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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–90 

HSA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT 

APRIL 12, 2017.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. MCCAUL, from the Committee on Homeland Security, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 1258] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 1258) to make technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, having considered the same, reports favorably 

thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 1 

Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 

Hearings ................................................................................................................... 2 

Committee Consideration ........................................................................................ 2 

Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 2 

Committee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 2 

New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 2 

Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 2 

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 3 

Duplicative Federal Programs ................................................................................ 3 

Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 3 

Federal Mandates Statement ................................................................................. 4 

Preemption Clarification ......................................................................................... 4 

Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings ..................................................................... 4 

Advisory Committee Statement .............................................................................. 4 

Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 4 

Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 4 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 5 

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

The purpose of H.R. 1258 is to make technical corrections to the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002. 


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BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) (Pub. L. 107-296), the organizing document of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 

to enhance the ability of the Federal Government to prevent future 

acts of domestic terrorism. Passage of this legislation marked one 

of the most dramatic reorganizations of the Federal Government in 

decades and introduced a number of new offices and reporting requirements. In the intervening years, agencies have changed 

names, roles and responsibilities have shifted, and a number of the 

required reports have been completed. This legislation updates the 

HSA to ensure it more accurately reflects the current organization 

and mission of DHS and thereby allows Congress to conduct more 

effective oversight of the Department. 

HEARINGS

No hearings were held on H.R. 1258 in the 115th Congress. 

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

The Committee met on March 8, 2017, to consider H.R. 1258, 

and ordered the measure to be reported to the House with a favorable recommendation, without amendment, by voice vote. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

Clause 3(b) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires the Committee to list the recorded votes on the motion to report legislation and amendments thereto. 

No recorded votes were requested during consideration of 

H.R. 1258. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(1) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the Committee has held oversight hearings and 

made findings that are reflected in this report. 

NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY, ENTITLEMENT AUTHORITY, AND TAX

EXPENDITURES

In compliance with clause 3(c)(2) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee finds that H.R. 1258, the 

HSA Technical Corrections Act, would result in no new or increased budget authority, entitlement authority, or tax expenditures or revenues. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE

The Committee adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by 

the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 


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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, March 15, 2017. 

Hon. MICHAEL MCCAUL, 

Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1258, the HSA Technical 

Corrections Act. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Mark Grabowicz. 

Sincerely, 

KEITH HALL, Director. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 1258—HSA Technical Corrections Act 

H.R. 1258 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 by 

making technical corrections to that act, including striking provisions related to obsolete offices and outdated reporting requirements. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1258 would have no 

significant cost to the federal government. 

Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1258 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. 

H.R. 1258 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would 

not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Mark Grabowicz. The 

estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant 

Director for Budget Analysis. 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, H.R. 1258 contains the following general performance goals and objectives, including outcome related goals and 

objectives authorized. 

This legislation updates the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

ensure it more accurately reflects the current organization and 

mission of the Department of Homeland Security. 

DUPLICATIVE FEDERAL PROGRAMS

Pursuant to clause 3(c) of Rule XIII, the Committee finds that 

H.R. 1258 does not contain any provision that establishes or reauthorizes a program known to be duplicative of another Federal program. 

CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED

TARIFF BENEFITS

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marks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the Rule XXI. 

FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 

pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION

In compliance with section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, requiring the report of any Committee on a bill or joint 

resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the bill or 

joint resolution is intended to preempt State, local, or Tribal law, 

the Committee finds that H.R. 1258 does not preempt any State, 

local, or Tribal law. 

DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS

The Committee estimates that H.R. 1258 would require no directed rule makings. 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation. 

APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the 

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or 

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Short title 

This section provides that this bill may be cited as the ‘‘HSA 

Technical Corrections Act’’. 

Sec. 2. References to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

This section states that, unless otherwise noted, the changes 

made in this measure shall apply only to the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-296). 

Sec. 3. Technical amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 

This section makes technical corrections to Titles I, II, III, IV, V, 

VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XIV, XV, XVI, XVIII, XIX, XX, and the 

Table of Contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Including 

section redesignations, correcting drafting errors, eliminating expired reporting requirements, and updating certain office names 

and titles. 


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics, 

and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security Act of 2002’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as 

follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE III—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 317. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program. 

øSec. 319. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development. 

øSec. 318. Social media working group. 

øSec. 319. Transparency in research and development.¿ 

Sec. 317. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program. 

Sec. 318. Social media working group. 

Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development. 

Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation and research and development. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE IV—BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

Subtitle A—Border, Maritime, and Transportation Security Responsibilities and 

Functions 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 402. Responsibilities. 

øSec. 403. Functions transferred.¿ 

Sec. 401. Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities. 

Subtitle B—U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 417. Allocation of resources by the Secretary.¿ 

Sec. 416. Allocation of resources by the Secretary. 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 427. Coordination of information and information technology. 

øSec. 428. Visa issuance. 

øSec. 429. Information on visa denials required to be entered into electronic data 

system. 

øSec. 430. Office for Domestic Preparedness. 

øSec. 431. Office of Cargo Security Policy. 

øSec. 432. Border Enforcement Security Task Force. 

øSec. 433. Prevention of international child abduction.¿ 

Sec. 425. Coordination of information and information technology. 

Sec. 426. Visa issuance. 

Sec. 427. Information on visa denials required to be entered into electronic data system. 

Sec. 428. Border Enforcement Security Task Force. 


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Sec. 429. Prevention of international child abduction. 

* * * * * * * 

øSubtitle D—Immigration Enforcement Functions 

øSec. 441. Transfer of functions. 

øSec. 442. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

øSec. 443. Professional responsibility and quality review. 

øSec. 444. Employee discipline. 

øSec. 445. Report on improving enforcement functions. 

øSec. 446. Sense of Congress regarding construction of fencing near San Diego, California.¿ 

Subtitle D—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Sec. 441. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Sec. 442. Professional responsibility and quality review. 

Sec. 443. Employee discipline. 

øSubtitle E—Citizenship and Immigration Services 

øSec. 451. Establishment of Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.¿ 

Subtitle E—United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 

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

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 455. Effective date. 

øSec. 456. Transition.¿ 

Sec. 455. Children’s affairs. 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 459. Report on improving immigration services. 

øSec. 460. Report on responding to fluctuating needs. 

øSec. 461. Application of Internet-based technologies.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle F—General Immigration Provisions 

øSec. 471. Abolishment of INS. 

øSec. 472. Voluntary separation incentive payments. 

øSec. 473. Authority to conduct a demonstration project relating to disciplinary action. 

øSec. 474. Sense of Congress. 

øSec. 475. Director of Shared Services. 

øSec. 476. Separation of funding. 

øSec. 477. Reports and implementation plans. 

øSec. 478. Immigration functions.¿ 

Sec. 471. Reorganization and prohibition. 

Sec. 472. Separation of funding. 

Sec. 473. Annual report on immigration functions. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE V—NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 502. Definition.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE VII—MANAGEMENT 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 706. Consolidation and co-location of offices. 

øSec. 707. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. 

øSec. 708. Joint Task Forces. 

øSec. 709. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.¿ 

Sec. 706. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. 

Sec. 707. Joint Task Forces. 

Sec. 708. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 


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TITLE VIII—COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR 

GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL 

PROVISIONS 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle B—Inspector General 

øSec. 811. Authority of the Secretary. 

øSec. 812. Law enforcement powers of Inspector General agents.¿ 

Sec. 811. Law enforcement powers of Inspector General agents. 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle F—Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 857. Review and report by Comptroller General. 

øSec. 858. Identification of new entrants into the Federal marketplace.¿ 

Sec. 857. Identification of new entrants into the Federal marketplace. 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Provisions 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 878. Counternarcotics officer. 

øSec. 879. Office of International Affairs.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 881. Review of pay and benefit plans.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 889. Homeland security funding analysis in President’s budget.¿ 

Sec. 889. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations unit, computer 

forensics unit, and cyber crimes unit. 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 890A. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations unit, computer 

forensics unit, and cyber crimes unit.¿ 

Subtitle I—Information Sharing 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 893. Report. 

øSec. 894. Authorization of appropriations.¿ 

Sec. 893. Authorization of appropriations. 

* * * * * * * 

øTITLE XII—AIRLINE WAR RISK INSURANCE LEGISLATION 

øSec. 1201. Air carrier liability for third party claims arising out of acts of terrorism. 

øSec. 1202. Extension of insurance policies. 

øSec. 1203. Correction of reference. 

øSec. 1204. Report.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

øTITLE XIV—ARMING PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM 

øSec. 1401. Short title. 

øSec. 1402. Federal Flight Deck Officer Program. 

øSec. 1403. Crew training. 

øSec. 1404. Commercial airline security study. 

øSec. 1405. Authority to arm flight deck crew with less-than-lethal weapons. 

øSec. 1406. Technical amendments.¿ 

TITLE XV—TRANSITION 

Subtitle A—Reorganization Plan 

* * * * * * * 

øSec. 1502. Reorganization plan. 

øSec. 1503. Review of congressional committee structures.¿ 

Sec. 1502. Review of congressional committee structures. 

* * * * * * * 


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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 103. OTHER OFFICERS. 

(a) DEPUTY SECRETARY; UNDER SECRETARIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph (2), 

there are the following officers, appointed by the President, by 

and with the advice and consent of the Senate: 

(A) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, who shall 

be the Secretary’s first assistant for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. 

(B) An Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 

(C) A Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

(D) An Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

(E) A Director of øthe Bureau of¿ U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

(F) An Under Secretary for Management, who shall be 

first assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, 

United States Code. 

(G) A Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

(H) An Under Secretary responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other related programs of the Department. 

(I) Not more than 12 Assistant Secretaries. 

(J) A General Counsel, who shall be the chief legal officer of the Department. 

(K) An Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 

(L) An Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. 

(M) A Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.—If any of the Assistant Secretaries referred to under paragraph (1)(I) is designated to be the 

Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, the Assistant Secretary 

for Legislative Affairs, or the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, that Assistant Secretary shall be appointed by the President without the advice and consent of the Senate. 

(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department an 

Office of Inspector General and an Inspector General at the head 

of such office, as provided in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

U.S.C. App.). 

(c) COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD.—To assist the Secretary 

in the performance of the Secretary’s functions, there is a Commandant of the Coast Guard, who shall be appointed as provided 

in section 44 of title 14, United States Code, and who shall report 

directly to the Secretary. In addition to such duties as may be provided in this Act and as assigned to the Commandant by the Secretary, the duties of the Commandant shall include those required 

by section 2 of title 14, United States Code. 


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(d) OTHER OFFICERS.—To assist the Secretary in the performance 

of the Secretary’s functions, there are the following officers, appointed by the President: 

(1) A Director of the Secret Service. 

(2) A Chief Information Officer. 

(3) An Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 

(4) A Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection. 

(5) Any Director of a Joint Task Force under øsection 708¿ 

section 707. 

(e) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—There shall be in the Department 

a Chief Financial Officer, as provided in chapter 9 of title 31, 

United States Code. 

(f) PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, every officer of the Department shall perform the 

functions specified by law for the official’s office or prescribed by 

the Secretary. 

(g) VACANCIES.— (1) ABSENCE, DISABILITY, OR VACANCY OF SECRETARY OR DEP- UTY SECRETARY.—Notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 5, United 

States Code, the Under Secretary for Management shall serve 

as the Acting Secretary if by reason of absence, disability, or 

vacancy in office, neither the Secretary nor Deputy Secretary 

is available to exercise the duties of the Office of the Secretary. 

(2) FURTHER ORDER OF SUCCESSION.—Notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may designate such other officers of the Department in further order 

of succession to serve as Acting Secretary. 

(3) NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES.—The Secretary shall notify 

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 

of the House of Representatives of any vacancies that require 

notification under sections 3345 through 3349d of title 5, 

United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998’’). 

TITLE II—INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION 

Subtitle A—Information and Analysis and 

Infrastructure Protection; Access to Information 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 202. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) THREAT AND VULNERABILITY INFORMATION.—Except as 

otherwise directed by the President, the Secretary shall have 

such access as the Secretary considers necessary to all information, including reports, assessments, analyses, and 

unevaluated intelligence relating to threats of terrorism 

against the United States and to other areas of responsibility 

assigned by the Secretary, and to all information concerning 


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infrastructure or other vulnerabilities of the United States to 

terrorism, whether or not such information has been analyzed, 

that may be collected, possessed, or prepared by any agency of 

the Federal Government. 

(2) OTHER INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall also have access to other information relating to matters under the responsibility of the Secretary that may be collected, possessed, or 

prepared by an agency of the Federal Government as the President may further provide. 

(b) MANNER OF ACCESS.—Except as otherwise directed by the 

President, with respect to information to which the Secretary has 

access pursuant to this section— 

(1) the Secretary may obtain such material upon request, 

and may enter into cooperative arrangements with other executive agencies to provide such material or provide Department 

officials with access to it on a regular or routine basis, including requests or arrangements involving broad categories of material, access to electronic databases, or both; and 

(2) regardless of whether the Secretary has made any request or entered into any cooperative arrangement pursuant to 

paragraph (1), all agencies of the Federal Government shall 

promptly provide to the Secretary— 

(A) all reports (including information reports containing 

intelligence which has not been fully evaluated), assessments, and analytical information relating to threats of 

terrorism against the United States and to other areas of 

responsibility assigned by the Secretary; 

(B) all information concerning the vulnerability of the infrastructure of the United States, or other vulnerabilities 

of the United States, to terrorism, whether or not such information has been analyzed; 

(C) all other information relating to significant and credible threats of terrorism against the United States, whether or not such information has been analyzed; and 

(D) such other information or material as the President 

may direct. 

(c) TREATMENT UNDER CERTAIN LAWS.—The Secretary shall be 

deemed to be a Federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, 

national defense, immigration, or national security official, and 

shall be provided with all information from law enforcement agencies that is required to be given to the øDirector of Central Intelligence¿ Director of National Intelligence, under any provision of 

the following: 

(1) The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–56). 

(2) Section 2517(6) of title 18, United States Code. 

(3) Rule 6(e)(3)(C) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 

(d) ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER INFORMATION.— 

(1) ACCESS BY ELEMENTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Nothing in this title shall preclude any element of the intelligence 

community (as that term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)), or any other 

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(2) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the øDirector of Central Intelligence¿ Director of National Intelligence, shall work to ensure that intelligence or 

other information relating to terrorism to which the Department has access is appropriately shared with the elements of 

the Federal Government referred to in paragraph (1), as well 

as with State and local governments, as appropriate. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 210E. NATIONAL ASSET DATABASE. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) NATIONAL ASSET DATABASE.—The Secretary shall establish and maintain a national database of each system or asset 

that— 

(A) the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate 

homeland security officials of the States, determines to be 

vital and the loss, interruption, incapacity, or destruction 

of which would have a negative or debilitating effect on the 

economic security, public health, or safety of the United 

States, any State, or any local government; or 

(B) the Secretary determines is appropriate for inclusion 

in the database. 

(2) PRIORITIZED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIST.—In accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive–7, as in 

effect on January 1, 2007, the Secretary shall establish and 

maintain a single classified prioritized list of systems and assets included in the database under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines would, if destroyed or disrupted, cause national or regional catastrophic effects. 

(b) USE OF DATABASE.—The Secretary shall use the database established under subsection (a)(1) in the development and implementation of Department plans and programs as appropriate. 

(c) MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall maintain and annually 

update the database established under subsection (a)(1) and 

the list established under subsection (a)(2), including— 

(A) establishing data collection guidelines and providing 

such guidelines to the appropriate homeland security official of each State; 

(B) regularly reviewing the guidelines established under 

subparagraph (A), including by consulting with the appropriate homeland security officials of States, to solicit feedback about the guidelines, as appropriate; 

(C) after providing the homeland security official of a 

State with the guidelines under subparagraph (A), allowing the official a reasonable amount of time to submit to 

the Secretary any data submissions recommended by the 

official for inclusion in the database established under subsection (a)(1); 

(D) examining the contents and identifying any submissions made by such an official that are described incorrectly or that do not meet the guidelines established under 

subparagraph (A); and 

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under subparagraph (D) for review and possible correction 

before the Secretary finalizes the decision of which submissions will be included in the database established under 

subsection (a)(1). 

(2) ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION IN DATABASE.—The Secretary shall organize the contents of the database established 

under subsection (a)(1) and the list established under subsection (a)(2) as the Secretary determines is appropriate. Any 

organizational structure of such contents shall include the categorization of the contents— 

(A) according to the sectors listed in National Infrastructure Protection Plan developed pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive–7; and 

(B) by the State and county of their location. 

(3) PRIVATE SECTOR INTEGRATION.—The Secretary shall identify and evaluate methods, including the Department’s Protected Critical Infrastructure Information Program, to acquire 

relevant private sector information for the purpose of using 

that information to generate any database or list, including the 

database established under subsection (a)(1) and the list established under subsection (a)(2). 

(4) RETENTION OF CLASSIFICATION.—The classification of information required to be provided to Congress, the Department, or any other department or agency under this section by 

a sector-specific agency, including the assignment of a level of 

classification of such information, shall be binding on Congress, the Department, and that other Federal agency. 

(d) REPORTS.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of the Implementing Recommendations 

of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, and annually thereafter, 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

a report on the database established under subsection (a)(1) 

and the list established under subsection (a)(2). 

(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each such report shall include 

the following: 

(A) The name, location, and sector classification of each 

of the systems and assets on the list established under 

subsection (a)(2). 

(B) The name, location, and sector classification of each 

of the systems and assets on such list that are determined 

by the Secretary to be most at risk to terrorism. 

(C) Any significant challenges in compiling the list of the 

systems and assets included on such list or in the database 

established under subsection (a)(1). 

(D) Any significant changes from the preceding report in 

the systems and assets included on such list or in such 

database. 

(E) If appropriate, the extent to which such database 

and such list have been used, individually or jointly, for allocating funds by the Federal Government to prevent, reduce, mitigate, or respond to acts of terrorism. 


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(F) The amount of coordination between the Department 

and the private sector, through any entity of the Department that meets with representatives of private sector industries for purposes of such coordination, for the purpose 

of ensuring the accuracy of such database and such list. 

(G) Any other information the Secretary deems relevant. 

(3) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The report shall be submitted 

in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 

ø(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL STUDY.—By not later than two years 

after the date of enactment of the Implementing Recommendations 

of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the Inspector General of the 

Department shall conduct a study of the implementation of this 

section.¿ 

ø(f)¿ (e) NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION CONSORTIUM.— 

The Secretary may establish a consortium to be known as the ‘‘National Infrastructure Protection Consortium’’. The Consortium may 

advise the Secretary on the best way to identify, generate, organize, and maintain any database or list of systems and assets established by the Secretary, including the database established 

under subsection (a)(1) and the list established under subsection 

(a)(2). If the Secretary establishes the National Infrastructure Protection Consortium, the Consortium may— 

(1) be composed of national laboratories, Federal agencies, 

State and local homeland security organizations, academic institutions, or national Centers of Excellence that have demonstrated experience working with and identifying critical infrastructure and key resources; and 

(2) provide input to the Secretary on any request pertaining 

to the contents of such database or such list. 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle C—Information Security 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 223. ENHANCEMENT OF FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY. 

In carrying out the responsibilities under section 201, the Under 

Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H) shall— 

(1) as appropriate, provide to State and local government entities, and upon request to private entities that own or operate 

critical information systems— 

(A) analysis and warnings related to threats to, and 

vulnerabilities of, critical information systems; and 

(B) øin coordination with the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response,¿ crisis management 

support in response to threats to, or attacks on, critical information systems; øand¿ 

(2) as appropriate, provide technical assistance, upon request, to the private sector and other government entitiesø, in 

coordination with the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response,¿ with respect to emergency recovery 

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(3) fulfill the responsibilities of the Secretary to protect Federal information systems under subchapter II of chapter 35 of 

title 44, United States Code. 

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SEC. 225. CYBER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002’’. 

(b) AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES RELATING TO CER- TAIN COMPUTER CRIMES.— (1) DIRECTIVE TO THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.—Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 

28, United States Code, and in accordance with this subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review 

and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines and its policy statements applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 1030 of title 18, United States Code. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this subsection, the Sentencing Commission shall— 

(A) ensure that the sentencing guidelines and policy 

statements reflect the serious nature of the offenses described in paragraph (1), the growing incidence of such offenses, and the need for an effective deterrent and appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses; 

(B) consider the following factors and the extent to 

which the guidelines may or may not account for them— 

(i) the potential and actual loss resulting from the 

offense; 

(ii) the level of sophistication and planning involved 

in the offense; 

(iii) whether the offense was committed for purposes 

of commercial advantage or private financial benefit; 

(iv) whether the defendant acted with malicious intent to cause harm in committing the offense; 

(v) the extent to which the offense violated the privacy rights of individuals harmed; 

(vi) whether the offense involved a computer used by 

the government in furtherance of national defense, national security, or the administration of justice; 

(vii) whether the violation was intended to or had 

the effect of significantly interfering with or disrupting 

a critical infrastructure; and 

(viii) whether the violation was intended to or had 

the effect of creating a threat to public health or safety, or injury to any person; 

(C) assure reasonable consistency with other relevant directives and with other sentencing guidelines; 

(D) account for any additional aggravating or mitigating 

circumstances that might justify exceptions to the generally applicable sentencing ranges; 

(E) make any necessary conforming changes to the sentencing guidelines; and 

(F) assure that the guidelines adequately meet the purposes of sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of 

title 18, United States Code. 


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ø(c) STUDY AND REPORT ON COMPUTER CRIMES.—Not later than 

May 1, 2003, the United States Sentencing Commission shall submit a brief report to Congress that explains any actions taken by 

the Sentencing Commission in response to this section and includes 

any recommendations the Commission may have regarding statutory penalties for offenses under section 1030 of title 18, United 

States Code. 

ø(d) EMERGENCY DISCLOSURE EXCEPTION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL. Section 2702(b) of title 18, United States 

Code, is amended— 

ø(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

ø(B) in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

ø(C) by striking paragraph (6)(C); and 

ø(D) by adding at the end the following: 

ø‘‘(7) to a Federal, State, or local governmental entity, if the 

provider, in good faith, believes that an emergency involving 

danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure without delay of communications relating to 

the emergency.’’. 

ø(2) REPORTING OF DISCLOSURES.—A government entity that 

receives a disclosure under section 2702(b) of title 18, United 

States Code, shall file, not later than 90 days after such disclosure, a report to the Attorney General stating the paragraph 

of that section under which the disclosure was made, the date 

of the disclosure, the entity to which the disclosure was made, 

the number of customers or subscribers to whom the information disclosed pertained, and the number of communications, if 

any, that were disclosed. The Attorney General shall publish 

all such reports into a single report to be submitted to Congress 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.¿ 

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SEC. 228A. CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop a departmental 

strategy to carry out cybersecurity responsibilities as set forth in 

law. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) Strategic and operational goals and priorities to successfully execute the full range of the Secretary’s cybersecurity responsibilities. 

(2) Information on the programs, policies, and activities that 

are required to successfully execute the full range of the Secretary’s cybersecurity responsibilities, including programs, policies, and activities in furtherance of the following: 

(A) Cybersecurity functions set forth in the section 227 

(relating to the national cybersecurity and communications 

integration center). 

(B) Cybersecurity investigations capabilities. 

(C) Cybersecurity research and development. 

(D) Engagement with international cybersecurity partners. 

(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the strategy required under 

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(1) consider— 

(A) the cybersecurity strategy for the Homeland Security 

Enterprise published by the Secretary in November 2011; 

(B) the Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Years 

2014–2018 Strategic Plan; and 

(C) the most recent Quadrennial Homeland Security Review issued pursuant to øsection 707¿ section 706; and 

(2) include information on the roles and responsibilities of 

components and offices of the Department, to the extent practicable, to carry out such strategy. 

(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the development of the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue an implementation plan for the strategy that includes the following: 

(1) Strategic objectives and corresponding tasks. 

