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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3859 

To make technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 29, 2015 

Mr. PERRY (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To make technical corrections to the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HSA Technical Correc5 tions Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT 

7 OF 2002. 

8 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

9 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

10 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 

11 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 


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1 a section or other provision of the Homeland Security Act 

2 of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND SE4 CURITY ACT OF 2002. 

5 (a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

6 section 1(b) (6 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended as follows: 

7 (1) By striking the items relating to each of the 

8 following: 

9 (A) Section 401. 

10 (B) Section 416. 

11 (C) Section 430. 

12 (D) Section 431. 

13 (E) Section 445. 

14 (F) Section 446. 

15 (G) Section 455. 

16 (H) Section 456. 

17 (I) Section 459. 

18 (J) Section 460. 

19 (K) Section 461. 

20 (L) Section 472. 

21 (M) Section 473. 

22 (N) Section 474. 

23 (O) Section 475. 

24 (P) Section 477. 

25 (Q) Section 706. 


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1 (R) Section 857. 

2 (S) Section 878. 

3 (T) Section 881. 

4 (U) Section 893. 

5 (V) Section 1204. 

6 (W) Title XIV. 

7 (X) Section 1401. 

8 (Y) Section 1402. 

9 (Z) Section 1403. 

10 (AA) Section 1404. 

11 (BB) Section 1405. 

12 (CC) Section 1406. 

13 (DD) Section 1502. 

14 (2) By striking the items relating to the second 

15 section 226 and sections 227 and 228 and inserting 

16 the following new items: 

‘‘Sec. 227. National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. 

‘‘Sec. 228. Cyber incident response plan. 

‘‘Sec. 229. Clearances.’’. 

17 (3) By striking the item relating to title IV and 

18 the item relating to subtitle A of title IV and insert19 ing the following new items: 

‘‘TITLE IV—BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION 

SECURITY 

‘‘SUBTITLE A—BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION 

SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS’’. 


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1 (4) By striking the item relating to section 402 

2 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 402. Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities.’’. 

3 (5) By striking the item relating to subtitle B 

4 of title IV and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Subtitle B—United States Customs and Border Protection’’. 

5 (6) By striking the item relating to section 411 

6 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 411. Establishment of United States Customs and Border Protection.’’. 

7 (7) By striking the item relating to section 441 

8 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 441. Transfer of functions.’’. 

9 (8) By striking the item relating to section 442 

10 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 442. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.’’. 

11 (9) By striking the item relating to section 451 

12 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 451. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.’’. 

13 (10) By striking the item relating to section 

14 2103 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 2103. Protection and sharing of information.’’. 

15 (b) TITLE I.—Title I (6 U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is 

16 amended as follows: 

17 (1) In section 102(f)(10) (6 U.S.C. 112(f)(10)), 

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1 tation Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Commissioner of 

2 United States Customs and Border Protection’’. 

3 (2) In section 103(a)(1) (6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1))— 

4 (A) by striking the enumerator, the para5 graph heading, and the matter preceding sub6 paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

8 paragraph (2), there are the following officers, ap9 pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

10 consent of the Senate:’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘An 

12 Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 

13 Security’’ and inserting ‘‘A Commissioner of 

14 United States Customs and Border Protection’’; 

15 (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘the 

16 Bureau of’’ and inserting ‘‘United States’’; 

17 (D) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘A 

18 Director of the Office of Counternarcotics En19 forcement’’ and inserting ‘‘A Director of United 

20 States Immigration and Customs Enforce21 ment’’; 

22 (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) 

23 through (J) as subparagraphs (J) through (L), 

24 respectively; and 


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1 (F) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 

2 the following new subparagraphs: 

3 ‘‘(H) An Administrator of the Transpor4 tation Security Administration. 

5 ‘‘(I) A Commandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 

6 (c) TITLE II.—Title II (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is 

7 amended as follows: 

8 (1) In section 202 (6 U.S.C. 122)— 

9 (A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Director 

10 of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 

11 of National Intelligence’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘Di13 rector of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 

15 (2) In section 210E (6 U.S.C. 124l)— 

16 (A) by striking subsection (e); and 

17 (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub18 section (e). 

19 (3) In section 223 (6 U.S.C. 143)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘in coordination with 

22 the Under Secretary for Emergency Pre23 paredness and Response,’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

25 a semicolon; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, in co2 ordination with the Under Secretary for Emer3 gency Preparedness and Response,’’. 

