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Calendar No. 753 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6231 

[Report No. 118–333] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 19 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 

AN ACT 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. POLICY ISSUANCE REVIEW PROCESS. 

2 Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

3 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) by redesignating paragraph (13) as 

6 paragraph (14); and 

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

8 following new paragraph: 

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

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

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

12 (relating to the definition of interoperable commu13 nications) as subsection (f); and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

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

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

18 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

19 the Under Secretary for Management shall require a 

20 prioritized periodic review process (in this subsection 

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

22 policy issuance documents. 

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

24 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

25 this subsection and annually thereafter, the Under 

26 Secretary for Management shall provide to the ComVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:54 Dec 21, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6231.RS H6231

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1 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu3 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a brief4 ing on the Review Process, including relating to the 

5 Department’s record of reviewing and updating ex6 isting policy issuance documents. Each such briefing 

7 shall include information relating to the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) All policy issuance documents, includ9 ing, with respect to each such document, the 

10 title, policy number, revision number, issue 

11 date, and last reviewed date. 

12 ‘‘(B) All policy issuance documents can13 celed in the prior year. 

14 ‘‘(C) An explanation of the methodology 

15 used to prioritize the review of policy issuance 

16 documents. 

17 ‘‘(D) The procedures used by the Depart18 ment to track and coordinate with Department 

19 components the issuance, review, and cancella20 tions of policy issuance documents. 

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

22 within the Management Directorate responsible 

23 for supporting the Review Process. 

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

25 ‘policy issuance document’— 


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

2 instruction, designation, or delegation, issued in 

3 accordance with the process referred to in sub4 section (a)(13) or any process for issuing such 

5 documents consistent with Department policy 

6 as may be in effect; and 

7 ‘‘(B) does not include documents— 

8 ‘‘(i) issued in accordance with a proc9 ess other than a process referred to in sub10 section (a)(13) or the Review Process; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) documents published in the Fed12 eral Register. 

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

14 this subsection may be construed to— 

15 ‘‘(A) invalidate any policy issuance docu16 ment created on, before, or after the date of the 

17 enactment of this subsection; 

18 ‘‘(B) serve as a basis for action to chal19 lenge the validity of such a policy issuance doc20 ument; or 

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

22 substantive or procedural, enforceable by any 

23 person in any administrative or judicial pro24 ceeding.’’. 


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Calendar No. 753 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6231 

[Report No. 118–333] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

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and for other purposes. ess for the Department of Homeland Security, require a prioritized policy issuance review procECEMBER 19 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Reported without amendment 


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