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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6231 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require a prioritized policy 

issuance review process for the Department of Homeland Security, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 

Mr. IVEY (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, and Mr. EZELL) 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 

a prioritized policy issuance review process for 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 ‘‘Department of Home5 land Security Policy Issuance Review Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. POLICY ISSUANCE REVIEW PROCESS. 

7 Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

8 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by redesignating paragraph (13) as 

2 paragraph (14); and 

3 (B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the 

4 following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(13) Overseeing the Department’s process for 

6 review and approval of policy issuance documents.’’; 

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

8 (relating to the definition of interoperable commu9 nications) as subsection (f); and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(g) POLICY ISSUANCE REVIEW PROCESS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

15 the Under Secretary for Management shall require a 

16 prioritized periodic review process (in this subsection 

17 referred to as the ‘Review Process’) of Department 

18 policy issuance documents. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—Not later 

20 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

21 this subsection and annually thereafter, the Under 

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1 ing on the Review Process, including relating to the 

2 Department’s record of reviewing and updating ex3 isting policy issuance documents. Each such briefing 

4 shall include information relating to the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) All policy issuance documents, includ6 ing, with respect to each such document, the 

7 title, policy number, revision number, issue 

8 date, and last reviewed date. 

9 ‘‘(B) All policy issuance documents can10 celed in the prior year. 

11 ‘‘(C) An explanation of the methodology 

12 used to prioritize the review of policy issuance 

13 documents. 

14 ‘‘(D) The procedures used by the Depart15 ment to track and coordinate with Department 

16 components the issuance, review, and cancella17 tions of policy issuance documents. 

18 ‘‘(E) The number of staff and vacancies 

19 within the Management Directorate responsible 

20 for supporting the Review Process. 

21 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection the term 

22 ‘policy issuance document’— 

23 ‘‘(A) means a Department-level directive, 

24 instruction, designation, or delegation, issued in 

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1 section (a)(13) or any process for issuing such 

2 documents consistent with Department policy 

3 as may be in effect; and 

4 ‘‘(B) does not include documents— 

5 ‘‘(i) issued in accordance with a proc6 ess other than a process referred to in sub7 section (a)(13) or the Review Process; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) documents published in the Fed9 eral Register. 

10 ‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

11 this subsection may be construed to— 

12 ‘‘(A) invalidate any policy issuance docu13 ment created on, before, or after the date of the 

14 enactment of this subsection; 

15 ‘‘(B) serve as a basis for action to chal16 lenge the validity of such a policy issuance doc17 ument; or 

18 ‘‘(C) create any right or benefit, whether 

19 substantive or procedural, enforceable by any 

20 person in any administrative or judicial pro21 ceeding.’’. 

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