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The bill increases SLTT access to federal threat intelligence and vetting support to harden nonpublic facilities and screen foreign visitors, at the cost of greater information collection/sharing, privacy risks, and administrative and budgetary burdens for governments and agencies.
State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments—and the communities they serve—will receive DHS threat analyses, vetting assistance, and classified/unclassified information sharing to better identify and screen risky foreign visitors and protect nonpublic information and facilities.
SLTT governments will benefit from annual reporting to Congress that increases transparency and oversight of DHS assistance, which can improve accountability and coordination of federal-state security support.
Residents and officials in jurisdictions where SLTT information is collected face increased privacy and civil liberties risks from expanded collection and sharing of nonpublic information.
State, local, and Tribal governments and their staff may incur administrative burdens and new security requirements to receive, store, and handle classified information securely, creating operational and cost challenges.
DHS, fusion centers, and SLTT partners may face additional costs and time burdens from expanded duties and reporting requirements, potentially diverting resources from other priorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires DHS to produce an initial (180‑day) and annual threat analysis on foreign nationals' visits to SLTT governments and provide outreach, vetting assistance, and information to high‑risk jurisdictions.
Introduced February 9, 2026 by Daniel Goldman · Last progress February 9, 2026
Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to produce an initial threat analysis within 180 days and then annually about known visits by foreign nationals who seek meetings with, or access to information, facilities, programs, or systems of State, local, Tribal, or territorial (SLTT) governments. The law directs DHS to identify high‑risk SLTT targets, analyze trends using fusion center vetting requests, describe mitigation actions, and provide tailored outreach, vetting assistance, and classified/unclassified information to identified high‑risk SLTT governments. Also requires DHS to request a debrief within 30 days after any assisted visit, submit an annual outreach/vetting assistance report covering six‑month periods beginning with the second annual threat report, define “information” as non-public SLTT data or materials, and coordinate with the DHS Science & Technology office on R&D to improve information sharing technology.