactment of this section of any new bulk data set and the associated terms and conditions; and (2) an update not later than 30 days after any changes to such associated terms and conditions related to the use of such a bulk data set. (d) Reports and review (1) Reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of each audit under subsection (b), the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the findings and results of such audit. (2) GAO review Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a review of the implementation of the annual audit requirement under subsection (b), challenges to the implementation of such requirement, and recommendations for improving such audits. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210G the following: Sec.210H.Annual audit of information systems and bulk data. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8664 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act . 2. Annual audit of DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis information systems and bulk data (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: 210H. Annual audit of information systems and bulk data (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Bulk data The term bulk data means large quantities of data acquired without the use of discriminants, a significant portion of which are not reasonably likely to have intelligence or operational value. (3) Discriminants The term discriminants means identifiers and selection terms. (b) Annual audits Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall conduct an audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which shall be consistent with the intelligence oversight guidelines of the Office. (c) Notifications The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall provide the appropriate congressional committees with— (1) a notification not later than 30 days after the first analysis or other intelligence use by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis after the date of the enactment of this section of any new bulk data set and the associated terms and conditions; and (2) an update not later than 30 days after any changes to such associated terms and conditions related to the use of such a bulk data set. (d) Reports and review (1) Reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of each audit under subsection (b), the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the findings and results of such audit. (2) GAO review Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a review of the implementation of the annual audit requirement under subsection (b), challenges to the implementation of such requirement, and recommendations for improving such audits. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210G the following: Sec.210H.Annual audit of information systems and bulk data. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 536 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8664 [Report No. 118–639] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2024 Ms. Lee of Florida (for herself and Mr. Pfluger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security August 30, 2024 Additional sponsor: Mr. Goldman of New York August 30, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act . 2. Annual audit of DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis information systems and bulk data (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: 210H. Annual audit of information systems and bulk data (a) In general The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which shall be consistent with the intelligence oversight guidelines of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. (b) Report Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the audit under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the findings and results of such audit. (c) Definition In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent 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. . (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. Annual audit of information systems and bulk data. .

August 30, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8664 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2024 Ms. Lee of Florida (for herself and Mr. Pfluger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act . 2. Annual audit of DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis information systems and bulk data (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: 210H. Annual audit of information systems and bulk data (a) In general The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which shall be consistent with the intelligence oversight guidelines of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. (b) Report Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the audit under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the findings and results of such audit. (c) Definition In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent 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. . (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. Annual audit of information systems and bulk data. .