[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7764 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7764
To provide for the transfer to the Office for State and Local Law
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security of the National
Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program of the Department, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2026
Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Van Epps) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide for the transfer to the Office for State and Local Law
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security of the National
Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program of the Department, 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 ``National Threat Evaluation and
Reporting Program Reassignment and Funding Reform Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER)
Program of the Department of Homeland Security plays a critical
role in equipping State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT)
partners to identify, assess, and report threats of targeted
violence.
(2) The NTER Program primarily serves non-Federal
stakeholders and is operationally distinct from national
intelligence priorities.
(3) The Office of State and Local Law Enforcement (OSLLE)
is the primary DHS component responsible for coordination with
SLTT law enforcement and is best positioned to manage the NTER
Program.
(4) Funding of the NTER Program through National
Intelligence Program (NIP) appropriations is inconsistent with
the program's mission and scope.
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF NTER PROGRAM.
(a) Transfer.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall transfer the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting
Program to OSLLE from I&A.
(2) Continuity of operations.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall ensure the continuity of mission and operations
of the NTER Program during the pendency of the transfer under
paragraph (1), and maintain engagement with SLTT partners
throughout such pendency.
(3) Personnel and resources.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall transfer to OSLLE such personnel, assets,
equipment, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
allocations, or other funds employed, held, used, available, or
to be made available in connection with the NTER Program as
necessary to carry out this Act.
(4) Limitation.--The transfer under this subsection shall
not result in the reduction of capabilities or services
provided to SLTT partners by the NTER Program.
(b) Prohibition on Use of National Intelligence Program Funds.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
the National Intelligence Program may be obligated or expended
for the NTER Program on or after the effective date of the
transfer of the NTER Program in accordance with subsection (a).
(2) Alternative funding mechanisms.--The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall identify and allocate appropriate non-
NIP Program funding sources to support the continued operation
and expansion of the NTER Program under OSLLE. Such funding
sources may include appropriations made available to the
Department of Homeland Security for State and local programs,
preparedness grants, or other relevant nonintelligence funding
streams.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for two years, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on
the following:
(1) The progress of the NTER Program transfer under
subsection (a).
(2) The impact on NTER Program operations and SLTT
stakeholder engagement.
(3) Funding adjustments made pursuant to subsection (b).
(4) Any challenges encountered in such transfer and
recommendations to address such challenges.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) I&A.--The term ``I&A'' means the Office of Intelligence
and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security.
(2) National intelligence program; nip.--The terms
``National Intelligence Program'' and ``NIP'' have the meaning
given the term ``National Intelligence Program'' in section
3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(6)).
(3) National threat evaluation and reporting program; nter
program.--The terms ``National Threat Evaluation and Reporting
Program'' and ``NTER Program'' mean the initiative of the
Department of Homeland Security designed to build threat
assessment and management capabilities at the State, local,
Tribal, and territorial governmental level to prevent targeted
violence.
(4) OSLLE.--The term ``OSLLE'' means the Office for State
and Local Law Enforcement of the Department of Homeland
Security.
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