H.R. 7436

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7436 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7436

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to implement a standardized training program for 
employees of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security

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A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to implement a standardized training program for 
employees of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Intelligence and Analysis Training Act''.

SEC. 2. FORMALIZED AND STANDARDIZED TRAINING CURRICULA.

(a) In General.--Section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by--
(1) redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and
(2) inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
subsection:
``(f) Office of Intelligence and Analysis Employee Training.--
``(1) Standardized training.--The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, shall 
implement a standardized entry-level basic intelligence 
training curricula for all employees of the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis. Such training shall--
``(A) be provided to all new hires within the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis and, for each such 
new hire, shall commence not later than 90 days after 
the official start date of each such new hire and 
before the beginning of official duties of each such 
new hire; and
``(B) include training on civil rights, civil 
liberties, privacy rights, regulations, and information 
practices pursuant to section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the `Privacy Act 
of 1974'), and other relevant laws.
``(2) Analyst training.--In addition to the standardized 
entry-level basic intelligence training required under 
paragraph (1), all new hires appointed to an analytic position 
within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis shall receive 
training that includes education and training on the following:
``(A) The role of the Department and the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis's mission to integrate 
intelligence into operations across the Department and 
disseminate such intelligence to State, local, Tribal, 
and territorial partners and private sector partners to 
identify, mitigate, and respond to threats to the 
homeland.
``(B) Intelligence community analytic standards, 
including methodologies, outreach, sourcing 
requirements for disseminated analytical products, 
writing standards, and competency directories for the 
intelligence community.
``(3) Open source intelligence collection training.--In 
addition to the standardized entry-level basic intelligence 
training required under paragraph (1), all new hires appointed 
to an open source intelligence collection position within the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis shall receive training that 
includes education and training on the following:
``(A) The basic principles and techniques of open 
source intelligence collection, including how, in 
accordance with constitutional and legal parameters and 
relevant Federal and departmental policies regarding 
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections, 
to effectively navigate unclassified, publicly 
available information sources.
``(B) Data management principles, including the 
proper protocols regarding how, in accordance with 
relevant Federal law and policy regarding privacy, 
civil rights, and civil liberties protections, to use 
data, information, and knowledge appropriately, 
including storage and retention.
``(C) Intelligence community open source 
intelligence collection standards and the Department's 
statutory authority regarding open source intelligence 
collection in accordance with subsection (d)(19)(A).
``(4) Specialized and advanced training.--The Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis, shall--
``(A) develop and make available specialized and 
advanced training curricula, including raw intelligence 
release authority training, to improve the activities 
and operations of the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis and promote professional development among 
employees of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; 
and
``(B) on a quarterly basis, make publicly available 
to employees of the workforce of the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis a list of available 
specialized training provided by--
``(i) other elements of the intelligence 
community; and
``(ii) the Department of Defense.
``(5) Provision of training to non-office of intelligence 
and analysis employees within the department.--The Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis, may, pursuant to section 208, provide to employees, 
officials, and other senior executives of the intelligence 
components of the Department training developed pursuant to 
this subsection.
``(6) Tracking training progress.--The Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, 
shall implement a system to track the progress of completion by 
employees of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 
training provided by--
``(A) the Department;
``(B) other elements of the intelligence community; 
and
``(C) the Department of Defense.
``(7) Implementation.--This subsection shall take effect on 
the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection and apply to employees of the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis, as follows:
``(A) Any individual appointed to a position in the 
Office on or after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, any employee of the Office on such date who 
has been employed by the Office for two years or less, 
and any employee of the Office occupying a position 
classified below grade GS-12 of the General Schedule 
(or equivalent) shall complete standardized entry-level 
basic intelligence training under paragraph (1).
``(B) All employees of the Office, as appropriate, 
shall complete analyst training and open source 
intelligence collection training pursuant to paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively.
``(8) Reports.--Not later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter for 
five years, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the implementation of this subsection. Each such 
report shall include the following:
``(A) A description of the curricula developed for 
standardized entry-level basic intelligence training, 
as well as analyst training, open source intelligence 
collection training, and specialized or advanced 
training courses pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), (3), 
and (4), respectively, provided by the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis.
``(B) Information relating to the number of 
individuals who completed--
``(i) specialized or advanced training 
courses, including release authority training, 
pursuant to paragraph (4); and
``(ii) other training offered by--
``(I) other elements of the 
intelligence community; and
``(II) the Department of Defense.
``(C) Information on the extent to which employees 
of other intelligence components of the Department 
receive training developed pursuant to this subsection.
``(9) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 
term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(i) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and
``(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
``(B) Intelligence community.--The term 
`intelligence community' has the meaning given such 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).''.
(b) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States 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 
on the implementation of subsection (f) of section 201 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), as added by this Act. Such report 
shall compare the curriculum of training provided pursuant to such 
subsection (f) with training provided by other elements of the 
intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947) and the Department of Defense, as well 
as with training provided by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 
the Department of Homeland Security as of such date of enactment. Such 
report shall also consider the approach taken by the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis to ensure training provided pursuant to such 
subsection (f) is completed in accordance with such subsection, and 
identify ways to improve the management of such training based on best 
practices by such other elements of the intelligence community and the 
Department of Defense.
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