114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3859 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HSA Technical Correc3 tions Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT 

5 OF 2002. 

6 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

7 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

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

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

10 a section or other provision of the Homeland Security Act 

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

12 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND SE13 CURITY ACT OF 2002. 

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

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

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

17 following: 

18 (A) Section 401. 

19 (B) Section 416. 

20 (C) Section 430. 

21 (D) Section 431. 

22 (E) Section 445. 

23 (F) Section 446. 

24 (G) Section 455. 

25 (H) Section 456. 

26 (I) Section 459. 
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1 (J) Section 460. 

2 (K) Section 461. 

3 (L) Section 472. 

4 (M) Section 473. 

5 (N) Section 474. 

6 (O) Section 475. 

7 (P) Section 477. 

8 (Q) Section 706. 

9 (R) Section 857. 

10 (S) Section 878. 

11 (T) Section 881. 

12 (U) Section 893. 

13 (V) Section 1204. 

14 (W) Title XIV. 

15 (X) Section 1401. 

16 (Y) Section 1402. 

17 (Z) Section 1403. 

18 (AA) Section 1404. 

19 (BB) Section 1405. 

20 (CC) Section 1406. 

21 (DD) Section 1502. 

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

23 section 226 and sections 227 and 228 and inserting 

24 the following new items: 

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

‘‘Sec. 228. Cyber incident response plan. 

‘‘Sec. 229. Clearances.’’. 
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1 (3) By striking the item relating to title IV and 

2 the item relating to subtitle A of title IV and insert3 ing the following new items: 

‘‘TITLE IV—BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION 

SECURITY 

‘‘SUBTITLE A—BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION 

SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS’’. 

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

5 and inserting the following new item: 

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

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

7 of title IV and inserting the following new item: 

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

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

9 and inserting the following new item: 

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

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

11 and inserting the following new item: 

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

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

13 and inserting the following new item: 

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

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

15 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 451. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.’’. 
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1 (10) By striking the item relating to section 

2 2103 and inserting the following new item: 

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

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

4 amended as follows: 

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

6 by striking ‘‘Directorate of Border and Transpor7 tation Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Commissioner of 

8 United States Customs and Border Protection’’. 

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

10 (A) by striking the enumerator, the para11 graph heading, and the matter preceding sub12 paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 

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

14 paragraph (2), there are the following officers, ap15 pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

16 consent of the Senate:’’; 

17 (B) by moving the margins of subpara18 graphs (A) through (J) two ems to the right; 

19 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘An 

20 Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 

21 Security’’ and inserting ‘‘A Commissioner of 

22 United States Customs and Border Protection’’; 

23 (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘the 

24 Bureau of’’ and inserting ‘‘United States’’; 
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1 (E) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘A 

2 Director of the Office of Counternarcotics En3 forcement’’ and inserting ‘‘A Director of United 

4 States Immigration and Customs Enforce5 ment’’; 

6 (F) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 

7 the following new subparagraphs: 

8 ‘‘(K) An Administrator of the Transpor9 tation Security Administration. 

10 ‘‘(L) A Commandant of the Coast 

11 Guard.’’. 

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

13 amended as follows: 

14 (1) In section 202 (6 U.S.C. 122)— 

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

16 of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 

17 of National Intelligence’’; and 

18 (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘Di19 rector of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 

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

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

23 (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub24 section (e). 

25 (3) In section 223 (6 U.S.C. 143)— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘in coordination with 

3 the Under Secretary for Emergency Pre4 paredness and Response,’’; and 

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

6 a semicolon; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, in co8 ordination with the Under Secretary for Emer9 gency Preparedness and Response,’’. 

10 (4) In section 225 (6 U.S.C. 145)— 

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

12 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub13 section (c). 

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

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

16 229, respectively. 

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

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

19 and Communications Integration Center’’) as section 

20 227. 

21 (7) In section 228 (6 U.S.C. 149), as redesig22 nated by paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘section 226’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘section 227(a)(1)’’. 
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1 (d) TITLE III.—Section 302 (6 U.S.C. 182) is 

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

3 and inserting ‘‘biological,’’. 