(2) Projected timelines and costs for such tasks. 

(3) Metrics to evaluate performance of such tasks. 

(e) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

Congress for assessment the following: 

(1) A copy of the strategy required under subsection (a) upon 

issuance. 

(2) A copy of the implementation plan required under subsection (d) upon issuance, together with detailed information 

on any associated legislative or budgetary proposals. 

(f) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 

(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be construed as permitting the Department to engage in monitoring, surveillance, exfiltration, or other collection activities for the purpose 

of tracking an individual’s personally identifiable information. 

(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Homeland Security 

Enterprise’’ means relevant governmental and nongovernmental 

entities involved in homeland security, including Federal, State, 

local, and tribal government officials, private sector representatives, academics, and other policy experts. 

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TITLE III—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

IN SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 302. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 

The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 

and Technology, shall have the responsibility for— 

(1) advising the Secretary regarding research and development efforts and priorities in support of the Department’s missions; 

(2) developing, in consultation with other appropriate executive agencies, a national policy and strategic plan for, identifying priorities, goals, objectives and policies for, and coordinating the Federal Government’s civilian efforts to identify and 


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develop countermeasures to chemical, øbiological,,¿ biological, 

and other emerging terrorist threats, including the development of comprehensive, research-based definable goals for such 

efforts and development of annual measurable objectives and 

specific targets to accomplish and evaluate the goals for such 

efforts; 

(3) supporting the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis and the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, 

by assessing and testing homeland security vulnerabilities and 

possible threats; 

(4) conducting basic and applied research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation activities that are relevant 

to any or all elements of the Department, through both intramural and extramural programs, except that such responsibility does not extend to human health-related research and 

development activities; 

(5) establishing priorities for, directing, funding, and conducting national research, development, test and evaluation, 

and procurement of technology and systems for— 

(A) preventing the importation of chemical, øbiological,,¿ 

biological, and related weapons and material; and 

(B) detecting, preventing, protecting against, and responding to terrorist attacks; 

(6) establishing a system for transferring homeland security 

developments or technologies to Federal, State, local government, and private sector entities; 

(7) entering into work agreements, joint sponsorships, contracts, or any other agreements with the Department of Energy regarding the use of the national laboratories or sites and 

support of the science and technology base at those facilities; 

(8) collaborating with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Attorney General as provided in section 212 of the Agricultural 

Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401), as amended by section 1709(b); 

(9) collaborating with the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services and the Attorney General in determining any new biological agents and toxins that shall be listed as ‘‘select agents’’ 

in Appendix A of part 72 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351A of the Public Health Service 

Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); 

(10) supporting United States leadership in science and technology; 

(11) establishing and administering the primary research 

and development activities of the Department, including the 

long-term research and development needs and capabilities for 

all elements of the Department; 

(12) coordinating and integrating all research, development, 

demonstration, testing, and evaluation activities of the Department; 

(13) coordinating with other appropriate executive agencies 

in developing and carrying out the science and technology 

agenda of the Department to reduce duplication and identify 

unmet needs; and 

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throughout the Department, and for the dissemination of research conducted or sponsored by the Department. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø319.¿ 320. EMP AND GMD MITIGATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of domestic preparedness and 

response, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for 

Science and Technology, and in consultation with other relevant executive agencies, relevant State, local, and tribal governments, and 

relevant owners and operators of critical infrastructure, shall, to 

the extent practicable, conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of threats of EMP and GMD. 

(b) SCOPE.—The scope of the research and development under 

subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An objective scientific analysis— 

(A) evaluating the risks to critical infrastructure from a 

range of threats of EMP and GMD; and 

(B) which shall— 

(i) be conducted in conjunction with the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and 

(ii) include a review and comparison of the range of 

threats and hazards facing critical infrastructure of 

the electrical grid. 

(2) Determination of the critical utilities and national security assets and infrastructure that are at risk from threats of 

EMP and GMD. 

(3) An evaluation of emergency planning and response technologies that would address the findings and recommendations 

of experts, including those of the Commission to Assess the 

Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, which shall include a review of the feasibility of rapidly 

isolating one or more portions of the electrical grid from the 

main electrical grid. 

(4) An analysis of technology options that are available to 

improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure to threats of 

EMP and GMD, including an analysis of neutral current blocking devices that may protect high-voltage transmission lines. 

(5) The restoration and recovery capabilities of critical infrastructure under differing levels of damage and disruption from 

various threats of EMP and GMD, as informed by the objective 

scientific analysis conducted under paragraph (1). 

(6) An analysis of the feasibility of a real-time alert system 

to inform electrical grid operators and other stakeholders within milliseconds of a high-altitude nuclear explosion. 

(c) EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE.— 

(1) INFORMATION SHARED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 

Section 214, and any regulations issued pursuant to such section, shall apply to any information shared with the Federal 

Government under this section. 

(2) INFORMATION SHARED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 

Information shared by the Federal Government with a State, 

local, or tribal government under this section shall be exempt 

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ings law, open records law, sunshine law, or similar law requiring the disclosure of information or records. 

TITLE IV—BORDER, MARITIME, AND 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

Subtitle A—Border, Maritime, and Transportation Security Responsibilities and 

Functions 

SEC. ø402.¿ 401. BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBILITIES. 

The Secretary shall be responsible for the following: 

(1) Preventing the entry of terrorists and the instruments of 

terrorism into the United States. 

(2) Securing the borders, territorial waters, ports, terminals, 

waterways, and air, land, and sea transportation systems of 

the United States, including managing and coordinating those 

functions transferred to the Department at ports of entry. 

(3) Carrying out the immigration enforcement functions vested by statute in, or performed by, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (or any officer, employee, or component of the Immigration and Naturalization Service) immediately before the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect. 

(4) Establishing and administering rules, in accordance with 

øsection 428¿ section 426, governing the granting of visas or 

other forms of permission, including parole, to enter the United 

States to individuals who are not a citizen or an alien lawfully 

admitted for permanent residence in the United States. 

(5) Establishing national immigration enforcement policies 

and priorities. 

(6) Except as provided in subtitle C, administering the customs laws of the United States. 

(7) Conducting the inspection and related administrative 

functions of the Department of Agriculture transferred to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security under section 421. 

(8) In carrying out the foregoing responsibilities, ensuring 

the speedy, orderly, and efficient flow of lawful traffic and commerce. 

øSEC. 403. FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED. 

øIn accordance with title XV (relating to transition provisions), 

there shall be transferred to the Secretary the functions, personnel, 

assets, and liabilities of— 

ø(1) the United States Customs Service of the Department of 

the Treasury, including the functions of the Secretary of the 

Treasury relating thereto; 

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ø(3) the Federal Protective Service of the General Services 

Administration, including the functions of the Administrator of 

General Services relating thereto; 

ø(4) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the 

Department of the Treasury; and 

ø(5) the Office for Domestic Preparedness of the Office of 

Justice Programs, including the functions of the Attorney General relating thereto.¿ 

Subtitle B—U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø417.¿ 416. ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BY THE SECRETARY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that adequate staffing is provided to assure that levels of customs revenue services 

provided on the day before the effective date of this Act shall continue to be provided. 

(b) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall notify the 

Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Finance of the Senate at least 90 days prior 

to taking any action which would— 

(1) result in any significant reduction in customs revenue 

services, including hours of operation, provided at any office 

within the Department or any port of entry; 

(2) eliminate or relocate any office of the Department which 

provides customs revenue services; or 

(3) eliminate any port of entry. 

(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘customs revenue services’’ means those customs revenue functions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) and paragraph (8) of section 415. 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 422. FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES. 

(a) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND PROTECTION OF FEDERAL

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.—Nothing in this Act may be construed 

to affect the functions or authorities of the Administrator of General Services with respect to the operation, maintenance, and protection of buildings and grounds owned or occupied by the Federal 

Government and under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the 

Administratorø. Except for the law enforcement and related security functions transferred under section 403(3)¿ and, the Administrator shall retain all powers, functions, and authorities vested in 

the Administrator under chapter 10 of title 40, United States Code, 

and other provisions of law that are necessary for the operation, 

maintenance, and protection of such buildings and grounds. 

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(1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act may be 

construed— 

(A) to direct the transfer of, or affect, the authority of 

the Administrator of General Services to collect rents and 

fees, including fees collected for protective services; or 

(B) to authorize the Secretary or any other official in the 

Department to obligate amounts in the Federal Buildings 

Fund established by section 490(f) of title 40, United 

States Code. 

(2) USE OF TRANSFERRED AMOUNTS.—Any amounts transferred by the Administrator of General Services to the Secretary out of rents and fees collected by the Administrator 

shall be used by the Secretary solely for the protection of buildings or grounds owned or occupied by the Federal Government. 

SEC. 423. FUNCTIONS OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) CONSULTATION WITH FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.— 

The Secretary and other officials in the Department shall consult 

with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration before taking any action that might affect aviation safety, air carrier 

operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the use of airspace. The Secretary shall establish a liaison office within the Department for the 

purpose of consulting with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. 

ø(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

transmit to Congress a report containing a plan for complying with 

the requirements of section 44901(d) of title 49, United States 

Code, as amended by section 425 of this Act.¿ 

ø(c)¿ (b) LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

(1) GRANT OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to vest in the Secretary or any other official in the Department any authority over transportation security that is not 

vested in the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security, 

or in the Secretary of Transportation under chapter 449 of title 

49, United States Code, on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 

(2) OBLIGATION OF AIP FUNDS.—Nothing in this Act may be 

construed to authorize the Secretary or any other official in the 

Department to obligate amounts made available under section 

48103 of title 49, United States Code. 

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SEC. ø427.¿ 425. COORDINATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION 

TECHNOLOGY. 

(a) DEFINITION OF AFFECTED AGENCY.—In this section, the term 

‘‘affected agency’’ means— 

(1) the Department; 

(2) the Department of Agriculture; 

(3) the Department of Health and Human Services; and 

(4) any other department or agency determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 

(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

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appropriate by the Secretary, shall ensure that appropriate information (as determined by the Secretary) concerning inspections of 

articles that are imported or entered into the United States, and 

are inspected or regulated by 1 or more affected agencies, is timely 

and efficiently exchanged between the affected agencies. 

ø(c) REPORT AND PLAN.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the head of each other department or agency determined 

to be appropriate by the Secretary, shall submit to Congress— 

ø(1) a report on the progress made in implementing this section; and 

ø(2) a plan to complete implementation of this section.¿ 

SEC. ø428.¿ 426. VISA ISSUANCE. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘consular office’’ 

has the meaning given that term under section 101(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)). 

(b) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 104(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1104(a)) or any other provision of law, and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, 

the Secretary— 

(1) shall be vested exclusively with all authorities to issue 

regulations with respect to, administer, and enforce the provisions of such Act, and of all other immigration and nationality 

laws, relating to the functions of consular officers of the United 

States in connection with the granting or refusal of visas, and 

shall have the authority to refuse visas in accordance with law 

and to develop programs of homeland security training for consular officers (in addition to consular training provided by the 

Secretary of State), which authorities shall be exercised 

through the Secretary of State, except that the Secretary shall 

not have authority to alter or reverse the decision of a consular 

officer to refuse a visa to an alien; and 

(2) shall have authority to confer or impose upon any officer 

or employee of the United States, with the consent of the head 

of the executive agency under whose jurisdiction such officer or 

employee is serving, any of the functions specified in paragraph (1). 

(c) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary of State may direct a consular officer to refuse a visa to 

an alien if the Secretary of State deems such refusal necessary 

or advisable in the foreign policy or security interests of the 

United States. 

(2) CONSTRUCTION REGARDING AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 

section, consistent with the Secretary of Homeland Security’s 

authority to refuse visas in accordance with law, shall be construed as affecting the authorities of the Secretary of State 

under the following provisions of law: 

(A) Section 101(a)(15)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(A)). 

(B) Section 204(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) (as it will take effect upon the entry 

into force of the Convention on Protection of Children and 

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(C) Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IV)(bb) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(IV)(bb)). 

(D) Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(VI) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(VI)). 

(E) Section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(II) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(II)). 

(F) Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(C)). 

(G) Section 212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)). 

(H) Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)). 

(I) Section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 

(J) Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(C)). 

(K) Section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 

Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6034; Public 

Law 104–114). 

(L) Section 613 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277) (Omnibus Consolidated and 

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999); 112 

Stat. 2681; H.R. 4328 (originally H.R. 4276) as amended 

by section 617 of Public Law 106–553. 

(M) Section 103(f) of the Chemical Weapon Convention 

Implementation Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681–865). 

(N) Section 801 of H.R. 3427, the Admiral James W. 

Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization 

Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, as enacted by reference 

in Public Law 106–113. 

(O) Section 568 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 

(Public Law 107–115). 

(P) Section 51 of the State Department Basic Authorities 

Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2723). 

(d) CONSULAR OFFICERS AND CHIEFS OF MISSIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section may be construed 

to alter or affect— 

(A) the employment status of consular officers as employees of the Department of State; or 

(B) the authority of a chief of mission under section 207 

of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927). 

(2) CONSTRUCTION REGARDING DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.— 

Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any delegation of authority to the Secretary of State by the President pursuant to any proclamation issued under section 212(f) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), consistent 

with the Secretary of Homeland Security’s authority to refuse 

visas in accordance with law. 

(e) ASSIGNMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EMPLOYEES TO DIPLO- MATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS.— 

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at which visas are issued, unless the Secretary determines that 

such an assignment at a particular post would not promote 

homeland security. 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—Employees assigned under paragraph (1) 

shall perform the following functions: 

(A) Provide expert advice and training to consular officers regarding specific security threats relating to the adjudication of individual visa applications or classes of applications. 

(B) Review any such applications, either on the initiative 

of the employee of the Department or upon request by a 

consular officer or other person charged with adjudicating 

such applications. 

(C) Conduct investigations with respect to consular matters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

(3) EVALUATION OF CONSULAR OFFICERS.—The Secretary of 

State shall evaluate, in consultation with the Secretary, as 

deemed appropriate by the Secretary, the performance of consular officers with respect to the processing and adjudication of 

applications for visas in accordance with performance standards developed by the Secretary for these procedures. 

(4) REPORT.—The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, submit a report to Congress that describes the basis for each determination under paragraph (1) that the assignment of an employee of the Department at a particular diplomatic post would 

not promote homeland security. 

(5) PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT; PARTICIPATION IN TERRORIST

LOOKOUT COMMITTEE.—When appropriate, employees of the 

Department assigned to perform functions described in paragraph (2) may be assigned permanently to overseas diplomatic 

or consular posts with country-specific or regional responsibility. If the Secretary so directs, any such employee, when 

present at an overseas post, shall participate in the terrorist 

lookout committee established under section 304 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8 

U.S.C. 1733). 

(6) TRAINING AND HIRING.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent possible, that any employees of the Department assigned to perform functions under paragraph (2) and, as 

appropriate, consular officers, shall be provided the necessary training to enable them to carry out such functions, 

including training in foreign languages, interview techniques, and fraud detection techniques, in conditions in 

the particular country where each employee is assigned, 

and in other appropriate areas of study. 

(B) USE OF CENTER.—The Secretary is authorized to use 

the National Foreign Affairs Training Center, on a reimbursable basis, to obtain the training described in subparagraph (A). 

ø(7) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of State shall 

submit to Congress— 

ø(A) a report on the implementation of this subsection; 

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ø(B) any legislative proposals necessary to further the 

objectives of this subsection. 

ø(8) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take effect on 

the earlier of— 

ø(A) the date on which the President publishes notice in 

the Federal Register that the President has submitted a 

report to Congress setting forth a memorandum of understanding between the Secretary and the Secretary of State 

governing the implementation of this section; or 

ø(B) the date occurring 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.¿ 

(f) NO CREATION OF PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Nothing in this 

section shall be construed to create or authorize a private right of 

action to challenge a decision of a consular officer or other United 

States official or employee to grant or deny a visa. 

ø(g) STUDY REGARDING USE OF FOREIGN NATIONALS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

conduct a study of the role of foreign nationals in the granting 

or refusal of visas and other documents authorizing entry of 

aliens into the United States. The study shall address the following: 

ø(A) The proper role, if any, of foreign nationals in the 

process of rendering decisions on such grants and refusals. 

ø(B) Any security concerns involving the employment of 

foreign nationals. 

ø(C) Whether there are cost-effective alternatives to the 

use of foreign nationals. 

ø(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report containing the findings of the study conducted under paragraph 

(1) to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on International Relations, and the Committee on Government Reform 

of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate. 

ø(h) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a report on how the provisions of this section will affect procedures for the issuance of student visas.¿ 

ø(i)¿ (g) VISA ISSUANCE PROGRAM FOR SAUDI ARABIA.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the date of the enactment of this Act all third party screening programs in Saudi Arabia 

shall be terminated. On-site personnel of the Department of Homeland Security shall review all visa applications prior to adjudication. 

SEC. ø429.¿ 427. INFORMATION ON VISA DENIALS REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED INTO ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a consular officer of the United 

States denies a visa to an applicant, the consular officer shall enter 

the fact and the basis of the denial and the name of the applicant 

into the interoperable electronic data system implemented under 

section 202(a) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 1722(a)). 


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(b) PROHIBITION.—In the case of any alien with respect to whom 

a visa has been denied under subsection (a)— 

(1) no subsequent visa may be issued to the alien unless the 

consular officer considering the alien’s visa application has reviewed the information concerning the alien placed in the 

interoperable electronic data system, has indicated on the 

alien’s application that the information has been reviewed, and 

has stated for the record why the visa is being issued or a 

waiver of visa ineligibility recommended in spite of that information; and 

(2) the alien may not be admitted to the United States without a visa issued in accordance with the procedures described 

in paragraph (1). 

øSEC. 430. OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Department an 

Office for Domestic Preparedness. 

ø(b) DIRECTOR.—There shall be a Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, who shall be appointed by the President. 

ø(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office for Domestic Preparedness 

shall have the primary responsibility within the executive branch 

of Government for the preparedness of the United States for acts 

of terrorism, including— 

ø(1) coordinating preparedness efforts at the Federal level, 

and working with all State, local, tribal, parish, and private 

sector emergency response providers on all matters pertaining 

to combating terrorism, including training, exercises, and 

equipment support; 

ø(2) coordinating or, as appropriate, consolidating communications and systems of communications relating to homeland 

security at all levels of government; 

ø(3) directing and supervising terrorism preparedness grant 

programs of the Federal Government (other than those programs administered by the Department of Health and Human 

Services) for all emergency response providers; 

ø(4) incorporating the Strategy priorities into planning guidance on an agency level for the preparedness efforts of the Office for Domestic Preparedness; 

ø(5) providing agency-specific training for agents and analysts within the Department, other agencies, and State and 

local agencies and international entities; 

ø(6) as the lead executive branch agency for preparedness of 

the United States for acts of terrorism, cooperating closely with 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which shall have 

the primary responsibility within the executive branch to prepare for and mitigate the effects of nonterrorist-related disasters in the United States; 

ø(7) assisting and supporting the Secretary, in coordination 

with other Directorates and entities outside the Department, 

in conducting appropriate risk analysis and risk management 

activities of State, local, and tribal governments consistent 

with the mission and functions of the Department; 

ø(8) those elements of the Office of National Preparedness of 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency which relate to 

terrorism, which shall be consolidated within the Department 


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in the Office for Domestic Preparedness established under this 

section; and 

ø(9) helping to ensure the acquisition of interoperable communication technology by State and local governments and 

emergency response providers. 

ø(d) FISCAL YEARS 2003 and 2004.—During fiscal year 2003 and 

fiscal year 2004, the Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness established under this section shall manage and carry out 

those functions of the Office for Domestic Preparedness of the Department of Justice (transferred under this section) before September 11, 2001, under the same terms, conditions, policies, and 

authorities, and with the required level of personnel, assets, and 

budget before September 11, 2001. 

øSEC. 431. OFFICE OF CARGO SECURITY POLICY. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the Department an Office of Cargo Security Policy (referred to in this section 

as the ‘‘Office’’). 

ø(b) PURPOSE.—The Office shall— 

ø(1) coordinate all Department policies relating to cargo security; and 

ø(2) consult with stakeholders and coordinate with other 

Federal agencies in the establishment of standards and regulations and to promote best practices. 

ø(c) DIRECTOR.— 

ø(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall— 

ø(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and 

ø(B) report to the Assistant Secretary for Policy. 

ø(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 

ø(A) advise the Assistant Secretary for Policy in the development of Department-wide policies regarding cargo security; 

ø(B) coordinate all policies relating to cargo security 

among the agencies and offices within the Department relating to cargo security; and 

ø(C) coordinate the cargo security policies of the Department with the policies of other executive agencies.¿ 

SEC. ø432.¿ 428. BORDER ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TASK FORCE. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the Department a program to be known as the Border Enforcement Security 

Task Force (referred to in this section as ‘‘BEST’’). 

(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of BEST is to establish units to enhance border security by addressing and reducing border security 

threats and violence by— 

(1) facilitating collaboration among Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies to execute coordinated activities in furtherance of border security, and homeland security; and 

(2) enhancing information-sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information among such agencies. 

(c) COMPOSITION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITS.— (1) COMPOSITION.—BEST units may be comprised of personnel from— 

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(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 

(C) the United States Coast Guard; 

(D) other Department personnel, as appropriate 

(E) other Federal agencies, as appropriate; 

(F) appropriate State law enforcement agencies; 

(G) foreign law enforcement agencies, as appropriate; 

(H) local law enforcement agencies from affected border 

cities and communities; and 

(I) appropriate tribal law enforcement agencies. 

(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITS.—The Secretary is authorized 

to establish BEST units in jurisdictions in which such units 

can contribute to BEST missions, as appropriate. Before establishing a BEST unit, the Secretary shall consider— 

(A) whether the area in which the BEST unit would be 

established is significantly impacted by cross-border 

threats; 

(B) the availability of Federal, State, local, tribal, and 

foreign law enforcement resources to participate in the 

BEST unit; 

(C) the extent to which border security threats are having a significant harmful impact in the jurisdiction in 

which the BEST unit is to be established, and other jurisdictions in the country; and 

(D) whether or not an Integrated Border Enforcement 

Team already exists in the area in which the BEST unit 

would be established. 

(3) DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—In determining whether to establish a new BEST unit or to expand an existing BEST unit 

in a given jurisdiction, the Secretary shall ensure that the 

BEST unit under consideration does not duplicate the efforts 

of other existing interagency task forces or centers within that 

jurisdiction. 

(d) OPERATION.—After determining the jurisdictions in which to 

establish BEST units under subsection (c)(2), and in order to provide Federal assistance to such jurisdictions, the Secretary may— 

(1) direct the assignment of Federal personnel to BEST, subject to the approval of the head of the department or agency 

that employs such personnel; and 

(2) take other actions to assist Federal, State, local, and tribal entities to participate in BEST, including providing financial 

assistance, as appropriate, for operational, administrative, and 

technological costs associated with the participation of Federal, 

State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in BEST. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which 

BEST is established under this section, and annually thereafter for 

the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the effectiveness of BEST in enhancing border 

security and reducing the drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal 

alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along 

and across the international borders of the United States, as measured by crime statistics, including violent deaths, incidents of violence, and drug-related arrests. 

SEC. ø433.¿ 429. PREVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION. 

(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary, through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (referred to in 


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this section as ‘‘CBP’’), in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish a program that— 

(1) seeks to prevent a child (as defined in section 1204(b)(1) 

of title 18, United States Code) from departing from the territory of the United States if a parent or legal guardian of such 

child presents a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting the removal of such child from the United 

States to a CBP Officer in sufficient time to prevent such departure for the duration of such court order; and 

(2) leverages other existing authorities and processes to address the wrongful removal and return of a child. 

(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall convene and 

chair an interagency working group to prevent international 

parental child abduction. The group shall be composed of presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed officials from— 

(A) the Department of State; 

(B) the Department of Homeland Security, including 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement; and 

(C) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall designate an official within the Department of Defense— 

(A) to coordinate with the Department of State on international child abduction issues; and 

(B) to oversee activities designed to prevent or resolve 

international child abduction cases relating to active duty 

military service members. 

