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Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 322 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Chemical Security Analysis Center.’’. 
Subtitle B—Strengthening DHS Man-
agement, Policymaking, and Oper-
ations 
SEC. 7111. JOINT TASK FORCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
(b) DHS JOINT TASK FORCES.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
348) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) JOINT TASK FORCE STAFF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Joint Task Force 
shall have a staff, composed of personnel from rel-
evant components and offices of the Department, to 
assist the Director of such Joint Task Force in car-
rying out the mission and responsibilities of such 
Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report submitted under paragraph (6)(F)— 
‘‘(i) the number of personnel of each com-
ponent or office permanently assigned to each 
Joint Task Force; and
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‘‘(ii) the number of personnel of each com-
ponent or office assigned on a temporary basis 
to each Joint Task Force.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ESTABLISH-
MENT’’ and inserting ‘‘MISSION; ESTABLISHMENT’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) using leading practices in performance 
management and lessons learned by other law en-
forcement task forces and joint operations, estab-
lish— 
‘‘(i) the mission, strategic goals, and ob-
jectives of each Joint Task Force; 
‘‘(ii) the criteria for terminating each 
Joint Task Force; and 
‘‘(iii) outcome-based and other appropriate 
performance metrics for evaluating the effec-
tiveness of each Joint Task Force with respect 
to the mission, strategic goals, and objectives 
established pursuant to clause (i), including— 
‘‘(I) targets for each Joint Task 
Force to achieve by not later than one and 
three years after such establishment; and
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‘‘(II) a description of the method-
ology used to establish such metrics;’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(iii) by striking ‘‘date of the enactment of 
this section’’ and insert ‘‘date of the enactment 
of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization 
Act of 2022’’; 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘mission, strategic goals, 
objectives, and’’ before ‘‘metrics’’; and 
(v) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(C) not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reau-
thorization Act of 2022 and annually thereafter, 
submit to the committees specified in subparagraph 
(B) a report that contains information on the 
progress in implementing the outcome-based and 
other appropriate performance metrics established 
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR TERMI-
NATION’’ after ‘‘FORMATION’’; and
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(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than seven days 
after establishing or terminating a Joint Task 
Force under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
submit to the majority leader of the Senate, the mi-
nority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the majority leader of the 
House of Representatives, the minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a notification regarding such establishment 
or termination, as the case may be. The contents of 
any such notification shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) The criteria and conditions required 
to establish or terminate the Joint Task Force 
at issue. 
‘‘(ii) The primary mission, strategic goals, 
objectives, and plan of operations of such Joint 
Task Force.
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‘‘(iii) If such notification is a notification 
of termination, information on the effectiveness 
of such Joint Task Force as measured by the 
outcome-based performance metrics and other 
appropriate performance metrics established 
pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(iii). 
‘‘(iv) The funding and resources required 
to establish or terminate such Joint Task 
Force. 
‘‘(v) The number of personnel of each 
component or office permanently assigned to 
such Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(vi) The number of personnel of each 
component and office assigned on a temporary 
basis to such Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(vii) If such notification is a notification 
of establishment, the anticipated costs of estab-
lishing and operating such Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(viii) If such notification is a notification 
of termination, funding allocated in the imme-
diately preceding fiscal year to such Joint Task 
Force for— 
‘‘(I) operations, notwithstanding such 
termination; and
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‘‘(II) activities associated with such 
termination. 
‘‘(ix) The anticipated establishment or ac-
tual termination date of such Joint Task 
Force, as the case may be.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (12)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘January 31, 2018, and 
January 31, 2021, the Inspector General of 
the Department’’ and inserting ‘‘one year after 
the date of the enactment of the DHS Joint 
Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, the 
Comptroller General of the United States’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘an assessment of the ef-
fectiveness of the Secretary’s utilization of the 
authority provided under this section for the 
purposes specified in subsection (b)(2) as 
among the range of options available to the 
Secretary to conduct joint operations among 
departmental components and offices and’’ be-
fore ‘‘a review of the Joint Task Forces’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘reviews’’ and inserting ‘‘review’’; and
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(ii) by amending clauses (i) and (ii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(i) an assessment of methodology utilized 
to determine whether to establish or terminate 
each Joint Task Force; and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the effectiveness of 
oversight over each Joint Task Force, with 
specificity regarding the Secretary’s utilization 
of outcome-based or other appropriate perform-
ance metrics (established pursuant to para-
graph (9)(A)(iii)) to evaluate the effectiveness 
of each Joint Task Force in measuring 
progress with respect to the mission, strategic 
goals, and objectives (established pursuant to 
paragraph (9)(A)(i)) of such Joint Task 
Force.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 7112. HOMELAND PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 836. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RELATED 
TO NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) COVERED
ITEM.—The term ‘covered item’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Footwear provided as part of a uniform. 
