I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill states that DHS I&A should not operate as a one-way collector of field information for the intelligence community, but should support state, local, Tribal, territorial, and private-sector partners through actionable, relevant, timely intelligence and two-way collaboration. It amends Homeland Security Act section 201(d) to require DHS I&A to equally prioritize and resource its operational mission for SLTT governments and private-sector entities relative to intelligence-community support. The new mission paragraph directs forward-deployed intelligence capabilities for emerging threats, two-way information sharing, sustained fusion-center engagement, and safeguards so support to DHS leadership does not deprioritize stakeholder-facing responsibilities. The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis must report within 180 days on implementation steps, progress in two-way information sharing, metrics for effectiveness, and resource or organizational changes, while watchlisting functions are unchanged.
Who Benefits and How
State governments, local governments, Tribal governments, territorial governments, fusion centers, and private-sector security partners benefit from a statutory push for timely intelligence products, forward-deployed capabilities, and two-way collaboration. Congressional homeland security and intelligence committees benefit from a 180-day implementation report with metrics and organizational resource needs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DHS I&A and the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis must realign priorities, resource stakeholder-facing missions, maintain fusion-center engagement, develop metrics, assess resource or organizational changes, and report to Congress within 180 days. DHS leadership may have less ability to draw I&A attention away from SLTT and private-sector support.
Key Provisions
- Adds a statutory DHS I&A mission paragraph requiring equal priority and resources for SLTT and private-sector intelligence support.
- Requires forward-deployed intelligence capabilities, two-way information sharing, and sustained fusion-center engagement for emerging threats.
- Requires intelligence support to DHS leadership not to hinder or deprioritize I&A responsibilities to outside homeland-security partners.
- Directs a 180-day report on implementation, two-way sharing progress, effectiveness metrics, and resource or organizational changes.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reorients DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis toward equal priority for state, local, Tribal, territorial, fusion-center, and private-sector intelligence support, and requires a 180-day implementation report.
Key Policy Areas
Homeland Security, National Security, State & Local Government
Primary Purpose
Reorients DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis toward equal priority for state, local, Tribal, territorial, fusion-center, and private-sector intelligence support, and requires a 180-day implementation report.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- State governments
- Local governments
- Tribal governments
- Fusion centers
- Private sector entities
- Congressional homeland security committees
Identified Costs
- DHS I&A
- Under Secretary for Intelligence Analysis
- DHS leadership
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Magaziner) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
DHS I&A, Under Secretary for Intelligence Analysis
Local governments, State governments
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "office"
- → Office of Intelligence and Analysis
- "under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A state or regional information-sharing center as defined in Homeland Security Act section 210A.
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