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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7443 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7443


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2026

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to realign the mission of 
 the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 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 ``I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) of the 
        Department of Homeland Security plays a critical role in 
        supporting homeland security by providing actionable 
        intelligence to Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
        governments and private sector entities.
            (2) The Office's foundational mission is to serve as an 
        intelligence component that supports such governments and 
        entities by fusing law enforcement and intelligence 
        information.
            (3) The Office's effectiveness depends on the mutual flow 
        of information, collaboration, and trust between the Department 
        and such governments and entities.
            (4) Emerging and evolving threats require a proactive 
        approach to intelligence collection, analysis, and 
        dissemination.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the 
        Department of Homeland Security should fully execute its 
        statutory role in supporting State, local, Tribal, and 
        territorial governments and private sector entities through 
        actionable, relevant, and timely intelligence;
            (2) consistent with the requirements of section 201(d)(6) 
        of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(6)), the 
        Department should avoid an intelligence posture that promotes a 
        one-directional flow of information from field entities 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 
        should actively foster two-way collaboration; and
            (3) intelligence support to the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security should complement the Office's broader stakeholder-
        facing mission.

SEC. 3. REALIGNMENT OF MISSION OF DHS OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND 
              ANALYSIS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 201 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(24) To ensure the Office of Intelligence and Analysis's 
        operational mission of providing timely and efficient 
        intelligence support to State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
        governments and private sector entities is sufficiently 
        prioritized and resourced relevant to support provided to 
        elements of the intelligence community by carrying out the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Identifying and addressing emerging threats 
                through forward-deployed intelligence capabilities.
                    ``(B) Facilitating two-way information sharing 
                characterized by both the receipt of intelligence from 
                such governments and entities, and the dissemination of 
                actionable intelligence to such governments and 
                entities.
                    ``(C) Maintaining robust, proficient, and sustained 
                engagement with fusion centers (as such term is defined 
                in section 210A).
                    ``(D) Ensuring intelligence support from the Office 
                provided to departmental leadership, including the 
                Secretary, does not hinder or deprioritize broader 
                responsibilities of the Office to State, local, Tribal, 
                and territorial governments and private sector 
                entities.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to 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 a report detailing the following:
            (1) Steps taken to implement the mission realignment of the 
        Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department in 
        accordance with paragraph (24) of section 201(d) of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a).
            (2) Progress in enhancing two-way information sharing 
        between the Office and State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
        governments and private sector entities, in accordance with 
        such paragraph (24).
            (3) Metrics used to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
        Office's intelligence activities in support of State, local, 
        Tribal, and territorial governments and private sector 
        entities.
            (4) Any resource or organizational changes to the Office 
        required to sustain such realignment.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to alter or otherwise change the watchlisting functions of the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.