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The bill increases oversight and accountability of DHS bulk‑data use through audits, timely congressional notice, and a GAO review, but it imposes administrative costs and introduces potential operational delays and disclosure risks that could affect national security operations.
Taxpayers and federal employees: DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) will be subject to regular audits of large, non‑targeted data holdings, increasing transparency and oversight of how bulk data are managed.
Taxpayers and federal employees: A GAO review within four years will assess implementation, identify challenges, and recommend improvements, strengthening long‑term accountability for I&A practices.
Taxpayers and law enforcement: Congressional committees will receive timely notice when I&A first uses a new bulk data set, enabling faster legislative and oversight responses.
Law enforcement and local governments: Disclosing terms of data acquisitions to multiple congressional committees could risk revealing sensitive sources, methods, or contractor details if protections are insufficient.
Law enforcement and federal employees: Mandatory reporting timelines and notification processes could slow operational use of new data if agencies delay analysis to complete reporting or adapt procedures.
Taxpayers and federal employees: DHS may incur additional administrative costs and resource burdens to perform audits and annual reporting, increasing program overhead.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires DHS I&A to audit its information systems and bulk data holdings, notify Congress on first uses and changes, submit audit findings, and trigger a GAO review within four years.
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Laurel Lee · Last progress February 27, 2025
Requires the Department of Homeland Security intelligence office to audit its information systems and any "bulk data" holdings, notify Congress when it first uses new bulk datasets or changes their terms, and report audit findings to congressional committees; the Government Accountability Office must review implementation within four years. Key deadlines: an initial audit within 180 days of enactment, annual audits thereafter, 30-day congressional notifications for first intelligence uses and changes, and GAO review within four years.