HR7436-119

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Homeland Security Act section 201 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, to create a standardized entry-level basic intelligence curriculum for every new Office of Intelligence and Analysis employee. New hires must begin the training within 90 days after their official start date and before official duties, and the curriculum must cover civil rights, civil liberties, privacy rights, Privacy Act requirements, regulations, and information practices. New analysts get additional training on DHS I&A's mission, intelligence-community analytic standards, sourcing, outreach, writing, and competency directories. New open-source collection staff get training on lawful use of publicly available information, data management, privacy, civil-rights protections, and open-source collection standards. DHS I&A must also offer specialized and advanced curricula, including raw-intelligence release authority training, publish quarterly lists of external intelligence-community and DOD training, track training completion, report annually for five years, and undergo a GAO comparison report within two years.

Who Benefits and How

DHS I&A employees benefit from clearer onboarding, analyst, open-source, and advanced training paths. State governments, local governments, Tribal governments, territorial governments, and private sector partners benefit if DHS intelligence products are more consistent, lawful, and useful for threat identification and response. Congressional homeland security and intelligence committees benefit from annual implementation reports and a GAO comparison with other intelligence-community and DOD training.

Who Bears the Burden and How

DHS I&A, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, and DHS training managers must build curricula, start new-hire training within 90 days, track completion across DHS, intelligence-community, and DOD offerings, publish quarterly training lists, report annually for five years, and support a GAO review. New I&A employees must complete required training before or during early service.

Key Provisions

• Requires standardized entry-level intelligence training for all new DHS I&A employees, starting within 90 days and before official duties.
• Adds specialized analyst and open-source intelligence curricula covering DHS mission, analytic standards, sourcing, data management, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.
• Requires specialized and advanced training, including raw-intelligence release authority training, plus quarterly lists of available intelligence-community and DOD courses.
• Requires DHS I&A training-completion tracking, five years of annual implementation reports, and a GAO comparison report within two years.