HOUSE 2589116th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 578.

Unifying DHS Intelligence Components Act

Last Action: 11/9/2020

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2020-11-09Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 578.
2020-11-09Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-286.
2020-11-09Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-286.
2020-03-11Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-10-15Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2019-09-26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-09-26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8015-8016)
2019-09-26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8015-8016)
2019-09-26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2589.
2019-09-26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8015-8019)
2019-09-26Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-05-30Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 69.
2019-05-30Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-94.
2019-05-30Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-94.
2019-05-15Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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CRS Summary

As of 2020-11-09 (25)

Unifying DHS Intelligence Components Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate written DHS-wide intelligence doctrine for the intelligence components of DHS and develop specified DHS-wide policies, standards, and programs.

Specifically, DHS must develop department-wide (1) policies, standards, and programs for training regarding the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence information, intelligence-related information, and terrorism information by personnel within the DHS intelligence components; and (2) policies for gathering and developing lessons learned, disseminating the lessons learned to personnel within the intelligence components, and using the lessons learned to inform the further development of the intelligence doctrine.

The intelligence doctrine, policies, standards, and programs must include, among other things (1) a description of the fundamental principles guiding the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence information by, and oversight of the intelligence activities of, the intelligence components; and (2) a standardized terminology.

The Government Accountability Office must submit a report to the congressional intelligence and homeland security committees that

assesses the degree to which the DHS intelligence doctrine, policies, standards, and programs are implemented across DHS;
evaluates the extent to which such intelligence doctrine, policies, standards, and programs are carried out to protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; and
incorporates an in-depth analysis, including an assessment of the effectiveness and possible areas for improvement, of specified DHS intelligence-related training programs.

DHS must provide a staff with appropriate expertise and experience to the Office of the Chief Intelligence Officer to assist the office.

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Terrorism

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