‘‘(4) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Upon the conclu-
sion of any investigation conducted by the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties under paragraph (6) 
or (7) of subsection (b), the Officer shall submit to 
Congress a report on the investigation, which shall be 
prepared and submitted without any prior comment 
or amendment by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or 
any other officer or employee of the Department, un-
less the Officer seeks such comment. 
‘‘(e) COMPONENT CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES 
OFFICER.—The head of each of the operational components 
of the Department shall designate a career appointee (as 
such term is defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States 
Code) from such component as the Officer for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties of that component. The Officer for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of each such component shall co-
ordinate with and provide information to the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department on mat-
ters related to civil rights and civil liberties within the com-
ponents. 
‘‘(f) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Officer for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department— 
‘‘(1) shall have access to all records, reports, au-
dits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, 
and other materials available to the Department that 
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relate to programs and operations with respect to the 
responsibilities of the Officer under subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(2) may, to the extent the Officer determines 
necessary, and subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) issue a subpoena to require the produc-
tion, by any person other than a Federal agency, 
of all information, documents, reports, answers, 
records, accounts, papers, and other documentary 
evidence necessary in the performance of the re-
sponsibilities of the Officer under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) administer to or take from any person 
an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, whenever nec-
essary in the performance of the responsibilities 
of the Officer under this section. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31 of 
each year, the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 
of the Department shall submit directly to the President, 
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and the appropriate committees and sub-
committees of Congress, a report on the implementation of 
this section during the year preceding the year during 
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which the report is submitted. Each such report shall in-
clude, for the year covered by the report— 
‘‘(1) any allegations of abuse described under 
subsection (b)(6) and any actions by the Department 
or a component, directorate, or office of the Depart-
ment that the Officer identifies as responsive to such 
allegations; 
‘‘(2) a list of Department programs and activi-
ties for which civil rights and civil liberties impact 
assessments were conducted, or policy advice, rec-
ommendations, or other technical assistance was pro-
vided; 
‘‘(3) any recommendations issued by the Officer 
to the Secretary or the head of a component, direc-
torate, or office, together with information on the sta-
tus of the implementation of such recommendations; 
‘‘(4) information on the diversity and equal em-
ployment opportunity activities of the Department, 
including information on complaint management and 
adjudication of equal employment opportunity com-
plaints and efforts to ensure compliance throughout 
the Department with equal employment opportunity 
requirements; 
‘‘(5) a description of any efforts to engage with 
individuals and communities whose civil rights and 
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civil liberties may be affected by activities carried out 
by the Department, including public meetings; and 
‘‘(6) information on total staffing for the Office 
of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of full-time, part-time and 
contract support personnel; and 
‘‘(B) information on the number of employ-
ees whose primary responsibilities include sup-
porting the Officer in carrying out paragraph 
(9) of subsection (b).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to sec-
tion 705 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 705. Officer for civil rights and civil liberties.’’. 
SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on subsection (b)(11) of 
section 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
345), as amended by section 2. 
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Union Calendar No. 242 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4713 
[Report No. 116–300] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
make certain improvements in the Office for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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