Findings; sense of Congress

(a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) of the Department of Homeland Security plays a critical role in supporting homeland security by providing actionable intelligence to Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and private sector entities. (2) The Office’s foundational mission is to serve as an intelligence component that supports such governments and entities by fusing law enforcement and intelligence information. (3) The Office’s effectiveness depends on the mutual flow of information, collaboration, and trust between the Department and such governments and entities. (4) Emerging and evolving threats require a proactive approach to intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security should fully execute its statutory role in supporting State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and private sector entities through actionable, relevant, and timely intelligence; (2) consistent with the requirements of section 201(d)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(6)), the Department should avoid an intelligence posture that promotes a one-directional flow of information from field entities to the intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), and should actively foster two-way collaboration; and (3) intelligence support to the Secretary of Homeland Security should complement the Office’s broader stakeholder-facing mission.