4 (4) In section 225 (6 U.S.C. 145)— 

5 (A) by striking subsection (c); and 

6 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub7 section (c). 

8 (5) By redesignating sections 227 (6 U.S.C. 

9 149) and 228 (6 U.S.C. 150) as sections 228 and 

10 229, respectively. 

11 (6) By redesignating the second section 226 (6 

12 U.S.C. 148) (relating to ‘‘National Cybersecurity 

13 and Communications Integration Center’’) as section 

14 227. 

15 (7) In section 228 (6 U.S.C. 149), as redesig16 nated by paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘section 226’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘227(a)(1)’’. 

18 (d) TITLE III.—Section 302 (6 U.S.C. 182) is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘biological,,’’ both places it appears 

20 and inserting ‘‘biological,’’. 

21 (e) TITLE IV.—Title IV (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is 

22 amended as follows: 

23 (1) By striking the title heading and inserting 

24 the following: 


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1 ‘‘TITLE IV—BORDER, MARITIME, 

2 AND TRANSPORTATION SECU3 RITY’’. 

4 (2) By striking the heading for subtitle A and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘Subtitle A—Border, Maritime, and 

7 Transportation Security Re8 sponsibilities and Functions’’. 

9 (3) By striking section 401 (6 U.S.C. 201). 

10 (4) In section 402 (6 U.S.C. 202)— 

11 (A) by striking the section heading and in12 serting the following: ‘‘BORDER, MARITIME, 

13 AND TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBIL14 ITIES’’; and 

15 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

16 by striking ‘‘, acting through the Under Sec17 retary for Border and Transportation Secu18 rity,’’. 

19 (5) By striking the heading for subtitle B and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘Subtitle B—United States Customs 

22 and Border Protection’’. 

23 (6) In section 411 (6 U.S.C. 211)— 

24 (A) by striking the section heading and in25 serting the following: ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF


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1 UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER

2 PROTECTION’’; 

3 (B) in subsection (a)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘the United States 

5 Customs Service’’ and inserting ‘‘an agen6 cy to be known as ‘United States Customs 

7 and Border Protection’ ’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary 

9 for Border and Transportation Security’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; and 

11 (C) in subsection (b)— 

12 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik13 ing ‘‘OF CUSTOMS’’; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

15 Customs Service a Commissioner of Cus16 toms’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Cus17 toms and Border Protection a Commis18 sioner’’; and 

19 (iii) by striking paragraph (3). 

20 (7) In section 412(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 212), by 

21 striking ‘‘United States Customs Service’’ and in22 serting ‘‘United States Customs and Border Protec23 tion’’. 

24 (8) In section 413 (6 U.S.C. 213), by striking 

25 ‘‘available to the United States Customs Service or’’. 


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1 (9) In section 414 (6 U.S.C. 214), by striking 

2 ‘‘the United States Customs Service’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘United States Customs and Border Protection’’. 

4 (10) By striking section 416 (6 U.S.C. 216). 

5 (11) In section 418 (6 U.S.C. 218)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) CONTINUING RE7 PORTS.—’’; and 

8 (B) by striking subsection (b). 

9 (12) In section 423 (6 U.S.C. 233)— 

10 (A) by striking subsection (b); and 

11 (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub12 section (b). 

13 (13) In section 424(a) (6 U.S.C. 234(a)), by 

14 striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Border Transpor15 tation and Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

16 (14) In section 427 (6 U.S.C. 235), by striking 

17 subsection (c). 

18 (15) In section 428 (6 U.S.C. 236)— 

19 (A) in subsection (e), by striking para20 graphs (7) and (8); 

21 (B) by striking subsections (g) and (h); 

22 and 

23 (C) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub24 section (g). 

25 (16) By striking section 430 (6 U.S.C. 238). 


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1 (17) By striking section 431 (6 U.S.C. 239). 

