DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program and Law Enforcement Support Act
The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create an Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program (IRAP) within DHS. This program would be part of the existing Rotation Program and must be established within one year of enactment. It would be open to analysts working in DHS intelligence components, the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information of the U.S. Secret Service, or other DHS positions designated by the Secretary. The IRAP would follow the same responsibilities applicable to the broader Rotation Program, as appropriate. In short, the bill formalizes a cross-component temporary assignment track focused on DHS and related intelligence positions, aiming to broaden analysts’ experience and coordination across parts of DHS and the Secret Service.
Key Points
- 1Establishment of the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program as a new element of DHS’s Rotation Program.
- 2Deadline: the Secretary must establish the IRAP no later than one year after enactment.
- 3Eligibility: open to analysts in DHS intelligence components, the U.S. Secret Service’s Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information, and other DHS positions the Secretary designates.
- 4Coordination: IRAP would adopt applicable responsibilities from the existing Rotation Program (as described in Section 844(a)(3)(B) of the Homeland Security Act).
- 5Scope implication: expands cross-component rotation to include DHS intelligence staff and relevant Secret Service intelligence personnel.