‘‘(B) Uniforms. 
‘‘(C) Holsters and tactical pouches. 
‘‘(D) Patches, insignia, and embellishments. 
‘‘(E) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nu-
clear protective gear. 
‘‘(F) Body armor components intended to pro-
vide ballistic protection for an individual, consisting 
of 1 or more of the following: 
‘‘(i) Soft ballistic panels. 
‘‘(ii) Hard ballistic plates. 
‘‘(iii) Concealed armor carriers worn 
under a uniform. 
‘‘(iv) External armor carriers worn over a 
uniform. 
‘‘(G) Any other item of clothing or protective 
equipment as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) FRONTLINE OPERATIONAL COMPONENT.—The 
term ‘frontline operational component’ means any of the 
following entities of the Department: 
‘‘(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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‘‘(B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment. 
‘‘(C) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(D) The Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(E) The Federal Protective Service. 
‘‘(F) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(G) The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers. 
‘‘(H) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
any procurement of a covered item for a frontline oper-
ational component meets the following criteria: 
‘‘(A)(i) To the maximum extent possible, not 
less than one-third of funds obligated in a specific 
fiscal year for the procurement of such covered 
items shall be covered items that are manufactured 
or supplied in the United States by entities that 
qualify as small business concerns, as such term is 
described under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632).
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‘‘(ii) Covered items may only be supplied pur-
suant to subparagraph (A) to the extent that 
United States entities that qualify as small business 
concerns— 
‘‘(I) are unable to manufacture covered 
items in the United States; and 
‘‘(II) meet the criteria identified in sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) Each contractor with respect to the pro-
curement of such a covered item, including the end- 
item manufacturer of such a covered item— 
‘‘(i) is an entity registered with the Sys-
tem for Award Management (or successor sys-
tem) administered by the General Services Ad-
ministration; and 
‘‘(ii) is in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 
of the International Organization for Stand-
ardization (or successor standard) or a stand-
ard determined appropriate by the Secretary to 
ensure the quality of products and adherence 
to applicable statutory and regulatory require-
ments. 
‘‘(C) Each supplier of such a covered item with 
an insignia (such as any patch, badge, or emblem) 
and each supplier of such an insignia, if such cov-
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ered item with such insignia or such insignia, as the 
case may be, is not produced, applied, or assembled 
in the United States, shall— 
‘‘(i) store such covered item with such in-
signia or such insignia in a locked area; 
‘‘(ii) report any pilferage or theft of such 
covered item with such insignia or such insig-
nia occurring at any stage before delivery of 
such covered item with such insignia or such 
insignia; and 
‘‘(iii) destroy any such defective or unus-
able covered item with insignia or insignia in 
a manner established by the Secretary, and 
maintain records, for three years after the cre-
ation of such records, of such destruction that 
include the date of such destruction, a descrip-
tion of the covered item with insignia or insig-
nia destroyed, the quantity of the covered item 
with insignia or insignia destroyed, and the 
method of destruction. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a national 
emergency declared by the President under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or 
a major disaster declared by the President under
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section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170), the Secretary may waive a requirement in 
subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) if 
the Secretary determines there is an insufficient 
supply of a covered item that meets such require-
ment. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the Secretary determines a waiv-
er under subparagraph (A) is necessary, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives no-
tice of such determination, which shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Identification of the national emer-
gency or major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(ii) Identification of the covered item for 
which the Secretary intends to issue the waiv-
er.
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‘‘(iii) A description of the demand for the 
covered item and corresponding lack of supply 
from contractors able to meet the criteria de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) or (C) of para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(c) PRICING.—The Secretary shall ensure that covered 
items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, consistent 
with the procedures and guidelines specified in the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee 
on Small Business, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a briefing on instances in which 
vendors have failed to meet deadlines for delivery of covered 
items and corrective actions taken by the Department in re-
sponse to such instances. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section applies with re-
spect to a contract entered into by the Department or any 
frontline operational component on or after the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.’’.
