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Union Calendar No. 261 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6231 

[Report No. 118–322] 

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 

DECEMBER 19, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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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. 

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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 ‘‘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)— 

10 (A) by redesignating paragraph (13) as 

11 paragraph (14); and 

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

13 following new paragraph: 

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

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

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

17 (relating to the definition of interoperable commu18 nications) as subsection (f); and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

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

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

23 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

24 the Under Secretary for Management shall require a 

25 prioritized periodic review process (in this subsection 

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

2 policy issuance documents. 

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

4 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

5 this subsection and annually thereafter, the Under 

6 Secretary for Management shall provide to the Com7 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu9 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a brief10 ing on the Review Process, including relating to the 

11 Department’s record of reviewing and updating ex12 isting policy issuance documents. Each such briefing 

13 shall include information relating to the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) All policy issuance documents, includ15 ing, with respect to each such document, the 

16 title, policy number, revision number, issue 

17 date, and last reviewed date. 

18 ‘‘(B) All policy issuance documents can19 celed in the prior year. 

20 ‘‘(C) An explanation of the methodology 

21 used to prioritize the review of policy issuance 

22 documents. 

23 ‘‘(D) The procedures used by the Depart24 ment to track and coordinate with Department 

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1 components the issuance, review, and cancella2 tions of policy issuance documents. 

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

4 within the Management Directorate responsible 

5 for supporting the Review Process. 

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

7 ‘policy issuance document’— 

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

9 instruction, designation, or delegation, issued in 

10 accordance with the process referred to in sub11 section (a)(13) or any process for issuing such 

12 documents consistent with Department policy 

13 as may be in effect; and 

14 ‘‘(B) does not include documents— 

15 ‘‘(i) issued in accordance with a proc16 ess other than a process referred to in sub17 section (a)(13) or the Review Process; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) documents published in the Fed19 eral Register. 

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

21 this subsection may be construed to— 

22 ‘‘(A) invalidate any policy issuance docu23 ment created on, before, or after the date of the 

24 enactment of this subsection; 

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1 ‘‘(B) serve as a basis for action to chal2 lenge the validity of such a policy issuance doc3 ument; or 

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

5 substantive or procedural, enforceable by any 

6 person in any administrative or judicial pro7 ceeding.’’. 

Union Calendar No. 261 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6231 

[Report No. 118–322] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

and for other purposes. ess for the Department of Homeland Security, require a prioritized policy issuance review procDECEMBER 19, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed