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Requires DHS I&A to prioritize timely, two‑way intelligence support to State, local, Tribal, territorial governments and private partners, and report to Congress within 180 days on implementation.
The bill improves the speed and reach of federal intelligence support to state/local/tribal partners and private-sector stakeholders to better detect/respond to threats, but does so at the cost of increased privacy risks and potential budget/resource trade-offs that could shift burdens onto taxpayers and affect other federal missions.
State, local, Tribal, territorial governments and private-sector partners would receive more timely, prioritized, actionable intelligence to identify and respond to emerging threats.
Local and state partners can both send tips and receive actionable intelligence faster through improved two‑way information sharing, improving collaboration and trust with DHS.
Strengthening engagement with regional fusion centers would improve regional threat analysis and coordination across agencies.
Local communities, individuals, nonprofits, and businesses face increased privacy and civil‑liberties risks from more proactive intelligence collection and greater fusion of law‑enforcement and intelligence information.
Shifting I&A priorities and forward-deploying capabilities toward supporting field partners could divert DHS and federal intelligence resources, reducing federal-level analytic capacity for other missions.
Implementing forward‑deployed capabilities and sustaining a realignment may require additional DHS resources or reorganization, potentially increasing costs to taxpayers or shifting budgets from other programs.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to realign the mission of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 9, 2026 by August Pfluger · Last progress February 9, 2026
Directs the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to reorient its operational mission so that providing timely, actionable intelligence to State, local, Tribal, territorial governments and private‑sector partners is a coequal priority with supporting the broader intelligence community and Department leadership. Requires the I&A Under Secretary to report to relevant Congressional committees within 180 days on implementation steps, two‑way information‑sharing progress, metrics, and any needed resource or organizational changes. Clarifies that the realignment includes forward‑deployed intelligence capabilities, enhanced two‑way sharing, sustained engagement with fusion centers, and an explicit instruction that support for Department leadership must not deprioritize external partner support; it does not change I&A’s watchlisting functions.