2 (18) In section 441 (6 U.S.C. 251)— 

3 (A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘TO

4 UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND

5 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY’’; and 

6 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

7 by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary for Border 

8 and Transportation Security’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

10 (19) In section 442 (6 U.S.C. 252)— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF BORDER

13 SECURITY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES

14 IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCE15 MENT’’; 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se17 curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

18 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En19 forcement’’; 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘Bureau of Border Secu21 rity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En23 forcement’’; 


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1 (D) by striking ‘‘the Bureau’’ each place it 

2 appears and inserting ‘‘United States Immigra3 tion and Customs Enforcement’’; 

4 (E) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor5 der and Transportation Security’’ each place it 

6 appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 

7 (F) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 

8 and Immigration Services’’ both places it ap9 pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship 

10 and Immigration Services’’; 

11 (G) in subsection (a)— 

12 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik13 ing ‘‘OF BUREAU’’; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘a 

15 bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘an agency’’; 

16 (iii) in paragraph (2), in the para17 graph heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT

18 SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; 

19 and 

20 (iv) by striking paragraph (5) and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(5) MANAGERIAL ROTATION PROGRAM.—Not 

23 later than 1 year after the date on which the trans24 fer of functions specified under section 441 takes ef25 fect, the Director of United States Immigration and 


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1 Customs Enforcement shall design and implement a 

2 managerial rotation program under which employees 

3 of United States Immigration and Customs Enforce4 ment holding positions involving supervisory or man5 agerial responsibility and classified, in accordance 

6 with chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, as 

7 a GS–14 or above, shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) gain some experience in all the major 

9 functions performed by United States Immigra10 tion and Customs Enforcement; and 

11 ‘‘(B) work in at least one local office of 

12 United States Immigration and Customs En13 forcement.’’; and 

14 (H) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 

15 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 

16 (20) In section 443 (6 U.S.C. 253)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor18 der and Transportation Security’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘Secretary’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se21 curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En23 forcement’’. 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor2 der and Transportation Security’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Secretary’’; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘pursuant to policies and 

5 procedures applicable to employees of the Fed6 eral Bureau of Investigation,’’; and 

7 (C) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se8 curity’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Customs 

9 and Border Protection’’. 

10 (22) By striking section 445. 

11 (23) By striking section 446. 

12 (24) In section 451— 

13 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

14 ‘‘BUREAU OF’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED

15 STATES’’; 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 

17 and Immigration Services’’ each place it ap18 pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship 

19 and Immigration Services’’; 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘Bureau of Citizenship and 

21 Immigration Services’’ each place it appears 

22 and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship and 

23 Immigration Services’’; 

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1 ‘‘United States Customs and Border Protec2 tion’’; 

3 (E) in subsection (a)— 

4 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik5 ing ‘‘OF BUREAU’’; 

6 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (I) by striking ‘‘a bureau’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘an agency’’; and 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘the ‘Bureau of 

10 Citizenship and Immigration Serv11 ices’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘United States 

12 Citizenship and Immigration Serv13 ices’ ’’; 

14 (iii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 

15 ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Di16 rector’’; and 

17 (iv) by striking paragraph (4) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(4) MANAGERIAL ROTATION PROGRAM.—Not 

20 later than 1 year after the effective date specified in 

21 section 455, the Director of United States Citizen22 ship and Immigration Services shall design and im23 plement a managerial rotation program under which 

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1 visory or managerial responsibility and classified, in 

2 accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States 

3 Code, as a GS–14 or above, shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) gain some experience in all the major 

5 functions performed by United States Citizen6 ship and Immigration Services; and 

7 ‘‘(B) work in at least one field office and 

8 one service center of United States Citizenship 

9 and Immigration Services.’’; and 

10 (F) by striking subsection (g). 

11 (25) In section 452 (6 U.S.C. 272)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of’’ each place 

13 it appears and inserting ‘‘United States’’; and 

14 (B) in subsection (f), in the subsection 

15 heading, by striking ‘‘BUREAU OF’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘UNITED STATES’’. 

17 (26) In section 453 (6 U.S.C. 273)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of’’ each place 

19 it appears and inserting ‘‘United States’’; and 

20 (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘such 

21 bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Citizen22 ship and Immigration Services’’. 

23 (27) In section 454 (6 U.S.C. 274)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of’’ each place 

25 it appears and inserting ‘‘United States’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘pursuant to policies and 

2 procedures applicable to employees of the Fed3 eral Bureau of Investigation,’’. 

4 (28) By striking section 455 (6 U.S.C. 271 

5 note). 

6 (29) By striking section 456 (6 U.S.C. 275). 

7 (30) By striking section 459 (6 U.S.C. 276). 

8 (31) By striking section 460 (6 U.S.C. 277). 

9 (32) By striking section 461 (6 U.S.C. 278). 

10 (33) In section 462(b)(2)(A) (6 U.S.C. 