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Subtitle D—øImmigration Enforcement 

Functions¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

øSEC. 441. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. 

øIn accordance with title XV (relating to transition provisions), 

there shall be transferred from the Commissioner of Immigration 

and Naturalization to the Secretary all functions performed under 

the following programs, and all personnel, assets, and liabilities 

pertaining to such programs, immediately before such transfer occurs: 

ø(1) The Border Patrol program. 

ø(2) The detention and removal program. 

ø(3) The intelligence program. 

ø(4) The investigations program. 

ø(5) The inspections program.¿ 

SEC. ø442.¿ 441. ESTABLISHMENT OF øBUREAU OF BORDER SECURITY¿ 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT øOF BUREAU¿.— 


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(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department of Homeland Security øa bureau to be known as the ‘‘Bureau of Border 

Security’’¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The head of øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

shall be the øAssistant Secretary¿ Director of øthe Bureau of 

Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

who— 

(A) shall report directly to the øUnder Secretary for Border and Transportation Security¿ Secretary; and 

(B) shall have a minimum of 5 years professional experience in law enforcement, and a minimum of 5 years of 

management experience. 

(3) FUNCTIONS.—The øAssistant Secretary¿ Director of øthe 

Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement— 

(A) shall establish the policies for performing such functions as are— 

(i) transferred to the øUnder Secretary for Border 

and Transportation Security¿ Secretary by section 441 

and delegated to the øAssistant Secretary¿ Director by 

the øUnder Secretary for Border and Transportation 

Security¿ Secretary; or 

(ii) otherwise vested in the øAssistant Secretary¿ 

Director by law; 

(B) shall oversee the administration of such policies; and 

(C) shall advise the øUnder Secretary for Border and 

Transportation Security¿ Secretary with respect to any policy or operation of øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement that may affect 

øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services established under subtitle E, including potentially conflicting 

policies or operations. 

(4) PROGRAM TO COLLECT INFORMATION RELATING TO FOREIGN

STUDENTS.—The øAssistant Secretary¿ Director of øthe Bureau 

of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall be responsible for administering the program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and 

other exchange program participants described in section 641 

of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), including the Student and 

Exchange Visitor Information System established under that 

section, and shall use such information to carry out the enforcement functions of the Bureau. 

ø(5) MANAGERIAL ROTATION PROGRAM.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

on which the transfer of functions specified under section 

441 takes effect, the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of 

Border Security shall design and implement a managerial 

rotation program under which employees of such bureau 

holding positions involving supervisory or managerial responsibility and classified, in accordance with chapter 51 

of title 5, United States Code, as a GS–14 or above, shall— 


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ø(i) gain some experience in all the major functions 

performed by such bureau; and 

ø(ii) work in at least one local office of such bureau. 

ø(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date on 

which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 

takes effect, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 

Congress on the implementation of such program.¿ 

(5) MANAGERIAL ROTATION PROGRAM.—The Director of U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall implement a 

managerial rotation program under which employees of U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding positions involving supervisory or managerial responsibility and classified, 

in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, as 

a GS–14 or above, shall— 

(A) gain experience in all the major functions performed 

by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and 

(B) work in at least one local office of U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement. 

(b) CHIEF OF POLICY AND STRATEGY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a position of Chief of Policy 

and Strategy for øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—In consultation with Bureau of Border Security personnel in local offices, the Chief of Policy and Strategy 

shall be responsible for— 

(A) making policy recommendations and performing policy research and analysis on immigration enforcement 

issues; and 

(B) coordinating immigration policy issues with the 

Chief of Policy and Strategy for øthe Bureau of Citizenship 

and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (established under subtitle E), as appropriate. 

(c) LEGAL ADVISOR.—There shall be a principal legal advisor to 

the øAssistant Secretary¿ Director of øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The legal advisor shall provide specialized legal advice to the øAssistant Secretary¿ Director of øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and shall represent the bureau in 

all exclusion, deportation, and removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review. 

SEC. ø443.¿ 442. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND QUALITY REVIEW. 

The Secretary shall be responsible for— 

(1) conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of 

misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department; 

(2) inspecting the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and providing assessments of the quality of 

the operations of such bureau as a whole and each of its components; and 

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SEC. ø444.¿ 443. EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 

impose disciplinary action on any employee of U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection who willfully deceives Congress or agency leadership on any 

matter. 

øSEC. 445. REPORT ON IMPROVING ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, not later than 1 year after 

being sworn into office, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of 

the Senate a report with a plan detailing how the Bureau of Border 

Security, after the transfer of functions specified under section 441 

takes effect, will enforce comprehensively, effectively, and fairly all 

the enforcement provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) relating to such functions. 

ø(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 

Labor, the Commissioner of Social Security, the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and the heads of State and 

local law enforcement agencies to determine how to most effectively 

conduct enforcement operations. 

øSEC. 446. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF 

FENCING NEAR SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 

øIt is the sense of the Congress that completing the 14-mile border fence project required to be carried out under section 102(b) of 

the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 

of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) should be a priority for the Secretary.¿ 

Subtitle E—United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services 

SEC. 451. ESTABLISHMENT OF øBUREAU OF¿ UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT øOF BUREAU¿.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department øa bureau to be known as the ‘‘Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services’’¿ the United States Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. (2) DIRECTOR.—The head of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and 

Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be the Director of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, who— 

(A) shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary; 

(B) shall have a minimum of 5 years of management experience; and 

(C) shall be paid at the same level as the øAssistant Secretary¿ Director of øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (3) FUNCTIONS.—The Director of øthe Bureau of Citizenship 

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(A) shall establish the policies for performing such functions as are transferred to the Director by this section or 

this Act or otherwise vested in the Director by law; 

(B) shall oversee the administration of such policies; 

(C) shall advise the Deputy Secretary with respect to 

any policy or operation of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and 

Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services that may affect øthe Bureau of Border 

Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of 

the Department, including potentially conflicting policies 

or operations; 

(D) shall establish national immigration services policies 

and priorities; 

(E) shall meet regularly with the Ombudsman described 

in section 452 to correct serious service problems identified 

by the Ombudsman; and 

(F) shall establish procedures requiring a formal response to any recommendations submitted in the Ombudsman’s annual report to Congress within 3 months after its 

submission to Congress. 

ø(4) MANAGERIAL ROTATION PROGRAM.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the effective date specified in section 455, the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall design 

and implement a managerial rotation program under 

which employees of such bureau holding positions involving supervisory or managerial responsibility and classified, 

in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States 

Code, as a GS–14 or above, shall— 

ø(i) gain some experience in all the major functions 

performed by such bureau; and 

ø(ii) work in at least one field office and one service 

center of such bureau. 

ø(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the effective 

date specified in section 455, the Secretary shall submit a 

report to Congress on the implementation of such program.¿ 

(4) MANAGERIAL ROTATION PROGRAM.—The Director of United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall implement a 

managerial rotation program under which employees of United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services holding positions 

involving supervisory or managerial responsibility and classified, in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States 

Code, as a GS–14 or above, shall— 

(A) gain experience in all the major functions performed 

by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; 

and 

(B) work in at least one field office and one service center 

of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

(5) PILOT INITIATIVES FOR BACKLOG ELIMINATION.—The Director of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is authorized to implement innovative pilot initiatives to eliminate any 

remaining backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications, and to prevent any backlog in the processing of such 


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applications from recurring, in accordance with section 204(a) 

of the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements 

Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1573(a)). Such initiatives may include 

measures such as increasing personnel, transferring personnel 

to focus on areas with the largest potential for backlog, and 

streamlining paperwork. 

(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER.—In accordance with title XV (relating to transition provisions), there are 

transferred from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to the Director of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services the 

following functions, and all personnel, infrastructure, and funding 

provided to the Commissioner in support of such functions immediately before the effective date specified in section 455: 

(1) Adjudications of immigrant visa petitions. 

(2) Adjudications of naturalization petitions. 

(3) Adjudications of asylum and refugee applications. 

(4) Adjudications performed at service centers. 

(5) All other adjudications performed by the Immigration 

and Naturalization Service immediately before the effective 

date specified in section 455. 

(c) CHIEF OF POLICY AND STRATEGY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a position of Chief of Policy 

and Strategy for øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—In consultation with øBureau of Citizenship 

and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel in field offices, the Chief of Policy 

and Strategy shall be responsible for— 

(A) making policy recommendations and performing policy research and analysis on immigration services issues; 

and 

(B) coordinating immigration policy issues with the 

Chief of Policy and Strategy for øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the 

Department. 

(d) LEGAL ADVISOR.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a principal legal advisor to 

the Director of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—The legal advisor shall be responsible for— 

(A) providing specialized legal advice, opinions, determinations, regulations, and any other assistance to the Director of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services with respect to legal matters affecting øthe Bureau of 

Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; and 

(B) representing øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in visa petition appeal proceedings before the 

Executive Office for Immigration Review. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Budget Officer for øthe 

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (2) FUNCTIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Budget Officer shall be responsible for— 

(i) formulating and executing the budget of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services; 

(ii) financial management of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; and 

(iii) collecting all payments, fines, and other debts 

for øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (f) CHIEF OF OFFICE OF CITIZENSHIP.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a position of Chief of the Office of Citizenship for øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Chief of the Office of Citizenship for 

øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be responsible for promoting instruction and training on citizenship responsibilities for aliens interested in becoming naturalized citizens of the United States, including the development of educational materials. 

SEC. 452. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Within the Department, there shall be a position of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘Ombudsman’’). The Ombudsman shall 

report directly to the Deputy Secretary. The Ombudsman shall 

have a background in customer service as well as immigration law. 

(b) FUNCTIONS.—It shall be the function of the Ombudsman— 

(1) to assist individuals and employers in resolving problems 

with øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; 

(2) to identify areas in which individuals and employers have 

problems in dealing with øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; and 

(3) to the extent possible, to propose changes in the administrative practices of øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship 

and Immigration Services to mitigate problems identified 

under paragraph (2). 

(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

(1) OBJECTIVES.—Not later than June 30 of each calendar 

year, the Ombudsman shall report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 

objectives of the Office of the Ombudsman for the fiscal year 

beginning in such calendar year. Any such report shall contain 

full and substantive analysis, in addition to statistical information, and— 

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siveness of øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services; 

(B) shall contain a summary of the most pervasive and 

serious problems encountered by individuals and employers, including a description of the nature of such problems; 

(C) shall contain an inventory of the items described in 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) for which action has been taken 

and the result of such action; 

(D) shall contain an inventory of the items described in 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) for which action remains to be 

completed and the period during which each item has remained on such inventory; 

(E) shall contain an inventory of the items described in 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) for which no action has been 

taken, the period during which each item has remained on 

such inventory, the reasons for the inaction, and shall 

identify any official of øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services who is responsible for 

such inaction; 

(F) shall contain recommendations for such administrative action as may be appropriate to resolve problems encountered by individuals and employers, including problems created by excessive backlogs in the adjudication and 

processing of immigration benefit petitions and applications; and 

(G) shall include such other information as the Ombudsman may deem advisable. 

(2) REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY.—Each report required under this subsection shall be provided directly to the 

committees described in paragraph (1) without any prior comment or amendment from the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Director of øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any other officer or employee of the Department or the Office of Management and Budget. 

(d) OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Ombudsman— 

(1) shall monitor the coverage and geographic allocation of 

local offices of the Ombudsman; 

(2) shall develop guidance to be distributed to all officers and 

employees of øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services outlining the criteria for referral of inquiries to local offices of the Ombudsman; 

(3) shall ensure that the local telephone number for each 

local office of the Ombudsman is published and available to individuals and employers served by the office; and 

(4) shall meet regularly with the Director of øthe Bureau of¿ 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to identify 

serious service problems and to present recommendations for 

such administrative action as may be appropriate to resolve 

problems encountered by individuals and employers. 

(e) PERSONNEL ACTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Ombudsman shall have the responsibility and authority— 

(A) to appoint local ombudsmen and make available at 

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(B) to evaluate and take personnel actions (including 

dismissal) with respect to any employee of any local office 

of the Ombudsman. 

(2) CONSULTATION.—The Ombudsman may consult with the 

appropriate supervisory personnel of øthe Bureau of¿ United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services in carrying out 

the Ombudsman’s responsibilities under this subsection. 

(f) RESPONSIBILITIES OF øBUREAU OF¿ UNITED STATES CITIZEN- SHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES.—The Director of øthe Bureau of¿ 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall establish 

procedures requiring a formal response to all recommendations 

submitted to such director by the Ombudsman within 3 months 

after submission to such director. 

(g) OPERATION OF LOCAL OFFICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Each local ombudsman— 

(A) shall report to the Ombudsman or the delegate 

thereof; 

(B) may consult with the appropriate supervisory personnel of øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services regarding the daily operation of the 

local office of such ombudsman; 

(C) shall, at the initial meeting with any individual or 

employer seeking the assistance of such local office, notify 

such individual or employer that the local offices of the 

Ombudsman operate independently of any other component of the Department and report directly to Congress 

through the Ombudsman; and 

(D) at the local ombudsman’s discretion, may determine 

not to disclose to øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services contact with, or information provided by, such individual or employer. 

(2) MAINTENANCE OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS.—Each 

local office of the Ombudsman shall maintain a phone, facsimile, and other means of electronic communication access, 

and a post office address, that is separate from those maintained by øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any component of øthe Bureau of¿ United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

SEC. 453. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND QUALITY REVIEW. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of øthe Bureau of¿ United States 

Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be responsible for— 

(1) conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of 

misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of 

øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration 

Services that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector 

General for the Department; 

(2) inspecting the operations of øthe Bureau of¿ United 

States Citizenship and Immigration Services and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of øsuch bureau¿ 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services as a whole 

and each of its components; and 

(3) providing an analysis of the management of øthe Bureau 

of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

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Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or 

any of its components, consideration shall be given to— 

(1) the accuracy of the findings of fact and conclusions of law 

used in rendering the decision; 

(2) any fraud or misrepresentation associated with the decision; and 

(3) the efficiency with which the decision was rendered. 

SEC. 454. EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE. 

The Director of øthe Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services may, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, impose disciplinary action, including termination of employment, øpursuant to policies and procedures applicable to employees 

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,¿ on any employee of øthe 

Bureau of¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 

who willfully deceives Congress or agency leadership on any matter. 

øSEC. 455. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

øNotwithstanding section 4, sections 451 through 456, and the 

amendments made by such sections, shall take effect on the date 

on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes 

effect. 

øSEC. 456. TRANSITION. 

ø(a) REFERENCES.—With respect to any function transferred by 

this subtitle to, and exercised on or after the effective date specified 

in section 455 by, the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a component of government from which 

such function is transferred— 

ø(1) to the head of such component is deemed to refer to the 

Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services; or 

ø(2) to such component is deemed to refer to the Bureau of 

Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

ø(b) OTHER TRANSITION ISSUES.— ø(1) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.—Except as otherwise provided by law, a Federal official to whom a function is transferred by this subtitle may, for purposes of performing the 

function, exercise all authorities under any other provision of 

law that were available with respect to the performance of that 

function to the official responsible for the performance of the 

function immediately before the effective date specified in section 455. 

ø(2) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL.—The personnel of the Department of Justice employed in connection with the functions transferred by this subtitle (and functions that the Secretary determines are properly 

related to the functions of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services), and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, 

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Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, shall be transferred to the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services for allocation to the appropriate component of 

the Department. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to 

this paragraph shall be used only for the purposes for which 

the funds were originally authorized and appropriated. The 

Secretary shall have the right to adjust or realign transfers of 

funds and personnel effected pursuant to this subtitle for a period of 2 years after the effective date specified in section 455. 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 459. REPORT ON IMPROVING IMMIGRATION SERVICES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, not later than 1 year after the 

effective date of this Act, shall submit to the Committees on the 

Judiciary and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

of the Senate a report with a plan detailing how the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, after the transfer of functions 

specified in this subtitle takes effect, will complete efficiently, fairly, and within a reasonable time, the adjudications described in 

paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 451(b). 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—For each type of adjudication to be undertaken 

by the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, the report shall include the following: 

ø(1) Any potential savings of resources that may be implemented without affecting the quality of the adjudication. 

ø(2) The goal for processing time with respect to the application. 

ø(3) Any statutory modifications with respect to the adjudication that the Secretary considers advisable. 

ø(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 

Labor, the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Border Security of 

the Department, and the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review to determine how to streamline and improve the 

process for applying for and making adjudications described in section 451(b) and related processes. 

øSEC. 460. REPORT ON RESPONDING TO FLUCTUATING NEEDS. 

øNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on 

changes in law, including changes in authorizations of appropriations and in appropriations, that are needed to permit the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and, after the transfer of functions specified in this subtitle takes effect, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department, to ensure a 

prompt and timely response to emergent, unforeseen, or impending 

changes in the number of applications for immigration benefits, 

and otherwise to ensure the accommodation of changing immigration service needs. 

øSEC. 461. APPLICATION OF INTERNET-BASED TECHNOLOGIES. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRACKING SYSTEM.—The Secretary, not 

later than 1 year after the effective date of this Act, in consultation 

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ings with the Secretary for any benefit under the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), access to online information 

about the processing status of the filing involved. 

ø(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ONLINE FILING AND IMPROVED PROC- ESSING.— 

ø(1) ONLINE FILING.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

Technology Advisory Committee established under subsection 

(c), shall conduct a feasibility study on the online filing of the 

filings described in subsection (a). The study shall include a review of computerization and technology of the Immigration and 

Naturalization Service relating to the immigration services and 

processing of filings related to immigrant services. The study 

shall also include an estimate of the timeframe and cost and 

shall consider other factors in implementing such a filing system, including the feasibility of fee payment online. 

ø(2) REPORT.—A report on the study under this subsection 

shall be submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 1 year 

after the effective date of this Act. 

ø(c) TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— ø(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish, not 

later than 60 days after the effective date of this Act, an advisory committee (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Technology 

Advisory Committee’’) to assist the Secretary in— 

ø(A) establishing the tracking system under subsection 

(a); and 

ø(B) conducting the study under subsection (b). 

The Technology Advisory Committee shall be established after 

consultation with the Committees on the Judiciary of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate. 

ø(2) COMPOSITION.—The Technology Advisory Committee 

shall be composed of representatives from high technology companies capable of establishing and implementing the system in 

an expeditious manner, and representatives of persons who 

may use the tracking system described in subsection (a) and 

the online filing system described in subsection (b)(1).¿ 

SEC. ø462.¿ 455. CHILDREN’S AFFAIRS. 

(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There are transferred to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of 

Health and Human Services functions under the immigration laws 

of the United States with respect to the care of unaccompanied 

alien children that were vested by statute in, or performed by, the 

Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (or any officer, 

employee, or component of the Immigration and Naturalization 

Service) immediately before the effective date specified in subsection (d). 

(b) FUNCTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the transfer made by subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement 

shall be responsible for— 

(A) coordinating and implementing the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal 

custody by reason of their immigration status, including 

developing a plan to be submitted to Congress on how to 

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timely appointed to represent the interests of each such 

child, consistent with the law regarding appointment of 

counsel that is in effect on the date of the enactment of 

this Act; 

(B) ensuring that the interests of the child are considered in decisions and actions relating to the care and custody of an unaccompanied alien child; 

(C) making placement determinations for all unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason 

of their immigration status; 

(D) implementing the placement determinations; 

(E) implementing policies with respect to the care and 

placement of unaccompanied alien children; 

(F) identifying a sufficient number of qualified individuals, entities, and facilities to house unaccompanied alien 

children; 

(G) overseeing the infrastructure and personnel of facilities in which unaccompanied alien children reside; 

(H) reuniting unaccompanied alien children with a parent abroad in appropriate cases; 

(I) compiling, updating, and publishing at least annually 

a state-by-state list of professionals or other entities qualified to provide guardian and attorney representation services for unaccompanied alien children; 

(J) maintaining statistical information and other data on 

unaccompanied alien children for whose care and placement the Director is responsible, which shall include— 

(i) biographical information, such as a child’s name, 

gender, date of birth, country of birth, and country of 

habitual residence; 

(ii) the date on which the child came into Federal 

custody by reason of his or her immigration status; 

(iii) information relating to the child’s placement, removal, or release from each facility in which the child 

has resided; 

(iv) in any case in which the child is placed in detention or released, an explanation relating to the detention or release; and 

(v) the disposition of any actions in which the child 

is the subject; 

(K) collecting and compiling statistical information from 

the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland 

Security, and the Department of State on each department’s actions relating to unaccompanied alien children; 

and 

(L) conducting investigations and inspections of facilities 

and other entities in which unaccompanied alien children 

reside, including regular follow-up visits to such facilities, 

placements, and other entities, to assess the continued 

suitability of such placements. 

(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES; NO RELEASE ON

OWN RECOGNIZANCE.—In making determinations described in 

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(A) shall consult with appropriate juvenile justice professionals, the Director of øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the øAssistant Secretary of the Bureau of Border Security¿ Director of U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement to ensure that such determinations 

ensure that unaccompanied alien children described in 

such subparagraph— 

(i) are likely to appear for all hearings or proceedings in which they are involved; 

(ii) are protected from smugglers, traffickers, or others who might seek to victimize or otherwise engage 

them in criminal, harmful, or exploitive activity; and 

(iii) are placed in a setting in which they are not 

likely to pose a danger to themselves or others; and 

(B) shall not release such children upon their own recognizance. 

(3) DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO FOSTER CARE.—In carrying out 

the duties described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office 

of Refugee Resettlement is encouraged to use the refugee children foster care system established pursuant to section 412(d) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)) for 

the placement of unaccompanied alien children. 

(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph (2)(B) 

may be construed to require that a bond be posted for an unaccompanied alien child who is released to a qualified sponsor. 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be construed to transfer the responsibility for adjudicating benefit determinations under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1101 et seq.) from the authority of any official of the Department 

of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of State. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 4, this section 

shall take effect on the date on which the transfer of functions 

specified under section 441 takes effect. 

(e) REFERENCES.—With respect to any function transferred by 

this section, any reference in any other Federal law, Executive 

order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document 

of or pertaining to a component of government from which such 

function is transferred— 

(1) to the head of such component is deemed to refer to the 

Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement; or 

(2) to such component is deemed to refer to the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

(f) OTHER TRANSITION ISSUES.— 

(1) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.—Except as otherwise provided 

by law, a Federal official to whom a function is transferred by 

this section may, for purposes of performing the function, exercise all authorities under any other provision of law that were 

available with respect to the performance of that function to 

the official responsible for the performance of the function immediately before the effective date specified in subsection (d). 

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tion in the same manner as such provisions apply to a transfer 

of functions under this Act to the Department of Homeland Security. 

(3) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PER- SONNEL.—The personnel of the Department of Justice employed in connection with the functions transferred by this section, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, 

and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, 

available to, or to be made available to, the Immigration and 

Naturalization Service in connection with the functions transferred by this section, subject to section 202 of the Budget and 

Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, shall be transferred to the 

Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement for allocation to 

the appropriate component of the Department of Health and 

Human Services. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to 

this paragraph shall be used only for the purposes for which 

the funds were originally authorized and appropriated. 

(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘placement’’ means the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in either a detention facility or an alternative to such a facility; and 

(2) the term ‘‘unaccompanied alien child’’ means a child 

who— 

(A) has no lawful immigration status in the United 

States; 

(B) has not attained 18 years of age; and 

(C) with respect to whom— 

(i) there is no parent or legal guardian in the United 

States; or 

(ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States 

is available to provide care and physical custody. 

Subtitle F—General Immigration 

Provisions 

SEC. 471. øABOLISHMENT OF INS.¿ REORGANIZATION AND PROHIBITION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of all transfers from the Immigration and Naturalization Service as provided for by this Act, 

the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of 

Justice is abolished. 

