(3) in subsection (c)(6), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing feedback from organizations representing the 
needs of children,’’ after ‘‘stakeholder feedback’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
AFFAIRS.—The Office of International Affairs shall be led 
by an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs. The 
Assistant Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate international activities within 
the Department, including activities carried out by 
the components of the Department, in consultation 
with other Federal officials with responsibility for 
counterterrorism and homeland security matters; 
‘‘(2) advise, inform, and assist the Secretary 
with respect to the development and implementation 
of the international policy priorities of the Depart-
ment, including strategic priorities for the deploy-
ment of assets, including personnel, outside the 
United States; 
‘‘(3) develop, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary for Management, guidance for selecting, 
assigning, training, and monitoring overseas deploy-
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ments of Department personnel, including minimum 
standards for pre-deployment training; 
‘‘(4) maintain awareness regarding the inter-
national travel of senior officers of the Department 
and their intent to pursue negotiations with foreign 
government officials, and review resulting draft 
agreements; 
‘‘(5) coordinate with any Departmental official 
engaged in negotiations with representatives of a 
foreign government regarding an agreement and, as 
appropriate, support such official in the negotiation 
of such agreement; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other functions as are estab-
lished by law or delegated by the Under Secretary 
for Strategy, Policy, and Plans.’’. 
(b) ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL 
AFFAIRS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of International 
Affairs within the Office of the Secretary of Home-
land Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND PERSONNEL.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by the of-
fice referred to in paragraph (1) as of the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets 
and personnel associated with such functions, are 
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transferred to the head of the Office of International 
Affairs of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking 
section 879 (6 U.S.C. 459). 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 879. 
(c) HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) shall establish a Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council that includes representatives with rel-
evant homeland security expertise or experience and 
not less than two representatives with expertise or 
experience with respect to protecting privacy and 
civil rights and civil liberties to provide advice and 
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recommendations on homeland security-related mat-
ters, including advice with respect to the preparation 
of the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review; and 
‘‘(5) shall provide to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate an annual report that 
includes— 
‘‘(A) a list of the Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council’s members and subcommittee as-
signments; 
‘‘(B) a summary of all recommendations 
made by the Homeland Security Advisory Coun-
cil, including by any subcommittees; and 
‘‘(C) a description of any action the De-
partment has taken in response to such rec-
ommendations.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (f); 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—No member of the 
Homeland Security Advisory Council established pursuant 
to subsection (b)(4) may participate in developing any ad-
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vice or recommendation regarding any matter which di-
rectly benefits such member or pertains specifically to any 
firm or organization with which such member has been 
associated at any time during the immediately preceding 
three years.’’. 
(d) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, shall issue a written pol-
icy to members of the Homeland Security Advisory Com-
mittee regarding conflicts of interests requirement set 
forth in subsection (g) of section 102 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section. 
(e) COUNTERTERRORISM AND TARGETED VIOLENCE 
STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days of 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall update or replace the stra-
tegic framework to counter terrorism and targeted 
violence, as issued by the Department in September 
2019, and associated implementation plans to ensure 
that the Department’s strategic framework and im-
plementation plans— 
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(A) address the current threat environment 
for domestic terrorism, international terrorism, 
targeted violence, and emerging threats, includ-
ing violent white supremacist extremism; and 
(B) specify how the Department’s preven-
tion and preparedness activities address the 
threat environment. 
(2) REVIEWS.—Starting two years after imple-
mentation of paragraph (1), the Under Secretary 
shall carry out a review of the Department’s stra-
tegic framework and implementation plans to 
counter terrorism and targeted violence and update 
or replace such plans to ensure that such strategic 
frameworks and plans address the current threat en-
vironment for domestic terrorism, international ter-
rorism, targeted violence, and emerging threats, in-
cluding violent white supremacist extremism and 
specify how the Department’s prevention and pre-
paredness activities address the threat environment. 
