Official Summaries

Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act

This bill increases privacy protections associated with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence information. 

Specifically, the bill requires designated DHS officials to ensure that certain intelligence information is shared, stored, and disseminated in a manner consistent with the protection of civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy rights.

The bill also provides statutory authority for requirements for DHS to train intelligence personnel on civil rights, civil liberties, privacy rights, and privacy-related regulations and information practices. Such training must focus on those who disseminate information analyzed by DHS or who review such information for dissemination.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2261 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2261


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2025

     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 enhance the Department of 
 Homeland Securitys 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) in 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 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 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--
                    ``(A) ensure that any intelligence information 
                under this Act is 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 such 
                paragraph.''; 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 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2025.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.