,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,magaz9] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,mississippi7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel& 
,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,homel&
 ,security ,act ( #bjjb to e/abli% an   
,intellig5ce ,transp>5cy & ,ov]sight    
,program ,(fice & ,intellig5ce ,ombuds  
)9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,dhs ,intellig5ce     
,transp>5cy & ,ov]sight ,program ,(fice 
& ,ombuds ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( !    
transp>5cy & ov]sight program (fice &   
intellig5ce ombuds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title 
,,vii ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cda et seq47 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3    
#gad4 ,intellig5ce transp>5cy & ov]sight
 program (fice2 ,ombuds  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% )9 ! ,dep>tm5t an ,intellig5ce  
,transp>5cy & ,ov]sight ,program ,(fice 

79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,(fice7 to 
c>ry out ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,review & assess
 in=mation conc]n+ intellig5ce          
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ relat+
 to ! timel9ess1 objectivity1 &         
indep5d5ce f political consid]ations (  
su* activities4  7,b7 ,facilitate       
dep>tm5tal decisions reg>d+ mak+        
in=mation publicly available 9 a mann] t
 enhances public und]/&+ ( su*          
activities4  7#b7 ,ombuds ,! ,(fice %all
 be head$ by an ,ombuds1 :o %all--  7,a7
 be a s5ior1 c>e] employee2  7,b7 n hold
 any o!r position )9 ! ,dep>tm5t2  7,c7 
h a backgr\nd 9-- 7i7 intellig5ce2  7ii7
 civil rights en=cem5t2 &  7iii7        
address+ matt]s ( intellig5ce timel9ess1
 objectivity1 & politicization2  7,d7   
report directly to ! ,"u ,secret>y =    
,intellig5ce & ,analysis2 &  7,e7 report
 directly to ,congress ) respect to any 
urg5t conc]ns4  7b7 ,duties ( ! ,ombuds 
,! ,ombuds %all h ! foll[+ duties3 7#a7 
,s]ve1 9 consultation ) ! ,privacy      
,(fic] appo9t$ "u section #bbb & !      

,(fic] = ,civil ,rights & ,civil        
,lib]ties1 z ! ,dep>tm5t's pr9cipal     
advisor reg>d+ ! foll[+3  7,a7          
,safegu>d+ objectivity 9 intellig5ce    
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,b7 ,ensur+ 
su* activities are indep5d5t f political
 consid]ations4  7#b7 ,rema9 curr5t &   
well-in=m$ ( issues affect+ intellig5ce 
activities4  7#c7 ,promote aw>5ess among
 intellig5ce compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 requirem5t t all intellig5ce activities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all be--  7,a7 conduct$ 
9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! protection (     
privacy rights1 civil rights1 & civil   
lib]ties2 &  7,b7 objective & indep5d5t 
f political consid]ations4  7#d7        
,provide1 )\t fe> ( retaliation1        
confid5tial =ums to he> & help resolve  
individual & organizational conc]ns     
reg>d+ intellig5ce activities ( !       
,dep>tm5t1 includ+ relat+ to real or    
p]ceiv$ occurr5ces ( civil rights or    
civil lib]ties abuses1 or politicization
 ( analysis1 bias$ report+1 or lack (   
objectivity 9 intellig5ce collection or 

analysis4  7#e7 ,initiate reviews & make
 recomm5dations to ! heads ( !          
intellig5ce compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 z  
appropriate1 relat$ to ! matt]s describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#d74  7#f7 ,facilitate     
dep>tm5tal decisions reg>d+ mak+        
in=mation publicly available 9 a mann] t
 enhances public und]/&+ ( ! intellig5ce
 activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 :ile cont9u+ 
to protect in=mation :5 disclosure ( su*
 in=mation w\ld h>m homel& security4    
7#g7 ,ensure t ! functions p]=m$ by !   
,ombuds are complem5t>y to exi/+        
functions )9 ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7          
,coord9ation ) intellig5ce compon5ts ( !
 ,dep>tm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! heads ( !  
intellig5ce compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all
 ea* e/abli% proc$ures to provide =mal  
responses to recomm5dations submitt$ to 
su* (ficials by ! ,ombuds pursuant to   
subsection 7b77#e7 )9 #fj days ( receiv+
 su* recomm5dations4  7#b7 ,access to   
in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%     
proc$ures to provide ! ,ombuds access to
 all dep>tm5tal in=mation necess>y to   

execute ! responsibilities ( ! ,ombuds  
"u ?is section4 ,! ,ombuds may submit to
 ! ,secret>y a reque/ = su* in=mation1 &
 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] receiv+ su* a 
reque/1 ! ,secret>y %all provide !      
,ombuds ) su* in=mation4  7d7 ,annual   
reports ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & annually !reaft]1 
! ,ombuds %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ! ,p]man5t ,select 
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 & ! ,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce 
( ! ,s5ate a report on its activities1  
f9d+s1 & recomm5dations ( ! ,ombuds ov] 
! imm$iately prec$+ #ab-mon? p]iod4  7e7
 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section ! t]m        
intellig5ce activity means ! collection1
 ga!r+1 process+1 analysis1 production1 
or dissem9ation ( in=mation1 includ+    
homel& security in=mation1 t]rorism     
in=mation1 & weapons ( mass de/ruction  
in=mation4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( cont5ts 9 section #a7;b7 ( !    

,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 
#gac ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #gad4    
,intellig5ce transp>5cy & ov]sight      
program (fice2 ,ombuds4  4