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SEC. 1321. DUTY TO REPORT. 
(a) DUTY IMPOSED.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), whenever an act of terrorism occurs in the United 
States, it shall be the duty of the primary Government 
agency investigating such act to submit, in collaboration 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney 
General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, and, as appropriate, the Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, an unclassified report (which 
may be accompanied by a classified annex) to Congress con-
cerning such act not later than 1 year after the completion 
of the investigation. Reports required under this subsection 
may be combined into a quarterly report to Congress. 
(b) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—Each report under this 
section shall include— 
(1) a statement of the facts of the act of ter-
rorism referred to in subsection (a), as known at the 
time of the report; 
(2) an explanation of any gaps in national secu-
rity that could be addressed to prevent future acts of 
terrorism; 
(3) any recommendations for additional meas-
ures that could be taken to improve homeland secu-
rity, including potential changes in law enforcement 
practices or changes in law, with particular attention 
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to changes that could help prevent future acts of ter-
rorism; and 
(4) a summary of the report for public distribu-
tion. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The duty established under sub-
section (a) shall not apply in instances in which the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the head 
of the National Counterterrorism Center determines that the 
information required to be reported could jeopardize an on-
going investigation or prosecution. In such instances, the 
principal making such determination shall notify Congress 
of such determination before the first anniversary of the 
completion of the investigation described in such subsection. 
(d) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘act of 
terrorism’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3077 
of title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 1322. STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SHARING RE-
GARDING 
NARCOTICS 
TRAFFICKING 
IN 
INTERNATIONAL MAIL. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other 
Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to Congress 
a strategy to share counternarcotics information related to 
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international mail, including information about best prac-
tices and known shippers of illegal narcotics, between— 
(1) Department of Homeland Security compo-
nents; 
(2) the United States Postal Service; 
(3) express consignment operators; 
(4) peer-to-peer payment platforms; and 
(5) other appropriate stakeholders. 
SEC. 1323. CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS. 
All intelligence gathering and information sharing ac-
tivities conducted by the Department of Homeland Security 
under this title or an amendment made by this title shall 
be carried out in accordance with the rights and protections 
afforded by the Constitution of the United States. 
TITLE 
IV—EMERGENCY 
PRE-
PAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
COMMUNICATIONS 
Subtitle A—Grants, Training, 
Exercises, and Coordination 
SEC. 1401. URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
Section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 604) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, using the most up- 
to-date data available,’’ after ‘‘assessment’’; 
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(2) in subsection (d)(2), by amending subpara-
graph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FUNDS RETAINED.—To ensure trans-
parency and avoid duplication, a State shall 
provide each relevant high-risk urban area with 
a detailed accounting of the items, services, or 
activities on which any funds retained by the 
State under subparagraph (A) are to be ex-
pended. Such accounting shall be provided not 
later than 90 days after the date on which such 
funds are retained.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) THREAT AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION RISK AS-
SESSMENT AND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT.—As a condition 
of receiving a grant under this section, each high-risk urban 
area shall submit to the Administrator a threat and hazard 
identification and risk assessment and capability assess-
ment— 
‘‘(1) at such time and in such form as is re-
quired by the Administrator; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency’s Comprehensive Preparedness 
Guide 201, Second Edition, or such successor docu-
ment or guidance as is issued by the Administrator. 
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‘‘(f) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
SEC. 1402. STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by striking subsection (f) and 
inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(f) THREAT AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK 
ASSESSMENT AND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
a grant under this section, each State shall submit to 
the Administrator a threat and hazard identification 
and risk assessment and capability assessment— 
‘‘(A) at such time and in such form as is 
required by the Administrator; and 
‘‘(B) consistent with the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency’s Comprehensive Prepared-
ness Guide 201, Second Edition, or such suc-
cessor document or guidance as is issued by the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.—In developing the threat 
and hazard identification and risk assessment under 
paragraph (1), a State shall solicit input from local 
and tribal governments, including first responders, 
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and, as appropriate, nongovernmental and private 
sector stakeholders. 
‘‘(3) FIRST RESPONDERS DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘first responders’— 
‘‘(A) means an emergency response pro-
vider; and 
‘‘(B) includes representatives of local gov-
ernmental and nongovernmental fire, law en-
forcement, emergency management, and emer-
gency medical personnel. 
‘‘(g) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
SEC. 1403. GRANTS TO DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE TRIBES. 
Section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 606) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsections (h) through (k) as 
subsections (i) through (l), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall 
make funds provided under this section available for use 
by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 
months.’’. 
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SEC. 1404. LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION. 
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION 
PROGRAM.—Section 2006(a) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘States and high-risk 
urban areas expend’’ after ‘‘that’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘is used’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara-
graph (I) to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) activities as determined appropriate by 
the Administrator, in coordination with the As-
sistant Secretary for State and Local Law En-
forcement within the Office of Partnership and 
Engagement of the Department, through outreach 
to relevant stakeholder organizations; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator, in 
coordination with the Assistant Secretary for State 
and Local Law Enforcement, shall report annually 
from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2022 on the 
use of grants under sections 2003 and 2004 for law 
enforcement terrorism prevention activities authorized 
under this section, including the percentage and dol-
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lar amount of funds used for such activities and the 
types of projects funded.’’. 
(b) OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT.—Section 2006(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Policy Direc-
torate’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Partnership and En-
gagement’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including through consultation with such agen-
cies regarding Department programs that may 
impact such agencies’’ before the semicolon at the 
end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘en-
sure’’ and inserting ‘‘verify’’. 
SEC. 1405. PRIORITIZATION. 
Section 2007(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) its population, including consideration 
of domestic and international tourists, com-
muters, and military populations, including 
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military populations residing in communities 
outside military installations;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘, 
including threat information from other relevant 
Federal agencies and field offices, as appro-
priate’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 
(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘tar-
get’’ and inserting ‘‘core’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘target’’ and 
inserting ‘‘core’’. 
SEC. 1406. ALLOWABLE USES. 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘target’’ and inserting ‘‘core’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, pro-
vided such emergency communications align 
with the Statewide Communication Interoper-
ability Plan and are coordinated with the State-
wide Interoperability Coordinator or Statewide 
interoperability governance body of the State of 
the recipient’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (14); 
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(D) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (13) as paragraphs (8) through (15), re-
spectively; 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) enhancing medical preparedness, medical 
surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, in-
cluding the development and maintenance of an ini-
tial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits 
and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders 
(as defined in section 2004(f)), their families, imme-
diate victims, and vulnerable populations from a 
chemical or biological event; 
‘‘(7) enhancing cybersecurity, including pre-
paring for and responding to cybersecurity risks and 
incidents (as such terms are defined in section 2209) 
and developing statewide cyber threat information 
analysis and dissemination activities;’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Homeland Security Advisory System’’ 
and inserting ‘‘National Terrorism Advisory 
System’’; 
(G) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; 
and 
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(ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(H) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘(a)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(12)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘target’’ and inserting ‘‘core’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘target’’ and 
inserting ‘‘core’’. 
SEC. 1407. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2008 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If an applicant’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—If an appli-
cant’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REVIEW
PROCESS.—The Administrator 
shall implement a uniform process for reviewing ap-
plications that, in accordance with paragraph (1), 
contain explanations for a proposal to use grants pro-
vided under section 2003 or 2004 to purchase equip-
ment or systems that do not meet or exceed any appli-
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cable national voluntary consensus standards devel-
oped under section 647 of the Post-Katrina Emer-
gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
747). 
‘‘(3) FACTORS.—In carrying out the review proc-
ess under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall con-
sider the following: 
‘‘(A) Current or past use of proposed equip-
ment or systems by Federal agencies or the 
Armed Forces. 
‘‘(B) The absence of a national voluntary 
consensus standard for such equipment or sys-
tems. 
‘‘(C) The existence of an international con-
sensus standard for such equipment or systems, 
and whether such equipment or systems meets 
such standard. 
‘‘(D) The nature of the capability gap iden-
tified by the applicant, and how such equipment 
or systems will address such gap. 
‘‘(E) The degree to which such equipment or 
systems will serve the needs of the applicant bet-
ter than equipment or systems that meet or ex-
ceed existing consensus standards. 
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‘‘(F) Any other factor determined appro-
priate by the Administrator.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) REVIEW PROCESS.—The Administrator shall im-
plement a uniform process for reviewing applications to use 
grants provided under section 2003 or 2004 to purchase 
equipment or systems not included on the Authorized 
Equipment List maintained by the Administrator.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report assess-
ing the implementation of the review process established 
under paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 2008 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) 
of this section), including information on the following: 
(1) The number of requests to purchase equip-
ment or systems that do not meet or exceed any appli-
cable national voluntary consensus standard evalu-
ated under such review process. 
(2) The capability gaps identified by applicants 
and the number of such requests granted or denied. 
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(3) The processing time for the review of such re-
quests. 
SEC. 1408. AUTHORITY FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DIS-
POSAL UNITS TO ACQUIRE NEW OR EMERG-
ING TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may authorize an 
explosive ordnance disposal unit to acquire new or emerg-
ing technologies and capabilities that are not specifically 
provided for in the authorized equipment allowance for the 
unit, as such allowance is set forth in the Authorized Equip-
ment List maintained by the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
SEC. 1409. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XX of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2024. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DE-
PARTMENTAL COMPONENTS AND OFFICES 
REGARDING THE POLICY AND GUIDANCE. 
‘‘The Administrator shall enter into memoranda of un-
derstanding with the heads of the following departmental 
components and offices delineating the roles and respon-
sibilities of such components and offices regarding the pol-
icy and guidance for grants under section 1406 of the Im-
plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
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of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135), sections 2003 and 2004 of this 
Act, and section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, as 
appropriate: 
‘‘(1) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration. 
‘‘(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
‘‘(5) The Assistant Director for Emergency Com-
munications. 
‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for State and Local 
Law Enforcement. 
‘‘(7) The Countering Violent Extremism Coordi-
nator. 
‘‘(8) The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties. 
‘‘(9) The Chief Medical Officer. 
‘‘(10) The heads of other components or offices of 
the Department, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
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after the item relating to section 2023 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 2024. Memoranda of understanding with departmental components and of-
fices regarding the policy and guidance.’’. 
SEC. 1410. GRANTS METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To determine the extent to which 
grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603, 604) have closed capability 
gaps identified in State Preparedness Reports required 
under subsection (c) of section 652 of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 752; 
title VI of the Department of Homeland Security Appro-
priations Act, 2007; Public Law 109–295) and Threat and 
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments required under 
subsections (e) and (f) of such sections 2003 and 2004, re-
spectively, as added by this Act, from each State and high- 
risk urban area, the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall conduct and submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of infor-
mation provided in those reports and assessments. 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The assessment re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include— 
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(E) the degree to which capability gaps 
identified in such reports and assessments have 
been mitigated; and 
(F) options for improving State Prepared-
ness Reports and Threat and Hazard Identifica-
tion and Risk Assessments so that they better in-
form and align with grant award decisions by 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL EVALUATION.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
evaluating the assessment conducted by the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1411. GRANT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency shall include on the website of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency the following: 
(1) A summary of findings identified by the Of-
fice of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security in audits of grants under sections 
2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
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(6 U.S.C. 603, 604) and methods to address areas 
identified for improvement, including opportunities 
for technical assistance. 
(2) Innovative projects and best practices insti-
tuted by grant recipients. 
SEC. 1412. PROHIBITION ON CONSOLIDATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may not implement the National Preparedness Grant 
Program or any successor consolidated grant program un-
less the Secretary receives prior authorization from Con-
gress permitting such implementation. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall conduct a study of consolidating preparedness grant 
programs to— 
(1) determine if the consolidated grant program 
would be more efficient, effective, and cost effective; 
and 
(2) assess whether the responsibility for man-
aging the preparedness grant programs should be relo-
cated within the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 1413. MAINTENANCE OF GRANT INVESTMENTS. 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609), as amended by section 1407, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(h) MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.—Any applicant 
for a grant under section 2003 or 2004 seeking to use funds 
to purchase equipment, including pursuant to paragraphs 
(3), (4), (5), or (12) of subsection (a) of this section, shall 
by the time of the receipt of such grant develop a plan for 
the maintenance of such equipment over its life-cycle that 
includes information identifying which entity is responsible 
for such maintenance.’’. 
SEC. 1414. TRANSIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
costs associated with filling the positions of employees 
receiving training during their absence’’ after ‘‘secu-
rity training’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(m) PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE.—Funds provided 
pursuant to a grant awarded under this section for a use 
specified in subsection (b) shall remain available for use 
by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 
months.’’. 
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SEC. 1415. PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
(1) striking subsection (l); 
(2) redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 
(l); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(m) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall 
make funds provided under this section available for use 
by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 
months.’’. 
SEC. 1416. CYBER PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2209 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as so redesignated by section 1601(g), 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding the National Network of Fusion Centers 
(as defined in section 210A), as appropriate’’ be-
fore the semicolon at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (7), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘informa-
tion and recommendations’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘information, recommenda-
tions, and best practices’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘best 
practices,’’ after ‘‘defensive measures,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘and 
State, local, and regional fusion centers (as defined in 
section 201A), as appropriate’’ before the semicolon at 
the end. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that to facilitate the timely dissemination to appropriate 
State, local, and private sector stakeholders of homeland se-
curity information related to cyber threats, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security should, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, work to share actionable information in an unclas-
sified form related to such threats. 
SEC. 1417. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment a program to be known as ‘Operation 
Stonegarden’. Under such program, the Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible law 
enforcement agencies, through the State Administrative 
Agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this 
section. 
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, a law enforcement agency 
shall— 
‘‘(1) be located in— 
‘‘(A) a State bordering either Canada or 
Mexico; or 
‘‘(B) a State or territory with a maritime 
border; and 
‘‘(2) be involved in an active, ongoing U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection operation coordinated 
through a sector office. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant for any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Equipment, including maintenance and 
sustainment costs. 
