Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7984 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7984

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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 7, 2020

  Mr. Rose of New York (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.
  Langevin, Ms. Slotkin, and Mr. Vela) 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 enhance the Department of
Homeland Security's oversight of certain intelligence matters, 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 ``Strengthening Oversight of DHS
Intelligence Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED DHS OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE MATTERS.

    The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended--
            (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 and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) any intelligence information under this Act
                is, to the extent practicable, 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
                Liberties.'';
            (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 period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(6) coordinate with the Under Secretary for Intelligence
        and Analysis to--
                    ``(A) ensure that any intelligence information
                under this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared,
                retained, and disseminated in a manner consistent with
                the protection of the privacy rights; and
                    ``(B) provide training to intelligence personnel on
                privacy rights, regulations, and information practices
                as specified in section 552a of title 5, United States
                Code (commonly referred to as the `Privacy Act of
                1974') and other relevant 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 paragraph
                (6) of 201(d).''; 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 period 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--
                    ``(A) ensure that any intelligence information
                under this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared,
                retained, and disseminated in a manner consistent with
                the protection of civil rights and civil liberties; and
                    ``(B) provide training to intelligence personnel on
                civil rights and civil liberties, 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.''.
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