11 279(b)(2)(A))— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 

13 and Immigration Services’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘United States Citizenship and Immigration 

15 Services’’; 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se19 curity’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Immigra20 tion and Customs Enforcement’’. 

21 (34) By striking section 472 (6 U.S.C. 292). 

22 (35) By striking section 473 (6 U.S.C. 293). 

23 (36) By striking section 474 (6 U.S.C. 294). 

24 (37) By striking section 475 (6 U.S.C. 295). 

25 (38) In section 476 (6 U.S.C. 296)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 

2 and Immigration Services’’ each place it ap3 pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship 

4 and Immigration Services’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se6 curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

7 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En8 forcement’’. 

9 (39) By striking section 477 (6 U.S.C. 297). 

10 (40) By amending section 478 (6 U.S.C. 298) 

11 to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 478. IMMIGRATION FUNCTIONS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—One year after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Sec15 retary shall submit a report to the President, to the Com16 mittees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government 

17 Reform of the House of Representatives, and to the Com18 mittees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security and Gov19 ernmental Affairs of the Senate, on the impact the trans20 fers made by this subtitle has had on immigration func21 tions. 

22 ‘‘(b) MATTER INCLUDED.—The report shall address 

23 the following with respect to the period covered by the re24 port: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The aggregate number of all immigration 

2 applications and petitions received, and processed, 

3 by the Department. 

4 ‘‘(2) Region-by-region statistics on the aggre5 gate number of immigration applications and peti6 tions filed by an alien (or filed on behalf of an alien) 

7 and denied, disaggregated by category of denial and 

8 application or petition type. 

9 ‘‘(3) The quantity of backlogged immigration 

10 applications and petitions that have been processed, 

11 the aggregate number awaiting processing, and a de12 tailed plan for eliminating the backlog. 

13 ‘‘(4) The average processing period for immi14 gration applications and petitions, disaggregated by 

15 application or petition type. 

16 ‘‘(5) The number and types of immigration-re17 lated grievances filed with any official of the Depart18 ment of Justice, and if those grievances were re19 solved. 

20 ‘‘(6) Plans to address grievances and improve 

21 immigration services. 

22 ‘‘(7) Whether immigration-related fees were 

23 used consistent with legal requirements regarding 

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1 ‘‘(8) Whether immigration-related questions 

2 conveyed by customers to the Department (whether 

3 conveyed in person, by telephone, or by means of the 

4 Internet) were answered effectively and efficiently.’’. 

5 (f) TITLE V.—Title V (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is 

6 amended as follows: 

7 (1) In section 501(8) (6 U.S.C. 311(8)), by 

8 striking ‘‘section 502(a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

9 504(a)(6)’’. 

10 (2) In section 504(a)(3)(B) (6 U.S.C. 

11 314(a)(3)), by striking ‘‘, the National Disaster 

12 Medical System,’’. 

13 (g) TITLE VI.—Section 601 (6 U.S.C. 331) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ 

15 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director of National 

16 Intelligence’’. 

17 (h) TITLE VII.—Title VII (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is 

18 amended as follows: 

19 (1) In section 701(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 341(b)(1))— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border 

22 Security and the Bureau of Citizenship 

23 and Immigration Services’’ and inserting 

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1 tion Services and United States Immigra2 tion and Customs Enforcement’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘such bureau’’ and in4 serting ‘‘United States Citizenship and Im5 migration Services’’; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

7 ‘‘such bureaus’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 

8 Citizenship and Immigration Services and 

9 United States Immigration and Customs En10 forcement’’. 

11 (2) By striking section 706 (6 U.S.C. 346). 

12 (i) TITLE VIII.—Title VIII (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) 

13 is amended as follows: 

14 (1) In section 833 (6 U.S.C. 393), by striking 

15 subsection (e). 

16 (2) In section 843(b)(1)(B) (6 U.S.C. 

17 413(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘as determined by’’ and 

18 all that follows through ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘as 

19 determined by the Secretary; and’’. 

