I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1416
To make technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2003
Mr. COX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To make technical corrections to the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 
Technical Corrections Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO CRITICAL 
INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION. 
Section 212(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 131(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘systems—’’ and inserting ‘‘systems insofar as 
such information pertains to—’’.
SEC. 3. VISA ISSUANCE. 
Section 428(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 236(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection,’’ and inserting 
‘‘section,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘office’’ and inserting ‘‘officer’’. 
SEC. 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS 
AND 
RE-
SPONSE. 
Section 502 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 312) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘shall include—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be responsible 
for—’’. 
SEC. 5. MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE COAST GUARD. 
Section 876 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 456) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 876. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘Except as provided in section 888, nothing in this 
Act confers on the Secretary any authority over 
warfighting, the military defense of the United States, or 
other military activities that are authorized to be directed 
by the Secretary of Defense. This Act shall not be con-
strued to limit the existing authority of the Secretary of 
Defense over warfighting, the military defense of the 
United States, or other military activities, including such
activities of the Coast Guard when it is operating as a 
service in the Navy under section 3 of title 14, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF INFORMA-
TION SECURITY PROGRAM AND PRACTICES 
OF AGENCIES. 
Section 3535(b)(1) of title 44, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or any other law’’ after ‘‘the In-
spector General Act of 1978’’.
SEC. 7. IMMIGRATION-RELATED POWERS AND DUTIES OF 
THE SECRETARY, THE UNDER SECRETARY 
FOR BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECU-
RITY, AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1102 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 
2273) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘as amended by this Act, is further amend-
ed by—’’; and inserting ‘‘is amended—’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) by amending the section heading to read 
as follows:
‘POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY, THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BOR-
DER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY, AND THE AT-
TORNEY GENERAL’ ’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (2)(D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) by redesignating the paragraph (8) 
added by section 372(3) of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996, and the paragraph (9) added by sec-
tion 373 of such Act, as paragraphs (10) and 
(11), respectively; and’’; and 
(4) in the matter added by paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the Immigration Reform, 
Accountability and Security Enhancement Act 
of 2002.’’ and inserting ‘‘the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this subsection’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO IMMIGRATION 
AND NATIONALITY ACT.—
(1) SECTION 103.—Section 103 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (a)—