ø(b) PROHIBITION.—¿The authority provided by section 1502 may 

be used to reorganize functions or organizational units within the 

øBureau of Border Security or the Bureau of¿ U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, but may not be used to recombine the øtwo bureaus¿ two components into a single agency or otherwise to combine, join, or consolidate functions or organizational units of the 

øtwo bureaus¿ two components with each other. 

øSEC. 472. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. 

ø(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

ø(1) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an employee (as defined by 

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ø(A) has completed at least 3 years of current continuous 

service with 1 or more covered entities; and 

ø(B) is serving under an appointment without time limitation, 

but does not include any person under subparagraphs (A)–(G) 

of section 663(a)(2) of Public Law 104–208 (5 U.S.C. 5597 

note); 

ø(2) the term ‘‘covered entity’’ means— 

ø(A) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; 

ø(B) the Bureau of Border Security of the Department of 

Homeland Security; and 

ø(C) the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services 

of the Department of Homeland Security; and 

ø(3) the term ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date on which the 

transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect. 

ø(b) STRATEGIC RESTRUCTURING PLAN.—Before the Attorney General or the Secretary obligates any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments under this section, such official shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategic restructuring plan, which shall include— 

ø(1) an organizational chart depicting the covered entities 

after their restructuring pursuant to this Act; 

ø(2) a summary description of how the authority under this 

section will be used to help carry out that restructuring; and 

ø(3) the information specified in section 663(b)(2) of Public 

Law 104–208 (5 U.S.C. 5597 note). 

As used in the preceding sentence, the ‘‘appropriate committees of 

Congress’’ are the Committees on Appropriations, Government Reform, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the 

Committees on Appropriations, Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary of the Senate. 

ø(c) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General and the Secretary may, 

to the extent necessary to help carry out their respective strategic 

restructuring plan described in subsection (b), make voluntary separation incentive payments to employees. Any such payment— 

ø(1) shall be paid to the employee, in a lump sum, after the 

employee has separated from service; 

ø(2) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available for 

the payment of basic pay of the employee; 

ø(3) shall be equal to the lesser of— 

ø(A) the amount the employee would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, United States Code; 

or 

ø(B) an amount not to exceed $25,000, as determined by 

the Attorney General or the Secretary; 

ø(4) may not be made except in the case of any qualifying 

employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or 

resignation) before the end of— 

ø(A) the 3-month period beginning on the date on which 

such payment is offered or made available to such employee; or 

ø(B) the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

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ø(5) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be included in the computation, of any other type of Government 

benefit; and 

ø(6) shall not be taken into account in determining the 

amount of any severance pay to which the employee may be 

entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, 

based on any other separation. 

ø(d) ADDITIONAL AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RETIREMENT

FUND.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any payments which it is 

otherwise required to make, the Department of Justice and the 

Department of Homeland Security shall, for each fiscal year 

with respect to which it makes any voluntary separation incentive payments under this section, remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United 

States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund the amount required under paragraph (2). 

ø(2) AMOUNT REQUIRED.—The amount required under this 

paragraph shall, for any fiscal year, be the amount under subparagraph (A) or (B), whichever is greater. 

ø(A) FIRST METHOD.—The amount under this subparagraph shall, for any fiscal year, be equal to the minimum 

amount necessary to offset the additional costs to the retirement systems under title 5, United States Code (payable out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 

Fund) resulting from the voluntary separation of the employees described in paragraph (3), as determined under 

regulations of the Office of Personnel Management. 

ø(B) SECOND METHOD.—The amount under this subparagraph shall, for any fiscal year, be equal to 45 percent of 

the sum total of the final basic pay of the employees described in paragraph (3). 

ø(3) COMPUTATIONS TO BE BASED ON SEPARATIONS OCCURRING

IN THE FISCAL YEAR INVOLVED.—The employees described in 

this paragraph are those employees who receive a voluntary 

separation incentive payment under this section based on their 

separating from service during the fiscal year with respect to 

which the payment under this subsection relates. 

ø(4) FINAL BASIC PAY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 

‘‘final basic pay’’ means, with respect to an employee, the total 

amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such employee, computed using the employee’s final rate 

of basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-time basis, 

with appropriate adjustment therefor. 

ø(e) EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT.—An individual who receives a voluntary separation incentive payment under this section and who, within 5 years after the 

date of the separation on which the payment is based, accepts any 

compensated employment with the Government or works for any 

agency of the Government through a personal services contract, 

shall be required to pay, prior to the individual’s first day of employment, the entire amount of the incentive payment. Such payment shall be made to the covered entity from which the individual 

separated or, if made on or after the transfer date, to the Deputy 

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Security (for transfer to the appropriate component of the Department of Homeland Security, if necessary). 

ø(f) EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT LEVELS.— ø(1) INTENDED EFFECT.—Voluntary separations under this 

section are not intended to necessarily reduce the total number 

of full-time equivalent positions in any covered entity. 

ø(2) USE OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS.—A covered entity may 

redeploy or use the full-time equivalent positions vacated by 

voluntary separations under this section to make other positions available to more critical locations or more critical occupations. 

øSEC. 473. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the Secretary may 

each, during a period ending not later than 5 years after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, conduct a demonstration project for 

the purpose of determining whether one or more changes in the 

policies or procedures relating to methods for disciplining employees would result in improved personnel management. 

ø(b) SCOPE.—A demonstration project under this section— 

ø(1) may not cover any employees apart from those employed 

in or under a covered entity; and 

ø(2) shall not be limited by any provision of chapter 43, 75, 

or 77 of title 5, United States Code. 

ø(c) PROCEDURES.—Under the demonstration project— 

ø(1) the use of alternative means of dispute resolution (as defined in section 571 of title 5, United States Code) shall be encouraged, whenever appropriate; and 

ø(2) each covered entity under the jurisdiction of the official 

conducting the project shall be required to provide for the expeditious, fair, and independent review of any action to which 

section 4303 or subchapter II of chapter 75 of such title 5 

would otherwise apply (except an action described in section 

7512(5) of such title 5). 

ø(d) ACTIONS INVOLVING DISCRIMINATION.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of this section, if, in the case of any matter described in section 7702(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, there 

is no judicially reviewable action under the demonstration project 

within 120 days after the filing of an appeal or other formal request for review (referred to in subsection (c)(2)), an employee shall 

be entitled to file a civil action to the same extent and in the same 

manner as provided in section 7702(e)(1) of such title 5 (in the matter following subparagraph (C) thereof). 

ø(e) CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.—Employees shall not be included 

within any project under this section if such employees are— 

ø(1) neither managers nor supervisors; and 

ø(2) within a unit with respect to which a labor organization 

is accorded exclusive recognition under chapter 71 of title 5, 

United States Code. 

Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an aggrieved employee 

within a unit (referred to in paragraph (2)) may elect to participate 

in a complaint procedure developed under the demonstration 

project in lieu of any negotiated grievance procedure and any statutory procedure (as such term is used in section 7121 of such title 

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ø(f) REPORTS.—The General Accounting Office shall prepare and 

submit to the Committees on Government Reform and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate periodic reports 

on any demonstration project conducted under this section, such reports to be submitted after the second and fourth years of its operation. Upon request, the Attorney General or the Secretary shall 

furnish such information as the General Accounting Office may require to carry out this subsection. 

ø(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered entity’’ has 

the meaning given such term in section 472(a)(2). 

øSEC. 474. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

øIt is the sense of Congress that— 

ø(1) the missions of the Bureau of Border Security and the 

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services are equally 

important and, accordingly, they each should be adequately 

funded; and 

ø(2) the functions transferred under this subtitle should not, 

after such transfers take effect, operate at levels below those 

in effect prior to the enactment of this Act. 

øSEC. 475. DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERVICES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Within the Office of Deputy Secretary, there 

shall be a Director of Shared Services. 

ø(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Shared Services shall be responsible for the coordination of resources for the Bureau of Border 

Security and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

including— 

ø(1) information resources management, including computer 

databases and information technology; 

ø(2) records and file management; and 

ø(3) forms management.¿ 

SEC. ø476.¿ 472. SEPARATION OF FUNDING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established separate accounts in 

the Treasury of the United States for appropriated funds and other 

deposits available for øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and 

øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement. 

(b) SEPARATE BUDGETS.—To ensure that øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and øthe Bureau of Border Security¿ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are funded to the extent necessary to fully carry out their respective functions, the Director of 

the Office of Management and Budget shall separate the budget requests for each such entity. 

(c) FEES.—Fees imposed for a particular service, application, or 

benefit shall be deposited into the account established under subsection (a) that is for the bureau with jurisdiction over the function 

to which the fee relates. 

(d) FEES NOT TRANSFERABLE.—No fee may be transferred between øthe Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services¿ 

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ment for purposes not authorized by section 286 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

øSEC. 477. REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. 

ø(a) DIVISION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, not later than 120 days 

after the effective date of this Act, shall submit to the Committees 

on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed division and transfer of funds, including unexpended funds, appropriations, and fees, 

between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and 

the Bureau of Border Security. 

ø(b) DIVISION OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary, not later than 120 

days after the effective date of this Act, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed division of 

personnel between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services and the Bureau of Border Security. 

ø(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, not later than 120 days 

after the effective date of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until the termination of fiscal year 2005, shall submit to 

the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the 

House of Representatives and of the Senate an implementation 

plan to carry out this Act. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—The implementation plan should include 

details concerning the separation of the Bureau of Citizenship 

and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security, 

including the following: 

ø(A) Organizational structure, including the field structure. 

ø(B) Chain of command. 

ø(C) Procedures for interaction among such bureaus. 

ø(D) Fraud detection and investigation. 

ø(E) The processing and handling of removal proceedings, including expedited removal and applications for 

relief from removal. 

ø(F) Recommendations for conforming amendments to 

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

seq.). 

ø(G) Establishment of a transition team. 

ø(H) Methods to phase in the costs of separating the administrative support systems of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in order to provide for separate administrative support systems for the Bureau of Citizenship 

and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. 

ø(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDIES AND REPORTS.— 

ø(1) STATUS REPORTS ON TRANSITION.—Not later than 18 

months after the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect, and every 6 months thereafter, until full implementation of this subtitle has been completed, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and on the Judiciary 

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ø(A) A determination of whether the transfers of functions made by subtitles D and E have been completed, and 

if a transfer of functions has not taken place, identifying 

the reasons why the transfer has not taken place. 

ø(B) If the transfers of functions made by subtitles D 

and E have been completed, an identification of any issues 

that have arisen due to the completed transfers. 

ø(C) An identification of any issues that may arise due 

to any future transfer of functions. 

ø(2) REPORT ON MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 4 years after 

the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect, the Comptroller General of the United 

States shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and 

on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report, following a study, containing the following: 

ø(A) Determinations of whether the transfer of functions 

from the Immigration and Naturalization Service to the 

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the 

Bureau of Border Security have improved, with respect to 

each function transferred, the following: 

ø(i) Operations. 

ø(ii) Management, including accountability and communication. 

ø(iii) Financial administration. 

ø(iv) Recordkeeping, including information management and technology. 

ø(B) A statement of the reasons for the determinations 

under subparagraph (A). 

ø(C) Any recommendations for further improvements to 

the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and 

the Bureau of Border Security. 

ø(3) REPORT ON FEES.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 

of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report examining whether the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services is likely to derive sufficient funds from fees to carry 

out its functions in the absence of appropriated funds.¿ 

SEC. ø478.¿ 473. ANNUAL REPORT ON IMMIGRATION FUNCTIONS. 

(a) ANNUAL øREPORT.—¿ 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—One year¿ REPORT.—One year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the 

Secretary shall submit a report to the President, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Government Reform of the House 

of Representatives, and to the Committees on the Judiciary 

and Government Affairs of the Senate, on the impact the 

transfers made by this subtitle has had on immigration functions. 

ø(2)¿ (b) MATTER INCLUDED.—The report shall address the following with respect to the period covered by the report: 

ø(A)¿ (1) The aggregate number of all immigration applications and petitions received, and processed, by the Department. 

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(or filed on behalf of an alien) and denied, disaggregated by 

category of denial and application or petition type. 

ø(C)¿ (3) The quantity of backlogged immigration applications and petitions that have been processed, the aggregate 

number awaiting processing, and a detailed plan for eliminating the backlog. 

ø(D)¿ (4) The average processing period for immigration applications and petitions, disaggregated by application or petition type. 

ø(E)¿ (5) The number and types of immigration-related 

grievances filed with any official of the Department of Justice, 

and if those grievances were resolved. 

ø(F)¿ (6) Plans to address grievances and improve immigration services. 

ø(G)¿ (7) Whether immigration-related fees were used consistent with legal requirements regarding such use. 

ø(H)¿ (8) Whether immigration-related questions conveyed 

by customers to the Department (whether conveyed in person, 

by telephone, or by means of the Internet) were answered effectively and efficiently. 

ø(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMMIGRATION SERVICES.—It 

is the sense of Congress that— 

ø(1) the quality and efficiency of immigration services rendered by the Federal Government should be improved after the 

transfers made by this subtitle take effect; and 

ø(2) the Secretary should undertake efforts to guarantee that 

concerns regarding the quality and efficiency of immigration 

services are addressed after such effective date.¿ 

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TITLE V—NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

MANAGEMENT 

SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 

In this title— 

(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of the 

Agency; 

(2) the term ‘‘Agency’’ means the Federal Emergency Management Agency; 

(3) the term ‘‘catastrophic incident’’ means any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results 

in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption 

severely affecting the population (including mass evacuations), 

infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area; 

(4) the terms ‘‘credentialed’’ and ‘‘credentialing’’ mean having 

provided, or providing, respectively, documentation that identifies personnel and authenticates and verifies the qualifications 

of such personnel by ensuring that such personnel possess a 

minimum common level of training, experience, physical and 

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(5) the term ‘‘Federal coordinating officer’’ means a Federal 

coordinating officer as described in section 302 of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5143); 

(6) the term ‘‘interoperable’’ has the meaning given the term 

‘‘interoperable communications’’ under section 7303(g)(1) of the 

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 

U.S.C. 194(g)(1)); 

(7) the term ‘‘National Incident Management System’’ means 

a system to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management; 

(8) the term ‘‘National Response Plan’’ means the National 

Response Plan or any successor plan prepared under øsection 

502(a)(6)¿ section 504(a)(6); 

(9) the term ‘‘Nuclear Incident Response Team’’ means a resource that includes— 

(A) those entities of the Department of Energy that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support functions 

(including accident response, search response, advisory, 

and technical operations functions), radiation exposure 

functions at the medical assistance facility known as the 

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site 

(REAC/TS), radiological assistance functions, and related 

functions; and 

(B) those entities of the Environmental Protection Agency 

that perform such support functions (including radiological 

emergency response functions) and related functions. 

ø(9)¿ (10) the term ‘‘Regional Administrator’’ means a Regional Administrator appointed under section 507; 

ø(10)¿ (11) the term ‘‘Regional Office’’ means a Regional Office established under section 507; 

ø(11)¿ (12) the term ‘‘resources’’ means personnel and major 

items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available for responding to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; 

ø(12)¿ (13) the term ‘‘surge capacity’’ means the ability to 

rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and 

rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and housing, 

medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including disaster 

assistance employees), and other resources necessary to save 

lives and protect property during a catastrophic incident; 

ø(13)¿ (14) the term ‘‘tribal government’’ means the government of any entity described in section 2(13)(B); and 

ø(14)¿ (15) the terms ‘‘typed’’ and ‘‘typing’’ mean having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance 

with standards created under section 510. 

øSEC. 502. DEFINITION. 

øIn this title, the term ‘‘Nuclear Incident Response Team’’ means 

a resource that includes— 

ø(1) those entities of the Department of Energy that perform 

nuclear or radiological emergency support functions (including 

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ance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological assistance 

functions, and related functions; and 

ø(2) those entities of the Environmental Protection Agency 

that perform such support functions (including radiological 

emergency response functions) and related functions.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 504. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall provide Federal leadership necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover 

from, or mitigate against a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or 

other man-made disaster, including— 

(1) helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response 

providers to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies; 

(2) with respect to the Nuclear Incident Response Team (regardless of whether it is operating as an organizational unit of 

the Department pursuant to this title)— 

(A) establishing standards and certifying when those 

standards have been met; 

(B) conducting joint and other exercises and training and 

evaluating performance; and 

(C) providing funds to the Department of Energy and the 

Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate, for 

homeland security planning, exercises and training, and 

equipment; 

(3) providing the Federal Government’s response to terrorist 

attacks and major disasters, including— 

(A) managing such response; 

(B) directing the Domestic Emergency Support Teamø, the National Disaster Medical System,¿ and (when operating as an organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this title) the Nuclear Incident Response Team; 

(C) overseeing the Metropolitan Medical Response System; and 

(D) coordinating other Federal response resources, including requiring deployment of the Strategic National 

Stockpile, in the event of a terrorist attack or major disaster; 

(4) aiding the recovery from terrorist attacks and major disasters; 

(5) building a comprehensive national incident management 

system with Federal, State, and local government personnel, 

agencies, and authorities, to respond to such attacks and disasters; 

(6) consolidating existing Federal Government emergency response plans into a single, coordinated national response plan; 

(7) helping ensure the acquisition of operable and interoperable communications capabilities by Federal, State, local, and 

tribal governments and emergency response providers; 

(8) assisting the President in carrying out the functions 

under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and carrying out all 

functions and authorities given to the Administrator under 

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(9) carrying out the mission of the Agency to reduce the loss 

of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by 

leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of— 

(A) mitigation, by taking sustained actions to reduce or 

eliminate long-term risks to people and property from hazards and their effects; 

(B) preparedness, by planning, training, and building 

the emergency management profession to prepare effectively for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from 

any hazard; 

(C) response, by conducting emergency operations to 

save lives and property through positioning emergency 

equipment, personnel, and supplies, through evacuating 

potential victims, through providing food, water, shelter, 

and medical care to those in need, and through restoring 

critical public services; and 

(D) recovery, by rebuilding communities so individuals, 

businesses, and governments can function on their own, 

return to normal life, and protect against future hazards; 

(10) increasing efficiencies, by coordinating efforts relating to 

preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation; 

(11) helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers in responding to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; 

(12) supervising grant programs administered by the Agency; 

(13) administering and ensuring the implementation of the 

National Response Plan, including coordinating and ensuring 

the readiness of each emergency support function under the 

National Response Plan; 

(14) coordinating with the National Advisory Council established under section 508; 

(15) preparing and implementing the plans and programs of 

the Federal Government for— 

(A) continuity of operations; 

(B) continuity of government; and 

(C) continuity of plans; 

(16) minimizing, to the extent practicable, overlapping planning and reporting requirements applicable to State, local, and 

tribal governments and the private sector; 

(17) maintaining and operating within the Agency the National Response Coordination Center or its successor; 

(18) developing a national emergency management system 

that is capable of preparing for, protecting against, responding 

to, recovering from, and mitigating against catastrophic incidents; 

(19) assisting the President in carrying out the functions 

under the national preparedness goal and the national preparedness system and carrying out all functions and authorities of the Administrator under the national preparedness System; 

(20) carrying out all authorities of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency and the Directorate of Preparedness of 

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(21) otherwise carrying out the mission of the Agency as described in section 503(b). 

(b) ALL-HAZARDS APPROACH.—In carrying out the responsibilities 

under this section, the Administrator shall coordinate the implementation of a risk-based, all-hazards strategy that builds those 

common capabilities necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against natural disasters, acts 

of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, while also building the 

unique capabilities necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against the risks of specific 

types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the Nation. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 506. PRESERVING THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

AGENCY. 

(a) DISTINCT ENTITY.—The Agency shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department. 

(b) REORGANIZATION.—Section 872 shall not apply to the Agency, 

including any function or organizational unit of the Agency. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON CHANGES TO MISSIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not substantially or significantly reduce, including through a Joint Task Force established under øsection 708¿ section 707, the authorities, responsibilities, or functions of the Agency or the capability of the 

Agency to perform those missions, authorities, responsibilities, 

except as otherwise specifically provided in an Act enacted 

after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency 

Management Reform Act of 2006. 

(2) CERTAIN TRANSFERS PROHIBITED.—No asset, function, or 

mission of the Agency may be diverted to the principal and 

continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the 

Department, including a Joint Task Force established under 

øsection 708¿ section 707, except for details or assignments 

that do not reduce the capability of the Agency to perform its 

missions. 

(d) REPROGRAMMING AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary shall comply with any 

applicable provisions of any Act making appropriations for the Department for fiscal year 2007, or any succeeding fiscal year, relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE VI—TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE 

TRUSTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED 

STATES AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 

ORGANIZATIONS 

SEC. 601. TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS FOR MEMBERS OF 

THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER 

GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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(1) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States defend the freedom and security of our Nation. 

(2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States have 

lost their lives while battling the evils of terrorism around the 

world. 

(3) Personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 

charged with the responsibility of covert observation of terrorists around the world are often put in harm’s way during their 

service to the United States. 

(4) Personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency have also 

lost their lives while battling the evils of terrorism around the 

world. 

(5) Employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

and other Federal agencies charged with domestic protection of 

the United States put their lives at risk on a daily basis for 

the freedom and security of our Nation. 

(6) United States military personnel, CIA personnel, FBI 

personnel, and other Federal agents in the service of the 

United States are patriots of the highest order. 

(7) CIA officer Johnny Micheal Spann became the first American to give his life for his country in the War on Terrorism 

declared by President George W. Bush following the terrorist 

attacks of September 11, 2001. 

(8) Johnny Micheal Spann left behind a wife and children 

who are very proud of the heroic actions of their patriot father. 

(9) Surviving dependents of members of the Armed Forces of 

the United States who lose their lives as a result of terrorist 

attacks or military operations abroad receive a $6,000 death 

benefit, plus a small monthly benefit. 

(10) The current system of compensating spouses and children of American patriots is inequitable and needs improvement. 

(b) DESIGNATION OF JOHNNY MICHEAL SPANN PATRIOT TRUSTS.— Any charitable corporation, fund, foundation, or trust (or separate 

fund or account thereof) which otherwise meets all applicable requirements under law with respect to charitable entities and meets 

the requirements described in subsection (c) shall be eligible to 

characterize itself as a ‘‘Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust’’. 

(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGNATION OF JOHNNY MICHEAL

SPANN PATRIOT TRUSTS.—The requirements described in this subsection are as follows: 

(1) Not taking into account funds or donations reasonably 

necessary to establish a trust, at least 85 percent of all funds 

or donations (including any earnings on the investment of such 

funds or donations) received or collected by any Johnny 

Micheal Spann Patriot Trust must be distributed to (or, if 

placed in a private foundation, held in trust for) surviving 

spouses, children, or dependent parents, grandparents, or siblings of 1 or more of the following: 

(A) members of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

(B) personnel, including contractors, of elements of the 

intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 

National Security Act of 1947; 

(C) employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

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(D) officers, employees, or contract employees of the 

United States Government, 

whose deaths occur in the line of duty and arise out of terrorist 

attacks, military operations, intelligence operations, or law enforcement operations or accidents connected with activities occurring after September 11, 2001, and related to domestic or 

foreign efforts to curb international terrorism, including the 

Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 

115 Stat. 224). 

(2) Other than funds or donations reasonably necessary to 

establish a trust, not more than 15 percent of all funds or donations (or 15 percent of annual earnings on funds invested in 

a private foundation) may be used for administrative purposes. 

(3) No part of the net earnings of any Johnny Micheal Spann 

Patriot Trust may inure to the benefit of any individual based 

solely on the position of such individual as a shareholder, an 

officer or employee of such Trust. 

(4) None of the activities of any Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust shall be conducted in a manner inconsistent with 

any law that prohibits attempting to influence legislation. 

(5) No Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust may participate 

in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, including by publication or distribution of statements. 

