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119-hr-7773119th CongressWALLET

Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

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Summary

Embed Office of Intelligence and Analysis personnel in regional fusion centers. The bill would shift analytic work out of a centralized headquarters model and into field locations to speed real-time intelligence sharing and strengthen regional collaboration.

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  • Fusion centers and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners would get a dedicated federal liaison. The bill would require at least one Intelligence Officer and at least one Intelligence Analyst at every fusion center and at every joint or interagency task force.
  • DHS intelligence staff would face new personnel rules and pre-assignment training. The bill would ban concurrent service in IO and IA roles, require civil rights and privacy training before start dates, and set three-year field terms with a possible two-year extension.
  • Department management and oversight would be reworked to support field staffing. The bill would require a staffing and resource plan within 180 days, an initial implementation report within one year, and annual assessments for five years on operational impact and integration.

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Reports to Congress and yearly assessments

This bill would require an initial implementation report to Congress within one year of enactment describing decentralization progress, staffing, resources, and barriers. Starting no later than one year after that initial report, the Secretary would send annual assessments for five years. Those yearly reports must evaluate operational impact on I&A and State, local, tribal, and territorial partners, note efficiencies from regional placements, and include descriptions and copies of training materials.

Required placement of intelligence officers and analysts

This bill would require at least one Intelligence Officer and one Intelligence Analyst from I&A at every fusion center and other strategic sites. It would also require at least one Intelligence Officer as the primary liaison to each joint or interagency task force. Assignments would normally last three years and could be extended up to two more years, and the staffing plan would limit field placements to no more than five years without a headquarters rotation. The Secretary must get fusion center input and ensure a fusion center keeps at least one I&A representative at all times.

Shift intelligence work into regions

This bill would move the Office of Intelligence and Analysis' main analytic work out of headquarters and into DHS regional and field offices. The shift would be completed not later than two years after enactment. The goal is to give fusion centers and State, local, tribal, and territorial partners more direct regional analytic support.

Definitions for terms and committees

This bill would define key terms used in the Act. It would name the specific House and Senate homeland security and intelligence committees that must receive reports. It would adopt the existing statutory definition of "fusion center," define I&A as DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and say "Region" means one of the ten standard FEMA regions unless the Secretary says otherwise.

Civil rights and privacy training required

This bill would require each Intelligence Officer and Analyst assigned to a fusion center or task force to get training on civil rights, civil liberties, privacy, and the Privacy Act before the assignment starts. Copies of the training materials must be included in the annual assessments sent to Congress.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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