‘‘(2) Personnel costs, including overtime and 
backfill, directly incurred in support of enhanced bor-
der law enforcement activities. 
‘‘(3) Any activity permitted for Operation 
Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland Se-
curity’s Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Grant 
Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. 
‘‘(4) Any other appropriate activity, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, in consultation with the 
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Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall 
make funds provided under this section available for use 
by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 
months. 
‘‘(e) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—For any fiscal 
year beginning on or after the date that is 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this section for which grants are 
made under Operation Stonegarden, the Administrator 
shall separately collect and maintain financial information 
with 
respect 
to 
grants 
awarded 
under 
Operation 
Stonegarden, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) the amount of the awards; 
‘‘(2) the amount obligated for the awards; 
‘‘(3) the amount of outlays under the awards; 
‘‘(4) financial plans with respect to the use of the 
awards; 
‘‘(5) any funding transfers or reallocations; and 
‘‘(6) any adjustments to spending plans or re-
programming. 
‘‘(f) OVERSIGHT BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish and implement guidelines— 
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‘‘(A) to ensure that amounts made available 
under Operation Stonegarden are used in ac-
cordance with grant guidance and Federal laws; 
‘‘(B) to improve program performance re-
porting and program performance measurements 
to facilitate designing, implementing, and en-
forcing procedures under Operation Stonegarden; 
and 
‘‘(C) that require the recording of standard-
ized performance data regarding program out-
put. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate the guidelines established 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) FINANCIAL REVIEW GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in co-
ordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, shall develop and implement 
guidelines establishing procedures for implementing 
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the auditing and reporting requirements under sec-
tion 2022 with respect to Operation Stonegarden. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate the guidelines established 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(h) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—The Administrator, in 
coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, shall, at least annually during each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022, submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report and briefing including— 
‘‘(1) for the period covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) information on how each recipient of 
a grant under Operation Stonegarden expended 
amounts received under the grant; 
‘‘(B) a list of all operations carried out 
using amounts made available under Operation 
Stonegarden; and 
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‘‘(C) for each operation described in sub-
paragraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) whether the operation is active or 
completed; 
‘‘(ii) the targeted purpose of the oper-
ation; 
‘‘(iii) the location of the operation; and 
‘‘(iv) the total number of hours worked 
by employees of the grant recipient and by 
employees of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection with respect to the operation, includ-
ing the number of hours for which such em-
ployees received basic pay and the number 
of hours for which such employees received 
premium pay, by type of premium pay; 
and 
‘‘(2) in the first report submitted under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) an examination of the effects changing 
the Operation Stonegarden Program to award 
multi-year grants would have on the mission of 
the program; and 
‘‘(B) the findings and recommendations of 
the Administrator regarding what changes could 
improve the program to better serve the program 
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mission, which may include feedback from grant 
recipients.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2008 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2009. Operation Stonegarden.’’. 
SEC. 1418. NON-PROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as amend-
ed by section 1417 of this Act, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2010. NON-PROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment a program to be known as the ‘Non-Profit Secu-
rity Grant Program’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Pro-
gram’). Under the Program, the Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible nonprofit 
organizations described in subsection (b), through the State 
in which such organizations are located, for target hard-
ening and other security enhancements to protect against 
terrorist attacks. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Eligible nonprofit orga-
nizations described in this subsection (a) are organizations 
that are— 
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‘‘(1) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(2) determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant for any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Target hardening activities, including phys-
ical security enhancement equipment and inspection 
and screening systems. 
‘‘(2) Fees for security training relating to phys-
ical security and cybersecurity, target hardening, ter-
rorism awareness, and employee awareness. 
‘‘(3) Any other appropriate activity related to 
security or security training, as determined by the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that not less than an amount equal to 30 percent of the 
total funds appropriated for grants under the Program for 
each fiscal year is used for grants to eligible nonprofit orga-
nizations described in subsection (b) that are located in ju-
risdictions not receiving funding under section 2003. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
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use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
603) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 2003 and 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 2003, 2004, and 2010’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135), as amended by section 
1417(b), is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 2009 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2010. Non-Profit Security Grant Program.’’. 
SEC. 1419. STUDY OF THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR CY-
BERSECURITY. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on the use of grant funds awarded 
pursuant to section 2003 and section 2004 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604, 605), including infor-
mation on the following: 
(1) The amount of grant funds invested or obli-
gated annually during fiscal years 2006 through 2016 
to support efforts to prepare for and respond to cyber-
security risks and incidents (as such terms are de-
fined in section 2209 of such Act, as so redesignated 
by section 1601(g) of this Act). 
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(2) The degree to which grantees identify cyberse-
curity as a capability gap in the Threat and Hazard 
Identification and Risk Assessment required under 
subsections (e) and (f) of sections 2003 and 2004 of 
such Act (6 U.S.C. 604, 605), as added by this Act. 
(3) Obstacles and challenges related to using 
grant funds to improve cybersecurity. 
(4) Plans for future efforts to encourage grantees 
to use grant funds to improve cybersecurity capabili-
ties. 
SEC. 1420. JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM AWARENESS WORK-
SHOP SERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 529. JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM AWARENESS WORK-
SHOP SERIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the National Counterterrorism 
Center and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, shall establish a Joint Counterterrorism Awareness 
Workshop Series (in this section referred to as the ‘Work-
shop Series’) to— 
‘‘(1) address emerging terrorist threats; and 
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‘‘(2) enhance the ability of State and local juris-
dictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and 
recover from terrorist attacks. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Workshop Series established 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) reviewing existing preparedness, response, 
and interdiction plans, policies, and procedures re-
lated to terrorist attacks of the participating jurisdic-
tions and identifying gaps in those plans, operational 
capabilities, response resources, and authorities; 
‘‘(2) identifying Federal, State, and local re-
sources available to address the gaps identified under 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) providing assistance, through training, ex-
ercises, and other means, to build or sustain, as ap-
propriate, the capabilities to close those identified 
gaps; 
‘‘(4) examining the roles and responsibilities of 
participating agencies and respective communities in 
the event of a terrorist attack; 
‘‘(5) improving situational awareness and infor-
mation sharing among all participating agencies in 
the event of a terrorist attack; and 
‘‘(6) identifying and sharing best practices and 
lessons learned from the Workshop Series. 
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‘‘(c) DESIGNATION OF PARTICIPATING CITIES.—The 
Administrator shall select jurisdictions to host a Workshop 
Series from those cities that— 
‘‘(1) are currently receiving, or that previously 
received, funding under section 2003; and 
‘‘(2) have requested to be considered. 
‘‘(d) WORKSHOP SERIES PARTICIPANTS.—Individuals 
from State and local jurisdictions and emergency response 
providers in cities designated under subsection (c) shall be 
eligible to participate in the Workshop Series, including— 
‘‘(1) senior elected and appointed officials; 
‘‘(2) law enforcement; 
‘‘(3) fire and rescue; 
‘‘(4) emergency management; 
‘‘(5) emergency medical services; 
‘‘(6) public health officials; 
‘‘(7) private sector representatives; 
‘‘(8) representatives of nonprofit organizations; 
and 
‘‘(9) other participants as deemed appropriate 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) WORKSHOP SERIES REPORT.—The Admin-
istrator, in consultation with the Director of the Na-
tional Counterterrorism Center, the Director of the 
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Federal Bureau of Investigation, and officials from 
the city in which a Workshop Series is held, shall de-
velop and submit to all of the agencies participating 
in the Workshop Series a report after the conclusion 
of the Workshop Series that addresses— 
‘‘(A) key findings about lessons learned and 
best practices from the Workshop Series; and 
‘‘(B) potential mitigation strategies and re-
sources to address gaps identified during the 
Workshop Series. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section and annu-
ally thereafter for 5 years, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Counter-
terrorism Center and the Director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives a comprehensive sum-
mary report of the key themes, lessons learned, and 
best practices identified during the Workshop Series 
held during the previous year. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022 to carry out this section.’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 528 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 529. Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series.’’. 
SEC. 1421. EXERCISE ON TERRORIST AND FOREIGN FIGHT-
ER TRAVEL; NATIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXERCISE ON TERRORIST AND FOREIGN FIGHTER 
TRAVEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to, or as part of, 
exercise programs carried out by the Department of 
Homeland Security as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, to enhance domestic preparedness for and collec-
tive response to terrorism, promote the dissemination 
of homeland security information, and test the secu-
rity posture of the United States, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and 
components of the Department of Homeland Security 
and in coordination with the relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, shall, not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, develop and conduct 
an exercise related to the terrorist and foreign fighter 
threat. 
(2) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include— 
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(A) a scenario involving— 
(i) persons traveling from the United 
States to join or provide material support 
or resources to a terrorist organization 
abroad; and 
(ii) terrorist infiltration into the 
United States, including United States citi-
zens and foreign nationals; and 
(B) coordination with relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, foreign governments, 
and State, local, tribal, territorial, and private 
sector stakeholders. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the completion of the exercise required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall, consistent with the protection of 
classified information, submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives an 
after-action report presenting the initial findings 
of the exercise, including any identified or poten-
tial vulnerabilities in United States defenses and 
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any legislative changes requested in light of the 
findings. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(b) EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXERCISE 
PROGRAM.—Section 648(b)(2)(A) of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
748(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(2) by adding after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) designed, to the extent prac-
ticable, to include exercises addressing 
emerging terrorist threats, such as scenarios 
involving United States citizens departing 
the United States to enlist with or provide 
material support or resources to terrorist 
organizations abroad or terrorist infiltra-
tion into the United States, including 
United States citizens and foreign nation-
als; and’’. 
(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this section and the amendments made by this section. 
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The requirements of this section and the amendments made 
by this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
authorized. 
SEC. 1422. GRANTS ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 2022 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6. U.S.C. 612) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Department’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Department’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.— 
With respect to each grant awarded, the In-
spector General of the Department may— 
‘‘(I) examine any records of the 
contractor or grantee, any of its sub-
contractors or subgrantees, or any 
State or local agency or other entity in 
receipt of or administering any grant 
awarded, that pertain to, and involve 
transactions relating to the contract, 
subcontract, grant, or subgrant; and 
‘‘(II) interview any officer or em-
ployee of the contractor or grantee, any 
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of its subcontractors or subgrantees, or 
any State or local agency or other enti-
ty in receipt of or administering any 
grant awarded, regarding transactions 
relating to the contract, subcontract, 
grant, or subgrant. 
‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in clause (ii) may be construed to limit 
or restrict the authority of the Inspector 
General of the Department.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘a grant under 
section 2003 or 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
covered grant, any recipient, includ-
ing’’; 
(II) by inserting a comma after 
‘‘tribe’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘or the Sec-
retary, as appropriate under the cov-
ered grant,’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘recipient, including 
any’’ after ‘‘for the applicable’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2003 or 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
covered grant’’; 
(III) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘section 
2003 or 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
covered grant’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(IV) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘summary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘detailed’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘such funds’’ 
and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘such funds, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) the name of the recipient and 
the project or activity; 
‘‘(II) a detailed description of the 
project or activity; 
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‘‘(III) an evaluation of the com-
pletion status of the project or activity; 
‘‘(IV) in the case of an infrastruc-
ture investment— 
‘‘(aa) the purpose, total ex-
pected cost, and rationale for 
funding the infrastructure invest-
ment with funds made available; 
and 
‘‘(bb) the name of the point 
of contact for the recipient if there 
are questions concerning the in-
frastructure investment; and 
‘‘(V) detailed information from 
each subgrantee, including the infor-
mation described in subparagraphs (I) 
through (IV), on any subgrant award-
ed by the recipient; and’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) the total amount of funds re-
ceived to date under each covered grant.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
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(aa) by inserting ‘‘any re-
cipient, 
including 
any’’ 
after 
‘‘subparagraph (A) by’’; 
(bb) by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘tribe’’; and 
(cc) by inserting ‘‘, in addi-
tion to the contents required 
under subparagraph (B)’’ after 
‘‘shall include’’; 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘total’’ be-
fore ‘‘amount’’; and 
(bb) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(III) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘apply with-
in’’ and inserting ‘‘apply to or 
within any recipient, including’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(IV) by striking clause (iv); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED REPORTING FOR PRIOR AWARD-
ED GRANTS.—Not later than 180 days after the end 
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of the quarter following the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, each recipient of a covered grant awarded 
before the date of enactment of this paragraph shall 
provide the information required under this sub-
section and thereafter comply with the requirements 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE IN REPORTING.—The Adminis-
trator or the Secretary, as appropriate under the cov-
ered grant, in coordination with the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, shall provide for 
user-friendly means for grant recipients to comply 
with the reporting requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(5) SUBGRANTEE REPORTING.—Each grant re-
cipient required to report information under para-
graph (1)(B)(iii)(V) shall register with the System for 
Award Management database or complete other reg-
istration requirements as determined necessary by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(6) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.—Not later 
than 7 days after the date on which the Adminis-
trator or the Secretary, as the case may be, receives 
the reports required to be submitted under this sub-
section, the Administrator and the Secretary shall 
make the information in the reports publicly avail-
able, in a searchable database, on the website of the 
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Federal Emergency Management Agency or Depart-
ment, as appropriate. 
‘‘(7) COVERED GRANT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘covered grant’ means a grant 
awarded under— 
‘‘(A) this Act; or 
‘‘(B) a program described in paragraphs 
(1) through (6) of section 2002(b) that is admin-
istered by the Department.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SUNSET
AND DISPOSITION
OF UNEXPENDED 
GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as may be otherwise 
provided in the authorizing statute of a grant pro-
gram, effective on the date that is 5 years after the 
date on which grant funds are distributed by the Ad-
ministrator or the Secretary, as appropriate, under a 
covered grant (as defined in subsection (b)(7)), the 
authority of a covered grant recipient, including any 
grantee or subgrantee, to obligate, provide, make 
available, or otherwise expend those funds is termi-
nated. 
