,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gbg #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gddc
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hbi ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #i1 #bjbf,mr4 ,pfluger 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,magaziner7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,september #ae1 #bjbf;,additional     
sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,fedorchak and ,ms4 ,pou
  ,september #ae1 #bjbf,reported with an
 amendment1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,february #i1 #bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb to realign the mission of the     
,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis  
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 

the ,i,a ,mission ,reorientation ,act of
 #bjbf4  #b4 ,findings2 sense of        
,congress  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3 7#a7 ,the ,office of    
,intelligence and ,analysis 7,i,a7 of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
plays a critical role in supporting     
homeland security by providing          
actionable intelligence to ,federal1    
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
governments and private sector entities4
  7#b7 ,the ,office's foundational      
mission is to serve as an intelligence  
component that supports such governments
 and entities by fusing law enforcement 
and intelligence information4  7#c7 ,the
 ,office's effectiveness depends on the 
mutual flow of information1             
collaboration1 and trust between the    
,department and such governments and    
entities4  7#d7 ,emerging and evolving  
threats require a proactive approach to 
intelligence collection1 analysis1 and  
dissemination4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress 
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    

7#a7 the ,office of ,intelligence and   
,analysis of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security should fully execute
 its statutory role in supporting       
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
governments and private sector entities 
through actionable1 relevant1 and timely
 intelligence2  7#b7 consistent with the
 requirements of section #bja7;d77#f7 of
 the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb  
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d77#f771 the        
,department should avoid an intelligence
 posture that promotes a one-directional
 flow of information from field entities
 to the intelligence community 7as such 
term is defined in section #c7d7 of the 
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7771 and should        
actively foster two-way collaboration2  
and  7#c7 intelligence support to the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security should
 complement the ,office's broader       
stakeholder-facing mission4  #c4        
,realignment of mission of ,,dhs ,office
 of ,intelligence and ,analysis  7a7 ,in

 general ,subsection 7d7 of section #bja
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#bd7 ,to ensure the ,office
 of ,intelligence and ,analysis's       
operational mission of providing timely 
and efficient intelligence support to   
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
governments and private sector entities 
is equally prioritized and resourced    
relevant to support provided to elements
 of the intelligence community by       
carrying out the following3 7,a7        
,identifying and addressing emerging    
threats through forward-deployed        
intelligence capabilities4  7,b7        
,facilitating two-way information       
sharing characterized by both the       
receipt of intelligence from such       
governments and entities1 and the       
dissemination of actionable intelligence
 to such governments and entities4  7,c7
 ,maintaining robust1 proficient1 and   
sustained engagement with fusion centers

 7as such term is defined in section    
#baj;,a74  7,d7 ,ensuring intelligence  
support from the ,office provided to    
departmental leadership1 including the  
,secretary1 does not hinder or          
deprioritize broader responsibilities of
 the ,office to ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 
and territorial governments and private 
sector entities4  4  7b7 ,report ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 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 following3 7#a7 ,steps    
taken to implement the mission          
realignment of the ,office of           
,intelligence and ,analysis of the      

,department in accordance with paragraph
 7#bd7 of section #bja7;d7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as   
added by subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,progress
 in enhancing two-way information       
sharing between the ,office and ,state1 
local1 ,tribal1 and territorial         
governments and private sector entities1
 in accordance with such paragraph      
7#bd74  7#c7 ,metrics used to evaluate  
the effectiveness of the ,office's      
intelligence activitiese in support of  
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
governments and private sector entities4
  7#d7 ,any resource or organizational  
changes to the ,office required to      
sustain such realignment4  7c7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to alter or otherwise  
change the watchlisting functions of the
 ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis4
  ,september #ae1 #bjbf,reported with an
 amendment1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed