Contact Congress about H.R. 7436: Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act
DHS intelligence office workers would have to complete standard training before doing their jobs. The bill adds extra training for analysts and open-source collectors, and it requires tracking, reports, and an outside review.
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Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Latest action on H.R. 7436: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects employees in DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, especially new hires, analysts, open-source intelligence workers, lower-level employees, and current staff with two years of service or less. It also affects DHS leaders who must run and track the training. Congress and the Government Accountability Office would get more information about whether the training works.
Why this matters: DHS intelligence workers handle sensitive work, and this bill would set clearer training rules before many of them do that work. It could make training more consistent across the office. It could also shape how staff use public information and protect privacy and civil rights. The real effect would depend on how DHS builds the courses and tracks completion.
Key provisions in H.R. 7436
- Adds new training rules to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. These rules cover employees in DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
- Creates one basic intelligence training course for all Office of Intelligence and Analysis employees. New hires must start it within 90 days and finish it before official duties begin.
- The basic course must teach civil rights, civil liberties, privacy rights, and the Privacy Act of 1974. It must also cover other related laws and information-handling rules.
- New analysts must get extra job training. It must cover DHS’s role, the office’s mission, analytic standards, methods, sourcing, and writing.
- New open-source intelligence workers must get extra training. Open-source intelligence means using public information, and the training must cover legal limits, privacy, civil rights, civil liberties, and data storage rules.
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Questions people ask about H.R. 7436
- What is H.R. 7436?
- DHS intelligence office workers would have to complete standard training before doing their jobs. The bill adds extra training for analysts and open-source collectors, and it requires tracking, reports, and an outside review.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 7436?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 7436?
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