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

5 amended as follows: 

6 (1) By striking the title heading and inserting 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘TITLE IV—BORDER, MARITIME, 

9 AND TRANSPORTATION SECU10 RITY’’. 

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

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘Subtitle A—Border, Maritime, and 

14 Transportation Security Re15 sponsibilities and Functions’’. 

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

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

18 (A) by striking the section heading and in19 serting the following: ‘‘BORDER, MARITIME, 

20 AND TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBIL21 ITIES.’’; and 

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

23 by striking ‘‘, acting through the Under Sec24 retary for Border and Transportation Secu25 rity,’’. 
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1 (5) By striking the heading for subtitle B and 

2 inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘Subtitle B—United States Customs 

4 and Border Protection’’. 

5 (6) In section 411 (6 U.S.C. 211)— 

6 (A) by striking the section heading and in7 serting the following: ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF

8 UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER

9 PROTECTION.’’; 

10 (B) in subsection (a)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘the United States 

12 Customs Service’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

13 United States Customs and Border Protec14 tion’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary 

16 for Border and Transportation Security’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; and 

18 (C) in subsection (b)— 

19 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik20 ing ‘‘OF CUSTOMS’’; 

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

22 Customs Service a Commissioner of Cus23 toms’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Cus24 toms and Border Protection a Commis25 sioner’’; and 
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1 (iii) by striking paragraph (3). 

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

3 striking ‘‘United States Customs Service’’ and in4 serting ‘‘United States Customs and Border Protec5 tion’’. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) CONTINUING RE14 PORTS.—’’; and 

15 (B) by striking subsection (b). 

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

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

18 (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub19 section (b). 

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

21 striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Border Transpor22 tation and Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

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

24 subsection (c). 

25 (15) In section 428 (6 U.S.C. 236)— 
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1 (A) in subsection (e), by striking para2 graphs (7) and (8); 

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

4 and 

5 (C) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub6 section (g). 

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

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

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

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

11 UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND

12 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY’’; and 

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

14 by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary for Border 

15 and Transportation Security’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

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

18 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

19 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF BORDER

20 SECURITY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES

21 IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCE22 MENT’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se24 curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 
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1 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En2 forcement’’; 

3 (C) by striking ‘‘Bureau of Border Secu4 rity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

5 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En6 forcement’’; 

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

8 appears and inserting ‘‘United States Immigra9 tion and Customs Enforcement’’; 

10 (E) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor11 der and Transportation Security’’ each place it 

12 appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 

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

14 and Immigration Services’’ both places it ap15 pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship 

16 and Immigration Services’’; 

17 (G) in subsection (a)— 

18 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik19 ing ‘‘OF BUREAU’’; 

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

21 bureau to be known as the ‘Bureau of Bor22 der Security’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘the Bureau 

23 of Border Security’’; 

24 (iii) in paragraph (2), in the para25 graph heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT
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1 SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; 

2 and 

3 (iv) by striking paragraph (5) and in4 serting the following: 

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

6 later than 1 year after the date on which the trans7 fer of functions specified under section 441 takes ef8 fect, the Director of United States Immigration and 

9 Customs Enforcement shall design and implement a 

10 managerial rotation program under which employees 

11 of United States Immigration and Customs Enforce12 ment holding positions involving supervisory or man13 agerial responsibility and classified, in accordance 

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

15 a GS–14 or above, shall— 

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

17 functions performed by United States Immigra18 tion and Customs Enforcement; and 

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

20 United States Immigration and Customs En21 forcement.’’; and 

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

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

24 (20) In section 443 (6 U.S.C. 253)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor2 der and Transportation Security’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Secretary’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se5 curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

6 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En7 forcement’’. 

8 (21) In section 444 (6 U.S.C. 254)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor10 der and Transportation Security’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Secretary’’; 

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

13 procedures applicable to employees of the Fed14 eral Bureau of Investigation,’’; and 

15 (C) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se16 curity’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Customs 

17 and Border Protection’’. 

18 (22) By striking section 445. 

19 (23) By striking section 446. 