20 (3) By amending section 844 (6 U.S.C. 414) to 

21 read as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 844. HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATION PROGRAM. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

24 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

25 establish the Homeland Security Rotation Program (in 


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1 this section referred to as the ‘‘Rotation Program’’) for 

2 employees of the Department. The Rotation Program shall 

3 use applicable best practices, including those from the 

4 Chief Human Capital Officers Council. 

5 ‘‘(b) GOALS.—The Rotation Program established by 

6 the Secretary shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) be established in accordance with the 

8 Human Capital Strategic Plan of the Department; 

9 ‘‘(2) provide middle and senior level employees 

10 in the Department the opportunity to broaden their 

11 knowledge through exposure to other components of 

12 the Department; 

13 ‘‘(3) expand the knowledge base of the Depart14 ment by providing for rotational assignments of em15 ployees to other components; 

16 ‘‘(4) build professional relationships and con17 tacts among the employees in the Department; 

18 ‘‘(5) invigorate the workforce with exciting and 

19 professionally rewarding opportunities; 

20 ‘‘(6) incorporate Department human capital 

21 strategic plans and activities, and address critical 

22 human capital deficiencies, recruitment and reten23 tion efforts, and succession planning within the Fed24 eral workforce of the Department; and 


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1 ‘‘(7) complement and incorporate (but not re2 place) rotational programs within the Department in 

3 effect on the date of enactment of this section. 

4 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Human Capital 

6 Officer shall administer the Rotation Program. 

7 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Human 

8 Capital Officer shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) provide oversight of the establishment 

10 and implementation of the Rotation Program; 

11 ‘‘(B) establish a framework that supports 

12 the goals of the Rotation Program and pro13 motes cross-disciplinary rotational opportuni14 ties; 

15 ‘‘(C) establish eligibility for employees to 

16 participate in the Rotation Program and select 

17 participants from employees who apply; 

18 ‘‘(D) establish incentives for employees to 

19 participate in the Rotation Program, including 

20 promotions and employment preferences; 

21 ‘‘(E) ensure that the Rotation Program 

22 provides professional education and training; 

23 ‘‘(F) ensure that the Rotation Program de24 velops qualified employees and future leaders 


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1 with broadbased experience throughout the De2 partment; 

3 ‘‘(G) provide for greater interaction among 

4 employees in components of the Department; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(H) coordinate with rotational programs 

7 within the Department in effect on the date of 

8 enactment of this section. 

9 ‘‘(d) ALLOWANCES, PRIVILEGES, AND BENEFITS.— 

10 All allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other bene11 fits of employees participating in the Rotation Program 

12 shall be preserved.’’. 

13 (4) By striking section 857 (6 U.S.C. 427). 

14 (5) By striking section 878 (6 U.S.C. 458). 

15 (6) By striking section 881 (6 U.S.C. 461). 

16 (7) In section 882(a)(1) (6 U.S.C. 462(a)(1)), 

17 by striking ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 

19 (8) In section 888 (6 U.S.C. 468), by striking 

20 subsection (h). 

21 (9) In section 892 (6 U.S.C. 482)— 

22 (A) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ‘‘Di23 rector of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 

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1 (B) in subsection (c)(3)(D), by striking 

2 ‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 

4 (10) By striking section 893 (6 U.S.C. 483). 

5 (j) TITLE IX.—Section 903(a) (6 U.S.C. 493(a)) is 

6 amended in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘MEM7 BERS—’’ and inserting ‘‘MEMBERS.—’’. 

8 (k) TITLE X.—Section 1001(c)(1) (6 U.S.C. 

9 511(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of Central In10 telligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intel11 ligence’’. 

12 (l) TITLE XII.—Title XII is amended by striking sec13 tion 1204. 

14 (m) TITLE XIV.—Strike title XIV (49 U.S.C. 40101 

15 note et seq.). 

16 (n) TITLE XV.—Title XV (6 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is 

17 amended by striking section 1502. 

18 (o) TITLE XVIII.—Title XVIII (6 U.S.C. 571 et 

19 seq.) is amended as follows: 

20 (1) In section 1801(c)(12) (6 U.S.C. 

21 571(c)(12)), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 

22 Grants and Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 

23 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 

24 (2) In section 1804(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 574(b)(1)), 

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1 ing ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Emer3 gency Management Agency’’. 

4 (p) TITLE XIX.—Section 1902(b)(3) (6 U.S.C. 

5 592(b)(3)) is amended— 

6 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘HA7 WAIIAN NATIVE-SERVING’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIVE

8 HAWAIIAN-SERVING’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘Hawaiian native-serving’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘Native Hawaiian-serving’’. 

11 (q) TITLE XX.—Title XX (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is 

12 amended as follows: 

13 (1) In section 2006(b)(4)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

15 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 

17 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

18 (C) by striking subparagraph (F). 

19 (2) In section 2021 (6 U.S.C. 611)— 

20 (A) by striking subsection (c); and 

21 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub22 section (c). 

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