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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2932 

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

of children are considered in homeland security planning, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2019 

Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 

and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure 

that the needs of children are considered in homeland 

security 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 Paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Se4 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349(c)) is amended by insert5 ing ‘‘, including feedback from organizations representing 

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

7 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED. 

8 Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Se9 curity Act (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) 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 new sub15 paragraph: 

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

17 children into activities to prepare for, protect 

18 against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 

19 against the risk of natural disasters, acts of ter20 rorism, and other manmade disasters, including 

21 catastrophic incidents, including by appointing 

22 a technical expert, who may consult with rel23 evant outside organizations and experts, as nec24 essary, to coordinate such integration, as nec25 essary.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

2 Not later than one year after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, 

4 the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the 

5 Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the 

6 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

8 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report describ9 ing the efforts the Department has undertaken to review 

10 and incorporate feedback from organizations representing 

11 the needs of children into Department policy in accordance 

12 with paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Se13 curity Act of 2002 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), 

14 including information on the following: 

15 (1) The designation of any individual respon16 sible for carrying out such paragraph (6). 

17 (2) Any review, formal or informal, of Depart18 ment policies, programs, or activities to assess the 

19 suitability of such policies, programs, or activities 

20 for children and where feedback from organizations 

21 representing the needs of children should be re22 viewed and incorporated. 

23 (3) Any review, change, modification, or pro24 mulgation of Department policies, programs, or ac25 tivities to ensure that such policies, programs, or ac26 tivities are appropriate for children. 


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1 (4) Coordination with organizations or experts 

2 outside the Department pursuant to such paragraph 

3 (6) conducted to inform any such review, change, 

4 modification, or promulgation of such policies, pro5 grams, or activities. 

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