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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2932 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2020 

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

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 

3 for Children Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 

5 STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 

6 Paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Se7 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349(c)) is amended by insert8 ing ‘‘, including feedback from organizations representing 

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

10 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED. 

11 Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Se12 curity Act (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) is amended— 

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

14 the end; 

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

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

17 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub18 paragraph: 

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

20 children into activities to prepare for, protect 

21 against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 

22 against the risk of natural disasters, acts of ter23 rorism, and other manmade disasters, including 

24 catastrophic incidents, including by appointing 

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1 essary, to coordinate such integration, as nec2 essary.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

4 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Under 

6 Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Depart7 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 

8 on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor9 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

10 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern11 mental Affairs of the Senate a report describing the ef12 forts the Department has undertaken to review and incor13 porate feedback from organizations representing the needs 

14 of children into Department policy in accordance with 

15 paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Security 

16 Act of 2002 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), includ17 ing information on the following: 

18 (1) The designation of any individual respon19 sible for carrying out such paragraph (6). 

20 (2) Any review, formal or informal, of Depart21 ment policies, programs, or activities to assess the 

22 suitability of such policies, programs, or activities 

23 for children and where feedback from organizations 

24 representing the needs of children should be re25 viewed and incorporated. 


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1 (3) Any review, change, modification, or pro2 mulgation of Department policies, programs, or ac3 tivities to ensure that such policies, programs, or ac4 tivities are appropriate for children. 

5 (4) Coordination with organizations or experts 

6 outside the Department pursuant to such paragraph 

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

8 modification, or promulgation of such policies, pro9 grams, or activities. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 

By ROBERT F. REEVES, 

Deputy Clerk. 


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