Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act

I 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AUGUST 7, 2020 Mr. ROSE of New York (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. LAN- GEVIN, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Mr. VELA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s oversight of cer- tain intelligence matters, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Over- 4 sight of DHS Intelligence Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ENHANCED DHS OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN INTEL- 6 LIGENCE MATTERS. 7 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Aug 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7984.IH H7984 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7984 IH (1) paragraph (9) of section 201(d) (6 U.S.C. 1 121(d))— 2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 3 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 4 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 5 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 6 (C) by adding at the end the following new 7 subparagraph: 8 ‘‘(C) any intelligence information under 9 this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared, re- 10 tained, and disseminated consistent with the 11 protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and 12 civil liberties, as determined, respectively, by 13 the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for 14 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.’’; 15 (2) in subsection (a) of section 222 (6 U.S.C. 16 142)— 17 (A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 18 after the semicolon; 19 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe- 20 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 21 (C) by adding at the end the following new 22 paragraph: 23 ‘‘(6) coordinate with the Under Secretary for 24 Intelligence and Analysis to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Aug 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7984.IH H7984 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7984 IH ‘‘(A) ensure that any intelligence informa- 1 tion under this Act is, to the extent practicable, 2 shared, retained, and disseminated in a manner 3 consistent with the protection of the privacy 4 rights; and 5 ‘‘(B) provide training to intelligence per- 6 sonnel on privacy rights, regulations, and infor- 7 mation practices as specified in section 552a of 8 title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 9 to as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’) and other rel- 10 evant laws, with a focus on personnel who have 11 authority to disseminate information analyzed 12 by the Department pursuant to paragraph (6) 13 of section 201(d) or the responsibility to review 14 information to be disseminated pursuant to 15 paragraph (6) of 201(d).’’; and 16 (3) in subsection (a) of section 705 (6 U.S.C. 17 345)— 18 (A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 19 after the semicolon; 20 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe- 21 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 22 (C) by adding at the end the following new 23 paragraph: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Aug 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7984.IH H7984 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 7984 IH ‘‘(7) coordinate with the Under Secretary for 1 Intelligence and Analysis to— 2 ‘‘(A) ensure that any intelligence informa- 3 tion under this Act is, to the extent practicable, 4 shared, retained, and disseminated in a manner 5 consistent with the protection of civil rights and 6 civil liberties; and 7 ‘‘(B) provide training to intelligence per- 8 sonnel on civil rights and civil liberties, with a 9 focus on personnel who have authority to dis- 10 seminate information analyzed by the Depart- 11 ment pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 12 201(d) or the responsibility to review informa- 13 tion to be disseminated pursuant to such para- 14 graph.’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Aug 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7984.IH H7984 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS