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Union Calendar No. 369 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4433 

[Report No. 115–496] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under Secretary 

for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to achieve 

security of sensitive assets among the components of the Department 

of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 

Mr. CORREA (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JANUARY 9, 2018 

Additional sponsor: Mr. FASO

JANUARY 9, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 16, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

the Under Secretary for Management of the Department 

of Homeland Security to achieve security of sensitive 

assets among the components of the Department of 

Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Department 

5 of Homeland Security Firearms Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘Secur6 ing DHS Firearms Act of 2017’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

10 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

11 (2) LOST.—The term ‘‘lost’’ includes loss by 

12 theft. 

13 (3) SENSITIVE ASSETS.—The term ‘‘sensitive as14 sets’’ means any asset, regardless of value— 

15 (A) that the Department of Homeland Secu16 rity issues to a Department employee; and 

17 (B) that either the Under Secretary for 

18 Management of the Department or a component 

19 head determines requires special control and ac20 counting. 

21 (4) UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.—The 

22 term ‘‘Under Secretary for Management’’ means the 

23 Under Secretary for Management of the Department 

24 of Homeland Security. 


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1 SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF SECURING FIREARMS AND OTHER 

2 SENSITIVE ASSETS IN RESPONSIBILITIES OF 

3 UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. 

4 Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

5 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘(including 

7 firearms and other sensitive assets)’’ after ‘‘equip8 ment’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating the second subsection (e) 

10 (relating to the definition of interoperable commu11 nications) as subsection (f); and 

12 (3) by amending such redesignated subsection (f) 

13 to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS.—The 

16 term ‘interoperable communications’ has the meaning 

17 given such term in section 7303(g) of the Intelligence 

18 Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 

19 U.S.C. 194(g)). 

20 ‘‘(2) SENSITIVE ASSETS.—The term ‘sensitive as21 sets’ means any asset, regardless of value— 

22 ‘‘(A) that the Department of Homeland Se23 curity issues to a Department employee; and 

24 ‘‘(B) that either the Under Secretary for 

25 Management of the Department or a component 


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1 head determines requires special control and ac2 counting.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE. 

4 (a) SAFEGUARDING FIREARMS AND SENSITIVE ASSETS

5 DIRECTIVE.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec8 retary for Management shall develop and disseminate 

9 a Department-wide directive for achieving adequate 

10 security over firearms and other sensitive assets 

11 across the Department. 

12 (2) CONTENTS.—The directive required under 

13 subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the fol14 lowing: 

15 (A) Descriptions of what equipment, in ad16 dition to firearms, is classified as a sensitive 

17 asset for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 

18 (B) Requirements for securing Department19 issued firearms and other sensitive assets. 

20 (C) A classification system for all categories 

21 of Department-issued badges and corresponding 

22 requirements for safeguarding such assets. 

23 (D) Reporting requirements for lost fire24 arms and other sensitive assets, including 

25 timelines for such reporting, to supervisors, local 


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1 law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Inves2 tigation’s National Crime Information Center, 

3 and Department headquarters. 

4 (E) Recordkeeping requirements for lost 

5 firearms and other sensitive assets in inventory 

6 systems, including a timeline for recording such 

7 losses. 

8 (3) REVIEW AND UPDATE OF DIRECTIVE.—Not 

9 later than one year after the issuance of the directive 

10 required under subsection (a) the Under Secretary for 

11 Management shall review and update, as necessary, 

12 such directive, including adding a requirement relat13 ing to recording in the inventory systems maintained 

14 by each component of the Department the acceptance 

15 or transfer of a firearm or other sensitive asset by 

16 such component. 

17 (b) PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT PRO18 GRAM MANUAL.—Together with the issuance of the directive 

19 pursuant to subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Man20 agement shall disseminate a revised version of the Personal 

21 Property Asset Management Program Manual that includes 

22 the following: 

23 (1) Requirements for component heads to develop 

24 procedures to safeguard firearms and other sensitive 

25 assets during on and off-duty time. 


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1 (2) Requirements for the issuance of safety lock2 ing devices and policies on the use of such assets, as 

3 applicable. 

4 (3) Requirements for initial, recurrent, and re5 medial training on safeguarding such assets. 

6 (4) Examples, with detail, of how to report and 

7 record lost sensitive assets across components of the 

8 Department, and an enforcement mechanism to en9 sure supervisors maintain such records. 

10 (5) A requirement that the file maintained on a 

11 lost firearm or other sensitive asset contains both the 

12 corresponding police report and the Department re13 port detailing the circumstances surrounding such 

14 loss, including information on adherence to safe15 guarding procedures. 

16 SEC. 5. COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 

17 Department component heads shall— 

18 (1) comply with Federal law, Federal regula19 tions, executive branch guidance, and Department 

20 policy, including directives required by this Act, re21 lating to the management and oversight of securing 

22 firearms and other sensitive assets; 

23 (2) review the need for non-law enforcement 

24 badges; 


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1 (3) require component personnel to safeguard 

2 firearms and other sensitive assets in accordance with 

3 the directive issued by the Under Secretary for Man4 agement under section 4; 

5 (4) require that component personnel adhere to 

6 the procedures and timelines for properly reporting to 

7 supervisors lost firearms and other sensitive assets; 

8 (5) require that lost firearms and other sensitive 

9 assets are reported to local law enforcement, the Fed10 eral Bureau of Investigation’s National Crime Infor11 mation Center, and Department headquarters in the 

12 timeframe established in such directive; and 

13 (6) require that lost firearms and other sensitive 

14 assets are recorded in inventory systems in the time15 frame established by such directive. 

16 SEC. 6. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW. 

17 The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 

18 Security shall, on an ongoing basis, review implementation 

19 of this Act and, not later than 180 days after issuance of 

20 the directive under section 4, submit to the Committee on 

21 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af23 fairs of the Senate a review of the progress and effectiveness 

24 of such directive, including an assessment of the adequacy 

25 of such directive, as well as the level of compliance among 


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1 the components of the Department to achieve adequate secu2 rity of sensitive assets across Department components. 


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Union Calendar No. 369 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4433 

[Report No. 115–496] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

and for other purposes. nents of the Department of Homeland Security, security of sensitive assets among the compothe Department of Homeland Security to achieve require the Under Secretary for Management of 

JANUARY 9, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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