‘‘(2) 
RETURN
OF
UNEXPENDED
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Upon the termination of authority under 
paragraph (1), any grant amounts that have not been 
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expended shall be returned to the Administrator or 
the Secretary, as the case may be. The Administrator 
or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall deposit any 
grant amounts returned under this paragraph in the 
General Fund of the Treasury in accordance with sec-
tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) AWARDS TO RECIPIENTS RETURNING GRANT 
FUNDS.—On and after the date on which the author-
ity of a covered grant recipient is terminated under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a grant under a cov-
ered grant program, the Administrator or the Sec-
retary, as appropriate, may award a grant under the 
covered grant program to the covered grant recipient, 
only pursuant to the submission of a new grant ap-
plication, in accordance with the requirements of the 
grant program. 
‘‘(4) 
APPLICABILITY.—This 
subsection 
shall 
apply to any grant awarded under a covered grant 
program on or after the date of enactment of this sub-
section.’’. 
Subtitle B—Communications 
SEC. 1431. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 
FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1801(c) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571(c)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) 
as paragraphs (3) through (13), respectively; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para-
graph (16); 
(4) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘, in cooperation with the National Commu-
nications System,’’; 
(5) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Grants and Train-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency’’; 
(6) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) administer the Government Emergency 
Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless 
Priority Service (WPS) programs, or successor pro-
grams; 
‘‘(15) assess the impact of emerging technologies 
on interoperable emergency communications; and’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE
OF PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED 
FUNCTIONS.—Section 1801(d) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571(d)) is amended by— 
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(1) striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2). 
SEC. 1432. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES OF THE 
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION. 
Section 1801(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 571(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTING OF DIVISION ACTIVITIES.— 
The Assistant Director for Emergency Communications 
shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection and annually thereafter for each of the 
next 4 years, report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the ac-
tivities and programs of the Emergency Communications 
Division, including specific information on efforts to carry 
out paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 
1433. 
NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS 
PLAN. 
Section 1802 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 572) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘, and in cooperation with 
the Department of National Communications 
System (as appropriate),’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, but not less than once 
every 5 years,’’ after ‘‘periodically’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) consider the impact of emerging technologies 
on the attainment of interoperable emergency commu-
nications;’’. 
SEC. 1434. TECHNICAL EDIT. 
Section 1804(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 574(b)(1)) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary 
for Grants and Planning’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 
SEC. 1435. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING. 
The Under Secretary for Management of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the ap-
propriate component heads, shall develop a mechanism, 
consistent with the strategy required pursuant to section 4 
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of the Department of Homeland Security Interoperable 
Communications Act (Public Law 114–29; 6 U.S.C. 194 
note), to verify that radio users within the Department re-
ceive initial and ongoing training on the use of the radio 
systems of such components, including interagency radio 
use protocols. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1451. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE V.—Title V of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 501 (6 U.S.C. 311)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(9) 
through (14) as paragraphs (10) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) the term ‘Nuclear Incident Response Team’ 
means a resource that includes— 
‘‘(A) those entities of the Department of En-
ergy that perform nuclear or radiological emer-
gency support functions (including accident re-
sponse, search response, advisory, and technical 
operations functions), radiation exposure func-
tions at the medical assistance facility known as 
the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/ 
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Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological assist-
ance functions, and related functions; and 
‘‘(B) those entities of the Environmental 
Protection Agency that perform such support 
functions (including radiological emergency re-
sponse functions) and related functions.’’. 
(2) By striking section 502 (6 U.S.C. 312). 
(3) 
In 
section 
504(a)(3)(B) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
314(a)(3)(B)), by striking ‘‘, the National Disaster 
Medical System,’’. 
(4) In section 506 (6 U.S.C. 316)— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) 
as subsections (b) and (c) respectively; and 
(C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section 708’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 707’’. 
(5) In section 509(c)(2) (6 U.S.C. 319(c)(2)), in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘section 708’’ and inserting ‘‘section 707’’. 
(b) TITLE XX.—Title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001 (6 U.S.C. 601)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (13); 
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (13), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) CORE CAPABILITIES.—The term ‘core capa-
bilities’ means the capabilities for Federal, State, 
local, and tribal government preparedness for which 
guidelines are required to be established under section 
646(a) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 746(a)).’’; 
(2) in section 2005(j)(1) (6 U.S.C. 606(j)(1)), by 
striking ‘‘target’’ and inserting ‘‘core’’; and 
(3) in section 2021(d)(3) (6 U.S.C. 611(d)(3)), 
by striking ‘‘target’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘core’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 
COMMISSION ACT OF 2007.—Section 1204 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘Rescue’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Recovery’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘Rescue’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Recovery’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ‘‘Rescue’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Recovery’’. 
TITLE V—FEDERAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘FEMA Reauthorization 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 1502. REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AGENCY. 
Section 699 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage-
ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 811) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘administration and operations’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘manage-
ment and administration’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2018, $1,049,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2019, $1,065,784,000; and 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2020, $1,082,836,544.’’. 
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SEC. 1503. NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSOR-
TIUM. 
Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1102) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable, provide training in settings that simulate 
real response environments, such as urban areas,’’ 
after ‘‘levels,’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) for the Center for Domestic Preparedness— 
‘‘(A) $63,939,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(B) $64,962,024 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(C) $66,001,416 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(2) for the members of the National Domestic 
Preparedness Consortium described in paragraphs (2) 
through (7) of subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(B) $102,606,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(C) $104,247,856 for fiscal year 2020.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each of the following enti-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘members of the National 
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Domestic Preparedness Consortium enumerated 
in subsection (b)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2007—’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015.’’ and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5). 
SEC. 1504. RURAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSOR-
TIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity is authorized to establish a Rural Domestic Prepared-
ness Consortium within the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity consisting of universities and nonprofit organizations 
qualified to provide training to emergency response pro-
viders (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) from rural communities (as 
defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Rural Domestic Preparedness Con-
sortium authorized under subsection (a) shall identify, de-
velop, test, and deliver training to State, local, and tribal 
emergency response providers from rural communities, pro-
vide on-site and mobile training, and facilitate the delivery 
of training by the training partners of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(c) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
amounts appropriated for Continuing Training Grants of 
the Department of Homeland Security, $5,000,000 is au-
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thorized to be used for the Rural Domestic Preparedness 
Consortium authorized under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1505. CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED AND NEIGHBORHOOD 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 
1420 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 530. CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED AND NEIGHBORHOOD 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Agency 
a Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 
headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Center shall be to 
develop and coordinate departmental outreach efforts with 
faith-based and community organizations and serve as a 
liaison between those organizations and components of the 
Department for activities related to securing facilities, 
emergency preparedness and response, and combating 
human trafficking. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In support of the mission of 
the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 
the Director shall— 
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‘‘(1) develop exercises that engage faith-based 
and community organizations to test capabilities for 
all hazards, including active shooter incidents; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the delivery of guidance and 
training to faith-based and community organizations 
related to securing their facilities against natural dis-
asters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disas-
ters; 
‘‘(3) conduct outreach to faith-based and commu-
nity organizations regarding guidance, training, and 
exercises and departmental capabilities available to 
assist faith-based and community organizations to se-
cure their facilities against natural disasters, acts of 
terrorism, and other man-made disasters; 
‘‘(4) facilitate engagement and coordination 
among the emergency management community and 
faith-based and community organizations; 
‘‘(5) deliver training and technical assistance to 
faith-based and community organizations and pro-
vide subject-matter expertise related to anti-human 
trafficking efforts to help communities successfully 
partner with other components of the Blue Campaign 
of the Department; and 
‘‘(6) perform any other duties as assigned by the 
Administrator.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135), as amended by section 1420, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
529 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 530. Center For Faith-Based And Neighborhood Partnerships.’’. 
SEC. 1506. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 
(a) UPDATE.—Section 504(a)(13) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314(a)(13)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, periodically updating (but not less often than 
once every 5 years),’’ after ‘‘administering’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.—Section 653 
of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 753) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The President, acting through 
the Administrator, shall develop and provide to Federal de-
partments and agencies with coordinating, primary, or 
supporting responsibilities under the National Response 
Framework performance metrics to ensure readiness to exe-
cute responsibilities under the emergency support functions 
of the National Response Framework.’’. 
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SEC. 1507. REVIEW OF NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM. 
Section 509(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 319(b)(2)) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, but not less often 
than once every 5 years,’’ after ‘‘periodically’’. 
SEC. 1508. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 650 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage-
ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 750) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 650. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordina-
tion with the National Council on Disability and the Na-
tional Advisory Council, shall establish a remedial action 
management program to— 
‘‘(1) analyze training, exercises, and real world 
events to identify lessons learned, corrective actions, 
and best practices; 
‘‘(2) generate and disseminate, as appropriate, 
the lessons learned, corrective actions, and best prac-
tices described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) conduct remedial action tracking and long- 
term trend analysis. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—The Adminis-
trator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Fed-
eral departments and agencies, shall— 
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‘‘(1) utilize the program established under sub-
section (a) to collect information on corrective actions 
identified by such Federal departments and agencies 
during exercises and the response to natural disasters, 
acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and 
‘‘(2) not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2018 
and annually thereafter for each of the next 4 years, 
submit to Congress a report on the status of those cor-
rective actions. 
‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF AFTER ACTION REPORTS.— 
The Administrator shall provide electronically, to the max-
imum extent practicable, to Congress and Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and private sector officials after-action reports 
and information on lessons learned and best practices from 
responses to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, capstone 
exercises conducted under the national exercise program 
under section 648(b), and other emergencies or exercises.’’. 
SEC. 1509. CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency shall— 
(1) develop an implementation plan, including 
benchmarks and milestones, to address the findings 
and recommendations of the 2017 Management Re-
view Team that issued a report on May 8, 2017, re-
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garding live agent training at the Chemical, Ord-
nance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility; 
and 
(2) provide to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate updates and information on ef-
forts to implement recommendations related to the 
management review of the Chemical, Ordnance, Bio-
logical, and Radiological Training Facility of the 
Center for Domestic Preparedness of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, including, as nec-
essary, information on additional resources or author-
ity needed to implement such recommendations. 
SEC. 1510. FEMA SENIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 
1505 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 531. SENIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall ap-
point a Senior Law Enforcement Advisor to serve as a 
qualified expert to the Administrator for the purpose of 
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strengthening the Agency’s coordination among State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Senior Law Enforcement 
Advisor shall have an appropriate background with experi-
ence in law enforcement, information sharing, and other 
emergency response functions. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Senior Law Enforce-
ment Advisor shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate on behalf of the Administrator 
with the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement 
under section 2006 for the purpose of ensuring State, 
local, and tribal law enforcement receive consistent 
and appropriate consideration in policies, guidance, 
training, and exercises related to preventing, pre-
paring for, protecting against, and responding to nat-
ural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made 
disasters within the United States; 
‘‘(2) work with the Administrator and the Office 
for State and Local Law Enforcement under section 
2006 to ensure grants to State, local, and tribal gov-
ernment agencies, including programs under sections 
2003, 2004, and 2006(a), appropriately focus on ter-
rorism prevention activities; and 
‘‘(3) serve other appropriate functions as deter-
mined by the Administrator.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135), as amended by section 1505, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
530 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 531. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor.’’. 
SEC. 1511. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED. 
Section 503(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 313(b)(2)) 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: 
‘‘(I) identify and integrate the needs of chil-
dren into activities to prepare for, protect 
against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 
against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and 
other man-made disasters, including catastrophic 
incidents, including by appointing a technical 
expert, who may consult with relevant outside 
organizations and experts, as necessary, to co-
ordinate such activities, as necessary.’’. 
SEC. 1512. MISSION SUPPORT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall designate an in-
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dividual to serve as the chief management official and prin-
cipal advisor to the Administrator on matters related to 
the management of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, including management integration in support of 
emergency management operations and programs. 
(b) MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, act-
ing through the official designated pursuant to subsection 
(a), shall be responsible for the management and adminis-
tration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in-
cluding with respect to the following: 
(1) Procurement. 
(2) Human resources and personnel. 
(3) Information technology and communications 
systems. 
(4) Real property investment and planning, fa-
cilities, accountable personal property (including fleet 
and other material resources), records and disclosure, 
privacy, safety and health, and sustainability and en-
vironmental management. 
(5) Security for personnel, information tech-
nology and communications systems, facilities, prop-
erty, equipment, and other material resources. 
(6) Any other management duties that the Ad-
ministrator may designate. 
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(c) MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND 
ASSOCIATED FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the role or re-
sponsibility of the Assistant Administrator for National 
Continuity Programs with respect to the matters described 
in subsection (b) as such matters relate to the Mount Weath-
er Emergency Operations Center and associated facilities. 
The management and administration of the Mount Weather 
Emergency Operations Center and associated facilities re-
main the responsibility of the Assistant Administrator for 
National Continuity Programs. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) a review of financial, human capital, infor-
mation technology, real property planning, and ac-
quisition management of headquarters and all re-
gional offices of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; and 
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(2) a strategy for capturing financial, human 
capital, information technology, real property plan-
ning, and acquisition data. 
SEC. 1513. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN. 
Section 10102(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 1514. OFFICE OF DISABILITY INTEGRATION AND CO-
ORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY. 
