,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gggc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #c1 #bjbf,mr4 ,pfluger introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the decentralization of operation of the ,,dhs ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,field ,integration of ,homeland ,intelligence ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,findings2 purpose 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security 7,,dhs7 currently operates a centralized model for the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis 7,i,a7 of the ,department1 with a significant concentration of analytic functions based in ,washington1 ,,dc4 7#b7 ,,dhs already maintains a robust ten-region field structure utilized by the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 7,,fema71 the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency 7,,cisa71 ,i,a1 and other ,,dhs components that should continue to be leveraged to improve intelligence integration4 7#c7 ,effective homeland security intelligence requires closer collaboration between ,federal partners and ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 7,,sltt7 partners1 including fusion centers1 and joint or interagency task forces4 7#d7 ,decentralizing analytic functions will improve operational relevance1 responsiveness1 and coordination1 while generating efficiencies across ,,dhs components and with ,,sltt partners4 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to restructure ,,dhs ,i,a operations by ensuring a field-centric intelligence model that places analytic personnel directly in the regions they support1 thereby improving interagency collaboration and the effectiveness of homeland security intelligence efforts4 #c4 ,decentralization of operation of ,,dhs ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,decentralization mandate ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall carry out the following3 7,a7 ,transition the primary analytic functions of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security from a centralized headquarters-based model to a decentralized1 field-based model4 7,b7 ,assign at least one ,intelligence ,officer 7,,io7 of the ,office to every fusion center1 as well as other strategic locations of importance1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7,c7 ,assign at least one ,intelligence ,analyst 7,,ia7 of the ,office to every fusion center1 as well as other strategic locations of importance1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7,d7 ,assign at least one ,intelligence ,officer 7,,io7 of the ,office to each joint or interagency task force1 to serve as the primary ,office liaison to ensure real-time analytic support and operational intelligence sharing4 7#b7 ,personnel requirements 7,a7 ,prohibition ,an individual may not serve concurrently in the ,,io and ,,ia roles required under paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,training ,the ,secretary shall provide to each ,,io and ,,ia assigned to a fusion center and or joint or interagency task force training on civil rights1 civil liberties1 privacy rights1 regulations1 and information practices pursuant to section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred to as the ,privacy ,act of #aigd71 and other relevant laws prior to the official start date of such an ,,io or ,,ia1 as the case may be1 at such a fusion center or joint or interagency task force1 as the case may be4 7,c7 ,consistency of assignments ,in assigning an ,,io and ,,ia to each fusion center pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall request and integrate input from the fusion center at issue1 to ensure personnel assignments are consistent with the unique needs of such fusion center4 7,d7 ,term of assignment ,the term of assignment of an ,,io and ,,ia at a fusion center shall be three years1 and may be extended for up to an additional two years at the discretion of the ,secretary4 7,e7 ,maintenance ,upon completion of an ,,io's or ,,ia's assignment at a fusion center1 the ,secretary shall ensure such ,,io and ,,ia do not rotate out simultaneously1 in order that each fusion center maintains at least one representative of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department at all times4 7b7 ,field integration and coordination 7#a7 ,in general ,each assigned ,,io and ,,ia shall report operationally to the ,i,a ,regional ,director of the respective ,,dhs ,region1 in accordance with policy guidance and functional oversight from the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#b7 ,coordination ,field-based personnel of ,i,a shall coordinate with regional leads from ,,fema1 ,,cisa1 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement 7,,ice71 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 7,,cbp71 and other components of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 to ensure integrated intelligence support for regional priorities4 7c7 ,resource alignment and personnel ,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 appropriate congressional committees a staffing and resource plan that-- 7#a7 details the ,i,a personnel required to staff the ,regions2 7#b7 identifies existing headquarters roles eligible for reassignment to the field2 7#c7 identifies required staff and resources for headquarters-based analytic1 information sharing1 management1 and oversight functions1 including the rationale for the retention at headquarters of any such staff or resources2 7#d7 identifies how ,i,a will implement a rotational program to ensure field-based ,i,os and ,i,as spend not more than five years in a field location without a headquarters rotation2 and 7#e7 outlines additional hiring1 training1 or realignment necessary to satisfy the decentralization requirement under subsection 7a77#a74 7d7 ,headquarters personnel ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall assign to headquarters-based functions required staff and resources according to the staffing and resources plan pursuant to subsection 7c74 7e7 ,performance metrics and reporting 7#a7 ,initial implementation report ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details the following3 7,a7 ,progress on decentralization and personnel issues in accordance with paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively1 of subsection 7a74 7,b7 ,the status of resource alignment and personnel issues in accordance with subsection 7c74 7,c7 ,any barriers or challenges encountered in carrying out such decentralization or reassignments1 as the case may be4 7#b7 ,annual assessment ,not later than one year after the submission of the report required under paragraph 7#a7 and annually thereafter for five years1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- 7,a7 assesses-- 7i7 the operational impact on ,i,a and ,,sltt partners of decentralization in accordance with subsection 7a77#a72 7ii7 efficiencies or improvements in intelligence support at the interagency level related to the placement of ,i,a personnel within the regions supported by such personnel2 and 7iii7 the extent to which ,federal partners and ,,sltt partners have cohesively integrated to improve operational coordination and information sharing2 and 7,b7 includes a description of the training provided1 and copies of the training materials used1 pursuant to subsection 7a77#b77;,b74 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,government ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,senate ,select ,committee on ,intelligence4 7#b7 ,fusion center ,the term fusion center has the meaning given such term in section #baj;,a of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abd;h74 7#c7 ,i,a ,the term ,i,a means the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#d7 ,region ,the term ,region means one of the ten standard ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 7,,fema7 regions1 unless otherwise specified by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4