date of enactment. In cases in which such ta-
bles or changes do not comply with Department 
policy, the Chief Human Capital Officer shall 
instruct the component head on corrective 
measures to be taken in order to achieve such 
compliance. 
‘‘(3) COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—Compo-
nent heads shall comply with Department-wide pol-
icy (including guidance relating to such) regarding 
discipline and adverse actions for the Department’s 
workforce, including— 
‘‘(A) providing any current table of of-
fenses and penalties or future changes to a 
component’s table to the Chief Human Capital 
Officer for review in accordance with paragraph 
(2)(A); 
‘‘(B) providing any new table of offenses 
and penalties or future changes to a compo-
nent’s table to the Chief Human Capital Officer 
for review in accordance with paragraph (2)(B); 
and 
‘‘(C) providing to the Chief Human Capital 
Officer any data regarding discipline and ad-
verse actions in accordance with paragraph 
(1)(C).
‘‘(4) OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Chief Human Capital Officer 
shall implement a process to oversee component 
compliance with any established Department- 
wide policy regarding discipline and adverse ac-
tions referred to in paragraph (1), including— 
‘‘(i) the degree to which components 
are complying with such policy; and 
‘‘(ii) at a minimum, each fiscal year, 
a review of component adjudication of mis-
conduct data to— 
‘‘(I) ensure consistent adherence 
to such policy and any Department- 
wide table of offenses and penalties or 
any component-specific table of of-
fenses and penalties approved by the 
Chief Human Capital Officer pursu-
ant to paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(II) 
determine 
whether 
em-
ployee training regarding such mis-
conduct policy or adjustment in such 
misconduct policy is appropriate. 
‘‘(B) WORKING GROUPS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Human 
Capital Officer may establish working 
groups, as necessary, to address employee 
misconduct within the Department. If the 
Chief Human Capital Officer establishes 
such a working group, the Chief Human 
Capital Officer shall specify a timeframe 
for the completion of such group’s work. 
‘‘(ii) FUNCTION.—A working group 
established pursuant to clause (i) shall 
seek to identify any trends in misconduct 
referred to in such subparagraph, review 
component processes for addressing mis-
conduct, and, where appropriate, develop 
possible alternate strategies to address 
such misconduct. 
‘‘(iii) PARTICIPATION.—If a working 
group is established pursuant to clause (i), 
the relevant component head shall partici-
pate in such working group and shall con-
sider implementing, as appropriate, any 
recommendations issued by such working 
group. 
‘‘(iv) 
FOLLOW-UP
REVIEWS.—The 
Chief Human Capital Officer shall conduct
annual, or on a more frequent basis as de-
termined by the Chief Human Capital Offi-
cer, follow-up reviews of components re-
garding implementation of working group 
recommendations. In consultation with the 
Chief Human Capital Officer, the Sec-
retary may request the Inspector General 
of the Department to investigate any con-
cerns identified through the oversight proc-
ess under this subsection that components 
have not addressed.’’. 
(b) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the devel-
opment of the oversight process required under subsection 
(e) of section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 344) (as added by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion), the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department 
of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate information on such oversight proc-
ess, including component compliance with any policy re-
garding discipline and adverse actions, data collection ef-
forts, and information on the development of any working 
groups under such subsection (e).
(c) PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING.—No additional 
funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such require-
ments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise au-
thorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2131 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
direct the Chief Human Capital Officer of the 
Department of Homeland Security to improve 
consistency regarding discipline and adverse ac-
tions in the Department’s workforce, and for 
other purposes.