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‘‘(C) any intelligence information under 
this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared, re-
tained, and disseminated consistent with the 
protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and 
civil liberties, as determined, respectively, by 
the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.’’. 
SEC. 405. PRIVACY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES 
COORDINATION REQUIRED. 
No head of a component or office may initiate, mod-
ify, or expand a program that may substantially impact 
the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of individuals 
or includes the collection of personally identifiable infor-
mation unless prior to the initiation, modification, or ex-
pansion, the head of the component or office has done so 
in coordination with the Chief Privacy Officer and the Of-
ficer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Depart-
ment. 
SEC. 406. DEPARTMENT-WIDE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Management, shall issue a Depart-
ment-wide management directive for social media activity 
on official Departmental accounts that shall include— 
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(1) the roles and responsibilities of Department 
offices, including the Office of the General Counsel 
and Privacy Office, in monitoring the Department’s 
compliance with the social media policy; 
(2) a discussion of applicable Federal laws, reg-
ulations, and requirements that apply to social 
media use, including those related to information 
quality, such as the Data Quality Act, ethical con-
duct, protecting individual privacy, and records man-
agement; 
(3) the process for authorizing an official, De-
partment branded social media account; 
(4) training requirements, to include mass com-
munication and ethics training, for authorizing agen-
cy officials to use Department accounts to commu-
nicate in their official capacity; and 
(5) guidance for the personal use of social 
media accounts not related to official duties. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall maintain a 
list of all current official social media accounts of the De-
partment on the website of the Department. 
SEC. 407. PROPAGANDA PROHIBITED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Management, shall issue a Depart-
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ment-wide directive and corresponding oversight mecha-
nisms to all personnel prohibiting the origination or cir-
culation of propaganda internally or externally, including 
with respect to public-facing materials. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
September 30, 2022, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment shall review— 
(1) the Department’s internal and external 
communications associated with the August 2020 
Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting; the 2020 protests in 
Portland, Oregon; and the issuance of Executive 
Order 13769 to determine if there is evidence of the 
Department engaging in propaganda as defined 
under this Act; 
(2) implementation of subsection (a); and 
(3) issue recommendations, as appropriate, to 
strengthen protections against the engagement of 
propaganda within the Department. 
(c) PROPAGANDA DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘propaganda’’ means information dis-
seminated with the intent to promote or publicize a par-
ticular political cause or point of view, including— 
(1) materials designed to support or defeat the 
enactment of legislation before the Congress or any 
State or local legislature or legislative body; 
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(2) materials designed to support or defeat pro-
posed or pending regulation, administrative action, 
or order issued by the Executive Branch including 
any State or local government; 
(3) materials self-aggrandizing or overly publi-
cizing and emphasizing the importance of the agency 
or activity in question; 
(4) materials that are prepared by the agency 
or its contractors at the behest of the agency and 
circulated as the ostensible position of parties out-
side the agency without disclosure that the informa-
tion originated with the Department; and 
(5) purely partisan materials, those designed to 
aid a particular political party or candidate. 
SEC. 408. LIMITS ON EXPENSES FOR A SWEARING-IN CERE-
MONY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not 
obligate or expend any Federal funds or use any Govern-
ment property for a reception or gathering after a swear-
ing-in ceremony. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—At the discretion of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, the Secretary may obligate and ex-
pend Federal funds or use Government property during 
an initial swearing-in ceremony for a presidential ap-
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pointee within the Department of Homeland Security for 
meals or refreshments served during such ceremony if the 
total cost does not exceed an amount established by the 
Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this section. 
(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2021, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate an annual report on all funds expended during 
swearing-in ceremonies described in subsection (b). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment property’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2635.704(b)(1) of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(2) 
SWEARING-IN
CEREMONY.—The 
term 
‘‘swearing-in ceremony’’ means a gathering at which 
the swearing-in of a Department of Homeland Secu-
rity official occurs. 
