H.R. 7764

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7764 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7764

To provide for the transfer to the Office for State and Local Law 
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security of the National 
Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program of the Department, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 3, 2026

Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Van Epps) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
Security, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To provide for the transfer to the Office for State and Local Law 
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security of the National 
Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program of the Department, 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 ``National Threat Evaluation and 
Reporting Program Reassignment and Funding Reform Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) 
Program of the Department of Homeland Security plays a critical 
role in equipping State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) 
partners to identify, assess, and report threats of targeted 
violence.
(2) The NTER Program primarily serves non-Federal 
stakeholders and is operationally distinct from national 
intelligence priorities.
(3) The Office of State and Local Law Enforcement (OSLLE) 
is the primary DHS component responsible for coordination with 
SLTT law enforcement and is best positioned to manage the NTER 
Program.
(4) Funding of the NTER Program through National 
Intelligence Program (NIP) appropriations is inconsistent with 
the program's mission and scope.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF NTER PROGRAM.

(a) Transfer.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall transfer the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting 
Program to OSLLE from I&A.
(2) Continuity of operations.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure the continuity of mission and operations 
of the NTER Program during the pendency of the transfer under 
paragraph (1), and maintain engagement with SLTT partners 
throughout such pendency.
(3) Personnel and resources.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall transfer to OSLLE such personnel, assets, 
equipment, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
allocations, or other funds employed, held, used, available, or 
to be made available in connection with the NTER Program as 
necessary to carry out this Act.
(4) Limitation.--The transfer under this subsection shall 
not result in the reduction of capabilities or services 
provided to SLTT partners by the NTER Program.
(b) Prohibition on Use of National Intelligence Program Funds.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
the National Intelligence Program may be obligated or expended 
for the NTER Program on or after the effective date of the 
transfer of the NTER Program in accordance with subsection (a).
(2) Alternative funding mechanisms.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall identify and allocate appropriate non-
NIP Program funding sources to support the continued operation 
and expansion of the NTER Program under OSLLE. Such funding 
sources may include appropriations made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security for State and local programs, 
preparedness grants, or other relevant nonintelligence funding 
streams.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for two years, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on 
the following:
(1) The progress of the NTER Program transfer under 
subsection (a).
(2) The impact on NTER Program operations and SLTT 
stakeholder engagement.
(3) Funding adjustments made pursuant to subsection (b).
(4) Any challenges encountered in such transfer and 
recommendations to address such challenges.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) I&A.--The term ``I&A'' means the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security.
(2) National intelligence program; nip.--The terms 
``National Intelligence Program'' and ``NIP'' have the meaning 
given the term ``National Intelligence Program'' in section 
3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(6)).
(3) National threat evaluation and reporting program; nter 
program.--The terms ``National Threat Evaluation and Reporting 
Program'' and ``NTER Program'' mean the initiative of the 
Department of Homeland Security designed to build threat 
assessment and management capabilities at the State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial governmental level to prevent targeted 
violence.
(4) OSLLE.--The term ``OSLLE'' means the Office for State 
and Local Law Enforcement of the Department of Homeland 
Security.
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