Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate on the extent to 
which— 
‘‘(1) the budget of the Department aligns with 
priorities specified in the information technology 
strategic plan; 
‘‘(2) the information technology strategic plan 
informs the budget process of the Department; 
‘‘(3) information technology priorities were or 
were not funded and the reasons for not funding all 
priorities in a given fiscal year; 
‘‘(4) the Department has identified and ad-
dressed skills gaps needed to implement the informa-
tion technology strategic plan; and 
‘‘(5) unnecessary duplicate information tech-
nology within and across the components of the De-
partment has been eliminated.’’. 
(b) SOFTWARE LICENSING.— 
(1) SOFTWARE
INVENTORY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and every two years thereafter until 2022, the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Homeland 
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Security, in consultation with Department compo-
nent chief information officers, shall— 
(A) conduct a Department-wide inventory 
of all existing software licenses held by the De-
partment, including utilized and unutilized li-
censes; 
(B) assess the needs of the Department 
and the components of the Department for soft-
ware licenses for the subsequent two fiscal 
years; 
(C) examine how the Department can 
achieve the greatest possible economies of scale 
and cost savings in the procurement of software 
licenses; 
(D) determine how the use of shared 
cloud-computing services will impact the needs 
for software licenses for the subsequent two fis-
cal years; 
(E) establish plans and estimated costs for 
eliminating unutilized software licenses for the 
subsequent two fiscal years; and 
(F) submit a copy of each inventory con-
ducted under subparagraph (A) to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Home-
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land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(2) PLAN TO REDUCE SOFTWARE LICENSES.— 
If the Chief Information Officer determines through 
the inventory conducted under paragraph (1) that 
the number of software licenses held by the Depart-
ment and the components of the Department exceed 
the needs of the Department, not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the inventory is completed, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a 
plan for reducing the number of such software li-
censes to meet needs of the Department. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF NEW 
SOFTWARE LICENSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), upon completion of a plan 
under paragraph (2), no additional resources 
may be obligated for the procurement of new 
software licenses for the Department until such 
time as the need of the Department exceeds the 
number of used and unused licenses held by the 
Department. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The Chief Information 
Officer may authorize the purchase of addi-
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tional licenses and amend the number of needed 
licenses as necessary. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than fiscal year 2019, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review the extent to which the Chief 
Information Officer fulfilled all requirements established 
in this section and the amendment made by this section. 
(d) COMPLETION OF FIRST DEFINITION OF CAPA-
BILITIES.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall 
complete the first information technology strategic plan 
required under subsection (c) of section 701 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section. 
SEC. 107. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph (C): 
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‘‘(C) representatives from appropriate ad-
visory committees established pursuant to sec-
tion 871, including the Homeland Security Ad-
visory Council and the Homeland Security 
Science and Technology Advisory Committee, or 
otherwise established, including the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee established pursu-
ant to section 44946 of title 49, United States 
Code; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘based 
on the risk assessment required pursuant to 
subsection (c)(2)(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘describe’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘identify’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan required 
to provide sufficient resources to success-
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fully’’ and inserting ‘‘resources required 
to’’; and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, including any re-
sources identified from redundant, waste-
ful, or unnecessary capabilities and capac-
ities that can be redirected to better sup-
port other existing capabilities and capac-
ities, as the case may be; and’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (6); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31 of the year’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days 
after the date of the submittal of the Presi-
dent’s budget for the fiscal year after the fiscal 
year’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘description of the threats to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘risk assessment of’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, as required under subsection (b)(2)’’ be-
fore the semicolon at the end; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a description’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and risks’’ be-
fore ‘‘to national homeland’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); 
and 
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(I) as subparagraph (H); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
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(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the 
following documentation regarding the quadrennial 
homeland security review: 
‘‘(A) Records regarding the consultation 
carried out the pursuant to subsection (a)(3), 
including— 
‘‘(i) all written communications, in-
cluding communications sent out by the 
Secretary and feedback submitted to the 
Secretary through technology, online com-
munications tools, in-person discussions, 
and the interagency process; and 
‘‘(ii) information on how feedback re-
ceived by the Secretary informed the quad-
rennial homeland security review. 
‘‘(B) Information regarding the risk as-
sessment, 
as 
required 
under 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B), including— 
‘‘(i) the risk model utilized to generate 
the risk assessment; 
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‘‘(ii) information, including data used 
in the risk model, utilized to generate the 
risk assessment; 
‘‘(iii) sources of information, including 
other risk assessments, utilized to generate 
the risk assessment; and 
‘‘(iv) information on assumptions, 
weighing factors, and subjective judgments 
utilized to generate the risk assessment, 
together with information on the rationale 
or basis thereof.’’; and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the sub-
mission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), 
the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate information on the degree to which the find-
ings and recommendations developed in the quadrennial 
homeland security review covered by the report were inte-
grated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans 
for the Department.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to a quadrennial 
homeland security review conducted after December 31, 
2017. 
SEC. 108. OFFICE OF STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 709 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
shall include the following components: 
‘‘(1) The Office of Partnership and Engage-
ment. 
‘‘(2) The Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘(3) The Office of Cyber, Infrastructure, and 
Resilience Policy. 
‘‘(4) The Office of Strategy, Planning, Analysis, 
and Risk. 