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SEC. 409. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AWARENESS AND RE-
PORTING. 
No later than 90 days after enactment, the Chief 
Procurement Officer shall— 
(1) disseminate existing laws, regulations, and 
agency policies related to avoiding personal conflicts 
of interest and improper business practices to all 
Department contracting and grant officials, as well 
as information regarding protections for such offi-
cials that report any attempt or actual interference 
by a Department, Administration, or other elected 
official or private individual with a conflict of inter-
est or a desire to unfairly influence the procurement 
process; and 
(2) require that all Department contracting and 
grant officials certify receipt and review of the infor-
mation disseminated under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 410. MENTOR-PROTE´ GE´ PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 890E. MENTOR-PROTE´ GE´ PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a mentor-prote´ge´ program (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Program’) under which a mentor firm 
enters into an agreement with a prote´ge´ firm for the pur-
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pose of assisting the prote´ge´ firm to compete for prime 
contracts and subcontracts of the Department. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall establish cri-
teria for mentor firms and prote´ge´ firms to be eligible to 
participate in the Program, including a requirement that 
a firm is not included on any list maintained by the Fed-
eral Government of contractors that have been suspended 
or debarred. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization of the Department, shall estab-
lish a process for submission of an application joint-
ly by a mentor firm and the prote´ge´ firm selected by 
the mentor firm. The application shall include each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the assistance to be 
provided by the mentor firm, including, to the 
extent available, the number and a brief de-
scription of each anticipated subcontract to be 
awarded to the prote´ge´ firm. 
‘‘(B) A schedule with milestones for 
achieving the assistance to be provided over the 
period of participation in the Program. 
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‘‘(C) An estimate of the costs to be in-
curred by the mentor firm for providing assist-
ance under the Program. 
‘‘(D) Attestation that Program partici-
pants will submit to the Secretary reports at 
times specified by the Secretary to assist the 
Secretary in evaluating the prote´ge´ firm’s devel-
opmental progress. 
‘‘(E) Attestations that Program partici-
pants will inform the Secretary in the event of 
change in eligibility or voluntary withdrawal 
from the Program. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receipt of an application pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization shall notify applicants of ap-
proval or, in the case of disapproval, the process for 
resubmitting an application for reconsideration. 
‘‘(3) RESCISSION.—The head of the Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization may 
rescind the approval of an application under this 
subsection if it determines that such action is in the 
best interest of the Department. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM DURATION.—A mentor firm and 
prote´ge´ firm approved under subsection (c) shall enter into 
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an agreement to participate in the Program for a period 
of not less than 36 months. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM BENEFITS.—A mentor firm and 
prote´ge´ firm that enter into an agreement under sub-
section (d) may receive the following Program benefits: 
‘‘(1) With respect to an award of a contract 
that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm 
may receive evaluation credit for participating in the 
Program. 
‘‘(2) With respect to an award of a contract 
that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm 
may receive credit for a prote´ge´ firm performing as 
a first tier subcontractor or a subcontractor at any 
tier in an amount equal to the total dollar value of 
any subcontracts awarded to such prote´ge´ firm. 
‘‘(3) A prote´ge´ firm may receive technical, man-
agerial, financial, or any other mutually agreed upon 
benefit from a mentor firm, including a subcontract 
award. 
‘‘(4) Any other benefits identified by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization shall submit to the Committees on Home-
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land Security and Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies each agreement between a men-
tor firm and a prote´ge´ firm entered into under this 
section, including number of prote´ge´ firm partici-
pants that are— 
‘‘(A) small business concerns; 
‘‘(B) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans; 
‘‘(C) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by service-disabled veterans; 
‘‘(D) qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns; 
‘‘(E) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals; 
‘‘(F) women-owned small business con-
cerns; 
‘‘(G) historically Black colleges and univer-
sities; and 
‘‘(H) minority institutions of higher edu-
cation; 
‘‘(2) describes the type of assistance provided 
by mentor firms to prote´ge´ firms; 
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‘‘(3) identifies contracts within the Department 
in which a mentor firm serving as the prime con-
tractor provided subcontracts to a prote´ge´ firm 
under the Program; and 
‘‘(4) assesses the degree to which there has 
been— 
‘‘(A) an increase in the technical capabili-
ties of prote´ge´ firms; and 
‘‘(B) an increase in the quantity and esti-
mated value of prime contract and subcontract 
awards to prote´ge´ firms for the period covered 
by the report. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 
university’ means any of the historically Black col-
leges and universities referred to in section 2323 of 
title 10, United States Code, as in effect on March 
1, 2018. 
