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The bill strengthens SLTT ability to screen and protect against risky foreign visitors through targeted analyses and information sharing, but it raises privacy concerns and creates administrative and cost burdens for federal and local governments.
State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments will receive targeted threat analyses, vetting assistance, and classified/unclassified information sharing so they can better screen visiting foreign nationals and protect nonpublic information and facilities.
SLTT governments will gain improved guidance and operational support to reduce risks to nonpublic facilities and sensitive local infrastructure from risky foreign visitors.
Annual reporting to Congress increases transparency and oversight of DHS assistance to SLTT governments, which can improve accountability and alignment of federal support.
Communities and local officials may face increased collection and sharing of nonpublic SLTT information, raising privacy and civil liberties concerns for residents and tribal communities.
Expanded DHS duties and additional reporting requirements could create recurring costs and time burdens for DHS, fusion centers, and SLTT partners, potentially diverting resources from other local and federal priorities.
Providing classified information to SLTT governments may impose administrative burdens and require resources and secure handling practices that some local entities may lack.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires DHS to produce initial and annual threat analyses of foreign nationals' visits to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, provide vetting assistance and targeted outreach, and report on assistance.
Introduced February 9, 2026 by Daniel Goldman · Last progress February 9, 2026
Directs the Department of Homeland Security to assess and report on known visits by foreign nationals who seek meetings with, or access to information, facilities, programs, or systems of state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments. DHS must deliver an initial threat analysis within 180 days of enactment and annual updates thereafter; identify high‑risk SLTT targets and mitigation actions; provide tailored outreach, vetting assistance, and classified/unclassified information to at‑risk SLTT governments; and submit periodic reports on outreach and assistance.