(f) ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CHILDREN REPORT.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Under 
Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor-
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tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a report describing the ef-
forts the Department has undertaken to review and incor-
porate feedback from organizations representing the needs 
of children into Department policy in accordance with 
paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), includ-
ing information on the following: 
(1) The designation of any individual respon-
sible for carrying out such paragraph (6). 
(2) Any review, formal or informal, of Depart-
ment policies, programs, or activities to assess the 
suitability of such policies, programs, or activities 
for children and where feedback from organizations 
representing the needs of children should be re-
viewed and incorporated. 
(3) Any review, change, modification, or pro-
mulgation of Department policies, programs, or ac-
tivities to ensure that such policies, programs, or ac-
tivities are appropriate for children. 
(4) Coordination with organizations or experts 
outside the Department pursuant to such paragraph 
(6) conducted to inform any such review, change, 
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modification, or promulgation of such policies, pro-
grams, or activities. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, each of the terms 
‘‘functions’’, ‘‘assets’’, and ‘‘personnel’’ has the meaning 
given each such term under section 2 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
SEC. 105. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.—The Office of 
Inspector General shall, in accordance with section 
8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, pro-
vide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and publish on the Inspector General’s 
website, the following, irrespective of whether the 
record contains recommendations or whether the De-
partment concurs with included recommendations— 
(A) any report that substantiates an alle-
gation of whistleblower retaliation pursuant to 
the Whistleblower Protection Act, Military 
Whistleblower Protection Act, or Presidential 
Personnel Directive 19; 
(B) any report that substantiates an alle-
gation of misconduct, waste, fraud, abuse, or 
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violation of Department policy against a mem-
ber of the Senior Executive Service or politically 
appointed official; and 
(C) any other programmatic report, review, 
inspection or audit. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
REPORTING.—The semi-
annual report transmitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees pursuant to section 5(b) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 immediately fol-
lowing enactment of this Act, and each subsequent 
semiannual report transmitted, shall be accompanied 
by a list of ongoing programmatic audits or inspec-
tions that includes, at a minimum, the following in-
formation: 
(A) Description of each audit or inspec-
tion, including the office(s) or component(s) 
under review. 
(B) Source of each audit or inspection. 
(C) Actual or proposed dates for— 
(i) initiating each audit or inspection; 
(ii) submitting a draft report to the 
Department for review; and 
(iii) publishing the final report to the 
Inspector General’s website pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1). 
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(D) 
Explanation 
for 
any 
significant 
changes to the description of an audit or in-
spection, including the office(s) or component(s) 
under review, or a delay of more than 30 days 
in the actual or proposed date for submitting a 
draft report to the Department for review or 
publishing the final report to the Inspector 
General’s website. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REGARDING MISCONDUCT ALLE-
GATIONS.—The heads of offices and components of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall promptly notify 
the Inspector General of the Department of all allegations 
of misconduct with respect to which the Inspector General 
has investigative authority under the Inspector General 
Act of 1978. The Inspector General may waive the notifi-
cation requirement under this subsection with respect to 
any category or subset of allegations of misconduct. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as affecting the authority of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection (a) of 
section 8I of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App. 8I). 
SEC. 106. OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
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for Management of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Pub-
lic Affairs of the Department and the General Counsel of 
the Department, shall— 
(1) issue a code of conduct for all personnel in-
volved in the Department’s public affairs operations 
and require certifications of receipt of such code 
within 30 days of receipt; and 
(2) publish and disseminate a Department-wide 
management directive and associated guidelines for 
internal review of all public-facing materials to maxi-
mize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
information (including statistical information) that 
includes information on when to engage with the Of-
fice of General Counsel of the Department to exe-
cute— 
(A) a legal sufficiency review; and 
(B) a compliance review in accordance with 
section 515 of the Treasury and General Gov-
ernment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (Public Law 106–554). 
(b) REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall— 
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(1) submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate an audit of the public affairs of-
fices throughout the Department that reviews com-
pliance with the requirements specified in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) issue, as appropriate, recommendations to 
the Department of Homeland Security to improve 
the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of pub-
lic-facing materials disseminated by the public af-
fairs offices throughout the Department. 
