DHS Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Ombuds Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7435 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7435 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Intelligence Ombuds within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2026 Mr. Magaziner (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Intelligence Ombuds within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Ombuds Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT PROGRAM OFFICE AND INTELLIGENCE OMBUDS. (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 714. INTELLIGENCE TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT PROGRAM OFFICE; OMBUDS. ``(a) Establishment.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the Department an Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office (in this section referred to as the `Office') to carry out the following: ``(A) Review and assess information concerning intelligence activities of the Department, including relating to the timeliness, objectivity, and independence from political considerations of such activities. ``(B) Facilitate departmental decisions regarding making information publicly avai