‘‘(5) The Office of Threat Prevention and Secu-
rity Policy. 
‘‘(6) The Office of Border, Immigration, and 
Trade Policy.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
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‘‘(e) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND DIRECTORS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PARTNERSHIP 
AND ENGAGEMENT.—The Office of Partnership and 
Engagement shall be led by an Assistant Secretary 
for Partnership and Engagement appointed by the 
Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) lead the efforts of the Department to 
incorporate external feedback from stakeholders 
into policy and strategic planning efforts, as ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(B) conduct the activities specified in sec-
tion 2006(b); 
‘‘(C) 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 sector to enhance the primary mis-
sion of the Department to protect the home-
land; 
‘‘(D) coordinate the activities of the De-
partment relating to State and local govern-
ment; 
‘‘(E) provide State and local governments 
with regular information, research, and tech-
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nical support to assist local efforts at securing 
the homeland; and 
‘‘(F) perform such other functions as are 
established by law or delegated by the Under 
Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) 
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS.—The Office of International 
Affairs shall be led by an Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs appointed by the Secretary. 
The Assistant Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate international activities 
within the Department, including activities car-
ried out by the components of the Department, 
in consultation with other Federal officials with 
responsibility for counterterrorism and home-
land security matters; 
‘‘(B) advise, inform, and assist the Sec-
retary with respect to the development and im-
plementation of the policy priorities of the De-
partment, including strategic priorities for the 
deployment of assets, including personnel, out-
side the United States; 
‘‘(C) develop, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Management, guidance for 
selecting, assigning, training, and monitoring 
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overseas deployments of Department personnel, 
including minimum standards for pre-deploy-
ment training; 
‘‘(D) maintain awareness regarding the 
international travel of senior officers of the De-
partment and their intent to pursue negotia-
tions with foreign government officials, and re-
view resulting draft agreements; and 
‘‘(E) perform such other functions as are 
established by law or delegated by the Under 
Secretary for Policy.’’. 
(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 such 
office 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 head of 
the Office of International Affairs provided for by 
section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as amended by this section. 
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(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) 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 head of the Office of Partnership and Engagement 
provided for by section 709 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as amended by this section. 
(d) 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 such 
office immediately before the enactment of this Act, 
and the assets and personnel associated with such 
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functions, are transferred to the head of Office of 
Partnership and Engagement provided for by section 
709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this section. 
(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. 
(e) ABOLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO SEC-
RETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Assistant to the 
Secretary authorized by section 102(f) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112(f)), as in 
effect immediately before the enactment of this Act, 
is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by such 
Special Assistant to the Secretary immediately be-
fore the enactment of this Act, and the assets and 
personnel associated with such functions, are trans-
ferred to the head of the Office of Partnership and 
Engagement provided for by section 709 of the 
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Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this 
section. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 102 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
112) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AS-
SISTANT SECRETARIES.—Subsection (a) of section 103 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘; 
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES’’ after ‘‘UNDER SECRE-
TARIES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(I) and redesignating subparagraphs (J) and (K) as 
subparagraphs (I) and (J), respectively; 
(3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND OTHER OF-
FICIALS.— 
‘‘(A) ADVICE
AND
CONSENT
APPOINT-
MENTS.—The Department shall have the fol-
lowing officials appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
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‘‘(ii) The Administrator, Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
‘‘(B) 
OTHER
PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINT-
MENTS.—The Department shall have the fol-
lowing Assistant Secretaries appointed by the 
President: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, Infra-
structure Protection. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary, Office 
of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(iii) The Assistant Secretary, Office 
of Legislative Affairs. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Department shall have the following Assistant 
Secretaries appointed by the Secretary: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Cybersecurity and Communications. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs. 
‘‘(iii) The Assistant Secretary for 
Partnership and Engagement. 
‘‘(iv) The Assistant Secretary for 
Threat Prevention and Security Policy. 
‘‘(v) The Assistant Secretary for Bor-
der, Immigration, and Trade Policy. 
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‘‘(vi) The Assistant Secretary for 
Cyber, Infrastructure, and Resilience Pol-
icy. 
‘‘(vii) The Assistant Secretary for 
Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and Risk. 
‘‘(viii) The Assistant Secretary for 
State and Local Law Enforcement.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY, LEGISLATIVE AF-
FAIRS.—The Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs 
shall oversee one internal reporting structure for en-
gaging with authorizing and appropriating congres-
sional committees. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION
ON
CREATION
OF
POSI-
TIONS.—No Assistant Secretary position may be cre-
ated in addition to the positions provided for by this 
section unless such position is authorized by a stat-
ute enacted after the date of the enactment of the 
Department of Homeland Security Authorization 
Act of 2017.’’. 
(g) HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
Subsection (b) of section 102 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) shall establish a Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council to provide advice and recommendations 
on homeland-security-related matters.’’. 
(h) PROHIBITION ON NEW OFFICES.—No new office 
may be created to perform functions transferred by this 
section, other than as provided in section 709 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. 
(i) 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). 
(j) DUPLICATION REVIEW.— 
(1) REVIEW
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete a re-
view of the functions and responsibilities of each De-
partment of Homeland Security component respon-
sible for international affairs to identify and elimi-
nate areas of unnecessary duplication. 
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