(6) Each Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust shall comply 

with the instructions and directions of the øDirector of Central 

Intelligence¿ Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney 

General, or the Secretary of Defense relating to the protection 

of intelligence sources and methods, sensitive law enforcement 

information, or other sensitive national security information, 

including methods for confidentially disbursing funds. 

(7) Each Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust that receives 

annual contributions totaling more than $1,000,000 must be 

audited annually by an independent certified public accounting 

firm. Such audits shall be filed with the Internal Revenue 

Service, and shall be open to public inspection, except that the 

conduct, filing, and availability of the audit shall be consistent 

with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, of sensitive law enforcement information, and of other sensitive national security information. 

(8) Each Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust shall make 

distributions to beneficiaries described in paragraph (1) at 

least once every calendar year, beginning not later than 12 

months after the formation of such Trust, and all funds and 

donations received and earnings not placed in a private foundation dedicated to such beneficiaries must be distributed 

within 36 months after the end of the fiscal year in which such 

funds, donations, and earnings are received. 

(9)(A) When determining the amount of a distribution to any 

beneficiary described in paragraph (1), a Johnny Micheal 

Spann Patriot Trust should take into account the amount of 

any collateral source compensation that the beneficiary has received or is entitled to receive as a result of the death of an 

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(B) Collateral source compensation includes all compensation 

from collateral sources, including life insurance, pension funds, 

death benefit programs, and payments by Federal, State, or 

local governments related to the death of an individual described in paragraph (1). 

(d) TREATMENT OF JOHNNY MICHEAL SPANN PATRIOT TRUSTS.— Each Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust shall refrain from conducting the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 

301(20)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 so that a 

general solicitation of funds by an individual described in paragraph (1) of section 323(e) of such Act will be permissible if such 

solicitation meets the requirements of paragraph (4)(A) of such section. 

(e) NOTIFICATION OF TRUST BENEFICIARIES.—Notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, and in a manner consistent with the 

protection of intelligence sources and methods and sensitive law 

enforcement information, and other sensitive national security information, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the øDirector of Central Intelligence¿ Director of National Intelligence, or their designees, as applicable, 

may forward information received from an executor, administrator, 

or other legal representative of the estate of a decedent described 

in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (c)(1), to a Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust on how to contact individuals eligible for a distribution under subsection (c)(1) for the purpose of providing assistance from such Trust: Provided, That, neither forwarding nor failing to forward any information under this subsection shall create any cause of action against any Federal department, agency, officer, agent, or employee. 

(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the øDirector of Central Intelligence¿ Director of National 

Intelligence, shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 

TITLE VII—MANAGEMENT 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 706. CONSOLIDATION AND CO-LOCATION OF OFFICES. 

øNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit to Congress a plan for 

consolidating and co-locating— 

ø(1) any regional offices or field offices of agencies that are 

transferred to the Department under this Act, if such officers 

are located in the same municipality; and 

ø(2) portions of regional and field offices of other Federal 

agencies, to the extent such offices perform functions that are 

transferred to the Secretary under this Act.¿ 

SEC. ø707.¿ 706. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.— (1) QUADRENNIAL REVIEWS REQUIRED.—In fiscal year 2009, 

and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the homeland security of the Nation (in this section referred to as a ‘‘quadrennial homeland security review’’). 


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(2) SCOPE OF REVIEWS.—Each quadrennial homeland security 

review shall be a comprehensive examination of the homeland 

security strategy of the Nation, including recommendations regarding the long-term strategy and priorities of the Nation for 

homeland security and guidance on the programs, assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department. 

(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct each quadrennial homeland security review under this subsection in consultation with— 

(A) the heads of other Federal agencies, including the 

Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 

Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 

Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

and the Director of National Intelligence; 

(B) key officials of the Department, including the Under 

Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans; and 

(C) other relevant governmental and nongovernmental 

entities, including State, local, and tribal government officials, members of Congress, private sector representatives, 

academics, and other policy experts. 

(4) RELATIONSHIP WITH FUTURE YEARS HOMELAND SECURITY

PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall ensure that each review conducted under this section is coordinated with the Future Years 

Homeland Security Program required under section 874. 

(b) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—In each quadrennial homeland security review, the Secretary shall— 

(1) delineate and update, as appropriate, the national homeland security strategy, consistent with appropriate national 

and Department strategies, strategic plans, and Homeland Security Presidential Directives, including the National Strategy 

for Homeland Security, the National Response Plan, and the 

Department Security Strategic Plan; 

(2) outline and prioritize the full range of the critical homeland security mission areas of the Nation; 

(3) describe the interagency cooperation, preparedness of 

Federal response assets, infrastructure, budget plan, and other 

elements of the homeland security program and policies of the 

Nation associated with the national homeland security strategy, required to execute successfully the full range of missions 

called for in the national homeland security strategy described 

in paragraph (1) and the homeland security mission areas outlined under paragraph (2); 

(4) identify the budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully execute the full range of missions called 

for in the national homeland security strategy described in 

paragraph (1) and the homeland security mission areas outlined under paragraph (2); 

(5) include an assessment of the organizational alignment of 

the Department with the national homeland security strategy 

referred to in paragraph (1) and the homeland security mission 

areas outlined under paragraph (2); and 

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view into an acquisition strategy and expenditure plan within 

the Department. 

(c) REPORTING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of the year in 

which a quadrennial homeland security review is conducted, 

the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding that 

quadrennial homeland security review. 

(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report submitted under 

paragraph (1) shall include— 

(A) the results of the quadrennial homeland security review; 

(B) a description of the threats to the assumed or defined national homeland security interests of the Nation 

that were examined for the purposes of that review; 

(C) the national homeland security strategy, including a 

prioritized list of the critical homeland security missions of 

the Nation; 

(D) a description of the interagency cooperation, preparedness of Federal response assets, infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the homeland security program and policies of the Nation associated with the national homeland security strategy, required to execute successfully the full range of missions called for in the applicable national homeland security strategy referred to in 

subsection (b)(1) and the homeland security mission areas 

outlined under subsection (b)(2); 

(E) an assessment of the organizational alignment of the 

Department with the applicable national homeland security strategy referred to in subsection (b)(1) and the homeland security mission areas outlined under subsection 

(b)(2), including the Department’s organizational structure, 

management systems, budget and accounting systems, 

human resources systems, procurement systems, and physical and technical infrastructure; 

(F) a discussion of the status of cooperation among Federal agencies in the effort to promote national homeland 

security; 

(G) a discussion of the status of cooperation between the 

Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments in preventing terrorist attacks and preparing for 

emergency response to threats to national homeland security; 

(H) an explanation of any underlying assumptions used 

in conducting the review; and 

(I) any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall, consistent 

with the protection of national security and other sensitive 

matters, make each report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly available on the Internet website of the Department. 

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

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SEC. ø708.¿ 707. JOINT TASK FORCES. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘situational awareness’’ means knowledge and unified understanding of unlawful 

cross-border activity, including— 

(1) threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlawful crossings; 

(2) the ability to forecast future shifts in such threats and 

trends; 

(3) the ability to evaluate such threats and trends at a level 

sufficient to create actionable plans; and 

(4) the operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated surveillance of the air, land, and maritime borders of 

the United States. 

(b) JOINT TASK FORCES.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish and operate departmental Joint Task Forces to conduct joint operations 

using personnel and capabilities of the Department for the purposes specified in paragraph (2). 

(2) PURPOSES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are or relate to the following: 

(i) Securing the land and maritime borders of the 

United States. 

(ii) Homeland security crises. 

(iii) Establishing regionally-based operations. 

(B) LIMITATION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not establish a 

Joint Task Force for any major disaster or emergency 

declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 

or an incident for which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has primary responsibility for management of the response under title V of this Act, including section 504(a)(3)(A), unless the responsibilities 

of such a Joint Task Force— 

(I) do not include operational functions related 

to incident management, including coordination of 

operations; and 

(II) are consistent with the requirements of 

paragraphs (3) and (4)(A) of section 503(c) and 

section 509(c) of this Act, and section 302 of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143). 

(ii) RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS NOT REDUCED.—Nothing in this section may be construed to 

reduce the responsibilities or functions of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency or the Administrator 

of the Agency under title V of this Act or any other 

provision of law, including the diversion of any asset, 

function, or mission from the Agency or the Administrator of the Agency pursuant to section 506. 

(3) JOINT TASK FORCE DIRECTORS.— 

(A) DIRECTOR.—Each Joint Task Force established and 

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Director, appointed by the President, for a term of not 

more than two years. The Secretary shall submit to the 

President recommendations for such appointments after 

consulting with the heads of the components of the Department with membership on any such Joint Task Force. Any 

Director appointed by the President shall be— 

(i) a current senior official of the Department with 

not less than one year of significant leadership experience at the Department; or 

(ii) if no suitable candidate is available at the Department, an individual with— 

(I) not less than one year of significant leadership experience in a Federal agency since the establishment of the Department; and 

(II) a demonstrated ability in, knowledge of, and 

significant experience working on the issues to be 

addressed by any such Joint Task Force. 

(B) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may extend the appointment of a Director of a Joint Task Force under subparagraph (A) for not more than two years if the Secretary determines that such an extension is in the best interest of 

the Department. 

(4) JOINT TASK FORCE DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—For each Joint 

Task Force, the Secretary shall appoint a Deputy Director who 

shall be an official of a different component or office of the Department than the Director of such Joint Task Force. 

(5) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of a Joint Task Force, 

subject to the oversight, direction, and guidance of the Secretary, shall— 

(A) when established for the purpose referred to in paragraph (2)(A)(i), maintain situational awareness within the 

areas of responsibility of the Joint Task Force, as determined by the Secretary; 

(B) provide operational plans and requirements for 

standard operating procedures and contingency operations 

within the areas of responsibility of the Joint Task Force, 

as determined by the Secretary; 

(C) plan and execute joint task force activities within the 

areas of responsibility of the Joint Task Force, as determined by the Secretary; 

(D) set and accomplish strategic objectives through integrated operational planning and execution; 

(E) exercise operational direction over personnel and 

equipment from components and offices of the Department 

allocated to the Joint Task Force to accomplish the objectives of the Joint Task Force; 

(F) when established for the purpose referred to in paragraph (2)(A)(i), establish operational and investigative priorities within the areas of responsibility of the Joint Task 

Force, as determined by the Secretary; 

(G) coordinate with foreign governments and other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, to carry out 

the mission of the Joint Task Force; and 

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(6) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, upon request of 

the Director of a Joint Task Force, and giving appropriate 

consideration of risk to the other primary missions of the 

Department, allocate to such Joint Task Force on a temporary basis personnel and equipment of components and 

offices of the Department. 

(B) COST NEUTRALITY.—A Joint Task Force may not require more resources than would have otherwise been required by the Department to carry out the duties assigned 

to such Joint Task Force if such Joint Task Force had not 

been established. 

(C) LOCATION OF OPERATIONS.—In establishing a location 

of operations for a Joint Task Force, the Secretary shall, 

to the extent practicable, use existing facilities that integrate efforts of components of the Department and State, 

local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement or military entities. 

(D) CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT.—When reviewing requests for allocation of component personnel and equipment under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider 

the impact of such allocation on the ability of the donating 

component or office to carry out the primary missions of 

the Department, and in the case of the Coast Guard, the 

missions specified in section 888. 

(E) LIMITATION.—Personnel and equipment of the Coast 

Guard allocated under this paragraph may be used only to 

carry out operations and investigations related to the missions specified in section 888. 

(F) REPORT.—The Secretary shall, at the time the budget 

of the President is submitted to Congress for a fiscal year 

under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 

on the total funding, personnel, and other resources that 

each component or office of the Department allocated 

under this paragraph to each Joint Task Force to carry out 

the mission of such Joint Task Force during the fiscal year 

immediately preceding each such report, and a description 

of the degree to which the resources drawn from each component or office impact the primary mission of such component or office. 

(7) COMPONENT RESOURCE AUTHORITY.—As directed by the 

Secretary— 

(A) each Director of a Joint Task Force shall be provided 

sufficient resources from relevant components and offices 

of the Department and the authority necessary to carry 

out the missions and responsibilities of such Joint Task 

Force required under this section; 

(B) the resources referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 

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of the Director of the Joint Task Force to which such resources are assigned; and 

(C) the personnel and equipment of each Joint Task 

Force shall remain under the administrative direction of 

the head of the component or office of the Department that 

provided such personnel or equipment. 

(8) JOINT TASK FORCE STAFF.—Each Joint Task Force shall 

have a staff, composed of officials from relevant components 

and offices of the Department, to assist the Director of such 

Joint Task Force in carrying out the mission and responsibilities of such Joint Task Force. 

(9) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary shall— 

(A) establish outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of each 

Joint Task Force; 

(B) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section and 120 days after the establishment 

of a new Joint Task Force, as appropriate, submit to the 

Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 

metrics established under subparagraph (A). 

(C) not later than January 31 of each year beginning in 

2017, submit to each committee specified in subparagraph 

(B) a report that contains the evaluation described in subparagraph (A). 

(10) JOINT DUTY TRAINING PROGRAM.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

(i) establish a joint duty training program in the Department for the purposes of— 

(I) enhancing coordination within the Department; and 

(II) promoting workforce professional development; and 

(ii) tailor such joint duty training program to improve joint operations as part of the Joint Task Forces. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—The joint duty training program established under subparagraph (A) shall address, at a minimum, the following topics: 

(i) National security strategy. 

(ii) Strategic and contingency planning. 

(iii) Command and control of operations under joint 

command. 

(iv) International engagement. 

(v) The homeland security enterprise. 

(vi) Interagency collaboration. 

(vii) Leadership. 

(viii) Specific subject matters relevant to the Joint 

Task Force, including matters relating to the missions 

specified in section 888, to which the joint duty training program is assigned. 

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(i) DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—Except as 

provided in clauses (iii) and (iv), an individual shall 

complete the joint duty training program before being 

appointed Director or Deputy Director of a Joint Task 

Force. 

(ii) JOINT TASK FORCE STAFF.—Each official serving 

on the staff of a Joint Task Force shall complete the 

joint duty training program within the first year of assignment to such Joint Task Force. 

(iii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall not apply to the 

first Director or Deputy Director appointed to a Joint 

Task Force on or after the date of the enactment of 

this section. 

(iv) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of clause (i) if the Secretary determines that such 

a waiver is in the interest of homeland security or necessary to carry out the mission for which a Joint Task 

Force was established. 

(11) NOTIFICATION OF JOINT TASK FORCE FORMATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days before establishing a Joint Task Force under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the majority leader of the Senate, 

the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House 

of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of 

Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

the Senate a notification regarding such establishment. 

(B) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive the 

requirement under subparagraph (A) in the event of an 

emergency circumstance that imminently threatens the 

protection of human life or property. 

(12) REVIEW.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 2018, and 

January 31, 2021, the Inspector General of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 

and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

the Senate a review of the Joint Task Forces established 

under this subsection. 

(B) CONTENTS.—The reviews required under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

(i) an assessment of the effectiveness of the structure of each Joint Task Force; and 

(ii) recommendations for enhancements to such 

structure to strengthen the effectiveness of each Joint 

Task Force. 

(13) SUNSET.—This section expires on September 30, 2022. 

(c) JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM.—After establishing the 

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shall establish a joint duty assignment program within the Department for the purposes of enhancing coordination in the Department 

and promoting workforce professional development. 

SEC. ø709.¿ 708. OFFICE OF STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Department an Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 

(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 

shall be headed by an Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and 

Plans, who shall serve as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary. The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans shall 

be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 

of the Senate. 

(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and 

Plans shall— 

(1) lead, conduct, and coordinate Department-wide policy development and implementation and strategic planning; 

(2) develop and coordinate policies to promote and ensure 

quality, consistency, and integration for the programs, components, offices, and activities across the Department; 

(3) develop and coordinate strategic plans and long-term 

goals of the Department with risk-based analysis and planning 

to improve operational mission effectiveness, including consultation with the Secretary regarding the quadrennial homeland security review under øsection 707¿ section 706; 

(4) manage Department leadership councils and provide analytics and support to such councils; 

(5) manage international coordination and engagement for 

the Department; 

(6) review and incorporate, as appropriate, external stakeholder feedback into Department policy; and 

(7) carry out such other responsibilities as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

(d) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 

(A) establish within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and 

Plans a position of Deputy Under Secretary to support the 

Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans in carrying 

out the Under Secretary’s responsibilities; and 

(B) appoint a career employee to such position. 

(2) LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY POSITIONS.—A Deputy Under Secretary position (or any 

substantially similar position) within the Office of Strategy, 

Policy, and Plans may not be established except for the position provided for by paragraph (1), unless the Secretary receives prior authorization from Congress. 

(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of paragraph (1)— 

(A) the term ‘‘career employee’’ means any employee (as 

such term is defined in section 2105 of title 5, United 

States Code), but does not include a political appointee; 

and 

(B) the term ‘‘political appointee’’ means any employee 

who occupies a position which has been excepted from the 

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(e) COORDINATION BY DEPARTMENT COMPONENTS.—To ensure 

consistency with the policy priorities of the Department, the head 

of each component of the Department shall coordinate with the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans in establishing or modifying policies or strategic planning guidance with respect to each such component. 

(f) HOMELAND SECURITY STATISTICS AND JOINT ANALYSIS.— (1) HOMELAND SECURITY STATISTICS.—The Under Secretary 

for Strategy, Policy, and Plans shall— 

(A) establish standards of reliability and validity for statistical data collected and analyzed by the Department; 

(B) be provided by the heads of all components of the 

Department with statistical data maintained by the Department regarding the operations of the Department; 

(C) conduct or oversee analysis and reporting of such 

data by the Department as required by law or as directed 

by the Secretary; and 

(D) ensure the accuracy of metrics and statistical data 

provided to Congress. 

(2) TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—There shall be transferred to the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans 

the maintenance of all immigration statistical information of 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, which shall include information and statistics of the type contained in the publication entitled ‘‘Yearbook 

of Immigration Statistics’’ prepared by the Office of Immigration Statistics, including region-by-region statistics on the aggregate number of applications and petitions filed by an alien 

(or filed on behalf of an alien) and denied, and the reasons for 

such denials, disaggregated by category of denial and application or petition type. 

(g) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section overrides or otherwise 

affects the requirements specified in section 888. 

TITLE VIII—COORDINATION WITH NONFEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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Subtitle B—Inspector General 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø812.¿ 811. LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AGENTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 

(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

ø‘‘(e)(1) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this 

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ant Inspector General for Investigations under such an Inspector 

General, and any special agent supervised by such an Assistant Inspector General may be authorized by the Attorney General to— 

ø‘‘(A) carry a firearm while engaged in official duties as authorized under this Act or other statute, or as expressly authorized by the Attorney General; 

ø‘‘(B) make an arrest without a warrant while engaged in official duties as authorized under this Act or other statute, or 

as expressly authorized by the Attorney General, for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of 

such Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General, or agent, 

or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United 

States if such Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General, 

or agent has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to 

be arrested has committed or is committing such felony; and 

ø‘‘(C) seek and execute warrants for arrest, search of a premises, or seizure of evidence issued under the authority of the 

United States upon probable cause to believe that a violation 

has been committed. 

ø‘‘(2) The Attorney General may authorize exercise of the powers 

under this subsection only upon an initial determination that— 

ø‘‘(A) the affected Office of Inspector General is significantly 

hampered in the performance of responsibilities established by 

this Act as a result of the lack of such powers; 

ø‘‘(B) available assistance from other law enforcement agencies is insufficient to meet the need for such powers; and 

ø‘‘(C) adequate internal safeguards and management procedures exist to ensure proper exercise of such powers. 

ø‘‘(3) The Inspector General offices of the Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, 

Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of 

the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 

of Personnel Management, Railroad Retirement Board, Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority are exempt from the requirement of paragraph (2) of an initial determination of eligibility by the Attorney 

General. 

ø‘‘(4) The Attorney General shall promulgate, and revise as appropriate, guidelines which shall govern the exercise of the law enforcement powers established under paragraph (1). 

ø‘‘(5)(A) Powers authorized for an Office of Inspector General 

under paragraph (1) may be rescinded or suspended upon a determination by the Attorney General that any of the requirements 

under paragraph (2) is no longer satisfied or that the exercise of 

authorized powers by that Office of Inspector General has not complied with the guidelines promulgated by the Attorney General 

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ø‘‘(B) Powers authorized to be exercised by any individual 

under paragraph (1) may be rescinded or suspended with respect to that individual upon a determination by the Attorney 

General that such individual has not complied with guidelines 

promulgated by the Attorney General under paragraph (4). 

ø‘‘(6) A determination by the Attorney General under paragraph 

(2) or (5) shall not be reviewable in or by any court. 

ø‘‘(7) To ensure the proper exercise of the law enforcement powers authorized by this subsection, the Offices of Inspector General 

described under paragraph (3) shall, not later than 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this subsection, collectively enter into a 

memorandum of understanding to establish an external review 

process for ensuring that adequate internal safeguards and management procedures continue to exist within each Office and within 

any Office that later receives an authorization under paragraph (2). 

The review process shall be established in consultation with the Attorney General, who shall be provided with a copy of the memorandum of understanding that establishes the review process. 

Under the review process, the exercise of the law enforcement powers by each Office of Inspector General shall be reviewed periodically by another Office of Inspector General or by a committee of 

Inspectors General. The results of each review shall be communicated in writing to the applicable Inspector General and to the 

Attorney General. 

ø‘‘(8) No provision of this subsection shall limit the exercise of 

law enforcement powers established under any other statutory authority, including United States Marshals Service special deputation.’’. 

ø(b) PROMULGATION OF INITIAL GUIDELINES.—¿ (a) DEFINITION.— 

ø(1) DEFINITION.—¿In this subsection, the term ‘‘memoranda 

of understanding’’ means the agreements between the Department of Justice and the Inspector General offices described 

under section 6(e)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

U.S.C. App.) ø(as added by subsection (a) of this section)¿ 

that— 

ø(A)¿ (1) are in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 

and 

ø(B)¿ (2) authorize such offices to exercise authority that is 

the same or similar to the authority under section 6(e)(1) of 

such Act. 

ø(2)¿ (b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate 

guidelines under section 6(e)(4) of the Inspector General Act of 

1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) ø(as added by subsection (a) of this section)¿ 

applicable to the Inspector General offices described under section 

6(e)(3) of that Act. 

ø(3)¿ (c) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines promulgated 

under this subsection shall include, at a minimum, the operational 

and training requirements in the memoranda of understanding. 

ø(4)¿ (d) NO LAPSE OF AUTHORITY.—The memoranda of understanding in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall remain 

in effect until the guidelines promulgated under this subsection 

take effect. 

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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

ø(2) INITIAL GUIDELINES.—Subsection (b) shall take effect on 

the date of enactment of this Act.¿ 

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Subtitle E—Human Resources 

Management 

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SEC. 843. USE OF COUNTERNARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN 

CERTAIN EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each subdivision of the Department that is a 

National Drug Control Program Agency shall include as one of the 

criteria in its performance appraisal system, for each employee directly or indirectly involved in the enforcement of Federal, State, 

or local narcotics laws, the performance of that employee with respect to the enforcement of Federal, State, or local narcotics laws, 

relying to the greatest extent practicable on objective performance 

measures, including— 

(1) the contribution of that employee to seizures of narcotics 

and arrests of violators of Federal, State, or local narcotics 

laws; and 

(2) the degree to which that employee cooperated with or 

contributed to the efforts of other employees, either within the 

Department or other Federal, State, or local agencies, in counternarcotics enforcement. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘National Drug Control Program Agency’’ 

means— 

(A) a National Drug Control Program Agency, as defined 

in section 702(7) of the Office of National Drug Control 

Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (as last in effect); and 

(B) any subdivision of the Department that has a significant counternarcotics responsibility, øas determined by—¿ 

ø(i) the counternarcotics officer, appointed under 

section 878; or¿ 

ø(ii) if applicable, the counternarcotics officer’s successor in function (as determined by the Secretary); 

and¿ as determined by the Secretary; and 

(2) the term ‘‘performance appraisal system’’ means a system 

under which periodic appraisals of job performance of employees are made, whether under chapter 43 of title 5, United 

States Code, or otherwise. 

