IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1372 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 26, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure 
that the needs of children are considered in homeland 
security planning, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 
for Children Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 
Paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349(c)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, including feedback from organizations representing 
the needs of children,’’ after ‘‘stakeholder feedback’’. 
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED. 
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 
(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-
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essary, to coordinate such integration, as nec-
essary.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, 
the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report describ-
ing the efforts the Department has undertaken to review 
and incorporate feedback from organizations representing 
the needs of children into Department policy in accordance 
with paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (as added by section 2 of this Act), 
including 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. 
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(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, 
modification, or promulgation of such policies, pro-
grams, or activities. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 25, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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