20 (24) In section 451— 

21 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

22 ‘‘BUREAU OF’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED

23 STATES’’; 

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

25 and Immigration Services’’ each place it ap-
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1 pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship 

2 and Immigration Services’’; 

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

4 Immigration Services’’ each place it appears 

5 and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship and 

6 Immigration Services’’; 

7 (D) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se8 curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

9 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En10 forcement’’; 

11 (E) in subsection (a)— 

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

14 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘a bureau to be 

16 known as the ‘Bureau of Citizenship 

17 and Immigration Services’ ’’ and in18 serting ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 

19 and Immigration Services’’; and 

20 (II) by striking ‘‘the ‘Bureau of 

21 Citizenship and Immigration Serv22 ices’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘the United 

23 States Citizenship and Immigration 

24 Services’ ’’; 
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1 (iii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 

2 ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Di3 rector’’; and 

4 (iv) by striking paragraph (4) and in5 serting the following: 

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

7 later than 1 year after the effective date specified in 

8 section 455, the Director of United States Citizen9 ship and Immigration Services shall design and im10 plement a managerial rotation program under which 

11 employees of United States Citizenship and Immi12 gration Services holding positions involving super13 visory or managerial responsibility and classified, in 

14 accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States 

15 Code, as a GS–14 or above, shall— 

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

17 functions performed by United States Citizen18 ship and Immigration Services; and 

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

20 one service center of United States Citizenship 

21 and Immigration Services.’’; and 

22 (F) by striking subsection (g). 

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

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

25 it appears and inserting ‘‘United States’’; and 
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1 (B) in subsection (f), in the subsection 

2 heading, by striking ‘‘BUREAU OF’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘UNITED STATES’’. 

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

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

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

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

8 bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Citizen9 ship and Immigration Services’’. 

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

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

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

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

14 procedures applicable to employees of the Fed15 eral Bureau of Investigation,’’. 

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

17 note). 

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

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

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

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

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

23 279(b)(2)(A))— 

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

25 and Immigration Services’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘United States Citizenship and Immigration 

2 Services’’; 

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

4 inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se6 curity’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Immigra7 tion and Customs Enforcement’’. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 and Immigration Services’’ each place it ap15 pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship 

16 and Immigration Services’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se18 curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 

19 ‘‘United States Immigration and Customs En20 forcement’’. 

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

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

23 to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 478. IMMIGRATION FUNCTIONS. 

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

3 enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Sec4 retary shall submit a report to the President, to the Com5 mittees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government 

6 Reform of the House of Representatives, and to the Com7 mittees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security and Gov8 ernmental Affairs of the Senate, on the impact the trans9 fers made by this subtitle has had on immigration func10 tions. 

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

12 the following with respect to the period covered by the re13 port: 

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

15 applications and petitions received, and processed, 

16 by the Department. 

17 ‘‘(2) Region-by-region statistics on the aggre18 gate number of immigration applications and peti19 tions filed by an alien (or filed on behalf of an alien) 

20 and denied, disaggregated by category of denial and 

21 application or petition type. 

22 ‘‘(3) The quantity of backlogged immigration 

23 applications and petitions that have been processed, 

24 the aggregate number awaiting processing, and a de25 tailed plan for eliminating the backlog. 
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1 ‘‘(4) The average processing period for immi2 gration applications and petitions, disaggregated by 

3 application or petition type. 

4 ‘‘(5) The number and types of immigration-re5 lated grievances filed with any official of the Depart6 ment of Justice, and if those grievances were re7 solved. 

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

9 immigration services. 

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

11 used consistent with legal requirements regarding 

12 such use. 

13 ‘‘(8) Whether immigration-related questions 

14 conveyed by customers to the Department (whether 

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

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

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

18 amended as follows: 

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

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

21 504(a)(6)’’. 

