Washington, June 24 -- Representative Seth Magaziner issued the following press release:

Today, the House Homeland Security Committee approved U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner's Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act, legislation that will require standardized entry-level training for new intelligence employees at the Department of Homeland Security on civil rights, civil liberties, privacy protections, intelligence regulations, and information-sharing best practices.

The legislation establishes a formal training curriculum for employees of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), which is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and sharing intelligence with state, local, Tribal, territorial, and...