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‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis 
and the Chief Security Officer, in coordination with 
the Steering Committee established pursuant to 
paragraph (1), shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a holistic strategy for Depart-
ment-wide efforts to identify, prevent, mitigate, 
and respond to insider threats to the Depart-
ment’s critical assets; 
‘‘(B) develop a plan to implement the in-
sider threat measures identified in the strategy 
developed under subparagraph (A) across the 
components and offices of the Department; 
‘‘(C) document insider threat policies and 
controls; 
‘‘(D) conduct a baseline risk assessment of 
insider threats posed to the Department’s crit-
ical assets; 
‘‘(E) examine existing programmatic and 
technology best practices adopted by the Fed-
eral Government, industry, and research insti-
tutions to implement solutions that are vali-
dated and cost-effective; 
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‘‘(F) develop a timeline for deploying work-
place monitoring technologies, employee aware-
ness campaigns, and education and training 
programs related to identifying, preventing, 
mitigating, and responding to potential insider 
threats to the Department’s critical assets; 
‘‘(G) require the Chair and Vice Chair of 
the Steering Committee to consult with the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
and other appropriate stakeholders to ensure 
the Insider Threat Program is informed, on an 
ongoing basis, by current information regarding 
threats, beset practices, and available tech-
nology; and 
‘‘(H) develop, collect, and report metrics 
on the effectiveness of the Department’s insider 
threat mitigation efforts. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRITICAL ASSETS.—The term ‘critical as-
sets’ means the people, facilities, information, and 
technology required for the Department to fulfill its 
mission. 
‘‘(2) INSIDER.—The term ‘insider’ means— 
‘‘(A) any person who has access to classi-
fied national security information and is em-
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ployed by, detailed to, or assigned to the De-
partment, including members of the Armed 
Forces, experts or consultants to the Depart-
ment, industrial or commercial contractors, li-
censees, certificate holders, or grantees of the 
Department, including all subcontractors, per-
sonal services contractors, or any other category 
of person who acts for or on behalf of the De-
partment, as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) State, local, tribal, territorial, and 
private sector personnel who possess security 
clearances granted by the Department. 
‘‘(3) INSIDER
THREAT.—The term ‘insider 
threat’ means the threat that an insider will use his 
or her authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to 
do harm to the security of the United States, includ-
ing damage to the United States through espionage, 
terrorism, the unauthorized disclosure of classified 
national security information, or through the loss or 
degradation of departmental resources or capabili-
ties.’’. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of section 104 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by sub-
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section (a) of this section) and the biennially there-
after for the next four years, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate a report on how the De-
partment of Homeland Security and its components 
and offices have implemented the strategy developed 
pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) of such section 
104, the status of the Department’s risk assessment 
of critical assets, the types of insider threat training 
conducted, the number of Department employees 
who have received such training, and information on 
the effectiveness of the Insider Threat Program (es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a) of such section 
104), based on metrics developed, collected, and re-
ported pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(H) of such sec-
tion 104. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘‘critical assets’’, ‘‘insider’’, and ‘‘insider 
threat’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 104 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as 
added by subsection (a) of this section). 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
103 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Insider Threat Program.’’. 
SEC. 1306. THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TERRORIST USE OF 
VIRTUAL CURRENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, as au-
thorized by section 201(b)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), shall, in coordination with 
appropriate Federal partners, develop and disseminate a 
threat assessment regarding the actual and potential 
threat posed by individuals using virtual currency to carry 
out activities in furtherance of an act of terrorism, includ-
ing the provision of material support or resources to a for-
eign terrorist organization. Consistent with the protection 
of classified and confidential unclassified information, the 
Under Secretary shall share the threat assessment devel-
oped under this section with State, local, and tribal law 
enforcement officials, including officials that operate with-
in State, local, and regional fusion centers through the De-
partment of Homeland Security State, Local, and Re-
gional Fusion Center Initiative established in section 210A 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h). 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an or-
ganization designated as a foreign terrorist organiza-
tion under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) VIRTUAL
CURRENCY.—The term ‘‘virtual 
currency’’ means a digital representation of value 
that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of 
account, or a store of value. 
SEC. 
1307. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 210I. DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ON COUNTER-
TERRORISM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department 
a board to be composed of senior representatives of de-
partmental operational components and headquarters ele-
ments. The purpose of the board shall be to coordinate 
and integrate departmental intelligence, activities, and 
policy related to the counterterrorism mission and func-
tions of the Department. 
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‘‘(b) CHARTER.—There shall be a charter to govern 
the structure and mission of the board. Such charter shall 
direct the board to focus on the current threat environ-
ment and the importance of aligning departmental 
counterterrorism activities under the Secretary’s guidance. 
The charter shall be reviewed and updated every four 
years, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint a 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism within the Depart-
ment who will serve as the chair of the board. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint additional members of the board from 
among the following: 
‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(F) United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services. 
‘‘(G) The United States Secret Service. 
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‘‘(H) The National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordina-
tion. 
‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Policy. 
‘‘(M) The Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
‘‘(N) Other departmental offices and pro-
grams as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The board shall meet on a regular 
basis to discuss intelligence and coordinate ongoing threat 
mitigation efforts and departmental activities, including 
coordination with other Federal, State, local, tribal, terri-
torial, and private sector partners, and shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) TERRORISM ALERTS.—The board shall advise 
the Secretary on the issuance of terrorism alerts pursuant 
to section 203 of this Act. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No ad-
ditional funds are authorized to carry out this section.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
210H, as added by this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210I. Departmental coordination on counterterrorism.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Coordinator for Counterter-
rorism, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report on the status and activities of the board 
established under section 210I of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 1308. BORDER AND GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall conduct a threat assessment on wheth-
er human smuggling organizations and transnational 
gangs are exploiting vulnerabilities in border security 
screening programs to gain access to the United States 
and threaten the United States or border security. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon completion of the 
threat assessment required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall make a determination 
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if any changes are required to address security 
vulnerabilities identified in such assessment. 
