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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1847 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs 

of children are considered in homeland security, trafficking, and disaster 

recovery planning, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 

Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure 

that the needs of children are considered in homeland 

security, trafficking, and disaster recovery planning, 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 ‘‘Homeland Security 

5 for Children Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 

2 STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 

3 Section 709(c)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 

4 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349(c)(6)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, in5 cluding feedback from organizations representing the 

6 needs of children,’’ after ‘‘stakeholder feedback’’. 

7 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED. 

8 Section 503(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 

9 2002 (6 U.S.C. 313(b)(2)) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 

13 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(I) identify and integrate the needs of 

16 children into activities to prepare for, protect 

17 against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 

18 against the risk of natural disasters, acts of ter19 rorism, and other manmade disasters, including 

20 catastrophic incidents, including by appointing 

21 a technical expert, who may consult with rel22 evant outside organizations and experts, as nec23 essary, to coordinate such integration, as nec24 essary.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

2 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Under 

4 Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Depart5 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 

6 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

7 Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

8 House of Representatives a report describing the efforts 

9 the Department has undertaken to review and incorporate 

10 feedback from organizations representing the needs of 

11 children into Department policy in accordance with para12 graph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Security Act 

13 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349(c)) (as added by section 2 of this 

14 Act), and the effect of that review and incorporation on 

15 the efforts of the Department to combat human traf16 ficking and drug trafficking and respond to natural and 

17 manmade disasters, including information on the fol18 lowing: 

19 (1) The designation of any individual respon20 sible for carrying out the duties under such para21 graph (6). 

22 (2) Any review, formal or informal, of Depart23 ment policies, programs, or activities to assess the 

24 suitability of the policies, programs, or activities for 

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1 resenting the needs of children should be reviewed 

2 and incorporated. 

3 (3) Any review, change, modification, or pro4 mulgation of Department policies, programs, or ac5 tivities to ensure that the policies, programs, or ac6 tivities are appropriate for children. 

7 (4) Coordination with organizations or experts 

8 outside the Department, under such paragraph (6), 

9 conducted to inform any review, change, modifica10 tion, or promulgation of policies, programs, or activi11 ties described in paragraph (2) or (3) of this sub12 section. 

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