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(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security 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 study of the adequacy of 
uniform allowances provided to employees of frontline 
operational components (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 836 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by subsection (a)). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be informed by a Department-wide survey 
of employees from across the Department of Home-
land Security who receive uniform allowances that 
seeks to ascertain what, if any, improvements could 
be made to the current uniform allowances and 
what, if any, impacts current allowances have had 
on employee morale and retention; 
(B) assess the adequacy of the most recent in-
crease made to the uniform allowance for first year 
employees; and 
(C) consider increasing by 50 percent, at min-
imum, the annual allowance for all other employees.
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(c) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide a report with rec-
ommendations on how the Department of Homeland Se-
curity could procure additional items from domestic 
sources and bolster the domestic supply chain for items 
related to national security to— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Com-
mittee on Small Business, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A review of the compliance of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security with the requirements 
under section 604 of title VI of division A of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(6 U.S.C. 453b) to buy certain items related to na-
tional security interests from sources in the United 
States.
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(B) An assessment of the capacity of the De-
partment of Homeland Security to procure the fol-
lowing items from domestic sources: 
(i) Personal protective equipment and 
other items necessary to respond to a pandemic 
such as that caused by COVID–19. 
(ii) Helmets that provide ballistic protec-
tion and other head protection and compo-
nents. 
(iii) Rain gear, cold weather gear, and 
other environmental and flame resistant cloth-
ing. 
(d) 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 835 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 836. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security inter-
ests.’’. 
SEC. 7113. DAILY PUBLIC REPORT OF COVERED CONTRACT 
AWARDS. 
(a) DAILY CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall post, 
maintain, and update in accordance with paragraph 
(2), on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment, a daily report of all covered contract awards.
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(B) CONTENTS.—Each report under this para-
graph shall include, for each covered contract 
award, information relating to the following: 
(i) The contract number, modification 
number, or delivery order number. 
(ii) The contract type. 
(iii) The amount obligated for the award. 
(iv) The total contract value for the 
award, including all options. 
(v) The description of the purpose for the 
award. 
(vi) The number of proposals or bids re-
ceived. 
(vii) The name and address of the vendor, 
and whether the vendor is a small business. 
(viii) The period and primary place of per-
formance for the award. 
(ix) Whether the award is multiyear. 
(x) The contracting office. 
(2) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall make updates 
referred to in paragraph (1) not later than five business 
days after the date on which a covered contract is au-
thorized or modified.
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION
OR DEFINI-
TIZED AMOUNT.—If a covered contract award reported under 
subsection (a) includes an undefinitized contract action, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) report the estimated total contract value for the 
award and the amount obligated upon award; and 
(2) once there is a definitized amount for the 
award, update the total contract value and amount obli-
gated. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—Each report required under subsection 
(a) shall not include covered contract awards for which syn-
opsis was exempted under section 5.202(a)(1) of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, or any successor thereto. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED CONTRACT AWARD.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered contract award’’— 
(A) means a contract action of the Department 
with a total contract value of not less than 
$4,000,000, including unexercised options; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) contract awards governed by the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation;
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(ii) modifications to a contract award that 
increase the total value, expand the scope of 
work, or extend the period of performance; 
(iii) orders placed on a multiple-award or 
multiple-agency contract that includes delivery 
or quantity terms that are indefinite; 
(iv) other transaction authority agree-
ments; and 
(v) contract awards made with other than 
full and open competition. 
(2) DEFINITIZED AMOUNT.—The term ‘‘definitized 
amount’’ means the final amount of a covered contract 
award after agreement between the Department and the 
contractor at issue. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(5) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small business’’ 
means an entity that qualifies as a small business con-
cern, as defined under section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
(6) TOTAL
CONTRACT
VALUE.—The term ‘‘total 
contract value’’ means the total amount of funds ex-
pected to be provided to the contractor at issue under
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the terms of the contract through the full period of per-
formance. 
(7) UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION.—The term 
‘‘undefinitized contract action’’ means any contract ac-
tion for which the contract terms, specifications, or price 
is not established prior to the start of the performance 
of the covered contract award. 
(e) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have force or 
effect on the date that is five years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 7114. PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES INDUSTRY. 
