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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4433 

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 

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. 

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 ‘‘Se6 curing DHS Firearms Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

5 (2) UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.— 

6 The term ‘‘Under Secretary for Management’’ 

7 means the Under Secretary for Management of the 

8 Department of Homeland Security. 

9 SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF SECURING FIREARMS AND OTHER 

10 SENSITIVE ASSETS IN RESPONSIBILITIES OF 

11 UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. 

12 Paragraph (6) of section 701(a) of the Homeland Se13 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341(a)) is amended by in14 serting ‘‘(including firearms and other sensitive assets)’’ 

15 after ‘‘equipment’’. 

16 SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE. 

17 (a) SAFEGUARDING FIREARMS AND SENSITIVE AS18 SETS DIRECTIVE.— 

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

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

21 Under Secretary for Management shall disseminate 

22 a Department-wide directive for achieving adequate 

23 security over firearms and other sensitive assets 

24 across the Department. 


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1 (2) CONTENTS.—The directive required under 

2 subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) Descriptions of what equipment, in ad5 dition to firearms, is classified as a sensitive 

6 asset for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 

7 (B) Requirements for securing Depart8 ment-issued firearms and other sensitive assets. 

9 (C) A classification system for all cat10 egories of Department-issued badges and cor11 responding requirements for safeguarding such 

12 assets. 

13 (D) Reporting requirements for lost fire14 arms and other sensitive assets, including 

15 timelines for such reporting, to supervisors, 

16 local law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of 

17 Investigation’s National Crime Information 

18 Center, and Department headquarters. 

19 (E) Recordkeeping requirements for lost 

20 firearms and other sensitive assets in inventory 

21 systems, including a timeline for recording such 

22 losses. 

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

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1 retary for Management shall review and update, as 

2 necessary, such directive, including adding a require3 ment relating to recording in the inventory systems 

4 maintained by each component of the Department 

5 the acceptance or transfer of a firearm or other sen6 sitive asset by such component. 

7 (b) PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT

8 PROGRAM MANUAL.—Together with the issuance of the 

9 directive pursuant to subsection (a), the Under Secretary 

10 for Management shall disseminate a revised version of the 

11 Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual 

12 that includes the following: 

13 (1) Procedures to safeguard sensitive assets 

14 during on- and off-duty time, and utilization of safe15 ty locking devices and policies on the use of such as16 sets, as applicable. 

17 (2) Initial, recurrent, and remedial training on 

18 safeguarding such assets. 

19 (3) Examples, with detail, of how to record lost 

20 sensitive assets across components of the Depart21 ment, and an enforcement mechanism to ensure su22 pervisors maintain such records. 

23 (4) A requirement that the file maintained on 

24 a lost firearm or other sensitive asset contains both 

25 the corresponding police report and the Department 


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1 report detailing the circumstances surrounding such 

2 loss, including information on adherence to safe3 guarding procedures. 

4 SEC. 5. COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 

5 Department component heads shall— 

6 (1) comply with Federal law, Federal regula7 tions, executive branch guidance, and Department 

8 policy, including directives required by this Act, re9 lating to the management and oversight of securing 

10 firearms and other sensitive assets; 

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

12 badges; 

13 (3) require component personnel to safeguard 

14 firearms and other sensitive assets in accordance 

15 with the directive issued by the Under Secretary for 

16 Management under section 4; 

17 (4) require that component personnel adhere to 

18 the procedures and timelines for properly reporting 

19 to supervisors lost firearms and other sensitive as20 sets; 

21 (5) require that lost firearms and other sen22 sitive assets are reported to local law enforcement, 

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1 quarters in the timeframe established in such direc2 tive; and 

3 (6) require that lost firearms and other sen4 sitive assets are recorded in inventory systems in the 

5 timeframe established by such directive. 

6 SEC. 6. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW. 

7 The Inspector General of the Department of Home8 land Security shall, on an ongoing basis, review implemen9 tation of this Act and, not later than 180 days after 

10 issuance of the directive under section 4, submit to the 

11 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a review of the 

14 progress and effectiveness of such directive, including an 

15 assessment of the adequacy of such directive, as well as 

16 the level of compliance among the components of the De17 partment to achieve adequate security of sensitive assets 

18 across Department components. 

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