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[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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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