‘‘(2) MENTOR FIRM.—The term ‘mentor firm’ 
means a for-profit business concern that is not a 
small business concern that— 
‘‘(A) has the ability to assist and commits 
to assisting a prote´ge´ to compete for Federal 
prime contracts and subcontracts; and 
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ness concern owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).’’. 
(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 
890D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890E. Mentor-prote´ge´ program.’’. 
SEC. 411. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES (HBCUS) HOMELAND SECURITY PART-
NERSHIPS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT-WIDE STRATEGY FOR ENHANCED 
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES
AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITU-
TIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the De-
partment, shall— 
(1) issue a Department-wide strategy to en-
hance partnerships with historically Black colleges 
and universities and minority-serving institutions 
that includes yearly goals, including goals related to 
improving recruitment and hiring, research and de-
velopment, and acquisition opportunities at such in-
stitutions, through fiscal year 2025; and 
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(2) require the head of each component of the 
Department to— 
(A) not later than 150 days after the date 
of the issuance under paragraph (1) of the De-
partment-wide strategy, develop a component- 
specific action plan to implement such strategy; 
(B) monitor progress on such implementa-
tion; and 
(C) not later than one year after the date 
of such issuance, report to the Secretary re-
garding progress on such implementation. 
(b) ENHANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary shall seek to en-
hance partnerships with historically Black colleges and 
universities and minority-serving institutions with respect 
to administering the research and development activities 
of the Department by, among other things— 
(1) encouraging the participation of such col-
leges, universities, and institutions in the research, 
development, testing, and evaluation programs and 
activities of the Department; 
(2) facilitating partnerships between such col-
leges, universities, and institutions and private sec-
tor stakeholders, national laboratories, and other 
academic institutions in areas important to home-
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land security, including cybersecurity, emergency 
management, and counterterrorism; and 
(3) distributing funds through Science and 
Technology Directorate grants, cooperative agree-
ments, and contracts to such colleges, universities, 
and institutions for enhancements in areas impor-
tant to homeland security, including cybersecurity, 
emergency management, and counterterrorism. 
(c) CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PARTNERSHIPS.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Human 
Capitol Officer of the Department, shall make available 
to historically Black colleges and universities and minor-
ity-serving institutions a current list of internship, fellow-
ship, scholarship, and recruitment opportunities within the 
Department for students and recent graduates of such col-
leges, universities, and institutions. 
(d) ACQUISITION PARTNERSHIPS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, acting through the Chief Procurement Officer 
of the Department, shall— 
(1) identify how to increase the participation of 
historically Black colleges and universities and mi-
nority-serving institutions in Department acquisi-
tions, including identifying existing opportunities for 
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historically Black colleges and universities and mi-
nority-serving institutions to participate in the con-
tracting program of the Small Business Administra-
tion for minorities; and 
(2) disseminate to such colleges, universities, 
and institutions— 
(A) information identified in accordance 
with paragraph (1); and 
(B) current and future opportunities to 
participate in Department acquisitions. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
through 2026, 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 Senate a 
report on the efforts of the Department to partner 
with historically Black colleges and universities and 
minority-serving institutions to carry out this Act. 