(a) OFFICE OF DISABILITY INTEGRATION AND COORDI-
NATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 513 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321b) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 513. OFFICE OF DISABILITY INTEGRATION AND CO-
ORDINATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Agency an Office of Disability Integration and Coordina-
tion (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’), which shall 
be headed by a Director. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Office is to ensure 
that individuals with disabilities and other access and func-
tional needs are included in emergency management activi-
ties throughout the Agency by providing guidance, tools, 
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methods, and strategies for the purpose of equal physical 
program and effective communication access. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In support of the mission of 
the Office, the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) provide guidance and coordination on mat-
ters related to individuals with disabilities in emer-
gency planning requirements and relief efforts in the 
event of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other 
man-made disaster; 
‘‘(2) oversee Office employees responsible for dis-
ability integration in each regional office with respect 
to carrying out the mission of the Office; 
‘‘(3) liaise with other employees of the Agency, 
including nonpermanent employees, organizations 
representing individuals with disabilities, other agen-
cies of the Federal Government, and State, local, and 
tribal government authorities regarding the needs of 
individuals with disabilities in emergency planning 
requirements and relief efforts in the event of a nat-
ural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made 
disaster; 
‘‘(4) coordinate with the technical expert on the 
needs of children within the Agency to provide guid-
ance and coordination on matters related to children 
with disabilities in emergency planning requirements 
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and relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster, 
act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; 
‘‘(5) consult with organizations representing in-
dividuals with disabilities about access and func-
tional needs in emergency planning requirements and 
relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster, act of 
terrorism, or other man-made disaster; 
‘‘(6) ensure the coordination and dissemination 
of best practices and model evacuation plans for indi-
viduals with disabilities; 
‘‘(7) collaborate with Agency leadership respon-
sible for training to ensure that qualified experts de-
velop easily accessible training materials and a cur-
riculum for the training of emergency response pro-
viders, State, local, and tribal government officials, 
and others on the needs of individuals with disabil-
ities; 
‘‘(8) coordinate with the Emergency Management 
Institute, the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Cen-
ter for Homeland Defense and Security, the United 
States Fire Administration, the national exercise pro-
gram described in section 648(b) of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 748(b)), and the National Domestic Prepared-
ness Consortium to ensure that content related to per-
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sons with disabilities, access and functional needs, 
and children are integrated into existing and future 
emergency management trainings; 
‘‘(9) promote the accessibility of telephone hot-
lines and websites regarding emergency preparedness, 
evacuations, and disaster relief; 
‘‘(10) work to ensure that video programming 
distributors, including broadcasters, cable operators, 
and satellite television services, make emergency in-
formation accessible to individuals with hearing and 
vision disabilities; 
‘‘(11) ensure the availability of accessible trans-
portation options for individuals with disabilities in 
the event of an evacuation; 
‘‘(12) provide guidance and implement policies 
to ensure that the rights and feedback of individuals 
with disabilities regarding post-evacuation residency 
and relocation are respected; 
‘‘(13) ensure that meeting the needs of individ-
uals with disabilities are included in the components 
of the national preparedness system established under 
section 644 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage-
ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 744); and 
‘‘(14) perform any other duties as assigned by 
the Administrator. 
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‘‘(d) DIRECTOR.—After consultation with organiza-
tions representing individuals with disabilities, the Admin-
istrator shall appoint a Director. The Director shall report 
directly to the Administrator, in order to ensure that the 
needs of individuals with disabilities are being properly ad-
dressed in emergency preparedness and disaster relief. 
‘‘(e) ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTING
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH DISABILITIES DEFINED.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘organizations representing individuals with 
disabilities’ means the National Council on Disabilities, the 
Interagency Coordinating Council on Preparedness and In-
dividuals with Disabilities, and other appropriate dis-
ability organizations.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 513 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘513. Office of Disability Integration and Coordination.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
submit to Congress a report on the funding and staffing 
needs of the Office of Disability Integration and Coordina-
tion under section 513 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as amended by subsection (a). 
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SEC. 1515. MANAGEMENT COSTS. 
Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘any adminis-
trative expense, and any other expense not directly 
chargeable to’’ and inserting ‘‘direct administrative 
cost, and any other administrative expense associated 
with’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by 
striking ‘‘establish’’ and inserting ‘‘implement’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC
MANAGEMENT
COSTS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall provide for management costs, in 
addition to the eligible project costs, to cover direct 
and indirect costs of administering the following pro-
grams: 
‘‘(A) 
HAZARD
MITIGATION.—A 
grantee 
under section 404 may be reimbursed for direct 
and indirect administrative costs in a total 
amount of not more than 15 percent of the total 
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amount of the grant award under such section of 
which not more than 10 percent may be used by 
the grantee and 5 percent by the subgrantee for 
such costs. 
‘‘(B) 
PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE.—A 
grantee 
under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 may be 
reimbursed direct and indirect administrative 
costs in a total amount of not more than 12 per-
cent of the total award amount under such sec-
tions, of which not more than 7 percent may be 
used by the grantee and 5 percent by the sub-
grantee for such costs.’’. 
SEC. 1516. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. 
Section 306 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency may appoint temporary personnel, 
after serving continuously for 3 years, to positions in the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency in the same man-
ner that competitive service employees with competitive sta-
tus are considered for transfer, reassignment, or promotion 
to such positions. An individual appointed under this sub-
section shall become a career-conditional employee, unless 
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the employee has already completed the service requirements 
for career tenure.’’. 
SEC. 1517. STUDY TO STREAMLINE AND CONSOLIDATE IN-
FORMATION COLLECTION. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall— 
(1) in coordination with the Small Business Ad-
ministration, the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, and other appropriate agencies, conduct 
a study and develop a plan, consistent with law, 
under which the collection of information from dis-
aster assistance applicants and grantees will be modi-
fied, streamlined, expedited, consolidated, and sim-
plified to be less burdensome, duplicative, and time 
consuming, and more efficient and flexible, for appli-
cants and grantees; 
(2) in coordination with the Small Business Ad-
ministration, the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, and other appropriate agencies, develop 
a plan for the regular collection and reporting of in-
formation on Federal disaster assistance awarded, in-
cluding the establishment and maintenance of a 
website for presenting the information to the public; 
and 
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(3) submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate— 
(A) the plans developed under paragraphs 
(1) and (2); and 
(B) recommendations, if any, of the Admin-
istrator for legislative changes to streamline or 
consolidate the collection or reporting of infor-
mation, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
SEC. 1518. AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 430. AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 5 days 
after the date on which an award of a public assistance 
grant is made under section 406 that is in excess of 
$1,000,000, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘Ad-
ministrator’) shall publish on the website of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (referred to in this section 
as the ‘Agency’) the specifics of each such grant award, in-
cluding identifying— 
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‘‘(1) the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
Region; 
‘‘(2) the major disaster or emergency declaration 
number; 
‘‘(3) the State, county, and applicant name; 
‘‘(4) if the applicant is a private nonprofit orga-
nization; 
‘‘(5) the damage category code; 
‘‘(6) the amount of the Federal share obligated; 
and 
‘‘(7) the date of the award. 
‘‘(b) MISSION ASSIGNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 days after 
the date on which a mission assignment or mission 
assignment task order is issued under section 402(1) 
or section 502(a)(1), the Administrator shall publish 
on the website of the Agency any mission assignment 
or mission assignment task order to another Federal 
department or agency regarding a major disaster in 
excess of $1,000,000, including— 
‘‘(A) the name of the impacted State or In-
dian tribe; 
‘‘(B) the major disaster declaration for such 
State or Indian tribe; 
‘‘(C) the assigned agency; 
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‘‘(D) the assistance requested; 
‘‘(E) a description of the major disaster; 
‘‘(F) the total cost estimate; 
‘‘(G) the amount obligated; 
‘‘(H) the State or tribal cost share, if appli-
cable; 
‘‘(I) the authority under which the mission 
assignment or mission assignment task order 
was directed; and 
‘‘(J) if applicable, the date on which a 
State or Indian tribe requested the mission as-
signment. 
‘‘(2) RECORDING CHANGES.—Not later than 10 
days after the last day of each month until a mission 
assignment or mission assignment task order de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is completed and closed out, 
the Administrator shall update any changes to the 
total cost estimate and the amount obligated. 
‘‘(c) DISASTER RELIEF MONTHLY REPORT.—Not later 
than 10 days after the first day of each month, the Adminis-
trator shall publish reports on the website of the Agency, 
including a specific description of the methodology and the 
source data used in developing such reports, including— 
‘‘(1) an estimate of the amounts for the fiscal 
year covered by the President’s most recent budget 
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‘‘(4) a summary of allocations, obligations, and 
expenditures for catastrophic events delineated by 
event; 
‘‘(5) the cost with respect to— 
‘‘(A) public assistance; 
‘‘(B) individual assistance; 
‘‘(C) mitigation; 
‘‘(D) administrative activities; 
‘‘(E) operations; and 
‘‘(F) any other relevant category (including 
emergency measures and disaster resources) de-
lineated by major disaster; and 
‘‘(6) the date on which funds appropriated will 
be exhausted. 
‘‘(d) CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days 
after the first day of each month, the Adminis-
trator shall publish on the website of the Agency 
the specifics of each contract in excess of 
$1,000,000 that the Agency enters into during 
the previous month, including— 
‘‘(i) the name of the party; 
‘‘(ii) the date the contract was award-
ed; 
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‘‘(iii) the amount and scope of the con-
tract; 
‘‘(iv) if the contract was awarded 
through competitive bidding process; 
‘‘(v) if no competitive bidding process 
was used, the reason why competitive bid-
ding was not used; and 
‘‘(vi) the authority used to bypass the 
competitive bidding process. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The information re-
quired to be published under subparagraph (A) 
shall be delineated by major disaster, if applica-
ble, and specify the damage category code, if ap-
plicable. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 10 days after the 
last day of the fiscal year, the Administrator shall 
provide a report to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives summarizing the fol-
lowing information for the preceding fiscal year: 
‘‘(A) The number of contracts awarded 
without competitive bidding. 
‘‘(B) The reasons why a competitive bidding 
process was not used. 
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‘‘(C) The total amount of contracts awarded 
with no competitive bidding. 
‘‘(D) The damage category codes, if applica-
ble, for contracts awarded without competitive 
bidding.’’. 
SEC. 
1519. 
NATIONAL 
PUBLIC 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 
(a) PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 203 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘Public Infra-
structure’’ after ‘‘the National’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) to establish and carry out en-
forcement activities to implement the latest 
published editions of relevant consensus- 
based codes, specifications, and standards 
that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant 
designs and establish minimum acceptable 
criteria for the design, construction, and 
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maintenance of residential structures and 
facilities that may be eligible for assistance 
under this Act for the purpose of protecting 
the health, safety, and general welfare of the 
buildings’ users against disasters.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘for 
mitigation activities that are cost effective’’ after 
‘‘competitive basis’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
REDISTRIBUTION
OF
UNOBLIGATED 
AMOUNTS.—The President may— 
‘‘(A) withdraw amounts of financial assist-
ance made available to a State (including 
amounts made available to local governments of 
a State) under this subsection that remain unob-
ligated by the end of the third fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which the amounts were allo-
cated; and 
‘‘(B) in the fiscal year following a fiscal 
year in which amounts were withdrawn under 
subparagraph (A), add the amounts to any other 
amounts available to be awarded on a competi-
tive basis pursuant to paragraph (1).’’; 
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(4) in subsection (g), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘provide financial assist-
ance only in States that have received a major dis-
aster declaration during the previous 7-year period 
and’’ after ‘‘President shall’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) 
NATIONAL
PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PREDISASTER MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may set aside 
from the Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to each 
major disaster, an amount equal to 6 percent of the 
estimated aggregate amount of the grants to be made 
pursuant to sections 403, 406, 407, 408, 410, and 416 
for the major disaster in order to provide technical 
and financial assistance under this section. 
‘‘(2) ESTIMATED
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—Not 
later than 180 days after each major disaster declara-
tion pursuant to this Act, the estimated aggregate 
amount of grants for purposes of paragraph (1) shall 
be determined by the President and such estimated 
amount need not be reduced, increased, or changed 
due to variations in estimates. 
‘‘(3) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—The amount 
set aside pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not reduce 
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the amounts otherwise made available for sections 
403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 410, and 416 under this 
Act.’’; 
(6) by striking subsections (j) and (m); and 
(7) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and (n) 
as subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made to section 
203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) by paragraphs (3) 
and (5) of subsection (a) of this Act shall apply to funds 
appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency; 
(B) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate; 
(ii) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; 
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(iii) the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(iv) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the term ‘‘public assistance grant pro-
gram’’ means the public assistance grant pro-
gram authorized under sections 403, 406, 407, 
418, 419, 428, and 502(a) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, 5185, 5186, 
5189f, and 5192(a)). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report detailing the implications of the amendments 
made by subsection (a) on the fiscal health of the Dis-
aster Relief Fund, including— 
(A) a justification, cost-benefit analysis, 
and impact statement of the percentage utilized 
to fund the amendments; 
(B) an assessment of the extent to which the 
extra spending could place stress on the Disaster 
Relief 
Fund, 
as 
calculated 
under 
section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
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gency Deficit Control Act of 2985 (2 U.S.C. 
901(b)(2)(D)), increase the pace of spending, and 
impact whether supplemental funding would be 
required more frequently to deal with future 
major disasters declared under section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); 
(C) an expenditure plan detailing— 
(i) anticipated application guidelines 
for grantees; 
(ii) a period of performance schedule; 
(iii) anticipated project life cycle costs 
and expected expenditure rates; 
(iv) planning requirements for grant-
ees; 
(v) a program schedule to ensure that 
the annual fund carryover does not exceed 
$100,000,000; and 
(vi) a program review and investiga-
tion schedule to prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse; 
(D) an assessment of how the amendments 
could be implemented to encourage mitigation 
that addresses risks to the most costly disaster 
impacts in order to reduce— 
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(i) impacts on the Disaster Relief 
Fund and the public assistance grant pro-
gram, in particular grants to mitigate 
damage to infrastructure and buildings; 
and 
(ii) Federal expenditures for future 
major disasters declared under section 401 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); 
and 
(E) an assessment of the appropriate bal-
ance of expenditures under section 203(i) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(i)), as 
amended by subsection (a), for planning and for 
projects; and 
(F) the strategy by which project will be 
weighted and applications assessed to include re-
petitive loss, location, elevation, overall risk, and 
the ability for a grantee to make complementary 
investments in other mitigation efforts. 
