DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program and Law Enforcement Support Act
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Would require all components of the Department of Homeland Security's Intelligence Enterprise to participate in a federal program that rotates civilian intelligence professionals across different agencies, broadening their experience and cross-agency coordination skills.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the DHS Secretary to require every component of the DHS Intelligence Enterprise to participate in the ODNI Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program. That program allows federal civilian intelligence professionals to serve temporarily — for up to three years — at a different intelligence community element, a relevant outside organization, or in certain positions within their own agency.
The bill does not restructure the DHS Intelligence Enterprise itself, create a new program, or set its own rules for rotational assignments; it simply mandates participation in an existing ODNI program and requires that participation to follow the Director of National Intelligence's existing policies for that program.
Key provisions
- 1Would require the DHS Secretary to mandate that all DHS Intelligence Enterprise components participate in the ODNI Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program, following DNI-established policies.
Who would be affected
Federal civilian intelligence professionals employed at DHS Intelligence Enterprise components — including the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis and intelligence arms of the Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, among others — who would become eligible and subject to the ODNI joint duty rotation program.
Why it matters
If enacted, DHS intelligence employees would gain formal access to rotational assignments across the broader intelligence community, which can affect career advancement, interagency relationships, and coordination on homeland security threats. Participation would be mandatory at the component level, meaning DHS leadership could not opt individual components out of the program.
What would change
Changes to existing law
Amends Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Sec. 2)
Adds a new subsection to Section 844 (6 U.S.C. 414) requiring DHS Intelligence Enterprise components to participate in the ODNI IC Civilian Joint Duty Program.
Agencies directed to act
Funding and costs
Congressional Budget Office estimate
CBO estimates H.R. 2212 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2026–2030 period, with no effect on direct spending, revenues, or the deficit.
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2212 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2026–2030 period — spending subject to the availability of appropriated (congressionally approved) funds — and zero over any of the four 10-year periods beginning in 2036. The bill would have no effect on direct (mandatory) spending or federal revenues, and would not increase the deficit. CBO identified no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates in the bill.
How implementation would work
The DHS Secretary would be required to direct all DHS Intelligence Enterprise components to enroll in the existing ODNI IC Civilian Joint Duty Program and comply with the Director of National Intelligence's policies governing it. No new rulemaking process is specified; implementation would follow the ODNI's existing program framework. Individual rotational assignments would run up to three years as permitted under that program's current rules.
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Official CRS summary
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This bill requires all components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Intelligence Enterprise to participate in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Intelligence Community (IC) Civilian Joint Duty Program.
The DHS Intelligence Enterprise is the primary mechanism to integrate DHS's intelligence programs. It is composed of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the intelligence components of nine other DHS organizations, such as the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The IC Civilian Joint Duty Program offers federal civilian intelligence professionals the opportunity to broaden their experience by serving at a different IC element or relevant organization, or in certain positions within the individual's own IC element, for up to three years.
Legislative subjects
Armed Forces and National Security; Department of Homeland Security; Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-374