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

23 314(a)(3)), by striking ‘‘, the National Disaster 

24 Medical System,’’. 
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1 (g) TITLE VI.—Section 601 (6 U.S.C. 331) is 

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

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

4 Intelligence’’. 

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

6 amended as follows: 

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

8 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

10 Security and the Bureau of Citizenship 

11 and Immigration Services’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘United States Citizenship and Immigra13 tion Services and United States Immigra14 tion and Customs Enforcement’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘such bureau’’ and in16 serting ‘‘United States Citizenship and Im17 migration Services’’; and 

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

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

20 Citizenship and Immigration Services and 

21 United States Immigration and Customs En22 forcement’’. 

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

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

25 is amended as follows: 
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1 (1) In section 833 (6 U.S.C. 393), by striking 

2 subsection (e). 

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

4 413(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘as determined by’’ and 

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

6 determined by the Secretary; and’’. 

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

8 read as follows: 

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

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

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

12 establish the Homeland Security Rotation Program (in 

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

14 employees of the Department. The Rotation Program shall 

15 use applicable best practices, including those from the 

16 Chief Human Capital Officers Council. 

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

18 the Secretary shall— 

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

20 Human Capital Strategic Plan of the Department; 

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

22 in the Department the opportunity to broaden their 

23 knowledge through exposure to other components of 

24 the Department; 
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1 ‘‘(3) expand the knowledge base of the Depart2 ment by providing for rotational assignments of em3 ployees to other components; 

4 ‘‘(4) build professional relationships and con5 tacts among the employees in the Department; 

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

7 professionally rewarding opportunities; 

8 ‘‘(6) incorporate Department human capital 

9 strategic plans and activities, and address critical 

10 human capital deficiencies, recruitment and reten11 tion efforts, and succession planning within the Fed12 eral workforce of the Department; and 

13 ‘‘(7) complement and incorporate (but not re14 place) rotational programs within the Department in 

15 effect on the date of enactment of this section. 

16 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

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

18 Officer shall administer the Rotation Program. 

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

20 Capital Officer shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) provide oversight of the establishment 

22 and implementation of the Rotation Program; 

23 ‘‘(B) establish a framework that supports 

24 the goals of the Rotation Program and pro-
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1 motes cross-disciplinary rotational opportuni2 ties; 

3 ‘‘(C) establish eligibility for employees to 

4 participate in the Rotation Program and select 

5 participants from employees who apply; 

6 ‘‘(D) establish incentives for employees to 

7 participate in the Rotation Program, including 

8 promotions and employment preferences; 

9 ‘‘(E) ensure that the Rotation Program 

10 provides professional education and training; 

11 ‘‘(F) ensure that the Rotation Program de12 velops qualified employees and future leaders 

13 with broadbased experience throughout the De14 partment; 

15 ‘‘(G) provide for greater interaction among 

16 employees in components of the Department; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(H) coordinate with rotational programs 

19 within the Department in effect on the date of 

20 enactment of this section. 

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

22 All allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other bene23 fits of employees participating in the Rotation Program 

24 shall be preserved.’’. 

25 (4) By striking section 857 (6 U.S.C. 427). 
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1 (5) By striking section 878 (6 U.S.C. 458). 

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

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

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

5 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 

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

7 subsection (h). 

8 (9) In section 892 (6 U.S.C. 482)— 

9 (A) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ‘‘Di10 rector of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 

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

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

17 amended in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘MEM18 BERS—’’ and inserting ‘‘MEMBERS.—’’. 

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

20 511(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of Central In21 telligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intel22 ligence’’. 

23 (l) TITLE XII.—Title XII is amended by striking sec24 tion 1204. 
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1 (m) TITLE XIV.—Strike title XIV (49 U.S.C. 40101 

2 note et seq.). 

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

4 amended by striking section 1502. 

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

6 seq.) is amended as follows: 

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

8 571(c)(12)), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 

9 Grants and Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 

10 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 

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

12 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by strik13 ing ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Emer15 gency Management Agency’’. 

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

17 592(b)(3)) is amended— 

18 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘HA19 WAIIAN NATIVE-SERVING’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIVE

20 HAWAIIAN-SERVING’’; and 

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

22 inserting ‘‘Native Hawaiian-serving’’. 

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

24 amended as follows: 

25 (1) In section 2006(b)(4)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

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

4 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

5 (C) by striking subparagraph (F). 

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

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

8 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub9 section (c). 

Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 

2015. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3859 

AN ACT 

To make technical corrections to the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002.