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SEC. 1520. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL EMER-
GENCY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 501(8) (6 U.S.C. 311(8))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Response Plan’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Response Framework’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘502(a)(6)’’ and inserting 
‘‘504(a)(6)’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
503(b)(2)(A) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
313(b)(2)(A)) by inserting ‘‘and incidents impacting 
critical infrastructure’’ before the semicolon; 
(3) in section 504(a) (6 U.S.C. 314(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing—’’ and inserting ‘‘(which shall include inci-
dents impacting critical infrastructure), includ-
ing—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding incidents impacting critical infrastruc-
ture’’ before the semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and 
local’’ and inserting ‘‘local, and tribal’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘national 
response plan’’ and inserting ‘‘national response 
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framework, which shall be reviewed and updated 
as required but not less than every 5 years’’; 
(E) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (21) as paragraphs (8) through (22), re-
spectively; 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) developing integrated frameworks, to in-
clude consolidating existing Government plans ad-
dressing prevention, protection, mitigation, and re-
covery with such frameworks reviewed and updated as 
required, but not less than every 5 years;’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (14), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘National Response Plan’’ each place 
the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Re-
sponse Framework’’; 
(4) in section 507 (6 U.S.C. 317)— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking 
‘‘National Response Plan’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Response Framework’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
‘‘National Response Plan’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Response Framework’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (f)(1)(G), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Response Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Response Framework’’; 
(5) in section 508 (6 U.S.C. 318)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Response Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Response Framework’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘The Deputy Administrator, Protection and Na-
tional Preparedness’’ and inserting ‘‘A Deputy 
Administrator’’; 
(6) in section 509 (6 U.S.C. 319)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘National Re-
sponse Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Response Framework, National Protec-
tion Framework, National Prevention 
Framework, 
National 
Mitigation 
Framework, National Recovery Frame-
work’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘successor’’ and 
inserting ‘‘successors’’; and 
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(III) by striking ‘‘plan’’ at the 
end of that paragraph and inserting 
‘‘framework’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Response Plan’’ each place the term 
appears and inserting ‘‘National Response 
Framework’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the subparagraph heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘NATIONAL
RESPONSE 
PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL RE-
SPONSE FRAMEWORK’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘National Re-
sponse Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Response Framework’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘National Response Plan’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Response Framework’’; 
(7) in section 510 (6 U.S.C. 320)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘enter 
into a memorandum of understanding’’ and in-
serting ‘‘partner’’; 
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(B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘National Response Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Response Framework’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘National 
Response Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National Re-
sponse Framework’’; 
(8) in section 515(c)(1) (6 U.S.C. 321d(c)(1)), by 
striking ‘‘and local’’ each place the term appears and 
inserting ‘‘, local, and tribal’’; 
(9) by striking section 524 (6 U.S.C. 321m); 
(10) in section 525 (6 U.S.C. 321n), by striking 
‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’; and 
(11) in section 706(b)(1), as redesignated by sec-
tion 1142 of this Act, by striking ‘‘National Response 
Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National Response Frame-
work’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub-
lic Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 524. 
(c) POST-KATRINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RE-
FORM ACT OF 2006.— 
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(1) CITATION CORRECTION.—Section 602(13) of 
the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701(13)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Response Plan’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Response Framework’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘502(a)(6)’’ and inserting 
‘‘504(a)(6)’’. 
(2) CHANGE OF REFERENCE.—Chapter 1 of sub-
title C of title VI of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
295) is amended by striking ‘‘National Response 
Plan’’ each place the term appears and inserting 
‘‘National Response Framework’’. 
(d) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.—Section 2801(a) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the National Response Plan developed 
pursuant to section 502(6) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Response Framework 
developed pursuant to section 504(a)(6) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (2 U.S.C. 314(a)(6))’’. 
(e) DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUC-
TION ACT OF 1996.—Section 1414(b) of the Defense Against 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 
2314(b)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Na-
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tional Response Plan prepared pursuant to section 502(6) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312(6))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘National Response Framework prepared 
pursuant to section 504(a)(6) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314(a)(6))’’ 
(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) to section 503(b)(2)(A) and paragraphs (3) and 
(4) of section 504(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
shall not be construed as affecting the authority, existing 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, of any 
other component of the Department of Homeland Security 
or any other Federal department or agency. 
SEC. 1521. INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYS-
TEM SUBCOMMITTEE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Agency; 
(2) the term ‘‘Agency’’ means the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency; 
(3) the term ‘‘public alert and warning system’’ 
means the integrated public alert and warning system 
of the United States described in section 526 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321o); and 
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
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wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United 
States. 
(b) INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYS-
TEM SUBCOMMITTEE.—Section 2 of the Integrated Public 
Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–143; 130 Stat. 327) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (6)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii)(VII), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) recommendations for best prac-
tices of State, tribal, and local governments 
to follow to maintain the integrity of the 
public alert and warning system, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) the procedures for State, trib-
al, and local government officials to 
authenticate civil emergencies and ini-
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tiate, modify, and cancel alerts trans-
mitted through the public alert and 
warning system, including protocols 
and technology capabilities for— 
‘‘(aa) the initiation, or pro-
hibition on the initiation, of 
alerts by a single authorized or 
unauthorized individual; and 
‘‘(bb) testing a State, tribal, 
or local government incident man-
agement and warning tool with-
out accidentally initiating an 
alert through the public alert and 
warning system; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
standardization, 
functionality, and interoperability of 
incident management and warning 
tools used by State, tribal, and local 
governments to notify the public of an 
emergency through the public alert and 
warning system; 
‘‘(III) the training and recertifi-
cation of emergency management per-
sonnel on best practices for originating 
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and transmitting an alert through the 
public alert and warning system; and 
‘‘(IV) the procedures, protocols, 
and guidance concerning the protective 
action plans that State, tribal, and 
local governments should issue to the 
public following an alert issued under 
the public alert and warning system.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) 
INITIAL
REPORT.—Not 
later 
than’’; 
(II) in clause (i), as so des-
ignated, by striking ‘‘paragraph (6)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii) of 
paragraph (6)(B)’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) SECOND REPORT.—Not later than 
18 months after the date of enactment of the 
Department of Homeland Security Author-
ization Act, the Subcommittee shall submit 
to the National Advisory Council a report 
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containing any recommendations required 
to be developed under paragraph (6)(B)(iii) 
for approval by the National Advisory 
Council.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘report’’ each place that term appears and 
inserting ‘‘reports’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘3’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021’’. 
(c) INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYS-
TEM PARTICIPATORY REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator 
shall— 
(1) consider the recommendations submitted by 
the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Sub-
committee to the National Advisory Council under 
section 2(b)(7) of the Integrated Public Alert and 
Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–143; 130 Stat. 331), as amended by sub-
section (b) of this Act; and 
(2) not later than 120 days after the date on 
which the recommendations described in paragraph 
(1) are submitted, establish minimum requirements 
for State, tribal, and local governments to participate 
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in the public alert and warning system consistent 
with all public notice rules and regulations. 
(d) INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND WARNING TOOL VAL-
IDATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a process to ensure that an incident manage-
ment and warning tool used by a State, tribal, or 
local government to originate and transmit an alert 
through the public alert and warning system meets 
the minimum requirements established by the Admin-
istrator under subsection (c)(2). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The process required to be 
established under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the ability to test an incident manage-
ment and warning tool in the public alert and 
warning system lab; 
(B) the ability to certify that an incident 
management and warning tool complies with the 
applicable cyber frameworks of the Department 
of Homeland Security and the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology; 
(C) a process to certify developers of emer-
gency management software; and 
(D) requiring developers to provide the Ad-
ministrator with a copy of and rights of use for 
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ongoing testing of each version of incident man-
agement and warning tool software before the 
software is first used by a State, tribal, or local 
government. 
(e) REVIEW AND UPDATE OF MEMORANDA OF UNDER-
STANDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall re-
view the memoranda of understanding between the 
Agency and State, tribal, and local governments with 
respect to the public alert and warning system to en-
sure that all agreements ensure compliance with any 
minimum requirements established by the Adminis-
trator under subsection (c)(2). 
(2) FUTURE
MEMORANDA.—The Administrator 
shall ensure that any new memorandum of under-
standing entered into between the Agency and a 
State, tribal, or local government on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act with respect to the public 
alert and warning system ensures that the agreement 
requires compliance with any minimum requirements 
established by the Administrator under subsection 
(c)(2). 
(f) MISSILE ALERT AND WARNING AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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(A) AUTHORITY.—Beginning on the date 
that is 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the authority to originate an alert 
warning the public of a missile launch directed 
against a State using the public alert and warn-
ing system shall reside primarily with the Fed-
eral Government. 
(B) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may delegate to a 
State, tribal, or local entity the authority de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), if, not later than 
60 days after the end of the 120-day period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security reports to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives that— 
(i) it is not feasible for the Federal 
government to alert the public of a missile 
threat against a State; or 
(ii) it is not in the national security 
interest of the United States for the Federal 
government to alert the public of a missile 
threat against a State. 
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(C) 
ACTIVATION
OF
SYSTEM.—Upon 
verification of a missile threat, the President, 
utilizing established authorities, protocols, and 
procedures, may activate the public alert and 
warning system. 
(2) REQUIRED
PROCESSES.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, acting through the Adminis-
trator, shall establish a process to promptly notify a 
State warning point, and any State entities that the 
Administrator determines appropriate, of follow-up 
actions to a missile launch alert so the State may 
take appropriate action to protect the health, safety, 
and welfare of the residents of the State following the 
issuance of an alert described in paragraph (1)(A) for 
that State. 
(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, acting through the Administrator, shall work 
with the Governor of a State warning point to de-
velop and implement appropriate protective action 
plans to respond to an alert described in paragraph 
(1)(A) for that State. 
(4) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall— 
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(A) examine the feasibility of establishing 
an alert designation under the public alert and 
warning system that would be used to alert and 
warn the public of a missile threat while concur-
rently alerting a State warning point so that a 
State may activate related protective action 
plans; and 
(B) submit a report of the findings under 
subparagraph (A), including of the costs and 
timeline for taking action to implement an alert 
designation described in paragraph (1), to— 
(i) the Subcommittee on Homeland Se-
curity of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; 
(ii) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate; 
(iii) the Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives; and 
(iv) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives. 
(g) AWARENESS
OF ALERTS
AND WARNINGS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall— 
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(1) conduct a review of— 
(A) the Emergency Operations Center of the 
Agency; and 
(B) the National Watch Center and each 
Regional Watch Center of the Agency; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives a report on the review conducted 
under paragraph (1), which shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the technical capa-
bility of the Emergency Operations Center and 
the National and Regional Watch Centers de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to be notified of alerts 
and warnings issued by a State through the pub-
lic alert and warning system; 
(B) a determination of which State alerts 
and warnings the Emergency Operations Center 
and the National and Regional Watch Centers 
described in paragraph (1) should be aware of; 
and 
(C) recommendations for improving the 
ability of the National and Regional Watch Cen-
ters described in paragraph (1) to receive any 
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State alerts and warnings that the Adminis-
trator determines are appropriate. 
(h) TIMELINE FOR COMPLIANCE.—Each State shall be 
given a reasonable amount of time to comply with any new 
rules, regulations, or requirements imposed under this sec-
tion or the amendments made by this section. 
TITLE VI—CYBERSECURITY AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
AGENCY 
SEC. 1601. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECU-
RITY AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
XXII—CYBERSECURITY 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECU-
RITY AGENCY 
‘‘Subtitle A—Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security 
‘‘SEC. 2201. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) 
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘critical infrastructure information’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 2222. 
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‘‘(2) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cyberse-
curity risk’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2209. 
‘‘(3) CYBERSECURITY
THREAT.—The term ‘cy-
bersecurity threat’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 102(5) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (con-
tained in division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 
1501)). 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL
CYBERSECURITY
ASSET
RE-
SPONSE ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘national cybersecu-
rity asset response activities’ means— 
‘‘(A) furnishing cybersecurity technical as-
sistance to entities affected by cybersecurity risks 
to protect assets, mitigate vulnerabilities, and re-
duce impacts of cyber incidents; 
‘‘(B) identifying other entities that may be 
at risk of an incident and assessing risk to the 
same or similar vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(C) assessing potential cybersecurity risks 
to a sector or region, including potential cas-
cading effects, and developing courses of action to 
mitigate such risks; 
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‘‘(D) facilitating information sharing and 
operational coordination with threat response; 
and 
‘‘(E) providing guidance on how best to uti-
lize Federal resources and capabilities in a time-
ly, effective manner to speed recovery from cyber-
security risks. 
‘‘(5) SECTOR-SPECIFIC AGENCY.—The term ‘Sec-
tor-Specific Agency’ means a Federal department or 
agency, designated by law or presidential directive, 
with responsibility for providing institutional knowl-
edge and specialized expertise of a sector, as well as 
leading, facilitating, or supporting programs and as-
sociated activities of its designated critical infrastruc-
ture sector in the all hazards environment in coordi-
nation with the Department. 
‘‘(6) SHARING.—The term ‘sharing’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2209. 
‘‘SEC. 2202. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECU-
RITY AGENCY. 
‘‘(a) REDESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Protection and 
Programs Directorate of the Department shall, on and 
after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, be 
known as the ‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
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rity Agency’ (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Agen-
cy’). 