(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The annual 
reports required under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(A) A list of awards, including the cor-
responding monetary value for each such 
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award, to historically Black colleges and univer-
sities 
and 
minority-serving 
institutions, 
disaggregated by grant, contract, cooperative 
agreement, and other research development test 
and evaluation activity, initiative, and program. 
(B) A description of how the Department 
is partnering with historically Black colleges 
and universities and minority-serving institu-
tions under the programs referred to in sub-
sections (b) and (d), and how such programs 
have helped such colleges, universities, and in-
stitutions participate in acquisitions with the 
Department. 
(C) A summary of outreach efforts to his-
torically Black colleges and universities and mi-
nority-serving institutions, and an identification 
of any Department programs and initiatives in 
which such colleges, universities, and institu-
tions are under-represented among institutions 
of higher education. 
(D) A description of the status of efforts 
made by the Department pursuant to sub-
sections (a) and (c), including— 
(i) for subsection (a), Department- 
wide goals pursuant to the Department- 
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wide strategy to enhance partnerships with 
historically Black colleges and universities 
and minority-serving institutions under 
such section, and the status of efforts to 
implement action plans throughout the De-
partment to carry out such strategy; and 
(ii) for subsection (c), participation 
rates in each internship, fellowship, schol-
arship, and recruitment opportunity re-
ferred to in such section, listed by histori-
cally Black college and university and mi-
nority-serving institution so participating. 
(E) A list of memoranda of understanding 
entered into by the Department with histori-
cally Black colleges and universities and minor-
ity-serving institutions and information on the 
parties and scope of each such memorandum of 
understanding. 
SEC. 412. CHILDREN’S TECHNICAL EXPERT. 
Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(I) identify and integrate the needs of 
children into activities to prepare for, protect 
against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 
against the risk of natural disasters, acts of ter-
rorism, and other manmade disasters, including 
catastrophic incidents, including by appointing 
a technical expert, who may consult with rel-
evant outside organizations and experts, as nec-
essary, to coordinate such integration, as nec-
essary.’’. 
SEC. 413. MODIFICATION OF SECRETARY’S REORGANIZA-
TION AUTHORITY. 
Section 872(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1502(b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1502’’; and 
(2) striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 414. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following terms should 
be defined as follows: 
(1) FOREIGN
VIOLENT
WHITE
SUPREMACIST 
EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘foreign vio-
lent white supremacist extremist organization’’ 
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means an organization based outside the United 
States that seeks, wholly or in part, through unlaw-
ful acts of force or violence, to support a belief in 
the intellectual and moral superiority of the white 
race over other races. 
(2) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or 
university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 
institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(4) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education described in section 
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(5) PUBLIC-FACING
MATERIALS.—The term 
‘‘public-facing materials’’ means any written, audio, 
or video materials to inform the public, including 
press releases, speeches, talking points, fact sheets, 
testimony, letters, reports, billboards, and social 
media. 
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(6) SOCIAL MEDIA.—The term ‘‘social media’’ 
means any tools and technologies that allow a social 
media user to share communications, postings, or in-
formation, or participate in social networking, in-
cluding but not limited to blogs, social networks, 
video, and photo sharing websites, online forums, 
and discussion boards, and automated data feeds. 
(7) TARGETED VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘targeted 
violence’’ means any incident of violence in which an 
attacker selects a particular target prior to the inci-
dent of violence so as to suggest an intent to inflict 
mass injury or death and may be an act of domestic 
terrorism or international terrorism, or an attack 
that otherwise lacks a clearly discernible political or 
ideological motivation, such as the June 12, 2016, 
nightclub mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, the Oc-
tober 1, 2017, attack on concert-goers at a music 
festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the August 3, 
2019, mass shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas. 
(8) VIOLENT
WHITE
SUPREMACIST
EXTRE-
MISM.—The term ‘‘white supremacist extremism’’ 
means an ideology that seeks, wholly or in part, 
through unlawful acts of force or violence, to sup-
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port a belief in the intellectual and moral superiority 
of the white race over other races. 
Æ 
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