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Subtitle F—Federal Emergency 

Procurement Flexibility 

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øSEC. 857. REVIEW AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 

ø(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than March 31, 2004, the Comptroller General shall— 

ø(1) complete a review of the extent to which procurements 

of property and services have been made in accordance with 

this subtitle; and 

ø(2) submit a report on the results of the review to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives. 

ø(b) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report under subsection (a)(2) 

shall include the following matters: 

ø(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General’s assessment 

of— 

ø(A) the extent to which property and services procured 

in accordance with this title have contributed to the capacity of the workforce of Federal Government employees 

within each executive agency to carry out the mission of 

the executive agency; and 

ø(B) the extent to which Federal Government employees 

have been trained on the use of technology. 

ø(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Any recommendations of the 

Comptroller General resulting from the assessment described 

in paragraph (1). 

ø(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing for the review under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller shall consult with the Committee on 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives on the specific issues 

and topics to be reviewed. The extent of coverage needed in areas 

such as technology integration, employee training, and human capital management, as well as the data requirements of the study, 

shall be included as part of the consultation.¿ 

SEC. ø858.¿ 857. IDENTIFICATION OF NEW ENTRANTS INTO THE FEDERAL MARKETPLACE. 

The head of each executive agency shall conduct market research 

on an ongoing basis to identify effectively the capabilities, including 

the capabilities of small businesses and new entrants into Federal 

contracting, that are available in the marketplace for meeting the 

requirements of the executive agency in furtherance of defense 

against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, 

or radiological attack. The head of the executive agency shall, to 

the maximum extent practicable, take advantage of commercially 

available market research methods, including use of commercial 

databases, to carry out the research. 

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Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Provisions 

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øSEC. 878. OFFICE OF COUNTERNARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT. 

ø(a) OFFICE.—There is established in the Department an Office 

of Counternarcotics Enforcement, which shall be headed by a Director appointed by the President. 

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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assign permanent 

staff to the Office, consistent with effective management of Department resources. 

ø(2) LIAISONS.—The Secretary shall designate senior employees from each appropriate subdivision of the Department that 

has significant counternarcotics responsibilities to act as a liaison between that subdivision and the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement. 

ø(c) LIMITATION ON CONCURRENT EMPLOYMENT.—The Director of 

the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement shall not be employed 

by, assigned to, or serve as the head of, any other branch of the 

Federal Government, any State or local government, or any subdivision of the Department other than the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement. 

ø(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary shall direct the Director 

of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement— 

ø(1) to coordinate policy and operations within the Department, between the Department and other Federal departments 

and agencies, and between the Department and State and local 

agencies with respect to stopping the entry of illegal drugs into 

the United States; 

ø(2) to ensure the adequacy of resources within the Department for stopping the entry of illegal drugs into the United 

States; 

ø(3) to recommend the appropriate financial and personnel 

resources necessary to help the Department better fulfill its responsibility to stop the entry of illegal drugs into the United 

States; 

ø(4) within the Joint Terrorism Task Force construct to track 

and sever connections between illegal drug trafficking and terrorism; and 

ø(5) to be a representative of the Department on all task 

forces, committees, or other entities whose purpose is to coordinate the counternarcotics enforcement activities of the Department and other Federal, State or local agencies. 

ø(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 

to authorize direct control of the operations conducted by the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security, the Coast Guard, or 

joint terrorism task forces. 

ø(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

ø(1) ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW.—The Director of the Office of 

Counternarcotics Enforcement shall, not later than 30 days 

after the submission by the President to Congress of any request for expenditures for the Department, submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the authorizing committees of 

jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

review and evaluation of such request. The review and evaluation shall— 

ø(A) identify any request or subpart of any request that 

affects or may affect the counternarcotics activities of the 

Department or any of its subdivisions, or that affects the 

ability of the Department or any subdivision of the Department to meet its responsibility to stop the entry of illegal 

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ø(B) describe with particularity how such requested 

funds would be or could be expended in furtherance of 

counternarcotics activities; and 

ø(C) compare such requests with requests for expenditures and amounts appropriated by Congress in the previous fiscal year. 

ø(2) EVALUATION OF COUNTERNARCOTICS ACTIVITIES.—The 

Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement shall, 

not later than February 1 of each year, submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate a review and evaluation of the counternarcotics activities of the 

Department for the previous fiscal year. The review and evaluation shall— 

ø(A) describe the counternarcotics activities of the Department and each subdivision of the Department (whether individually or in cooperation with other subdivisions of 

the Department, or in cooperation with other branches of 

the Federal Government or with State or local agencies), 

including the methods, procedures, and systems (including 

computer systems) for collecting, analyzing, sharing, and 

disseminating information concerning narcotics activity 

within the Department and between the Department and 

other Federal, State, and local agencies; 

ø(B) describe the results of those activities, using quantifiable data whenever possible; 

ø(C) state whether those activities were sufficient to 

meet the responsibility of the Department to stop the entry 

of illegal drugs into the United States, including a description of the performance measures of effectiveness that 

were used in making that determination; and 

ø(D) recommend, where appropriate, changes to those 

activities to improve the performance of the Department in 

meeting its responsibility to stop the entry of illegal drugs 

into the United States. 

ø(3) CLASSIFIED OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMA- TION.—Any content of a review and evaluation described in the 

reports required in this subsection that involves information 

classified under criteria established by an Executive order, or 

whose public disclosure, as determined by the Secretary, would 

be detrimental to the law enforcement or national security activities of the Department or any other Federal, State, or local 

agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from the rest 

of the review and evaluation. 

øSEC. 879. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the Office of 

the Secretary an Office of International Affairs. The Office shall be 

headed by a Director, who shall be a senior official appointed by 

the Secretary. 

ø(b) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director shall have the following duties: 

ø(1) To promote information and education exchange with 

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ø(A) Exchange of information on research and development on homeland security technologies. 

ø(B) Joint training exercises of first responders. 

ø(C) Exchange of expertise on terrorism prevention, response, and crisis management. 

ø(2) To identify areas for homeland security information and 

training exchange where the United States has a demonstrated 

weakness and another friendly nation or nations have a demonstrated expertise. 

ø(3) To plan and undertake international conferences, exchange programs, and training activities. 

ø(4) To manage international activities within the Department in coordination with other Federal officials with responsibility for counter-terrorism matters.¿ 

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øSEC. 881. REVIEW OF PAY AND BENEFIT PLANS. 

øNotwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary 

shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 

Management, review the pay and benefit plans of each agency 

whose functions are transferred under this Act to the Department 

and, within 90 days after the date of enactment, submit a plan to 

the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the appropriate committees and subcommittees of 

Congress, for ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, the 

elimination of disparities in pay and benefits throughout the Department, especially among law enforcement personnel, that are inconsistent with merit system principles set forth in section 2301 of 

title 5, United States Code.¿ 

SEC. 882. OFFICE FOR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COORDINATION. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There is øestablished within the Office of 

the Secretary¿ within Federal Emergency Management Agency 

the Office of National Capital Region Coordination, to oversee 

and coordinate Federal programs for and relationships with 

State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital 

Region, as defined under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(2) DIRECTOR.—The Office established under paragraph (1) 

shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the 

Secretary. 

(3) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall cooperate with the 

Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Governors of Maryland 

and Virginia, and other State, local, and regional officers in the 

National Capital Region to integrate the District of Columbia, 

Maryland, and Virginia into the planning, coordination, and 

execution of the activities of the Federal Government for the 

enhancement of domestic preparedness against the consequences of terrorist attacks. 

(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office established under subsection 

(a)(1) shall— 

(1) coordinate the activities of the Department relating to the 

National Capital Region, including cooperation with the Office 

for State and Local Government Coordination; 


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(2) assess, and advocate for, the resources needed by State, 

local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region 

to implement efforts to secure the homeland; 

(3) provide State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region with regular information, research, and 

technical support to assist the efforts of State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region in securing 

the homeland; 

(4) develop a process for receiving meaningful input from 

State, local, and regional authorities and the private sector in 

the National Capital Region to assist in the development of the 

homeland security plans and activities of the Federal Government; 

(5) coordinate with Federal agencies in the National Capital 

Region on terrorism preparedness, to ensure adequate planning, information sharing, training, and execution of the Federal role in domestic preparedness activities; 

(6) coordinate with Federal, State, local, and regional agencies, and the private sector in the National Capital Region on 

terrorism preparedness to ensure adequate planning, information sharing, training, and execution of domestic preparedness 

activities among these agencies and entities; and 

(7) serve as a liaison between the Federal Government and 

State, local, and regional authorities, and private sector entities in the National Capital Region to facilitate access to Federal grants and other programs. 

(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Office established under subsection (a) 

shall submit an annual report to Congress that includes— 

(1) the identification of the resources required to fully implement homeland security efforts in the National Capital Region; 

(2) an assessment of the progress made by the National Capital Region in implementing homeland security efforts; and 

(3) recommendations to Congress regarding the additional 

resources needed to fully implement homeland security efforts 

in the National Capital Region. 

(d) LIMITATION.—Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as limiting the power of State and local governments. 

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SEC. 888. PRESERVING COAST GUARD MISSION PERFORMANCE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) NON-HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS.—The term ‘‘nonhomeland security missions’’ means the following missions of 

the Coast Guard: 

(A) Marine safety. 

(B) Search and rescue. 

(C) Aids to navigation. 

(D) Living marine resources (fisheries law enforcement). 

(E) Marine environmental protection. 

(F) Ice operations. 

(2) HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS.—The term ‘‘homeland security missions’’ means the following missions of the Coast 

Guard: 

(A) Ports, waterways and coastal security. 

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(C) Migrant interdiction. 

(D) Defense readiness. 

(E) Other law enforcement. 

(b) TRANSFER.—There are transferred to the Department the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, 

which shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of 

Transportation relating thereto. 

(c) MAINTENANCE OF STATUS OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the authorities, functions, and capabilities of the Coast Guard to perform its missions 

shall be maintained intact and without significant reduction after 

the transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department, except as specified in subsequent Acts. 

(d) CERTAIN TRANSFERS PROHIBITED.—No mission, function, or 

asset (including for purposes of this subsection any ship, aircraft, 

or helicopter) of the Coast Guard may be diverted to the principal 

and continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the 

Department, except for details or assignments that do not reduce 

the Coast Guard’s capability to perform its missions. 

(e) CHANGES TO MISSIONS.— (1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not substantially or 

significantly reduce the missions of the Coast Guard or the 

Coast Guard’s capability to perform those missions, except as 

specified in subsequent Acts. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the restrictions 

under paragraph (1) for a period of not to exceed 90 days upon 

a declaration and certification by the Secretary to Congress 

that a clear, compelling, and immediate need exists for such a 

waiver. A certification under this paragraph shall include a detailed justification for the declaration and certification, including the reasons and specific information that demonstrate that 

the Nation and the Coast Guard cannot respond effectively if 

the restrictions under paragraph (1) are not waived. 

(f) DIRECT REPORTING TO SECRETARY.—Upon the transfer of the 

Coast Guard to the Department, the Commandant shall report directly to the Secretary without being required to report through 

any other official of the Department. 

(g) OPERATION AS A SERVICE IN THE NAVY.—None of the conditions and restrictions in this section shall apply when the Coast 

Guard operates as a service in the Navy under section 3 of title 14, 

United States Code. 

ø(h) REPORT ON ACCELERATING THE INTEGRATED DEEPWATER

SYSTEM.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commandant of 

the Coast Guard, shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives that— 

ø(1) analyzes the feasibility of accelerating the rate of procurement in the Coast Guard’s Integrated Deepwater System 

from 20 years to 10 years; 

ø(2) includes an estimate of additional resources required; 

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ø(4) outlines any increases in the Coast Guard’s homeland 

security readiness; 

ø(5) describes any increases in operational efficiencies; and 

ø(6) provides a revised asset phase-in time line.¿ 

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øSEC. 889. HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING ANALYSIS IN PRESIDENT’S 

BUDGET. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

ø‘‘(33)(A)(i) a detailed, separate analysis, by budget function, 

by agency, and by initiative area (as determined by the administration) for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, the 

fiscal years for which the budget is submitted, and the ensuing 

fiscal year identifying the amounts of gross and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays that contribute to 

homeland security, with separate displays for mandatory and 

discretionary amounts, including— 

ø‘‘(I) summaries of the total amount of such appropriations or new obligational authority and outlays requested 

for homeland security; 

ø‘‘(II) an estimate of the current service levels of homeland security spending; 

ø‘‘(III) the most recent risk assessment and summary of 

homeland security needs in each initiative area (as determined by the administration); and 

ø‘‘(IV) an estimate of user fees collected by the Federal 

Government on behalf of homeland security activities; 

ø‘‘(ii) with respect to subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i), 

amounts shall be provided by account for each program, project 

and activity; and 

ø‘‘(iii) an estimate of expenditures for homeland security activities by State and local governments and the private sector 

for the prior fiscal year and the current fiscal year. 

ø‘‘(B) In this paragraph, consistent with the Office of Management and Budget’s June 2002 ‘Annual Report to Congress 

on Combatting Terrorism’, the term ‘homeland security’ refers 

to those activities that detect, deter, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks occurring within the United States 

and its territories. 

ø‘‘(C) In implementing this paragraph, including determining 

what Federal activities or accounts constitute homeland security for purposes of budgetary classification, the Office of Management and Budget is directed to consult periodically, but at 

least annually, with the House and Senate Budget Committees, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, and 

the Congressional Budget Office.’’. 

ø(b) REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE REPORTS.The following sections are 

repealed: 

ø(1) Section 1051 of Public Law 105-85. 

ø(2) Section 1403 of Public Law 105-261. 

ø(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendment made by 

this section shall apply beginning with respect to the fiscal year 

2005 budget submission.¿ 


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SEC. ø890A.¿ 889. CYBER CRIMES CENTER, CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT, AND 

CYBER CRIMES UNIT. 

(a) CYBER CRIMES CENTER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within United 

States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Cyber Crimes 

Center (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’). 

(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be to provide 

investigative assistance, training, and equipment to support 

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s domestic and international investigations of cyber-related crimes. 

(b) CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATIONS UNIT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within the 

Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (referred to in 

this subsection as the ‘‘CEIU’’). 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—The CEIU— 

(A) shall coordinate all United States Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement child exploitation initiatives, including investigations into— 

(i) child exploitation; 

(ii) child pornography; 

(iii) child victim identification; 

(iv) traveling child sex offenders; and 

(v) forced child labor, including the sexual exploitation of minors; 

(B) shall, among other things, focus on— 

(i) child exploitation prevention; 

(ii) investigative capacity building; 

(iii) enforcement operations; and 

(iv) training for Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agency personnel, upon request; 

(C) shall provide training, technical expertise, support, 

or coordination of child exploitation investigations, as 

needed, to cooperating law enforcement agencies and personnel; 

(D) shall provide psychological support and counseling 

services for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel engaged in child exploitation prevention initiatives, including making available other existing 

services to assist employees who are exposed to child exploitation material during investigations; 

(E) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of 

Defense and the National Association to Protect Children 

for the purpose of the recruiting, training, equipping and 

hiring of wounded, ill, and injured veterans and 

transitioning service members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program; and 

(F) shall collaborate with other governmental, nongovernmental, and nonprofit entities approved by the Secretary for the sponsorship of, and participation in, outreach and training activities. 

(3) DATA COLLECTION.—The CEIU shall collect and maintain 

data concerning— 

(A) the total number of suspects identified by United 

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(B) the number of arrests by United States Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, disaggregated by type, including— 

(i) the number of victims identified through investigations carried out by United States Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement; and 

(ii) the number of suspects arrested who were in positions of trust or authority over children; 

(C) the number of cases opened for investigation by 

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and 

(D) the number of cases resulting in a Federal, State, 

foreign, or military prosecution. 

(4) AVAILABILITY OF DATA TO CONGRESS.—In addition to submitting the reports required under paragraph (7), the CEIU 

shall make the data collected and maintained under paragraph 

(3) available to the committees of Congress described in paragraph (7). 

(5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The CEIU is authorized to 

enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 

set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3). 

(6) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to accept 

monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global 

Taskforce, national laboratories, Federal agencies, not-forprofit organizations, and educational institutions to create 

and expand public awareness campaigns in support of the 

functions of the CEIU. 

(B) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—Gifts authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not 

be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the services provided by the entities referred 

to in such subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to 

the Department. 

(7) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the HERO Act of 2015, and annually for the following 4 years, the CEIU shall— 

(A) submit a report containing a summary of the data 

collected pursuant to paragraph (3) during the previous 

year to— 

(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 

(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

(iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

House of Representatives; 

(v) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

Representatives; and 

(vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives; and 

(B) make a copy of each report submitted under subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the Department. 

(c) COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT.— 


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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within the 

Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘CFU’’). 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—The CFU— 

(A) shall provide training and technical support in digital forensics to— 

(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel; and 

(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign 

law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation of crimes within their respective jurisdictions, upon request and subject to the availability of 

funds; 

(B) shall provide computer hardware, software, and forensic licenses for all computer forensics personnel within 

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 

(C) shall participate in research and development in the 

area of digital forensics, in coordination with appropriate 

components of the Department; and 

(D) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of 

Defense and the National Association to Protect Children 

for the purpose of recruiting, training, equipping, and hiring wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning 

service members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue 

Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program. 

(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The CFU is authorized to 

enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 

set forth in paragraph (2). 

(4) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to accept 

monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global 

Task Force, national laboratories, Federal agencies, notfor-profit organizations, and educational institutions to create and expand public awareness campaigns in support of 

the functions of the CFU. 

(B) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA- TION.—Gifts authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not 

be subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the services provided by the entities referred 

to in such subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to 

the Department. 

(d) CYBER CRIMES UNIT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate, within the 

Center, a Cyber Crimes Unit (referred to in this subsection as 

the ‘‘CCU’’). 

(2) FUNCTIONS.—The CCU— 

(A) shall oversee the cyber security strategy and cyberrelated operations and programs for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 

(B) shall enhance United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to combat criminal enterprises 

operating on or through the Internet, with specific focus in 

the areas of— 

(i) cyber economic crime; 

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(iii) illicit e-commerce (including hidden marketplaces); 

(iv) Internet-facilitated proliferation of arms and 

strategic technology; and 

(v) cyber-enabled smuggling and money laundering; 

(C) shall provide training and technical support in cyber 

investigations to— 

(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel; and 

(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign 

law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation of crimes within their respective jurisdictions, upon request and subject to the availability of 

funds; 

(D) shall participate in research and development in the 

area of cyber investigations, in coordination with appropriate components of the Department; and 

(E) is authorized to recruit participants of the Human 

Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps 

program for investigative and forensic positions in support 

of the functions of the CCU. 

(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The CCU is authorized to 

enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions 

set forth in paragraph (2). 

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to 

carry out this section. 

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Subtitle I—Information Sharing 

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SEC. 892. FACILITATING HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING PROCEDURES. 

(a) PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING EXTENT OF SHARING OF

HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION.— 

(1) The President shall prescribe and implement procedures 

under which relevant Federal agencies— 

(A) share relevant and appropriate homeland security 

information with other Federal agencies, including the Department, and appropriate State and local personnel; 

(B) identify and safeguard homeland security information that is sensitive but unclassified; and 

(C) to the extent such information is in classified form, 

determine whether, how, and to what extent to remove 

classified information, as appropriate, and with which such 

personnel it may be shared after such information is removed. 

(2) The President shall ensure that such procedures apply to 

all agencies of the Federal Government. 

(3) Such procedures shall not change the substantive requirements for the classification and safeguarding of classified 

information. 


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(4) Such procedures shall not change the requirements and 

authorities to protect sources and methods. 

(b) PROCEDURES FOR SHARING OF HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMA- TION.— 

(1) Under procedures prescribed by the President, all appropriate agencies, including the intelligence community, shall, 

through information sharing systems, share homeland security 

information with Federal agencies and appropriate State and 

local personnel to the extent such information may be shared, 

as determined in accordance with subsection (a), together with 

assessments of the credibility of such information. 

(2) Each information sharing system through which information is shared under paragraph (1) shall— 

(A) have the capability to transmit unclassified or classified information, though the procedures and recipients for 

each capability may differ; 

(B) have the capability to restrict delivery of information 

to specified subgroups by geographic location, type of organization, position of a recipient within an organization, or 

a recipient’s need to know such information; 

(C) be configured to allow the efficient and effective 

sharing of information; and 

(D) be accessible to appropriate State and local personnel. 

(3) The procedures prescribed under paragraph (1) shall establish conditions on the use of information shared under paragraph (1)— 

(A) to limit the redissemination of such information to 

ensure that such information is not used for an unauthorized purpose; 

(B) to ensure the security and confidentiality of such information; 

(C) to protect the constitutional and statutory rights of 

any individuals who are subjects of such information; and 

(D) to provide data integrity through the timely removal 

and destruction of obsolete or erroneous names and information. 

(4) The procedures prescribed under paragraph (1) shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that the information 

sharing system through which information is shared under 

such paragraph include existing information sharing systems, 

including, but not limited to, the National Law Enforcement 

Telecommunications System, the Regional Information Sharing 

System, and the Terrorist Threat Warning System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

(5) Each appropriate Federal agency, as determined by the 

President, shall have access to each information sharing system through which information is shared under paragraph (1), 

and shall therefore have access to all information, as appropriate, shared under such paragraph. 

(6) The procedures prescribed under paragraph (1) shall ensure that appropriate State and local personnel are authorized 

to use such information sharing systems— 

(A) to access information shared with such personnel; 

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(B) to share, with others who have access to such information sharing systems, the homeland security information of their own jurisdictions, which shall be marked appropriately as pertaining to potential terrorist activity. 

(7) Under procedures prescribed jointly by the øDirector of 

Central Intelligence¿ Director of National Intelligence and the 

Attorney General, each appropriate Federal agency, as determined by the President, shall review and assess the information shared under paragraph (6) and integrate such information with existing intelligence. 

(c) SHARING OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PERSONNEL.— 

(1) The President shall prescribe procedures under which 

Federal agencies may, to the extent the President considers 

necessary, share with appropriate State and local personnel 

homeland security information that remains classified or otherwise protected after the determinations prescribed under the 

procedures set forth in subsection (a). 

(2) It is the sense of Congress that such procedures may include 1 or more of the following means: 

(A) Carrying out security clearance investigations with 

respect to appropriate State and local personnel. 

(B) With respect to information that is sensitive but unclassified, entering into nondisclosure agreements with appropriate State and local personnel. 

(C) Increased use of information-sharing partnerships 

that include appropriate State and local personnel, such as 

the Joint Terrorism Task Forces of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation, the Anti-Terrorism Task Forces of the Department of Justice, and regional Terrorism Early Warning Groups. 

(3)(A) The Secretary shall establish a program to provide appropriate training to officials described in subparagraph (B) in 

order to assist such officials in— 

(i) identifying sources of potential terrorist threats 

through such methods as the Secretary determines appropriate; 

(ii) reporting information relating to such potential terrorist threats to the appropriate Federal agencies in the 

appropriate form and manner; 

(iii) assuring that all reported information is systematically submitted to and passed on by the Department for 

use by appropriate Federal agencies; and 

(iv) understanding the mission and roles of the intelligence community to promote more effective information 

sharing among Federal, State, and local officials and representatives of the private sector to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States. 

(B) The officials referred to in subparagraph (A) are officials 

of State and local government agencies and representatives of 

private sector entities with responsibilities relating to the oversight and management of first responders, counterterrorism activities, or critical infrastructure. 

(C) The Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General to 

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(A) does not duplicate the training program established in section 908 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107–56; 28 

U.S.C. 509 note). 

(D) The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph in consultation with the øDirector of Central Intelligence¿ Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General. 