‘‘(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Na-
tional Protection and Programs Directorate of the De-
partment in any law, regulation, map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency of the Department. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Agency shall be headed 
by a Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Director’), 
who shall report to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) REFERENCE.—Any reference to an Under 
Secretary responsible for overseeing critical infra-
structure protection, cybersecurity, and any other re-
lated program of the Department as described in sec-
tion 103(a)(1)(H) as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this subtitle in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
of the Department. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
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‘‘(1) lead cybersecurity and critical infrastruc-
ture security programs, operations, and associated 
policy for the Agency, including national cybersecu-
rity asset response activities; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with Federal entities, including 
Sector-Specific Agencies, and non-Federal entities, in-
cluding international entities, to carry out the cyber-
security and critical infrastructure activities of the 
Agency, as appropriate; 
‘‘(3) carry out the responsibilities of the Sec-
retary to secure Federal information and information 
systems consistent with law, including subchapter II 
of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and the 
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (contained in division N of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public 
Law 114–113)); 
‘‘(4) coordinate a national effort to secure and 
protect against critical infrastructure risks, consistent 
with subsection (e)(1)(E); 
‘‘(5) oversee the EMP and GMD planning and 
protection and preparedness activities of the Agency; 
‘‘(6) upon request, provide analyses, expertise, 
and other technical assistance to critical infrastruc-
ture owners and operators and, where appropriate, 
provide those analyses, expertise, and other technical 
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assistance in coordination with Sector-Specific Agen-
cies and other Federal departments and agencies; 
‘‘(7) develop and utilize mechanisms for active 
and frequent collaboration between the Agency and 
Sector-Specific Agencies to ensure appropriate coordi-
nation, situational awareness, and communications 
with Sector-Specific Agencies; 
‘‘(8) maintain and utilize mechanisms for the 
regular and ongoing consultation and collaboration 
among the Divisions of the Agency to further oper-
ational coordination, integrated situational aware-
ness, and improved integration across the Agency in 
accordance with this Act; 
‘‘(9) develop, coordinate, and implement— 
‘‘(A) comprehensive strategic plans for the 
activities of the Agency; and 
‘‘(B) risk assessments by and for the Agen-
cy; 
‘‘(10) carry out emergency communications re-
sponsibilities, in accordance with title XVIII; 
‘‘(11) carry out cybersecurity, infrastructure se-
curity, and emergency communications stakeholder 
outreach and engagement and coordinate that out-
reach and engagement with critical infrastructure 
Sector-Specific Agencies, as appropriate; 
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‘‘(12) oversee an integrated analytical approach 
to physical and cyber infrastructure analysis; and 
‘‘(13) carry out such other duties and powers 
prescribed by law or delegated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in the Agen-
cy a Deputy Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security who shall— 
‘‘(1) assist the Director in the management of the 
Agency; and 
‘‘(2) report to the Director. 
‘‘(e) CYBERSECURITY
AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECU-
RITY AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The responsibilities of the 
Secretary relating to cybersecurity and infrastructure 
security shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) To access, receive, and analyze law en-
forcement information, intelligence information, 
and other information from Federal Government 
agencies, State, local, tribal, and territorial gov-
ernment agencies, including law enforcement 
agencies, and private sector entities, and to inte-
grate that information, in support of the mission 
responsibilities of the Department, in order to— 
‘‘(i) identify and assess the nature and 
scope of terrorist threats to the homeland; 
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‘‘(ii) detect and identify threats of ter-
rorism against the United States; and 
‘‘(iii) understand those threats in light 
of actual and potential vulnerabilities of the 
homeland. 
‘‘(B) To carry out comprehensive assess-
ments of the vulnerabilities of the key resources 
and critical infrastructure of the United States, 
including the performance of risk assessments to 
determine the risks posed by particular types of 
terrorist attacks within the United States, in-
cluding an assessment of the probability of suc-
cess of those attacks and the feasibility and po-
tential efficacy of various countermeasures to 
those attacks. At the discretion of the Secretary, 
such assessments may be carried out in coordina-
tion with Sector-Specific Agencies. 
‘‘(C) To integrate relevant information, 
analysis, and vulnerability assessments, regard-
less of whether the information, analysis, or as-
sessments are provided or produced by the De-
partment, in order to make recommendations, 
including prioritization, for protective and sup-
port measures by the Department, other Federal 
Government agencies, State, local, tribal, and 
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territorial government agencies and authorities, 
the private sector, and other entities regarding 
terrorist and other threats to homeland security. 
‘‘(D) To ensure, pursuant to section 202, the 
timely and efficient access by the Department to 
all information necessary to discharge the re-
sponsibilities under this title, including obtain-
ing that information from other Federal Govern-
ment agencies. 
‘‘(E) To develop, in coordination with the 
Sector-Specific Agencies with available expertise, 
a comprehensive national plan for securing the 
key resources and critical infrastructure of the 
United States, including power production, gen-
eration, and distribution systems, information 
technology and telecommunications systems (in-
cluding satellites), electronic financial and prop-
erty record storage and transmission systems, 
emergency communications systems, and the 
physical and technological assets that support 
those systems. 
‘‘(F) To recommend measures necessary to 
protect the key resources and critical infrastruc-
ture of the United States in coordination with 
other Federal Government agencies, including 
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Sector-Specific Agencies, and in cooperation 
with State, local, tribal, and territorial govern-
ment agencies and authorities, the private sector, 
and other entities. 
‘‘(G) To review, analyze, and make rec-
ommendations for improvements to the policies 
and procedures governing the sharing of infor-
mation relating to homeland security within the 
Federal Government and between Federal Gov-
ernment agencies and State, local, tribal, and 
territorial government agencies and authorities. 
‘‘(H) To disseminate, as appropriate, infor-
mation analyzed by the Department within the 
Department to other Federal Government agen-
cies with responsibilities relating to homeland se-
curity and to State, local, tribal, and territorial 
government agencies and private sector entities 
with those responsibilities in order to assist in 
the deterrence, prevention, or preemption of, or 
response to, terrorist attacks against the United 
States. 
‘‘(I) To consult with State, local, tribal, and 
territorial government agencies and private sec-
tor entities to ensure appropriate exchanges of 
information, including law enforcement-related 
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information, relating to threats of terrorism 
against the United States. 
‘‘(J) To ensure that any material received 
pursuant to this Act is protected from unauthor-
ized disclosure and handled and used only for 
the performance of official duties. 
‘‘(K) To request additional information 
from other Federal Government agencies, State, 
local, tribal, and territorial government agencies, 
and the private sector relating to threats of ter-
rorism in the United States, or relating to other 
areas of responsibility assigned by the Secretary, 
including the entry into cooperative agreements 
through the Secretary to obtain that information. 
‘‘(L) To establish and utilize, in conjunc-
tion with the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department, a secure communications and infor-
mation 
technology 
infrastructure, 
including 
data-mining and other advanced analytical 
tools, in order to access, receive, and analyze 
data and information in furtherance of the re-
sponsibilities under this section, and to dissemi-
nate information acquired and analyzed by the 
Department, as appropriate. 
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‘‘(M) To coordinate training and other sup-
port to the elements and personnel of the Depart-
ment, other Federal Government agencies, and 
State, local, tribal, and territorial government 
agencies that provide information to the Depart-
ment, or are consumers of information provided 
by the Department, in order to facilitate the 
identification and sharing of information re-
vealed in their ordinary duties and the optimal 
utilization of information received from the De-
partment. 
‘‘(N) To coordinate with Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
agencies, and the private sector, as appropriate. 
‘‘(O) To exercise the authorities and over-
sight of the functions, personnel, assets, and li-
abilities of those components transferred to the 
Department pursuant to section 201(g). 
‘‘(P) To carry out the functions of the na-
tional cybersecurity and communications inte-
gration center under section 2209. 
‘‘(Q) To carry out the requirements of the 
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 
Program established under title XXI and the se-
cure handling of ammonium nitrate program es-
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tablished under subtitle J of title VIII, or any 
successor programs. 
‘‘(2) REALLOCATION.—The Secretary may reallo-
cate within the Agency the functions specified in sec-
tions 2203(b) and 2204(b), consistent with the respon-
sibilities provided in paragraph (1), upon certifying 
to and briefing the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, and making available to the public, not less than 
60 days before the reallocation that the reallocation is 
necessary for carrying out the activities of the Agency. 
‘‘(3) STAFF.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide the Agency with a staff of analysts hav-
ing appropriate expertise and experience to as-
sist the Agency in discharging the responsibil-
ities of the Agency under this section. 
‘‘(B) PRIVATE
SECTOR
ANALYSTS.—Ana-
lysts under this subsection may include analysts 
from the private sector. 
‘‘(C) 
SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—Analysts 
under this subsection shall possess security clear-
ances appropriate for their work under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(4) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.— 
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‘‘(D) BASIS.—The detail of personnel under 
this paragraph may be on a reimbursable or 
non-reimbursable basis. 
‘‘(f) COMPOSITION.—The Agency shall be composed of 
the following divisions: 
‘‘(1) The Cybersecurity Division, headed by an 
Assistant Director. 
‘‘(2) The Infrastructure Security Division, head-
ed by an Assistant Director. 
‘‘(3) The Emergency Communications Division 
under title XVIII, headed by an Assistant Director. 
‘‘(g) CO-LOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Director shall examine the establish-
ment of central locations in geographical regions with 
a significant Agency presence. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—When establishing the cen-
tral locations described in paragraph (1), the Director 
shall coordinate with component heads and the Under 
Secretary for Management to co-locate or partner on 
any new real property leases, renewing any occu-
pancy agreements for existing leases, or agreeing to 
extend or newly occupy any Federal space or new 
construction. 
‘‘(h) PRIVACY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Privacy Of-
ficer of the Agency with primary responsibility for 
privacy policy and compliance for the Agency. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
the Privacy Officer of the Agency shall include— 
‘‘(A) ensuring that the use of technologies by 
the Agency sustain, and do not erode, privacy 
protections relating to the use, collection, and 
disclosure of personal information; 
‘‘(B) ensuring that personal information 
contained in systems of records of the Agency is 
handled in full compliance as specified in section 
552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’); 
‘‘(C) evaluating legislative and regulatory 
proposals involving collection, use, and disclosure 
of personal information by the Agency; and 
‘‘(D) conducting a privacy impact assess-
ment of proposed rules of the Agency on the pri-
vacy of personal information, including the type 
of personal information collected and the number 
of people affected. 
‘‘(i) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this title may be construed 
as affecting in any manner the authority, existing on the 
day before the date of enactment of this title, of any other 
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component of the Department or any other Federal depart-
ment or agency. 
‘‘SEC. 2203. CYBERSECURITY DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Agency a Cybersecurity Division. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The Cybersecurity 
Division shall be headed by an Assistant Director for 
Cybersecurity (in this section referred to as the ‘As-
sistant Director’), who shall— 
‘‘(A) be at the level of Assistant Secretary 
within the Department; 
‘‘(B) be appointed by the President without 
the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(C) report to the Director. 
‘‘(3) REFERENCE.—Any reference to the Assist-
ant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications 
in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Assistant Director for Cybersecu-
rity. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Assistant Director shall— 
‘‘(1) direct the cybersecurity efforts of the Agen-
cy; 
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‘‘(2) carry out activities, at the direction of the 
Director, related to the security of Federal informa-
tion and Federal information systems consistent with 
law, including subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code, and the Cybersecurity Act of 
2015 (contained in division N of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113)); 
‘‘(3) fully participate in the mechanisms re-
quired under section 2202(c)(7); and 
‘‘(4) carry out such other duties and powers as 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘SEC. 2204. INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Agency an Infrastructure Security Division. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The Infrastructure 
Security Division shall be headed by an Assistant Di-
rector for Infrastructure Security (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Assistant Director’), who shall— 
‘‘(A) be at the level of Assistant Secretary 
within the Department; 
‘‘(B) be appointed by the President without 
the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(C) report to the Director. 
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‘‘(3) REFERENCE.—Any reference to the Assist-
ant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Assistant Director for Infrastructure Se-
curity. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Assistant Director shall— 
‘‘(1) direct the critical infrastructure security ef-
forts of the Agency; 
‘‘(2) carry out, at the direction of the Director, 
the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards 
Program established under title XXI and the secure 
handling of ammonium nitrate program established 
under subtitle J of title VIII, or any successor pro-
grams; 
‘‘(3) fully participate in the mechanisms re-
quired under section 2202(c)(7); and 
‘‘(4) carry out such other duties and powers as 
prescribed by the Director.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN POSITIONS.— 
(1) UNDER SECRETARY.—The individual serving 
as the Under Secretary appointed pursuant to section 
103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)) of the Department of Home-
land Security on the day before the date of enactment 
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of this Act may continue to serve as the Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security of the De-
partment on and after such date. 
(2) DIRECTOR
FOR
EMERGENCY
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.—The individual serving as the Director for 
Emergency Communications of the Department of 
Homeland Security on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act may continue to serve as the As-
sistant Director for Emergency Communications of 
the Department on and after such date. 
(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CYBERSECURITY 
AND
COMMUNICATIONS.—The individual serving as 
the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Com-
munications on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act may continue to serve as the Assistant Di-
rector for Cybersecurity on and after such date. 
(4) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROTECTION.—The individual serving as the 
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act may 
continue to serve as the Assistant Director for Infra-
structure Security on and after such date. 
(c) REFERENCE.—Any reference to— 
(1) the Office of Emergency Communications in 
any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
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paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Emergency Communications Division; 
and 
(2) the Director for Emergency Communications 
in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Assistant Director for Emergency 
Communications. 
(d) OVERSIGHT.—The Director of Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall provide to Congress, in accordance with the 
deadlines specified in paragraphs (1) through (6), informa-
tion on the following: 
(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, a briefing on the activities of the 
Agency relating to the development and use of the 
mechanisms required pursuant to section 2202(c)(7) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by 
subsection (a)). 
(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, a briefing on the activities of 
the Agency relating to the use and improvement by 
the Agency of the mechanisms required pursuant to 
section 2202(c)(7) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 and how such activities have impacted coordina-
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tion, situational awareness, and communications 
with Sector-Specific Agencies. 
(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, information on the mechanisms 
of the Agency for regular and ongoing consultation 
and collaboration, as required pursuant to section 
2202(c)(8) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as 
added by subsection (a)). 
(4) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, information on the activities of 
the consultation and collaboration mechanisms of the 
Agency as required pursuant to section 2202(c)(8) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and how such 
mechanisms have impacted operational coordination, 
situational awareness, and integration across the 
Agency. 
(5) Not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, information, which shall be made 
publicly available and updated as appropriate, on the 
mechanisms and structures of the Agency responsible 
for stakeholder outreach and engagement, as required 
under section 2202(c)(11) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a)). 
