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H. Rept. 119-736 1 (2026-07-09)

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                    119TH CONGRESS                                        REPORT
                       2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES          119-736






                       ELO   REALIGNMENT AND STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT
                                         REFORM ACT OF 2026



                      JULY 9, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                       the Union and ordered to be printed



                       Mr.  GARBARINO,  from the Committee  on Homeland   Security,
                                         submitted  the following


                                             REPORT

                                           [To accompany H.R. 7574]

                      The Committee   on Homeland   Security, to whom was referred the
                    bill (H.R. 7574) to provide for the reorganization and realignment
                    of the Engagement,   Liaison, and  Outreach  Office of the Depart-
                    ment  of Homeland  Security, and for other purposes, having consid-
                    ered the same,  reports favorably thereon without amendment and
                    recommends   that the bill do pass.

                                                CONTENTS
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                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  1
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    H earings ..................................................................................................................  2
                    Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  3
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                    Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  5
                    C.B.O. Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax
                      E xpenditures  .......................................................................................................  5
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                    Duplicative  Federal Program s  ................................................................................  5
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................         5
                    Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...   5
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  5
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  5
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  6

                                          PURPOSE  AND SUMMARY

                      H.R. 7574, the ELO  Realignment  and Strategic Engagement   Re-
                    form Act  of 2026, creates efficiencies within the Department  of
                    Homeland   Security's Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) by re-
                    ducing duplicative functions. I&A currently maintains both a Part-
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