(d) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS.—For each affected Federal agency, 

the head of such agency shall designate an official to administer 

this Act with respect to such agency. 

(e) FEDERAL CONTROL OF INFORMATION.—Under procedures prescribed under this section, information obtained by a State or local 

government from a Federal agency under this section shall remain 

under the control of the Federal agency, and a State or local law 

authorizing or requiring such a government to disclose information 

shall not apply to such information. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘homeland security information’’ means any information possessed by a Federal, State, or local agency that— 

(A) relates to the threat of terrorist activity; 

(B) relates to the ability to prevent, interdict, or disrupt 

terrorist activity; 

(C) would improve the identification or investigation of 

a suspected terrorist or terrorist organization; or 

(D) would improve the response to a terrorist act. 

(2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning 

given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 

1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 

(3) The term ‘‘State and local personnel’’ means any of the 

following persons involved in prevention, preparation, or response for terrorist attack: 

(A) State Governors, mayors, and other locally elected officials. 

(B) State and local law enforcement personnel and firefighters. 

(C) Public health and medical professionals. 

(D) Regional, State, and local emergency management 

agency personnel, including State adjutant generals. 

(E) Other appropriate emergency response agency personnel. 

(F) Employees of private-sector entities that affect critical infrastructure, cyber, economic, or public health security, as designated by the Federal Government in procedures developed pursuant to this section. 

(4) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and 

any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 

States. 

(g) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed as 

authorizing any department, bureau, agency, officer, or employee of 

the Federal Government to request, receive, or transmit to any 

other Government entity or personnel, or transmit to any State or 

local entity or personnel otherwise authorized by this Act to receive 

homeland security information, any information collected by the 

Federal Government solely for statistical purposes in violation of 

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øSEC. 893. REPORT. 

ø(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 12 months after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b) a report on the 

implementation of section 892. The report shall include any recommendations for additional measures or appropriation requests, 

beyond the requirements of section 892, to increase the effectiveness of sharing of information between and among Federal, State, 

and local entities. 

ø(b) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The congressional 

committees referred to in subsection (a) are the following committees: 

ø(1) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and 

the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 

ø(2) The Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.¿ 

SEC. ø894.¿ 893. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

necessary to carry out section 892. 

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TITLE IX—NATIONAL HOMELAND 

SECURITY COUNCIL 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 903. MEMBERSHIP. 

(a) MEMBERS.—The members of the Council shall be the following: 

(1) The President. 

(2) The Vice President. 

(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

(4) The Attorney General. 

(5) The Secretary of Defense. 

(6) Such other individuals as may be designated by the 

President. 

(b) ATTENDANCE OF CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AT

MEETINGS.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (or, in the 

absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

Staff) may, in the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

as principal military adviser to the Council and subject to the direction of the President, attend and participate in meetings of the 

Council. 

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TITLE X—INFORMATION SECURITY 

SEC. 1001. INFORMATION SECURITY. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002’’. 

(b) [Omitted amendatory text.] 


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(c) INFORMATION SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES OF CERTAIN AGEN- CIES.— (1) NATIONAL SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES.—(A) Nothing in 

this Act (including any amendment made by this Act) shall supersede any authority of the Secretary of Defense, the øDirector of Central Intelligence¿ Director of National Intelligence, or 

other agency head, as authorized by law and as directed by the 

President, with regard to the operation, control, or management of national security systems, as defined by section 

3552(b)(5) of title 44, United States Code. 

(2) ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—Nothing in this Act shall 

supersede any requirement made by or under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). Restricted Data or 

Formerly Restricted Data shall be handled, protected, classified, downgraded, and declassified in conformity with the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 

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øTITLE XII—AIRLINE WAR RISK 

INSURANCE LEGISLATION 

øSEC. 1201. AIR CARRIER LIABILITY FOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM 

øSection 44303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

ø(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) In general.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 

Transportation’’; 

ø(2) by moving the text of paragraph (2) of section 201(b) of 

the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act 

(115 Stat. 235) to the end and redesignating such paragraph 

as subsection (b); 

ø(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 

ø(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 

‘‘Air Carrier Liability for Third Party Claims Arising Out 

of Acts of Terrorism.—’’; 

ø(B) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the 180-day period 

following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on 

September 22, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2003, 

the Secretary’’; and 

ø(C) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ 

and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’. 

øSEC. 1202. EXTENSION OF INSURANCE POLICIES 

øSection 44302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following: 

ø‘‘(f) EXTENSION OF POLICIES. 

ø‘‘(1) IN GENERAL. The Secretary shall extend through August 31, 2003, and may extend through December 31, 2003, the 

termination date of any insurance policy that the Department 

of Transportation issued to an air carrier under subsection (a) 

and that is in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection 

on no less favorable terms to the air carrier than existed on 

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retary may prescribe, to add coverage for losses or injuries to 

aircraft hulls, passengers, and crew at the limits carried by air 

carriers for such losses and injuries as of such date of enactment and at an additional premium comparable to the premium charged for third-party casualty coverage under such 

policy. 

ø‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)— 

ø‘‘(A) in no event shall the total premium paid by the air 

carrier for the policy, as amended, be more than twice the 

premium that the air carrier was paying to the Department of Transportation for its third party policy as of June 

19, 2002; and 

ø‘‘(B) the coverage in such policy shall begin with the 

first dollar of any covered loss that is incurred.’’. 

øSEC. 1203. CORRECTION OF REFERENCE 

øEffective November 19, 2001, section 147 of the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71) is amended by 

striking ‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)’’. 

øSEC. 1204. REPORT. 

øNot later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

a report that— 

ø(A) evaluates the availability and cost of commercial 

war risk insurance for air carriers and other aviation entities for passengers and third parties; 

ø(B) analyzes the economic effect upon air carriers and 

other aviation entities of available commercial war risk insurance; and 

ø(C) describes the manner in which the Department 

could provide an alternative means of providing aviation 

war risk reinsurance covering passengers, crew, and third 

parties through use of a risk-retention group or by other 

means.¿ 

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øTITLE XIV—ARMING PILOTS AGAINST 

TERRORISM 

øSEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis title may be cited as the ‘‘Arming Pilots Against Terrorism 

Act’’. 

øSEC. 1402. FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER PROGRAM. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

ø‘‘SEC. 44921. Federal flight deck officer program 

ø‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.The Under Secretary of Transportation for 

Security shall establish a program to deputize volunteer pilots of 

air carriers providing passenger air transportation or intrastate 

passenger air transportation as Federal law enforcement officers to 

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of criminal violence or air piracy. Such officers shall be known as 

‘Federal flight deck officers’. 

ø‘‘(b) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS. ø‘‘(1) IN GENERAL. Not later than 3 months after the date of 

enactment of this section, the Under Secretary shall establish 

procedural requirements to carry out the program under this 

section. 

ø‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT OF PROGRAM. Beginning 3 months 

after the date of enactment of this section, the Under Secretary 

shall begin the process of training and deputizing pilots who 

are qualified to be Federal flight deck officers as Federal flight 

deck officers under the program. 

ø‘‘(3) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED. The procedural requirements 

established under paragraph (1) shall address the following 

issues: 

ø‘‘(A) The type of firearm to be used by a Federal flight 

deck officer. 

ø‘‘(B) The type of ammunition to be used by a Federal 

flight deck officer. 

ø‘‘(C) The standards and training needed to qualify and 

requalify as a Federal flight deck officer. 

ø‘‘(D) The placement of the firearm of a Federal flight 

deck officer on board the aircraft to ensure both its security and its ease of retrieval in an emergency. 

ø‘‘(E) An analysis of the risk of catastrophic failure of an 

aircraft as a result of the discharge (including an accidental discharge) of a firearm to be used in the program 

into the avionics, electrical systems, or other sensitive 

areas of the aircraft. 

ø‘‘(F) The division of responsibility between pilots in the 

event of an act of criminal violence or air piracy if only 1 

pilot is a Federal flight deck officer and if both pilots are 

Federal flight deck officers. 

ø‘‘(G) Procedures for ensuring that the firearm of a Federal flight deck officer does not leave the cockpit if there 

is a disturbance in the passenger cabin of the aircraft or 

if the pilot leaves the cockpit for personal reasons. 

ø‘‘(H) Interaction between a Federal flight deck officer 

and a Federal air marshal on board the aircraft. 

ø‘‘(I) The process for selection of pilots to participate in 

the program based on their fitness to participate in the 

program, including whether an additional background 

check should be required beyond that required by section 

44936(a)(1). 

ø‘‘(J) Storage and transportation of firearms between 

flights, including international flights, to ensure the security of the firearms, focusing particularly on whether such 

security would be enhanced by requiring storage of the 

firearm at the airport when the pilot leaves the airport to 

remain overnight away from the pilot’s base airport. 

ø‘‘(K) Methods for ensuring that security personnel will 

be able to identify whether a pilot is authorized to carry 

a firearm under the program. 

ø‘‘(L) Methods for ensuring that pilots (including Federal 

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senger is a law enforcement officer who is authorized to 

carry a firearm aboard the aircraft. 

ø‘‘(M) Any other issues that the Under Secretary considers necessary. 

ø‘‘(N) The Under Secretary’s decisions regarding the 

methods for implementing each of the foregoing procedural 

requirements shall be subject to review only for abuse of 

discretion. 

ø‘‘(4) PREFERENCE. In selecting pilots to participate in the 

program, the Under Secretary shall give preference to pilots 

who are former military or law enforcement personnel. 

ø‘‘(5) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. Notwithstanding section 552 

of title 5 but subject to section 40119 of this title, information 

developed under paragraph (3)(E) shall not be disclosed. 

ø‘‘(6) NOTICE TO CONGRESS. The Under Secretary shall provide notice to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate after 

completing the analysis required by paragraph (3)(E). 

ø‘‘(7) MINIMIZATION OF RISK. If the Under Secretary determines as a result of the analysis under paragraph (3)(E) that 

there is a significant risk of the catastrophic failure of an aircraft as a result of the discharge of a firearm, the Under Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to minimize 

that risk. 

ø‘‘(c) TRAINING, SUPERVISION, AND EQUIPMENT. ø‘‘(1) IN GENERAL. The Under Secretary shall only be obligated to provide the training, supervision, and equipment necessary for a pilot to be a Federal flight deck officer under this 

section at no expense to the pilot or the air carrier employing 

the pilot. 

ø‘‘(2) TRAINING. 

ø‘‘(A) IN GENERAL. The Under Secretary shall base the 

requirements for the training of Federal flight deck officers 

under subsection (b) on the training standards applicable 

to Federal air marshals; except that the Under Secretary 

shall take into account the differing roles and responsibilities of Federal flight deck officers and Federal air marshals. 

ø‘‘(B) ELEMENTS. The training of a Federal flight deck officer shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 

ø‘‘(i) Training to ensure that the officer achieves the 

level of proficiency with a firearm required under subparagraph (C)(i). 

ø‘‘(ii) Training to ensure that the officer maintains 

exclusive control over the officer’s firearm at all times, 

including training in defensive maneuvers. 

ø‘‘(iii) Training to assist the officer in determining 

when it is appropriate to use the officer’s firearm and 

when it is appropriate to use less than lethal force. 

ø‘‘(C) TRAINING IN USE OF FIREARMS. ø‘‘(i) STANDARD. In order to be deputized as a Federal flight deck officer, a pilot must achieve a level of 

proficiency with a firearm that is required by the 

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the level of proficiency required of Federal air marshals. 

ø‘‘(ii) CONDUCT OF TRAINING. The training of a Federal flight deck officer in the use of a firearm may be 

conducted by the Under Secretary or by a firearms 

training facility approved by the Under Secretary. 

ø‘‘(iii) REQUALIFICATION. The Under Secretary shall 

require a Federal flight deck officer to requalify to 

carry a firearm under the program. Such requalification shall occur at an interval required by the Under 

Secretary. 

ø‘‘(d) DEPUTIZATION. 

ø‘‘(1) IN GENERAL. The Under Secretary may deputize, as a 

Federal flight deck officer under this section, a pilot who submits to the Under Secretary a request to be such an officer and 

whom the Under Secretary determines is qualified to be such 

an officer. 

ø‘‘(2) QUALIFICATION. A pilot is qualified to be a Federal 

flight deck officer under this section if— 

ø‘‘(A) the pilot is employed by an air carrier; 

ø‘‘(B) the Under Secretary determines (in the Under Secretary’s discretion) that the pilot meets the standards established by the Under Secretary for being such an officer; 

and 

ø‘‘(C) the Under Secretary determines that the pilot has 

completed the training required by the Under Secretary. 

ø‘‘(3) DEPUTIZATION BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. The Under 

Secretary may request another Federal agency to deputize, as 

Federal flight deck officers under this section, those pilots that 

the Under Secretary determines are qualified to be such officers. 

ø‘‘(4) REVOCATION. The Under Secretary may, (in the Under 

Secretary’s discretion) revoke the deputization of a pilot as a 

Federal flight deck officer if the Under Secretary finds that the 

pilot is no longer qualified to be such an officer. 

ø‘‘(e) COMPENSATION.Pilots participating in the program under 

this section shall not be eligible for compensation from the Federal 

Government for services provided as a Federal flight deck officer. 

The Federal Government and air carriers shall not be obligated to 

compensate a pilot for participating in the program or for the pilot’s training or qualification and requalification to carry firearms 

under the program. 

ø‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARMS. 

ø‘‘(1) IN GENERAL. The Under Secretary shall authorize a 

Federal flight deck officer to carry a firearm while engaged in 

providing air transportation or intrastate air transportation. 

Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), the officer may purchase a 

firearm and carry that firearm aboard an aircraft of which the 

officer is the pilot in accordance with this section if the firearm 

is of a type that may be used under the program. 

ø‘‘(2) PREEMPTION. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

Federal or State law, a Federal flight deck officer, whenever 

necessary to participate in the program, may carry a firearm 

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ø‘‘(3) CARRYING FIREARMS OUTSIDE UNITED STATES. In consultation with the Secretary of State, the Under Secretary may 

take such action as may be necessary to ensure that a Federal 

flight deck officer may carry a firearm in a foreign country 

whenever necessary to participate in the program. 

ø‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO USE FORCE.Notwithstanding section 

44903(d), the Under Secretary shall prescribe the standards and 

circumstances under which a Federal flight deck officer may use, 

while the program under this section is in effect, force (including 

lethal force) against an individual in the defense of the flight deck 

of an aircraft in air transportation or intrastate air transportation. 

ø‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. 

ø‘‘(1) LIABILITY OF AIR CARRIERS. An air carrier shall not be 

liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State 

court arising out of a Federal flight deck officer’s use of or failure to use a firearm. 

ø‘‘(2) LIABILITY OF FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICERS. A Federal flight deck officer shall not be liable for damages in any 

action brought in a Federal or State court arising out of the 

acts or omissions of the officer in defending the flight deck of 

an aircraft against acts of criminal violence or air piracy unless 

the officer is guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct. 

ø‘‘(3) LIABILITY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. For purposes of an 

action against the United States with respect to an act or omission of a Federal flight deck officer in defending the flight deck 

of an aircraft, the officer shall be treated as an employee of the 

Federal Government under chapter 171 of title 28, relating to 

tort claims procedure. 

ø‘‘(i) PROCEDURES FOLLOWING ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES.If an accidental discharge of a firearm under the pilot program results in 

the injury or death of a passenger or crew member on an aircraft, 

the Under Secretary— 

ø‘‘(1) shall revoke the deputization of the Federal flight deck 

officer responsible for that firearm if the Under Secretary determines that the discharge was attributable to the negligence 

of the officer; and 

ø‘‘(2) if the Under Secretary determines that a shortcoming 

in standards, training, or procedures was responsible for the 

accidental discharge, the Under Secretary may temporarily 

suspend the program until the shortcoming is corrected. 

ø‘‘(j) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF AIR CARRIERS.No air carrier 

shall prohibit or threaten any retaliatory action against a pilot employed by the air carrier from becoming a Federal flight deck officer 

under this section. No air carrier shall— 

ø‘‘(1) prohibit a Federal flight deck officer from piloting an 

aircraft operated by the air carrier; or 

ø‘‘(2) terminate the employment of a Federal flight deck officer, solely on the basis of his or her volunteering for or participating in the program under this section. 

ø‘‘(k) APPLICABILITY. ø‘‘(1) EXEMPTION. This section shall not apply to air carriers 

operating under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and to pilots employed by such carriers to the extent 

that such carriers and pilots are covered by section 135.119 of 

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ø‘‘(2) PILOT DEFINED. The term ‘pilot’ means an individual 

who has final authority and responsibility for the operation 

and safety of the flight or, if more than 1 pilot is required for 

the operation of the aircraft or by the regulations under which 

the flight is being conducted, the individual designated as second in command.’’. 

ø(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

ø(1) CHAPTER ANALYSIS. The analysis for such chapter is 

amended by inserting after the item relating to section 44920 

the following: 

ø‘‘44921.Federal flight deck officer program.¿’’. 

ø(2) FLIGHT DECK SECURITY. Section 128 of the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71) is repealed. 

ø(c) FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL PROGRAM.— 

ø(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security. 

ø(2) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

this Act, including any amendment made by this Act, shall be 

construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation 

for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals. 

øSEC. 1403. CREW TRAINING. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.Section 44918(e) of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended— 

ø(1) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting the following: 

ø‘‘(1) IN GENERAL. The Under Secretary’’; 

ø(2) by adding at the end the following: 

ø‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. In updating the training 

guidance, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall issue a rule to— 

ø‘‘(A) require both classroom and effective hands-on situational training in the following elements of self defense: 

ø‘‘(i) recognizing suspicious activities and determining the seriousness of an occurrence; 

ø‘‘(ii) deterring a passenger who might present a 

problem; 

ø‘‘(iii) crew communication and coordination; 

ø‘‘(iv) the proper commands to give to passengers 

and attackers; 

ø‘‘(v) methods to subdue and restrain an attacker; 

ø‘‘(vi) use of available items aboard the aircraft for 

self-defense; 

ø‘‘(vii) appropriate and effective responses to defend 

oneself, including the use of force against an attacker; 

ø‘‘(viii) use of protective devices assigned to crew 

members (to the extent such devices are approved by 

the Administrator or Under Secretary); 

ø‘‘(ix) the psychology of terrorists to cope with their 

behavior and passenger responses to that behavior; 

and 

ø‘‘(x) how to respond to aircraft maneuvers that may 

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ø‘‘(B) require training in the proper conduct of a cabin 

search, including the duty time required to conduct the 

search; 

ø‘‘(C) establish the required number of hours of training 

and the qualifications for the training instructors; 

ø‘‘(D) establish the intervals, number of hours, and elements of recurrent training; 

ø‘‘(E) ensure that air carriers provide the initial training 

required by this paragraph within 24 months of the date 

of enactment of this subparagraph; and 

ø‘‘(F) ensure that no person is required to participate in 

any hands-on training activity that that person believes 

will have an adverse impact on his or her health or safety. 

ø‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITY OF UNDER SECRETARY.(A) CONSULTA- TION. In developing the rule under paragraph (2), the Under 

Secretary shall consult with law enforcement personnel and security experts who have expertise in self-defense training, terrorism experts, and representatives of air carriers, the provider 

of self-defense training for Federal air marshals, flight attendants, labor organizations representing flight attendants, and 

educational institutions offering law enforcement training programs. 

ø‘‘(B) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL. The Under Secretary shall 

designate an official in the Transportation Security Administration to be responsible for overseeing the implementation of 

the training program under this subsection. 

ø‘‘(C) NECESSARY RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE. The Under 

Secretary shall ensure that employees of the Administration 

responsible for monitoring the training program have the necessary resources and knowledge.’’; and 

ø(3) by aligning the remainder of the text of paragraph (1) 

(as designated by paragraph (1) of this section) with paragraphs (2) and (3) (as added by paragraph (2) of this section). 

ø(b) ENHANCE SECURITY MEASURES.Section 109(a) of the Aviation 

and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 note; 115 Stat. 613- 

614) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

ø‘‘(9) Require that air carriers provide flight attendants with 

a discreet, hands-free, wireless method of communicating with 

the pilots.’’. 

ø(c) BENEFITS AND RISKS OF PROVIDING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS

WITH NONLETHAL WEAPONS.— 

ø(1) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Transportation for Security shall conduct a study to evaluate the benefits and risks 

of providing flight attendants with nonlethal weapons to aide 

in combating air piracy and criminal violence on commercial 

airlines. 

ø(2) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 

øSEC. 1404. COMMERCIAL AIRLINE SECURITY STUDY. 

ø(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 

study of the following: 

ø(1) The number of armed Federal law enforcement officers 

(other than Federal air marshals), who travel on commercial 

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ø(2) The cost and resources necessary to provide such officers 

with supplemental training in aircraft anti-terrorism training 

that is comparable to the training that Federal air marshals 

are provided. 

ø(3) The cost of establishing a program at a Federal law enforcement training center for the purpose of providing new 

Federal law enforcement recruits with standardized training 

comparable to the training that Federal air marshals are provided. 

ø(4) The feasibility of implementing a certification program 

designed for the purpose of ensuring Federal law enforcement 

officers have completed the training described in paragraph (2) 

and track their travel over a 6-month period. 

ø(5) The feasibility of staggering the flights of such officers 

to ensure the maximum amount of flights have a certified 

trained Federal officer on board. 

ø(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 

on the results of the study. The report may be submitted in classified and redacted form. 

øSEC. 1405. AUTHORITY TO ARM FLIGHT DECK CREW WITH LESSTHAN-LETHAL WEAPONS 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.Section 44903(i) of title 49, United States Code 

(as redesignated by section 6 of this Act) is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

ø‘‘(3) REQUEST OF AIR CARRIERS TO USE LESS-THAN-LETHAL

WEAPONS. If, after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 

Under Secretary receives a request from an air carrier for authorization to allow pilots of the air carrier to carry less-thanlethal weapons, the Under Secretary shall respond to that request within 90 days.’’. 

ø(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.Such section is further amended— 

ø(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ the first and 

third places it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’; and 

ø(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 

øSEC. 1406. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 

øSection 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

ø(1) by redesignating subsection (i) (relating to short-term 

assessment and deployment of emerging security technologies 

and procedures) as subsection (j); 

ø(2) by redesignating the second subsection (h) (relating to 

authority to arm flight deck crew with less-than-lethal weapons) as subsection (i); and 

ø(3) by redesignating the third subsection (h) (relating to 

limitation on liability for acts to thwart criminal violence for 

aircraft piracy) as subsection (k).¿ 

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TITLE XV—TRANSITION 

Subtitle A—Reorganization Plan 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 1502. REORGANIZATION PLAN. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan regarding 

the following: 

ø(1) The transfer of agencies, personnel, assets, and obligations to the Department pursuant to this Act. 

ø(2) Any consolidation, reorganization, or streamlining of 

agencies transferred to the Department pursuant to this Act. 

ø(b) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan transmitted under subsection 

(a) shall contain, consistent with this Act, such elements as the 

President deems appropriate, including the following: 

ø(1) Identification of any functions of agencies transferred to 

the Department pursuant to this Act that will not be transferred to the Department under the plan. 

ø(2) Specification of the steps to be taken by the Secretary 

to organize the Department, including the delegation or assignment of functions transferred to the Department among officers of the Department in order to permit the Department to 

carry out the functions transferred under the plan. 

ø(3) Specification of the funds available to each agency that 

will be transferred to the Department as a result of transfers 

under the plan. 

ø(4) Specification of the proposed allocations within the Department of unexpended funds transferred in connection with 

transfers under the plan. 

ø(5) Specification of any proposed disposition of property, facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and obligations of 

agencies transferred under the plan. 

ø(6) Specification of the proposed allocations within the Department of the functions of the agencies and subdivisions that 

are not related directly to securing the homeland. 

ø(c) MODIFICATION OF PLAN.—The President may, on the basis of 

consultations with the appropriate congressional committees, modify or revise any part of the plan until that part of the plan becomes effective in accordance with subsection (d). 