(6) Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, informa-
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tion on EMP and GMD (as defined in section 2 of 
the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 101)), which 
shall include— 
(A) a summary of the threats and con-
sequences, as of the date of the information, of 
electromagnetic events to the critical infrastruc-
ture of the United States; 
(B) Department of Homeland Security ef-
forts as of the date of the information, including 
with respect to— 
(i) risk assessments; 
(ii) mitigation actions; 
(iii) coordinating with the Department 
of Energy to identify critical electric infra-
structure assets subject to EMP or GMD 
risk; and 
(iv) current and future plans for en-
gagement with the Department of Energy, 
the Department of Defense, the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
and other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies; 
(C) as of the date of the information, cur-
rent collaboration, and plans for future engage-
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ment, with critical infrastructure owners and 
operators; 
(D) an identification of internal roles to ad-
dress electromagnetic risks to critical infrastruc-
ture; and 
(E) plans for implementation and pro-
tecting and preparing United States critical in-
frastructure against electromagnetic threats. 
(e) CYBER WORKFORCE.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit 
to Congress a report detailing how the Agency is meeting 
legislative requirements under the Cybersecurity Workforce 
Assessment Act (Public Law 113–246; 128 Stat. 2880) and 
the Homeland Security Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment 
Act (6 U.S.C. 146 note; Public Law 113–277) to address 
cyber workforce needs. 
(f) FACILITY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall report to Congress on the most 
efficient and effective methods of consolidating Agency fa-
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cilities, personnel, and programs to most effectively carry 
out the mission of the Agency. 
(g) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO 
THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—The Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by amending section 103(a)(1)(H) (6 U.S.C. 
113(a)(1)(H)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(H) A Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency.’’; 
(2) in title II (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.)— 
(A) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION’’; 
(B) in the subtitle A heading, by striking 
‘‘and Infrastructure Protection’’; 
(C) in section 201 (6 U.S.C. 121)— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTEC-
TION’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in the subsection heading, by 
striking ‘‘AND INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
TECTION’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and an Office of 
Infrastructure Protection’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b)— 
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(I) in the subsection heading, by 
striking ‘‘AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION’’; 
and 
(II) by striking paragraph (3); 
(iv) in subsection (c)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘and infrastruc-
ture protection’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or the Assistant 
Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, 
as appropriate’’; 
(v) in subsection (d)— 
(I) in the subsection heading, by 
striking ‘‘AND INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
TECTION’’; 
(II) in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘and infrastruc-
ture protection’’; 
(III) by striking paragraphs (5), 
(6), and (25); 
(IV) by redesignating paragraphs 
(7) through (24) as paragraphs (5) 
through (22), respectively; 
(V) by redesignating paragraph 
(26) as paragraph (23); and 
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(VI) in paragraph (23)(B)(i), as 
so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 
319’’ and inserting ‘‘section 320’’; 
(vi) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 
‘‘and the Office of Infrastructure Protec-
tion’’; and 
(vii) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 
‘‘and the Office of Infrastructure Protec-
tion’’; 
(D) in section 202 (6 U.S.C. 122)— 
(i) in subsection (c), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director 
of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of National Intelligence’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 
‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’; 
(E) in section 204 (6 U.S.C. 124a)— 
(i) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Pro-
tection’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’’; and 
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(ii) in subsection (d)(1), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Pro-
tection’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’’; 
(F) in section 210A(c)(2)(B) (6 U.S.C. 
124h(c)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘Office of Infrastruc-
ture Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency’’; 
(G) by redesignating section 210E (6 U.S.C. 
124l) as section 2214 and transferring such sec-
tion to appear after section 2213 (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (I)); 
(H) in subtitle B, by redesignating sections 
211 through 215 (6 U.S.C. 101 note, and 131 
through 134) as sections 2221 through 2225, re-
spectively, and transferring such subtitle, includ-
ing the enumerator and heading of subtitle B 
and such sections, to appear after section 2214 
(as redesignated by subparagraph (G)); 
(I) by redesignating sections 223 through 
230 (6 U.S.C. 143 through 151) as sections 2205 
through 2213, respectively, and transferring such 
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sections to appear after section 2204, as added 
by this Act; 
(J) by redesignating section 210F as section 
210E; and 
(K) by redesignating subtitles C and D as 
subtitles B and C, respectively; 
(3) in title III (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)— 
(A) in section 302 (6 U.S.C. 182)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘biological,,’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘biologi-
cal,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security Agen-
cy’’; 
(B) by redesignating the second section 319 
(6 U.S.C. 195f) (relating to EMP and GMD 
mitigation research and development) as section 
320; and 
(C) in section 320(c)(1), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘Section 214’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
2224’’; 
(4) in title V (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.)— 
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(A) in section 508(d)(2)(D) (6 U.S.C. 
318(d)(2)(D)), by striking ‘‘The Director of the 
Office of Emergency Communications of the De-
partment of Homeland Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Assistant Director for Emergency Commu-
nications’’; 
(B) in section 514 (6 U.S.C. 321c)— 
(i) by striking subsection (b); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsection (c) as 
subsection (b); and 
(C) in section 523 (6 U.S.C. 321l)— 
(i) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security’’; 
(5) in title VIII (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.)— 
(A) in section 884(d)(4)(A)(ii) (6 U.S.C. 
464(d)(4)(A)(ii)), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure 
protection, cybersecurity, and other related pro-
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grams of the Department’’ and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity’’; and 
(B) in section 899B(a) (6 U.S.C. 488a(a)), 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such regu-
lations shall be carried out by the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency.’’; 
(6) in title XVIII (6 U.S.C. 571 et seq.)— 
(A) in section 1801 (6 U.S.C. 571)— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICA-
TIONS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Office of Emer-
gency Communications’’ and inserting 
‘‘Emergency 
Communications 
Divi-
sion’’; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Division shall be located 
in the Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency.’’; 
(iii) by amending subsection (b) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The head of the Division 
shall be the Assistant Director for Emergency Communica-
tions. The Assistant Director shall report to the Director 
of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. All decisions 
of the Assistant Director that entail the exercise of signifi-
cant authority shall be subject to the approval of the Direc-
tor of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security.’’; 
(iv) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by inserting ‘‘Assistant’’ be-
fore ‘‘Director’’; 
(II) in paragraph (15), as added 
by section 1431(a)(7), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) by redesignating paragraph 
(16), as so redesignated by section 
1431(a)(3), as paragraph (17); and 
(IV) by inserting after paragraph 
(15) the following: 
‘‘(16) fully participate in the mechanisms re-
quired under section 2202(c)(8); and’’; 
(v) in subsection (d), in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘As-
sistant’’ before ‘‘Director’’; and 
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(vi) in subsection (e), in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘As-
sistant’’ before ‘‘Director’’; 
(B) in sections 1802 through 1805 (6 U.S.C. 
572 through 575), by striking ‘‘Director for 
Emergency Communications’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Director 
for Emergency Communications’’; 
(C) in section 1809 (6 U.S.C. 579)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director of Emergency 
Communications’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Director for 
Emergency Communications’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Director for 
Emergency Communications’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Assistant Director for Emer-
gency Communications’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Office of Emer-
gency Communications’’ and inserting 
‘‘Emergency 
Communications 
Divi-
sion’’; 
(iii) in subsection (e)(3), by striking 
‘‘the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘the Assistant 
Director’’; and 
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(iv) in subsection (m)(1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Assistant Direc-
tor’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Director de-
termines’’ and inserting ‘‘the Assistant 
Director determines’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘Office of Emer-
gency Communications’’ and inserting 
‘‘Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency’’; 
(D) in section 1810 (6 U.S.C. 580)— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘Director of the Office of Emergency Com-
munications (referred to in this section as 
the ‘Director’)’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant 
Director for Emergency Communications 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Assistant 
Director’)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Of-
fice of Emergency Communications’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Emergency Communications Di-
vision’’; and 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant 
Director’’; 
(7) in title XX (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii)(II) of section 
2001 (6 U.S.C. 601), as so redesignated by sec-
tion 1451(b), by striking ‘‘section 210E(a)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2214(a)(2)’’; 
(B) 
in 
section 
2008(a)(3) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(3)), by striking ‘‘section 210E(a)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2214(a)(2)’’; and 
(C) in section 2021 (6 U.S.C. 611)— 
(i) by striking subsection (c); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsection (d) as 
subsection (c); 
(8) in title XXI (6 U.S.C. 621 et seq.)— 
(A) 
in 
section 
2102(a)(1) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
622(a)(1)), by inserting ‘‘, which shall be located 
in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’’ before the period at the end; and 
(B) 
in 
section 
2104(c)(2) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
624(c)(2)), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary respon-
sible for overseeing critical infrastructure protec-
tion, cybersecurity, and other related programs 
of the Department appointed under section 
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103(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security’’; and 
(9) in title XXII, as added by this Act— 
(A) in subtitle A— 
(i) in section 2205, as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in the matter preceding para-
graph (1)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘section 
201’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2202’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary appointed under section 
103(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (1)(B), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in section 2206, as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Infra-
structure Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity’’; 
(iii) in section 2209, as so redesig-
nated— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H)’’ 
each place that term appears and in-
serting ‘‘Director’’; 
(II) in subsection (a)(4), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 212(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 2222(5)’’; 
(III) in subsection (b), by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘The Center 
shall be located in the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency. 
The head of the Center shall report to 
the Assistant Director for Cybersecu-
rity.’’; and 
(IV) in subsection (c)(11), by 
striking ‘‘Office of Emergency Commu-
nications’’ and inserting ‘‘Emergency 
Communications Division’’; 
(iv) in section 2210, as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 227’’ each 
place that term appears and inserting 
‘‘section 2209’’; and 
(II) in subsection (c)— 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary appointed under section 
103(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security’’; and 
(bb) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
212(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2222(5)’’; 
(v) in section 2211, as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by 
striking ‘‘the section 227’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 2209’’; and 
(II) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by 
striking ‘‘section 707’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 706’’; 
(vi) in section 2212, as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘section 212(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 2222(5)’’; 
(vii) in section 2213(a), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘section 228’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2210’’; and 
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(II) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘section 227’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2209’’; and 
(viii) in section 2214, as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking subsection (e); and 
(II) by redesignating subsection 
(f) as subsection (e); and 
(B) in subtitle B— 
(i) in section 2222(8), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘section 227’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 2209’’; and 
(ii) in section 2224(h), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘section 213’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 2223’’; 
(h) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2015.—The Cyberse-
curity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in section 202(2) (6 U.S.C. 131 note)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 227’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2209’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, as so redesignated by 
section 223(a)(3) of this division’’; 
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(B) in section 207(2) (Public Law 114–113; 
129 Stat. 2962)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 227’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2209’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, as redesignated by 
section 223(a) of this division,’’; 
(C) in section 208 (Public Law 114–113; 
129 Stat. 2962), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
113(a)(1)(H))’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security of the 
Department’’; 
(D) in section 222 (6 U.S.C. 1521)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 228’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2210’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, as added by 
section 223(a)(4) of this division’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 227’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2209’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, as so redesig-
nated by section 223(a)(3) of this divi-
sion’’; 
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(E) in section 223(b) (6 U.S.C. 151 note)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 230(b)(1) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by subsection (a)’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 2213(b)(1) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘section 230(b)(2) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002, as added by subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2213(b)(2) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002’’; 
(F) in section 226 (6 U.S.C. 1524)— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in paragraph (1)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘section 
230’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2213’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘, as added 
by section 223(a)(6) of this divi-
sion’’; 
(II) in paragraph (4)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘section 
228(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2210(b)(1)’’; and 
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(bb) by striking ‘‘, as added 
by section 223(a)(4) of this divi-
sion’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (5)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘section 
230(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2213(b)’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘, as added 
by section 223(a)(6) of this divi-
sion’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(1)(A)(vi)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 230(c)(5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2213(c)(5)’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, as added by 
section 223(a)(6) of this division’’; 
(G) in section 227 (6 U.S.C. 1525)— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 230’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2213’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, as added by 
section 223(a)(6) of this division,’’; 
and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘section 230(d)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2213(d)(2)’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, as added by 
section 223(a)(6) of this division,’’; 
and 
(H) in section 404 (6 U.S.C. 1532)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director for Emer-
gency Communications’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Di-
rector for Emergency Communications’’; 
and 
(ii) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 227’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2209’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, as redesignated 
by section 223(a)(3) of this division,’’. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 21(a)(8)(B) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(8)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 227(a) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148(a))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 2209(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002’’. 
(3) TITLE 5.—Subchapter II of chapter 53 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
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(4) by striking the items relating to sections 
210E and 210F and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210E. Classified Information Advisory Officer.’’; 
(5) by striking the items relating to subtitle B of 
title II and sections 211 through 215; 
(6) by striking the items relating to section 223 
through section 230; 
(7) by striking the item relating to subtitle C 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Information Security’’; 
(8) by striking the item relating to subtitle D 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Office of Science and Technology’’; 
(9) by striking the items relating to sections 317, 
319, 318, and 319 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 317. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program. 
‘‘Sec. 318. Social media working group. 
‘‘Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development. 
‘‘Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development.’’; 
(10) by striking the item relating to section 1801 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1801. Emergency Communications Division.’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE XXII—CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
AGENCY 
‘‘Subtitle A—Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
‘‘Sec. 2201. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 2202. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 
‘‘Sec. 2203. Cybersecurity Division. 
‘‘Sec. 2204. Infrastructure Security Division. 
‘‘Sec. 2205. Enhancement of Federal and non-Federal cybersecurity. 
‘‘Sec. 2206. Net guard. 
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‘‘Sec. 2207. Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002. 
‘‘Sec. 2208. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention. 
‘‘Sec. 2209. National cybersecurity and communications integration center. 
‘‘Sec. 2210. Cybersecurity plans. 
‘‘Sec. 2211. Cybersecurity strategy. 
‘‘Sec. 2212. Clearances. 
‘‘Sec. 2213. Federal intrusion detection and prevention system. 
‘‘Sec. 2214. National Asset Database. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Critical Infrastructure Information 
‘‘Sec. 2221. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 2222. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 2223. Designation of critical infrastructure protection program. 
