To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for an Office of Intelligence and Analysis and an Office of Infrastructure Protection, and for other purposes.
Key claim: HR5004 proposes renaming and restructuring DHS intelligence and infrastructure protection offices, expanding the Under Secretary’s duties, and establishing a new Office of Infrastructure Protection within DHS.
Abstract
(HR5004 · 109th Congress) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) rename the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Under Secretary for such Directorate as the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis; (2) expand the intelligence-related duties of the Under Secretary; (3) establish within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis an Internal Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan to assure the continuation of intelligence operations during emergencies; (4) specify the responsibilities of each intelligence component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (5) establish an Office of Infrastructure Protection within DHS to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection. Latest action (2006-03-23): Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Why this matters
The bill would statutorily entrench DHS’s intelligence and infrastructure protection components, giving them clearer legal footing and expanded Under Secretary responsibilities. While primarily administrative, codifying these offices affects long-term budget lines, congressional oversight hooks, and the durability of these functions against future executive reorganizations.