ø(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The reorganization plan described in this 

section, including any modifications or revisions of the plan 

under subsection (d), shall become effective for an agency on 

the earlier of— 

ø(A) the date specified in the plan (or the plan as modified pursuant to subsection (d)), except that such date may 

not be earlier than 90 days after the date the President 

has transmitted the reorganization plan to the appropriate 

congressional committees pursuant to subsection (a); or 

ø(B) the end of the transition period. 

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sonnel, records, balances of appropriations, or other assets of 

an agency on a single date. 

ø(3) SUPERSEDES EXISTING LAW.—Paragraph (1) shall apply 

notwithstanding section 905(b) of title 5, United States Code.¿ 

SEC. ø1503.¿ 1502. REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE STRUCTURES. 

It is the sense of Congress that each House of Congress should 

review its committee structure in light of the reorganization of responsibilities within the executive branch by the establishment of 

the Department. 

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TITLE XVI—TRANSPORTATION 

SECURITY 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle B—Transportation Security 

Administration Acquisition Improvements 

SEC. 1611. 5-YEAR TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PLAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 

(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

of the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, develop 

and submit to Congress a strategic 5-year technology investment plan, that may include a classified addendum to report 

sensitive transportation security risks, technology 

vulnerabilities, or other sensitive security information; and 

(2) to the extent possible, publish the Plan in an unclassified 

format in the public domain. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator shall develop the Plan in 

consultation with— 

(1) the Under Secretary for Management; 

(2) the Under Secretary for Science and Technology; 

(3) the Chief Information Officer; and 

(4) the aviation industry stakeholder advisory committee established by the Administrator. 

(c) APPROVAL.—The Administrator may not publish the Plan 

under subsection (a)(2) until it has been approved by the Secretary. 

(d) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The Plan shall include— 

(1) an analysis of transportation security risks and the associated capability gaps that would be best addressed by security-related technology, including consideration of the most recent quadrennial homeland security review under øsection 

707¿ section 706; 

(2) a set of security-related technology acquisition needs 

that— 

(A) is prioritized based on risk and associated capability 

gaps identified under paragraph (1); and 

(B) includes planned technology programs and projects 

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(3) an analysis of current and forecast trends in domestic 

and international passenger travel; 

(4) an identification of currently deployed security-related 

technologies that are at or near the end of their lifecycles; 

(5) an identification of test, evaluation, modeling, and simulation capabilities, including target methodologies, rationales, 

and timelines necessary to support the acquisition of the security-related technologies expected to meet the needs under 

paragraph (2); 

(6) an identification of opportunities for public-private partnerships, small and disadvantaged company participation, 

intragovernment collaboration, university centers of excellence, 

and national laboratory technology transfer; 

(7) an identification of the Administration’s acquisition workforce needs for the management of planned security-related 

technology acquisitions, including consideration of leveraging 

acquisition expertise of other Federal agencies; 

(8) an identification of the security resources, including information security resources, that will be required to protect security-related technology from physical or cyber theft, diversion, 

sabotage, or attack; 

(9) an identification of initiatives to streamline the Administration’s acquisition process and provide greater predictability 

and clarity to small, medium, and large businesses, including 

the timeline for testing and evaluation; 

(10) an assessment of the impact to commercial aviation passengers; 

(11) a strategy for consulting airport management, air carrier representatives, and Federal security directors whenever 

an acquisition will lead to the removal of equipment at airports, and how the strategy for consulting with such officials 

of the relevant airports will address potential negative impacts 

on commercial passengers or airport operations; and 

(12) in consultation with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, an identification of security-related technology interface standards, in existence or if implemented, that 

could promote more interoperable passenger, baggage, and 

cargo screening systems. 

(e) LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR.—To the extent possible, 

and in a manner that is consistent with fair and equitable practices, the Plan shall— 

(1) leverage emerging technology trends and research and 

development investment trends within the public and private 

sectors; 

(2) incorporate private sector input, including from the aviation industry stakeholder advisory committee established by 

the Administrator, through requests for information, industry 

days, and other innovative means consistent with the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation; and 

(3) in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and 

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(f) DISCLOSURE.—The Administrator shall include with the Plan 

a list of nongovernment persons that contributed to the writing of 

the Plan. 

(g) UPDATE AND REPORT.—Beginning 2 years after the date the 

Plan is submitted to Congress under subsection (a), and biennially 

thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress— 

(1) an update of the Plan; and 

(2) a report on the extent to which each security-related 

technology acquired by the Administration since the last 

issuance or update of the Plan is consistent with the planned 

technology programs and projects identified under subsection 

(d)(2) for that security-related technology. 

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TITLE XVIII—EMERGENCY 

COMMUNICATIONS 

SEC. 1801. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Department an Office of Emergency Communications. 

(b) DIRECTOR.—The head of the office shall be the Director for 

Emergency Communications. The Director shall report to the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications. 

(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director for Emergency Communications shall— 

(1) assist the Secretary in developing and implementing the 

program described in section 7303(a)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 

194(a)(1)), except as provided in section 314; 

(2) administer the Department’s responsibilities and authorities relating to the SAFECOM Program, excluding elements related to research, development, testing, and evaluation and 

standards; 

(3) administer the Department’s responsibilities and authorities relating to the Integrated Wireless Network program; 

(4) conduct extensive, nationwide outreach to support and 

promote the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the 

event of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters; 

(5) conduct extensive, nationwide outreach and foster the development of interoperable emergency communications capabilities by State, regional, local, and tribal governments and 

public safety agencies, and by regional consortia thereof; 

(6) provide technical assistance to State, regional, local, and 

tribal government officials with respect to use of interoperable 

emergency communications capabilities; 

(7) coordinate with the Regional Administrators regarding 

the activities of Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Groups under section 1805; 

(8) promote the development of standard operating procedures and best practices with respect to use of interoperable 

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and facilitate the sharing of information on such best practices 

for achieving, maintaining, and enhancing interoperable emergency communications capabilities for such response; 

(9) coordinate, in cooperation with the National Communications System, the establishment of a national response capability with initial and ongoing planning, implementation, and 

training for the deployment of communications equipment for 

relevant State, local, and tribal governments and emergency 

response providers in the event of a catastrophic loss of local 

and regional emergency communications services; 

(10) assist the President, the National Security Council, the 

Homeland Security Council, and the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget in ensuring the continued operation 

of the telecommunications functions and responsibilities of the 

Federal Government, excluding spectrum management; 

(11) establish, in coordination with the Director of the Office 

for Interoperability and Compatibility, requirements for interoperable emergency communications capabilities, which shall 

be nonproprietary where standards for such capabilities exist, 

for all public safety radio and data communications systems 

and equipment purchased using homeland security assistance 

administered by the Department, excluding any alert and 

warning device, technology, or system; 

(12) review, in consultation with the øAssistant Secretary for 

Grants and Training¿ Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, all interoperable emergency communications plans of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, including Statewide and tactical interoperability plans, developed 

pursuant to homeland security assistance administered by the 

Department, but excluding spectrum allocation and management related to such plans; 

(13) develop and update periodically, as appropriate, a National Emergency Communications Plan under section 1802; 

(14) perform such other duties of the Department necessary 

to support and promote the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the event of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and 

other man-made disasters; and 

(15) perform other duties of the Department necessary to 

achieve the goal of and maintain and enhance interoperable 

emergency communications capabilities. 

(d) PERFORMANCE OF PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED FUNCTIONS.— 

The Secretary shall transfer to, and administer through, the Director for Emergency Communications the following programs and responsibilities: 

(1) The SAFECOM Program, excluding elements related to 

research, development, testing, and evaluation and standards. 

(2) The responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer related to the implementation of the Integrated Wireless Network. 

(3) The Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance 

Program. 

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(1) as appropriate, with the Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility with respect to the responsibilities described in section 314; and 

(2) with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency with respect to the responsibilities described 

in this title. 

(f) SUFFICIENCY OF RESOURCES PLAN.— (1) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

report on the resources and staff necessary to carry out fully 

the responsibilities under this title. 

(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—The Comptroller General shall review the validity of the report submitted by the 

Secretary under paragraph (1). Not later than 60 days after 

the date on which such report is submitted, the Comptroller 

General shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of such review. 

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SEC. 1804. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT PROGRAMS. 

(a) COORDINATION OF GRANTS AND STANDARDS PROGRAMS.—The 

Secretary, acting through the Director for Emergency Communications, shall ensure that grant guidelines for the use of homeland 

security assistance administered by the Department relating to 

interoperable emergency communications are coordinated and consistent with the goals and recommendations in the National Emergency Communications Plan under section 1802. 

(b) DENIAL OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the øAssistant Secretary for Grants and Planning¿ Administrator of the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, and in consultation 

with the Director for Emergency Communications, may prohibit any State, local, or tribal government from using homeland security assistance administered by the Department to 

achieve, maintain, or enhance emergency communications capabilities, if— 

(A) such government has not complied with the requirement to submit a Statewide Interoperable Communications 

Plan as required by section 7303(f) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 

194(f)); 

(B) such government has proposed to upgrade or purchase new equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards and has not provided a reasonable explanation of why 

such equipment or systems will serve the needs of the applicant better than equipment or systems that meet or exceed such standards; and 

(C) as of the date that is 3 years after the date of the 

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(2) STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in coordination with the 

Federal Communications Commission, the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, and other Federal departments and 

agencies with responsibility for standards, shall support the 

development, promulgation, and updating as necessary of national voluntary consensus standards for interoperable emergency communications. 

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TITLE XIX—DOMESTIC NUCLEAR 

DETECTION OFFICE 

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SEC. 1902. MISSION OF OFFICE. 

(a) MISSION.—The Office shall be responsible for coordinating 

Federal efforts to detect and protect against the unauthorized importation, possession, storage, transportation, development, or use 

of a nuclear explosive device, fissile material, or radiological material in the United States, and to protect against attack using such 

devices or materials against the people, territory, or interests of the 

United States and, to this end, shall— 

(1) serve as the primary entity of the United States Government to further develop, acquire, and support the deployment 

of an enhanced domestic system to detect and report on attempts to import, possess, store, transport, develop, or use an 

unauthorized nuclear explosive device, fissile material, or radiological material in the United States, and improve that system over time; 

(2) enhance and coordinate the nuclear detection efforts of 

Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and the private 

sector to ensure a managed, coordinated response; 

(3) establish, with the approval of the Secretary and in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, additional protocols and 

procedures for use within the United States to ensure that the 

detection of unauthorized nuclear explosive devices, fissile material, or radiological material is promptly reported to the Attorney General, the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, the 

Secretary of Energy, and other appropriate officials or their respective designees for appropriate action by law enforcement, 

military, emergency response, or other authorities; 

(4) develop, with the approval of the Secretary and in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the 

Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, an enhanced global nuclear detection architecture with implementation under which— 

(A) the Office will be responsible for the implementation 

of the domestic portion of the global architecture; 

(B) the Secretary of Defense will retain responsibility for 

implementation of Department of Defense requirements 

within and outside the United States; and 

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sponsibilities for policy guidance and implementation of 

the portion of the global architecture outside the United 

States, which will be implemented consistent with applicable law and relevant international arrangements; 

(5) ensure that the expertise necessary to accurately interpret detection data is made available in a timely manner for 

all technology deployed by the Office to implement the global 

nuclear detection architecture; 

(6) conduct, support, coordinate, and encourage an aggressive, expedited, evolutionary, and transformational program of 

research and development to generate and improve technologies to detect and prevent the illicit entry, transport, assembly, or potential use within the United States of a nuclear 

explosive device or fissile or radiological material, and coordinate with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology on 

basic and advanced or transformational research and development efforts relevant to the mission of both organizations; 

(7) carry out a program to test and evaluate technology for 

detecting a nuclear explosive device and fissile or radiological 

material, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the 

Secretary of Energy, as appropriate, and establish performance 

metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of individual detectors 

and detection systems in detecting such devices or material— 

(A) under realistic operational and environmental conditions; and 

(B) against realistic adversary tactics and countermeasures; 

(8) support and enhance the effective sharing and use of appropriate information generated by the intelligence community, 

law enforcement agencies, counterterrorism community, other 

government agencies, and foreign governments, as well as provide appropriate information to such entities; 

(9) further enhance and maintain continuous awareness by 

analyzing information from all Office mission-related detection 

systems; 

(10) lead the development and implementation of the national strategic five-year plan for improving the nuclear forensic and attribution capabilities of the United States required 

under section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010; 

(11) establish, within the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 

the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center to provide 

centralized stewardship, planning, assessment, gap analysis, 

exercises, improvement, and integration for all Federal nuclear 

forensics and attribution activities— 

(A) to ensure an enduring national technical nuclear 

forensics capability to strengthen the collective response of 

the United States to nuclear terrorism or other nuclear attacks; and 

(B) to coordinate and implement the national strategic 

five-year plan referred to in paragraph (10); 

(12) establish a National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program, which— 

(A) is devoted to developing and maintaining a vibrant 

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post-doctorate study in nuclear and geochemical science 

specialties directly relevant to technical nuclear forensics, 

including radiochemistry, geochemistry, nuclear physics, 

nuclear engineering, materials science, and analytical 

chemistry; 

(B) shall— 

(i) make available for undergraduate study student 

scholarships, with a duration of up to 4 years per student, which shall include, if possible, at least 1 summer internship at a national laboratory or appropriate 

Federal agency in the field of technical nuclear 

forensics during the course of the student’s undergraduate career; 

(ii) make available for doctoral study student fellowships, with a duration of up to 5 years per student, 

which shall— 

(I) include, if possible, at least 2 summer internships at a national laboratory or appropriate Federal agency in the field of technical nuclear 

forensics during the course of the student’s graduate career; and 

(II) require each recipient to commit to serve for 

2 years in a post-doctoral position in a technical 

nuclear forensics-related specialty at a national 

laboratory or appropriate Federal agency after 

graduation; 

(iii) make available to faculty awards, with a duration of 3 to 5 years each, to ensure faculty and their 

graduate students have a sustained funding stream; 

and 

(iv) place a particular emphasis on reinvigorating 

technical nuclear forensics programs while encouraging the participation of undergraduate students, 

graduate students, and university faculty from historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving 

institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Asian 

American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions, 

and Hawaiian Native-serving institutions; and 

(C) shall— 

(i) provide for the selection of individuals to receive 

scholarships or fellowships under this section through 

a competitive process primarily on the basis of academic merit and the nuclear forensics and attribution 

needs of the United States Government; 

(ii) provide for the setting aside of up to 10 percent 

of the scholarships or fellowships awarded under this 

section for individuals who are Federal employees to 

enhance the education of such employees in areas of 

critical nuclear forensics and attribution needs of the 

United States Government, for doctoral education 

under the scholarship on a full-time or part-time 

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cation under which the amounts provided for a scholarship under this section for tuition, fees, and other 

authorized expenses are paid directly to the institution 

with respect to which such scholarship is awarded; 

(iv) require scholarship recipients to maintain satisfactory academic progress; and 

(v) require that— 

(I) a scholarship recipient who fails to maintain 

a high level of academic standing, as defined by 

the Secretary, who is dismissed for disciplinary 

reasons from the educational institution such recipient is attending, or who voluntarily terminates 

academic training before graduation from the educational program for which the scholarship was 

awarded shall be liable to the United States for 

repayment within 1 year after the date of such default of all scholarship funds paid to such recipient and to the institution of higher education on 

the behalf of such recipient, provided that the repayment period may be extended by the Secretary 

if the Secretary determines it necessary, as established by regulation; and 

(II) a scholarship recipient who, for any reason 

except death or disability, fails to begin or complete the post-doctoral service requirements in a 

technical nuclear forensics-related specialty at a 

national laboratory or appropriate Federal agency 

after completion of academic training shall be liable to the United States for an amount equal to— 

(aa) the total amount of the scholarship received by such recipient under this section; 

and 

(bb) the interest on such amounts which 

would be payable if at the time the scholarship was received such scholarship was a loan 

bearing interest at the maximum legally prevailing rate; 

(13) provide an annual report to Congress on the activities 

carried out under paragraphs (10), (11), and (12); and 

(14) perform other duties as assigned by the Secretary. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘Alaska 

Native-serving institution’’ has the meaning given the term in 

section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1059d). 

(2) ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘Asian American and 

Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution’’ has the 

meaning given the term in section 320 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g). 

(3) øHAWAIIAN NATIVE-SERVING¿ NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING

INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘øHawaiian native-serving¿ Native 

Hawaiian-serving institution’’ has the meaning given the term 

in section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

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(4) HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘Hispanicserving institution’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a). 

(5) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term 

‘‘historically Black college or university’’ has the meaning given 

the term ‘‘part B institution’’ in section 322(2) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). 

(6) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1059c(b)). 

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TITLE XX—HOMELAND SECURITY 

GRANTS 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle A—Grants to States and High-Risk 

Urban Areas 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 2006. TERRORISM PREVENTION. 

(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure that not 

less than 25 percent of the total combined funds appropriated 

for grants under sections 2003 and 2004 is used for law enforcement terrorism prevention activities. 

(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.— Law enforcement terrorism prevention activities include— 

(A) information sharing and analysis; 

(B) target hardening; 

(C) threat recognition; 

(D) terrorist interdiction; 

(E) training exercises to enhance preparedness for and 

response to mass casualty and active shooter incidents and 

security events at public locations, including airports and 

mass transit systems; 

(F) overtime expenses consistent with a State homeland 

security plan, including for the provision of enhanced law 

enforcement operations in support of Federal agencies, including for increased border security and border crossing 

enforcement; 

(G) establishing, enhancing, and staffing with appropriately qualified personnel State, local, and regional fusion centers that comply with the guidelines established 

under section 210A(i); 

(H) paying salaries and benefits for personnel, including 

individuals employed by the grant recipient on the date of 

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(I) any other activity permitted under the Fiscal Year 

2007 Program Guidance of the Department for the Law 

Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program; and 

(J) any other terrorism prevention activity authorized by 

the Administrator. 

(3) PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN

FUSION CENTERS.—The Administrator shall ensure that grant 

funds described in paragraph (1) are used to support the participation, as appropriate, of law enforcement and other emergency response providers from rural and other underrepresented communities at risk from acts of terrorism in fusion 

centers. 

(b) OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Policy Directorate of the Department an Office for State and Local Law 

Enforcement, which shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary 

for State and Local Law Enforcement. 

(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Assistant Secretary for State and 

Local Law Enforcement shall have an appropriate background 

with experience in law enforcement, intelligence, and other 

counterterrorism functions. 

(3) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall assign 

to the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement permanent 

staff and, as appropriate and consistent with sections 506(c)(2), 

821, and 888(d), other appropriate personnel detailed from 

other components of the Department to carry out the responsibilities under this subsection. 

(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for State and 

Local Law Enforcement shall— 

(A) lead the coordination of Department-wide policies relating to the role of State and local law enforcement in 

preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters within the United States; 

(B) serve as a liaison between State, local, and tribal law 

enforcement agencies and the Department; 

(C) coordinate with the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to ensure the intelligence and information sharing requirements of State, local, and tribal law enforcement 

agencies are being addressed; 

(D) work with the Administrator to ensure that law enforcement and terrorism-focused grants to State, local, and 

tribal government agencies, including grants under sections 2003 and 2004, the Commercial Equipment Direct 

Assistance Program, and other grants administered by the 

Department to support fusion centers and law enforcement-oriented programs, are appropriately focused on terrorism prevention activities; and 

(E) coordinate with the Science and Technology Directorate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 

Department of Justice, the National Institute of Justice, 

law enforcement organizations, and other appropriate entities to support the development, promulgation, and updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for training and personal protective equipment to be 


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used in a tactical environment by law enforcement 

officersø; and¿. ø(F) conduct, jointly with the Administrator, a study to 

determine the efficacy and feasibility of establishing specialized law enforcement deployment teams to assist State, 

local, and tribal governments in responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters and 

report on the results of that study to the appropriate committees of Congress.¿ 

(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed to diminish, supercede, or replace the responsibilities, authorities, or role of the Administrator. 

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Subtitle B—Grants Administration 

SEC. 2021. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 

(a) REGIONAL COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall ensure 

that— 

(1) all recipients of grants administered by the Department 

to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to natural 

disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters (excluding assistance provided under section 203, title IV, or title 

V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 5170 et seq., and 5191 et seq.)) 

coordinate, as appropriate, their prevention, preparedness, and 

protection efforts with neighboring State, local, and tribal governments; and 

(2) all high-risk urban areas and other recipients of grants 

administered by the Department to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, 

or other man-made disasters (excluding assistance provided 

under section 203, title IV, or title V of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 

5170 et seq., and 5191 et seq.)) that include or substantially affect parts or all of more than 1 State coordinate, as appropriate, across State boundaries, including, where appropriate, 

through the use of regional working groups and requirements 

for regional plans. 

(b) PLANNING COMMITTEES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 2004 shall establish a State 

planning committee or urban area working group to assist in 

preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and 

risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under such sections. 

(2) COMPOSITION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The State planning committees and 

urban area working groups referred to in paragraph (1) 

shall include at least one representative from each of the 

following significant stakeholders: 

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(ii) Emergency response providers, which shall include representatives of the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and emergency 

managers. 

(iii) Public health officials and other appropriate 

medical practitioners. 

(iv) Individuals representing educational institutions, including elementary schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education. 

(v) State and regional interoperable communications 

coordinators, as appropriate. 

(vi) State and major urban area fusion centers, as 

appropriate. 

(B) GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION.—The members of the 

State planning committee or urban area working group, as 

the case may be, shall be a representative group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes 

within the State or high-risk urban area, including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and 

high-threat jurisdictions. 

(3) EXISTING PLANNING COMMITTEES.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-risk 

urban area create a State planning committee or urban area 

working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk 

urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of 

this subsection. 

ø(c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after the date 

of enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 

11 Commission Act of 2007, the Secretary (acting through the 

Administrator), the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services, and the heads of other agencies providing assistance to State, local, and tribal governments for 

preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding 

to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made 

disasters, shall jointly— 

ø(A) compile a comprehensive list of Federal grant programs for State, local, and tribal governments for preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding 

to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters; 

ø(B) compile the planning, reporting, application, and 

other requirements and guidance for the grant programs 

described in subparagraph (A); 

ø(C) develop recommendations, as appropriate, to— 

ø(i) eliminate redundant and duplicative requirements for State, local, and tribal governments, including onerous application and ongoing reporting requirements; 

ø(ii) ensure accountability of the programs to the intended purposes of such programs; 

ø(iii) coordinate allocation of grant funds to avoid 

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ø(iv) make the programs more accessible and user 

friendly to applicants; and 

ø(v) ensure the programs are coordinated to enhance 

the overall preparedness of the Nation; 

ø(D) submit the information and recommendations 

under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) to the appropriate 

committees of Congress; and 

ø(E) provide the appropriate committees of Congress, the 

Comptroller General, and any officer or employee of the 

Government Accountability Office with full access to any 

information collected or reviewed in preparing the submission under subparagraph (D). 

ø(2) SCOPE OF TASK.—Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the elimination, or the alteration of the purposes, as 

delineated by statute, regulation, or guidance, of any grant 

program that exists on the date of the enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, 

nor authorize the review or preparation of proposals on the 

elimination, or the alteration of such purposes, of any such 

grant program.¿ 

ø(d)¿ (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, 

in order to ensure that the Nation is most effectively able to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made 

disasters— 

(1) the Department should administer a coherent and coordinated system of both terrorism-focused and all-hazards grants; 

(2) there should be a continuing and appropriate balance between funding for terrorism-focused and all-hazards preparedness, as reflected in the authorizations of appropriations for 

grants under the amendments made by titles I and II, as applicable, of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; and 

(3) with respect to terrorism-focused grants, it is necessary 

to ensure both that the target capabilities of the highest risk 

areas are achieved quickly and that basic levels of preparedness, as measured by the attainment of target capabilities, are 

achieved nationwide. 

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