‘‘Sec. 2224. Protection of voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information. 
‘‘Sec. 2225. No private right of action.’’. 
SEC. 1602. TRANSFER OF OTHER ENTITIES. 
(a) OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT.— 
The Office of Biometric Identity Management of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security located in the National Protec-
tion and Programs Directorate of the Department of Home-
land Security on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act is hereby transferred to the Management Direc-
torate of the Department. 
(b) FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days fol-
lowing the completion of the Government Account-
ability Office review of the organizational placement 
of the Federal Protective Service, as requested by Con-
gress, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the appropriate committees of Congress a 
recommendation regarding the appropriate placement 
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of the Federal Protective Service within the executive 
branch of the Federal Government. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT.—The rec-
ommendation described in paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be developed after consultation with the 
head of any executive branch entity that the Sec-
retary intends to recommend for the placement of 
the Federal Protective Service; and 
(B) include— 
(i) an assessment of the how the De-
partment of Homeland Security considered 
the Government Accountability Office re-
view described in paragraph (1) and any 
other relevant analysis; and 
(ii) an explanation of any statutory 
changes that may be necessary to effectuate 
the recommendation. 
SEC. 1603. DHS REPORT ON CLOUD-BASED CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Depart-
ment’’ means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget and the Administrator of General 
Services, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
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rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the leadership role of the Department in 
cloud-based cybersecurity deployments for civilian Federal 
departments and agencies, which shall include— 
(1) information on the plan of the Department 
for offering automated, software-based Security Oper-
ations Center as a service capabilities in accordance 
with the December 2017 Report to the President on 
Federal IT Modernization issued by the American 
Technology Council; 
(2) information on what capabilities the Depart-
ment will prioritize for those service capabilities, in-
cluding— 
(A) criteria the Department will use to 
evaluate capabilities offered by the private sector; 
and 
(B) information on how government- and 
private sector-provided capabilities will be inte-
grated to enable visibility and consistency of se-
curity capabilities across all cloud and on 
premise environments, as called for in the report 
described in paragraph (1); and 
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(3) information on how the Department will 
adapt the current capabilities of, and future enhance-
ments to, the intrusion detection and prevention sys-
tem 
of 
the 
Department 
and 
the 
Continuous 
Diagnostics and Mitigation Program of the Depart-
ment to secure civilian government networks in a 
cloud environment. 
SEC. 1604. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this 
title may be construed as— 
(1) conferring new authorities to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, including programmatic, regu-
latory, or enforcement authorities, outside of the au-
thorities in existence on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act; 
(2) reducing or limiting the programmatic, regu-
latory, or enforcement authority vested in any other 
Federal agency by statute; or 
(3) affecting in any manner the authority, exist-
ing on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, of any other Federal agency or component of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 1605. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this title or the amendments made by this title. 
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This title and the amendments made by this title shall be 
carried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 1701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR OF-
FICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Office 
of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 
2019. 
SEC. 1702. CANINE TEAMS. 
Components of the Department of Homeland Security 
may request additional canine teams when there is a justi-
fied and documented shortage and such additional canine 
teams would be effective for drug detection or to enhance 
security. 
SEC. 1703. REPORT ON RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS TO RE-
SPOND TO CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Sec-
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retary shall submit to Congress a report on requests made 
by Congress to the Department that shall include, with re-
spect to the fiscal year preceding the report or, if available, 
the preceding 5 fiscal years— 
(1) the total number of congressional requests to 
the Department, including a breakdown of the num-
ber of requests made by committees, subcommittees, 
and caucuses; 
(2) the total number of congressional responses 
for which the Department was required to prepare, 
including a breakdown of the number of hearings, 
briefings, and outreach events for the Department and 
each component of the Department; 
(3) the total number of requests for similar or 
duplicative briefings, hearings, and other events that 
were made by multiple committees of Congress, in-
cluding— 
(A) a breakdown of the number of requests 
for the Department and each component of the 
Department; and 
(B) a breakdown of the number of requests 
for hearings by topic and by the requesting com-
mittees and subcommittees of Congress; 
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(4) the total number of written testimony before 
committees and reports that the Department had to 
prepare for or respond to, including— 
(A) a breakdown of the number of written 
testimony before committees and reports that the 
Department and each component of the Depart-
ment had to prepare for or respond to; and 
(B) a breakdown of the number of written 
testimony before committees and reports that the 
Department and each component of the Depart-
ment had to prepare for or respond to by topic, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(5) the total number and a list of congressional 
document requests and subpoenas sent to the Depart-
ment, including all pending document requests and 
subpoenas, including— 
(A) whether a request is currently pending; 
(B) how long it took the Department to re-
spond fully to each request, or, for pending re-
quests, how long the request has been out-
standing; and 
(C) the reason for any response time greater 
than 90 days from the date on which the original 
request was received; 
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(6) the total number and a list of congressional 
questions for the record sent to the Department, in-
cluding all pending questions for the record, includ-
ing— 
(A) whether a question for the record is cur-
rently pending; 
(B) how long it took the Department to re-
spond fully to each question for the record, or, 
for pending questions for the record, how long the 
request has been outstanding; and 
(C) the reason for any response time greater 
than 90 days from the date on which the original 
question for the record was received; and 
(7) the total number and a list of congressional 
letter requests for information, not including requests 
for documents or questions for the record, sent to the 
Department, including all pending requests for infor-
mation, including— 
(A) whether the request for information is 
currently pending; 
(B) how long it took the Department to re-
spond fully to each request for information, or, 
pending requests for information, how long the 
request has been outstanding; and 
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(C) the reason for any response time greater 
than 90 days from the date on which the original 
request for information was received; and 
(8) any additional information as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1704. REPORT ON COOPERATION WITH THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO COMBAT ILLICIT 
OPIOID SHIPMENTS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to Congress a report on current and planned 
cooperation with the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China to end opioid smuggling, including through online 
sellers, which shall include a discussion of— 
(1) plans to leverage high-level partnerships with 
Chinese officials established through the United 
States–China Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity 
Dialogue to combat the shipment of illicit opioids to 
the United States; 
(2) the current status and expected time frame 
for scheduling additional illicit opioids as illegal; 
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(3) the current status and expected time frame 
for shutting down smuggling routes and methods, in-
cluding online sellers located in China; and 
(4) any additional forums or diplomatic chan-
nels that should be used to further cooperation with 
other foreign governments to combat illicit opioid 
shipments. 
Subtitle B—Commission to Review 
the Congressional Oversight of 
the Department of Homeland Se-
curity 
SEC. 1711. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Com-
mission to Review the Congressional Oversight of the De-
partment of Homeland Security Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 1712. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is established in the legislative branch a commis-
sion to be known as the ‘‘Congressional Commission to Re-
view Congressional Oversight of the Department of Home-
land Security’’ (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
SEC. 1713. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) MEMBERS.—The Commission shall be composed of 
6 members, of whom— 
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(1) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the leader 
of the House of Representatives who is a member of 
the political party of which the Majority Leader is a 
member, who shall serve as chairperson of the Com-
mission; 
(2) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the leader 
of the House of Representatives who is a member of 
the political party of which the Minority Leader is a 
member, who shall serve as vice chairperson of the 
Commission; 
(3) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority 
Leader of the Senate; 
(4) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the Senate; 
(5) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority 
Leader of the House of Representatives; and 
(6) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(b) EXPERTISE.—In making appointments under this 
section, the individual making the appointment shall give 
consideration to— 
(1) individuals with expertise in homeland secu-
rity and congressional oversight; and 
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(2) individuals with prior senior leadership ex-
perience in the executive or legislative branch. 
(c) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.—Appointments to the 
Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) TERMS; VACANCIES.—Each member shall be ap-
pointed for the duration of the Commission. Any vacancy 
in the Commission shall not affect the powers of the Com-
mission, and shall be filled in the manner in which the 
original appointment was made. 
(e) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission shall 
serve without pay. 
(f) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of 
agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, while away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of services for the Commis-
sion. 
(g) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The appropriate Fed-
eral agencies or departments shall cooperate with the Com-
mission in expeditiously providing to the members and em-
ployees of the Commission appropriate security clearances 
to the extent possible, pursuant to existing procedures and 
requirements, except that no person shall be provided with 
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access to classified information under this subtitle without 
the appropriate security clearances. 
SEC. 1714. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) STUDY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE-
CURITY.—The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive 
study of the congressional oversight of the Department of 
Homeland Security, including its components, subcompo-
nents, directorates, agencies, and any other entities within 
the Department to— 
(1) review the congressional oversight of the De-
partment of Homeland Security; and 
(2) make recommendations on how congressional 
committee jurisdictions in the Senate and House of 
Representatives could be modified to promote home-
land security and the efficiency and congressional 
oversight of the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Upon the affirmative vote of not less 
than 4 of the members of the Commission, the Commission 
shall submit to the President and Congress a detailed state-
ment of the findings and conclusions of the Commission 
based on the study carried out under subsection (a), together 
with the recommendations of the Commission for such legis-
lation or administrative actions as the Commission con-
siders appropriate in light of the results of the study. 
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(c) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall submit the re-
port under subsection (b) not later than 9 months after the 
date on which a majority of the members of the Commission 
are appointed. 
SEC. 1715. OPERATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) EXECUTIVE BRANCH ASSISTANCE.—The heads of 
the following agencies shall advise and consult with the 
Commission on matters within their respective areas of re-
sponsibility: 
(1) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(2) The Department of Justice. 
(3) The Department of State. 
(4) The Office of Management and Budget. 
(5) Any other agency, as determined by the Com-
mission. 
(b) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet— 
(1) not later than 30 days after the date on 
which a majority of the members of the Commission 
have been appointed; and 
(2) at such times thereafter, at the call of the 
chairperson or vice chairperson. 
(c) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The chairperson and vice 
chairperson shall, with the approval of a majority of the 
members of the Commission, establish written rules of proce-
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dure for the Commission, which shall include a quorum re-
quirement to conduct the business of the Commission. 
(d) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur-
pose of carrying out this subtitle, hold hearings, sit, and 
act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evi-
dence as the Commission considers appropriate. 
(e) CONTRACTS.—The Commission may contract with 
and compensate government and private agencies or per-
sons for any purpose necessary to enable it to carry out 
this subtitle. 
(f) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same condi-
tions as other agencies of the Federal Government. 
(g) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 
(h) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission on a reimbursable basis administrative 
support and other services for the performance of the 
functions of the Commission. 
(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance under paragraph (1), de-
partments and agencies of the United States may pro-
vide to the Commission such services, funds, facilities, 
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staff, and other support services as they may deter-
mine advisable and as may be authorized by law. 
SEC. 1716. FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b) and the 
availability of appropriations, at the request of the chair-
person of the Commission, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall transfer funds, as specified in advance in appro-
priations Acts and in a total amount not to exceed 
$1,000,000, to the Commission for purposes of carrying out 
the activities of the Commission as provided in this subtitle. 
(b) DURATION
OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts trans-
ferred to the Commission under subsection (a) shall remain 
available until the date on which the Commission termi-
nates. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING.—No additional 
funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
Act. This Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
available for the Department of Homeland Security and 
transferred under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1717. PERSONNEL. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall 
have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the 
chairperson with the concurrence of the vice chairperson. 
The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate of pay estab-
lished by the chairperson and vice chairperson, not to exceed 
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the annual rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.—The Executive Di-
rector of the Commission may appoint and fix the pay of 
additional staff as the Executive Director considers appro-
priate. 
(c) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee 
may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement 
from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the 
rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employ-
ment without interruption. 
(d) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission is au-
thorized to procure the services of experts and consultants 
in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person 
occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 1718. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle C—Technical and 
Conforming Amendments 
SEC. 1731. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND 
SECURITY ACT OF 2002. 
(a) TITLE IV.—Title IV of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 427 (6 U.S.C. 235), by striking 
subsection (c). 
(2) By striking section 431 (6 U.S.C. 239). 
(3) In section 476 (6 U.S.C. 296)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 
and Immigration Services’’ each place the term 
appears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Secu-
rity’’ each place the term appears and inserting 
‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’. 
(4) In section 478 (6 U.S.C. 298)— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting 
‘‘ANNUAL
REPORT
ON’’ before ‘‘IMMIGRA-
TION’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); 
(C) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘REPORT.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘One year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘REPORT.—One year’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
subsection (b) and adjusting the margin ac-
cordingly; and 
(D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MAT-
TER
INCLUDED’’ and inserting ‘‘MATTER 
INCLUDED’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through 
(8), respectively, and adjusting the margin 
accordingly. 
(b) TITLE VIII.—Section 812 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2222; 5 
U.S.C. App., note to section 6 of Public Law 95–452) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) By redesignating such section 812 as section 
811. 
(2) By striking subsections (a) and (c). 
(3) In subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(as added by subsection (a) 
of this section)’’ each place it appears; 
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(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respec-
tively, and adjusting the margin accordingly; 
(C) in paragraph (1), by redesignating sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and 
(2), respectively, and adjusting the margin ac-
cordingly; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘(b) PROMULGATION OF INI-
TIAL
GUIDELINES.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘In this subsection’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section’’. 
(4) In subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’. 
(5) In subsection (c), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS’’ and inserting ‘‘MIN-
IMUM REQUIREMENTS’’. 
(6) In subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘NO LAPSE OF AUTHORITY’’ and inserting 
‘‘NO LAPSE OF AUTHORITY’’. 
(c) TITLE IX.—Section 903(a) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 493(a)) is amended in the sub-
section heading by striking ‘‘MEMBERS—’’ and inserting 
‘‘MEMBERS.—’’. 
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(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended as follows: 
(1) By striking the item relating to section 478 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 478. Annual report on immigration functions.’’. 
(2) By striking the items relating to sections 811 
and 812 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 811. Law enforcement powers of Inspector General agents.’’. 
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Calendar No. 381 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2825 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
make certain improvements in the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and for other purposes. 
APRIL 16, 2018 
Reported with an amendment 
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