SEC. 1309. SECURITY CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT AND AD-
MINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 701 (6 U.S.C. 
341) the following: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters 
Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
title: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘SEC. 731. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY SEN-
SITIVE AND PUBLIC TRUST POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require the 
designation of the sensitivity level of national security po-
sitions (pursuant to part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or similar successor regulation) be conducted 
in a consistent manner with respect to all components and 
offices of the Department, and consistent with Federal 
guidelines. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall require the utilization of uniform 
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designation tools throughout the Department and provide 
training to appropriate staff of the Department on such 
utilization. Such training shall include guidance on factors 
for determining eligibility for access to classified informa-
tion and eligibility to hold a national security position. 
‘‘SEC. 732. REVIEW OF POSITION DESIGNATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this subtitle, and every five years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall review all sensitivity level 
designations of national security positions (pursuant to 
part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or simi-
lar successor regulation) at the Department. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—If during the course of a re-
view required under subsection (a), the Secretary deter-
mines that a change in the sensitivity level of a position 
that affects the need for an individual to obtain access 
to classified information is warranted, such access shall 
be administratively adjusted and an appropriate level peri-
odic reinvestigation completed, as necessary. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.—Upon comple-
tion of each review required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate on the findings of each such review, including the 
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number of positions by classification level and by compo-
nent and office of the Department in which the Secretary 
made a determination in accordance with subsection (b) 
to— 
‘‘(1) require access to classified information; 
‘‘(2) no longer require access to classified infor-
mation; or 
‘‘(3) otherwise require a different level of access 
to classified information. 
‘‘SEC. 733. AUDITS. 
‘‘Beginning not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Inspector General of 
the Department shall conduct regular audits of compliance 
of the Department with part 1400 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, or similar successor regulation. 
‘‘SEC. 734. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually 
through fiscal year 2022 submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of denials, suspensions, rev-
ocations, and appeals of the eligibility for access to 
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classified information of an individual throughout 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) The date and status or disposition of each 
reported action under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) The identification of the sponsoring entity, 
whether by a component, office, or headquarters of 
the Department, of each action under paragraph (1), 
and description of the grounds for each such action. 
‘‘(4) Demographic data, including data relating 
to race, sex, national origin, and disability, of each 
individual for whom eligibility for access to classified 
information was denied, suspended, revoked, or ap-
pealed, and the number of years that each such indi-
vidual was eligible for access to such information. 
‘‘(5) In the case of a suspension in excess of 
180 days, an explanation for such duration. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and be made 
publicly available, but may include a classified annex for 
any sensitive or classified information if necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 735. UNIFORM ADJUDICATION, SUSPENSION, DENIAL, 
AND REVOCATION. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Homeland Security Advisory Committee, shall develop 
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a plan to achieve greater uniformity within the Depart-
ment with respect to the adjudication of eligibility of an 
individual for access to classified information that are con-
sistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining 
Access to Classified Information published on December 
29, 2005, or similar successor regulation. The Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate the plan. The plan shall consider the following: 
‘‘(1) Mechanisms to foster greater compliance 
with the uniform Department adjudication, suspen-
sion, denial, and revocation standards by the head of 
each component and office of the Department with 
the authority to adjudicate access to classified infor-
mation. 
‘‘(2) The establishment of an internal appeals 
panel responsible for final national security clear-
ance denial and revocation determinations that is 
comprised of designees who are career, supervisory 
employees from components and offices of the De-
partment with the authority to adjudicate access to 
classified information and headquarters, as appro-
priate. 
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of the Department and representatives from the National 
Network of Fusion Centers, shall conduct an assessment 
of information systems (as such term is defined in section 
3502 of title 44, United States Code) used to share home-
land security information between the Department and fu-
sion centers in the National Network of Fusion Centers 
and make upgrades to such systems, as appropriate. Such 
assessment shall include the following: 
(1) An evaluation of the accessibility and ease 
of use of such systems by fusion centers in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers. 
(2) A review to determine how to establish im-
proved interoperability of departmental information 
systems with existing information systems used by 
fusion centers in the National Network of Fusion 
Centers. 
(3) An evaluation of participation levels of de-
partmental components and offices of information 
systems used to share homeland security information 
with fusion centers in the National Network of Fu-
sion Centers. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘‘fusion cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
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the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report that describes and 
assesses the state of the Coast Guard’s Deployable Spe-
cialized Forces (in this section referred to as the ‘‘DSF’’). 
Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following ele-
ments: 
(1) For each of the past three fiscal years, and 
for each type of DSF, the following: 
(A) A cost analysis, including training, op-
erating, and travel costs. 
(B) The number of personnel assigned. 
(C) The total number of units. 
(D) The total number of operations con-
ducted. 
(E) The number of operations requested by 
each of the following: 
(i) The Coast Guard. 
(ii) Other components or offices of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(iii) Other Federal departments or 
agencies. 
(iv) State agencies. 
(v) Local agencies. 
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(4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), as 
so redesignated, as subsections (a) and (b), respec-
tively; 
(5) by striking the term ‘‘the Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Transpor-
tation Security’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(7) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate’’. 
(ll) SECTION 44943.—Section 44943 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Under 
Secretary for Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’; and 
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