Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger
Introduced
Summary
Decentralizes DHS intelligence to regional field teams. This bill would require the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to embed Intelligence Officers and Intelligence Analysts in regional fusion centers and joint task forces so regions get more direct, real-time analytic support and coordination.
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- Fusion centers and local partners: Each fusion center would have at least one Intelligence Officer and one Intelligence Analyst on-site to improve operational support. Assignments would be fixed at 3 years with possible 2-year extensions and a maintenance rule to keep at least one I&A representative during rotations.
- DHS intelligence workforce: The bill would bar the same person from serving as both an Intelligence Officer and an Intelligence Analyst and require civil rights and privacy training before field duty. It would limit field tenure so staff spend no more than 5 years in a field location without a headquarters rotation.
- Regional coordination and oversight: Field I&A staff would report to I&A Regional Directors and coordinate with FEMA, CISA, ICE, CBP, and other regional leads to align intelligence to regional priorities. The Under Secretary must deliver a staffing and resource plan within 180 days and produce an initial implementation report and recurring assessments on integration and performance.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More local intelligence officers
This bill would move DHS intelligence work into field regions within two years. The Secretary would place at least one Intelligence Officer and one Intelligence Analyst at every fusion center. An Intelligence Officer would also be assigned to each joint or interagency task force as the Office liaison. Assigned IOs and IAs would report operationally to the I&A Regional Director and coordinate with regional leads from FEMA, CISA, ICE, and CBP. Assignments at fusion centers would normally last three years, with the Secretary allowed to extend up to two more years, and the Secretary would prevent all staff from rotating out at once. The bill would bar one person from serving as both an IO and an IA at the same time. Each IO and IA would receive civil rights, civil liberties, and Privacy Act training before starting the field assignment.
Staffing plan and annual reports
The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis would send Congress a staffing and resource plan within 180 days. The plan would list personnel needed for each FEMA Region, say which headquarters roles could move to the field, and explain which HQ jobs must stay and why. The plan would describe a rotation program so field IOs and IAs do not spend more than five years in a field location without a headquarters rotation, and it would list hiring, training, or realignment needs. The Secretary would give an initial implementation report to Congress within one year showing progress and barriers. Beginning one year after that initial report, the Secretary would give annual assessments for five years on operational impacts, interagency integration, efficiencies, and training materials. The bill would define the congressional committees that must receive these reports and say a 'Region' means one of the ten FEMA regions unless the Secretary specifies otherwise.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pfluger
TX • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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