HR 7574
ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
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Bill overview
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reorganize and realign its Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office (ELO Office). Specifically, it requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and submit a plan within 120 days outlining how to eliminate redundant functions, centralize law enforcement engagement, improve information sharing, and enhance accountability. The plan must include staffing proposals, a transition timeline, and oversight mechanisms, with limitations on expanding the office’s scope until the plan is implemented and certified.
Key provisions
- Requires DHS to develop a plan to reorganize the ELO Office within 120 days.
- Directs the ELO Office to be realigned within the Partner Engagement directorate of I&A.
- Mandates the establishment of clear communication protocols with law enforcement agencies.
- Calls for centralizing points of contact for law enforcement engagement.
- Requires improved information-sharing mechanisms among DHS components.
- Specifies the need to reduce duplication of outreach efforts.
- Includes provisions for internal oversight and performance metrics.
- Limits expansion of the ELO Office until the plan is implemented and certified.
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- Department of Homeland Security
- Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
- Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
- Intelligence Support Team (IST) entities
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7574
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To provide for the reorganization and realignment of the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 comprehensive plan to carry out the following:
Realign the essential functions and personnel of the ELO Office within the Partner Engagement directorate of I&A.
Improve the management and coordination of strategic relationships with priority law enforcement agencies, including by carrying out the following:
Establishing clear communication protocols.
Centralizing points of contact for law enforcement engagement.
Enhancing information-sharing mechanisms.
Reducing duplication of outreach across Department of Homeland Security components.
Improving accountability and performance metrics related to stakeholder engagement.
The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following:
Detailed staffing proposals, including reassignment plans.
A transition timeline for implementing the realignment within the Partner Engagement directorate of I&A, in accordance with paragraph (2) of such subsection.
Internal oversight mechanisms to monitor implementation of such plan.
Recommendations for future engagement models that reduce redundancy and improve efficiency in managing law enforcement and homeland security partnerships with priority law enforcement agencies.
Until such time as the Secretary of Homeland Security submits the plan required under subsection (a) and certifies commencement of the implementation of such plan under subsection (c), the Secretary may not—
expand the staffing, budget, or programmatic scope of the ELO Office; or
establish new offices in the Department duplicating the mission of the ELO Office or the Partner Engagement directorate of I&A without specific congressional authorization.
In this section:
Departmentmeans the Department of Homeland Security.
ELO Officemeans the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach office within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) of the Department of Homeland Security.
The term I&A
means the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security.
The term Secretary
means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
The term SLTT entity
has the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
priority law enforcement agenciesmeans Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies identified by the Secretary as key partners for national security, counterterrorism, emergency response, or other mission-critical operations.