SEC. 107. OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS. 
Section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 113), as amended by this Act, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE AF-
FAIRS.—The Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs 
shall serve as the primary liaison to Congress and shall 
maintain one internal reporting structure for engaging 
with authorizing and appropriating congressional commit-
tees. 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON DEPUTY ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY
FOR
LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS
POSITIONS.— 
There shall be within the Office of Legislative Af-
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fairs at the Department not more than two, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs positions, 
one for each chamber of Congress. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, any report that the De-
partment or a component of the Department is 
required to submit to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate or the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
under any provision of law shall be submitted 
concurrently to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall apply with respect to any report described 
in such subparagraph that is submitted on or 
after the date of enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall notify, 
in writing, the chairmen and ranking members 
of the authorizing and appropriating congres-
sional committees of jurisdiction regarding pol-
icy memoranda, management directives, and re-
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programming notifications issued by the De-
partment.’’. 
SEC. 108. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 711. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is an Office of Partner-
ship and Engagement in the Department headed by an 
Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The 
Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement 
shall— 
‘‘(1) lead the efforts of the Department to in-
corporate external feedback from stakeholders into 
policy and strategic planning efforts, as appropriate, 
in consultation with the Office for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties of the Department; 
‘‘(2) develop an engagement strategy to ensure 
continuous and collaborative communication with 
stakeholders that, among other things, sets forth 
how the Department can use its authorities to con-
vene government and outside stakeholders and how 
such interactions can support efforts to increase 
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trust between the Department and stakeholders and 
ensure timely information sharing; 
‘‘(3) conduct the activities specified in section 
2006(b); 
‘‘(4) advise the Secretary on the effects of the 
policies, regulations, processes, and actions of the 
Department on the private sector and create and 
foster strategic communications with the private sec-
tor to enhance the primary mission of the Depart-
ment to protect the homeland; 
‘‘(5) facilitate relationships with academic insti-
tutions and the private sector, including through the 
administration of the Homeland Security Advisory 
Council; 
‘‘(6) facilitate relationships with State and local 
governments and provide State and local govern-
ments with regular information, research, and tech-
nical support to assist local efforts at securing the 
homeland; and 
‘‘(7) perform such other functions as are estab-
lished by law or delegated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY
ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES.—There 
shall be a Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local 
Law Enforcement and a Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
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Private Sector Engagement within the Office of Partner-
ship and Engagement.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS, ASSETS, AND PER-
SONNEL OF OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT.—The functions authorized to be performed 
by the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement of 
the Department of Homeland Security as of the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and 
personnel associated with such functions, are transferred 
to the Office of Partnership and Engagement under sec-
tion 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by this section. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025, the Assistant Secretary for 
Partnership and Engagement of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
activities of the Office of Partnership and Engage-
ment of the Department. Each such report shall in-
clude, for the fiscal year covered by such report, a 
description of all programs, events, activities, and 
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outreach conducted by the following sub-offices and 
campaigns of the Office: 
(A) The Office of Intergovernmental Af-
fairs. 
(B) The Private Sector Office. 
(C) The Loaned Executive Program. 
(D) The Office of Academic Engagement. 
(E) The Committee Management Office. 
(F) The ‘‘If You See Something, Say 
Something®’’ Public Awareness Campaign. 
(G) The Blue Campaign. 
(H) Faith Initiatives. 
(2) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RE-
PORT
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2006(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL
REPORT.—For each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025, the Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary for State and Local Law Enforcement shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary’s activities for the 
period. Each such report shall include, for the fiscal 
year covered by such report, a description of each of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Efforts to coordinate and share infor-
mation regarding Department and component 
agency programs with State, local, and Tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(B) Efforts to improve information shar-
ing through the Homeland Security Information 
Network by appropriate component agencies of 
the Department and by State, local, and Tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(C) The status of performance metrics to 
evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to carry out 
responsibilities specified in this subsection. 
‘‘(D) Any feedback from State, local, and 
Tribal law enforcement agencies about the Of-
fice, including the mechanisms utilized to collect 
such feedback.’’. 
(d) ANNUAL CATALOG ON DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY TRAINING, PUBLICATIONS, PROGRAMS, 
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AND SERVICES FOR STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT
AGENCIES.—Section 2006(b)(4) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(b)(4)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(G) produce an annual catalog that sum-
marizes opportunities for training, publications, 
programs, and services available to State, local, 
and Tribal law enforcement agencies from the 
Department and from each component and of-
fice within the Department and, not later than 
30 days after the date of such production, dis-
seminate such catalog, including by— 
‘‘(i) making such catalog available to 
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 
agencies, including by posting such catalog 
on the website of the Department and co-
operating with national organizations that 
represent such agencies; 
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‘‘(ii) making such catalog available 
through the Homeland Security Informa-
tion Network; and 
‘‘(iii) submitting such catalog to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate.’’. 
(e) ABOLISHMENT
OF OFFICE
FOR STATE
AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office for State and 
Local Government Coordination of the Department 
of Homeland Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by the Of-
fice for State and Local Government Coordination of 
the Department of Homeland Security on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the 
assets and personnel associated with such functions, 
are transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Part-
nership and Engagement of the Department under 
section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by this section. 
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(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking 
section 801 (6 U.S.C. 631). 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 801. 
(f) ABOLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO SEC-
RETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with the 
amendment made by section 104(c)(2) of this Act 
(relating to striking subsection (f) of section 102 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002), the position of 
Special Assistant to the Secretary authorized by 
such subsection (f) is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by the 
Special Assistant to the Secretary referred to in 
paragraph (1) on the day before the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and the assets and personnel 
associated with such functions, are transferred to 
the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engage-
ment under section 711 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, as added by this section. 
(g) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
710 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 711. Office of Partnership and Engagement.’’. 
SEC. 109. CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER. 
Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 142) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘to be the Chief Pri-
vacy Officer of the Department’’ after ‘‘in 
the Department’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to the Secretary, to 
assume’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Secretary. 
Such official shall have’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) developing guidance to assist components 
of the Department in developing privacy policies and 
practices; 
‘‘(7) establishing a mechanism to ensure such 
components are in compliance with Federal, regu-
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latory, statutory, and Department privacy require-
ments, mandates, directives, and policies; 
‘‘(8) working with the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department to identify methods for managing 
and overseeing the records, management policies, 
and procedures of the Department; 
‘‘(9) working with components and offices of 
the Department to ensure that information sharing 
activities incorporate privacy protections; 
‘‘(10) serving as the Chief FOIA Officer of the 
Department for purposes of subsection (j) of section 
552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known 
as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’), to manage 
and process requests related to such section; 
‘‘(11) developing guidance on procedures to be 
followed by individuals making requests for informa-
tion under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(12) overseeing the management and proc-
essing of requests for information under section 552 
of title 5, United States Code, within Department 
Headquarters and relevant Department component 
offices; 
‘‘(13) providing component heads with input on 
the management of their respective FOIA offices, in-
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of the breach, including the role, if any, 
of— 
‘‘(I) unrealistic performance ex-
pectations; 
‘‘(II) unrealistic baseline esti-
mates for cost or schedule or changes 
in program requirements; 
‘‘(III) immature technologies or 
excessive manufacturing or integra-
tion risk; 
‘‘(IV) unanticipated design, engi-
neering, manufacturing, or technology 
integration issues arising during pro-
gram performance; 
‘‘(V) changes to the scope of such 
program; 
‘‘(VI) inadequate program fund-
ing or changes in planned out-year 
funding from one 5-year funding plan 
to the next 5-year funding plan as 
outlined in the Future Years Home-
land Security Program required under 
section 874; 
‘‘(VII) legislative, legal, or regu-
latory changes; 
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