Section 308 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 188) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES INDUSTRY.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COUNTRY
OF
CONCERN.—The term 
‘country of concern’ means a country that— 
‘‘(i) is a covered nation, as such term is 
defined in section 4872(d) of title 10, United 
States Code; or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines is engaged 
in conduct that is detrimental to the national 
security of the United States.
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‘‘(B) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; SMALL BUSI-
NESS FIRM; SUBJECT INVENTION.—The terms ‘non-
profit organization’, ‘small business firm’, and ‘sub-
ject invention’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 201 of title 35, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) MANUFACTURED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE 
UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘manufactured sub-
stantially in the United States’ means an item is a 
domestic end product. 
‘‘(D) DOMESTIC
END
PRODUCT.—The term 
‘domestic end product’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 25.003 of title 48, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor thereto. 
‘‘(3) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), in individual cases, the requirements under sec-
tion 204 of title 35, United States Code, may be 
waived by the Secretary upon a showing by the 
small business firm, nonprofit organization, or as-
signee that reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have 
been made to grant licenses on similar terms to po-
tential licensees that would be likely to manufacture 
substantially in the United States or that under the 
circumstances domestic manufacture is not commer-
cially feasible.
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‘‘(B) CONDITIONS ON WAIVERS GRANTED BY 
DEPARTMENT.— 
‘‘(i) BEFORE GRANT OF WAIVER.—Before 
granting a waiver under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall comply with the procedures de-
veloped and implemented by the Department 
pursuant to section 70923(b)(2) of the Build 
America, Buy America Act (enacted as subtitle 
A of title IX of division G of Public Law 117– 
58). 
‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION ON GRANTING CERTAIN 
WAIVERS.—The Secretary may not grant a 
waiver under subparagraph (A) if, as a result 
of such waiver, products embodying the appli-
cable subject invention, or produced through 
the use of the applicable subject invention, 
would be manufactured substantially in a coun-
try of concern.’’. 
SEC. 7115. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MENTOR- 
PROTE´ GE´ PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as amended 
by subtitle A, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 890D. MENTOR-PROTE´ GE´ PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment a mentor-prote´ge´ program (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Program’) under which a mentor firm enters into 
an agreement with a prote´ge´ firm for the purpose of assisting 
the prote´ge´ firm to compete for prime contracts and sub-
contracts of the Department. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall establish criteria 
for mentor firms and prote´ge´ firms to be eligible to partici-
pate in the Program, including a requirement that a firm is 
not included on any list maintained by the Federal Govern-
ment of contractors that have been suspended or debarred. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza-
tion of the Department, shall establish a process for sub-
mission of an application jointly by a mentor firm and 
the prote´ge´ firm selected by the mentor firm. The appli-
cation shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the assistance to be pro-
vided by the mentor firm, including, to the extent 
available, the number and a brief description of 
each anticipated subcontract to be awarded to the 
prote´ge´ firm.
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‘‘(B) A schedule with milestones for achieving 
the assistance to be provided over the period of par-
ticipation in the Program. 
‘‘(C) An estimate of the costs to be incurred by 
the mentor firm for providing assistance under the 
Program. 
‘‘(D) Attestations that Program participants 
will submit to the Secretary reports at times speci-
fied by the Secretary to assist the Secretary in eval-
uating the prote´ge´ firm’s developmental progress. 
‘‘(E) Attestations that Program participants 
will inform the Secretary in the event of a change 
in eligibility or voluntary withdrawal from the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days after re-
ceipt of an application pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization shall notify applicants of approval or, in the 
case of disapproval, the process for resubmitting an ap-
plication for reconsideration. 
‘‘(3) RESCISSION.—The head of the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization may rescind the 
approval of an application under this subsection if it de-
termines that such action is in the best interest of the 
Department.
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‘‘(d) PROGRAM DURATION.—A mentor firm and prote´ge´ 
firm approved under subsection (c) shall enter into an agree-
ment to participate in the Program for a period of not less 
than 36 months. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM BENEFITS.—A mentor firm and prote´ge´ 
firm that enter into an agreement under subsection (d) may 
receive the following Program benefits: 
‘‘(1) With respect to an award of a contract that re-
quires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive 
evaluation credit for participating in the Program. 
‘‘(2) With respect to an award of a contract that re-
quires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive 
credit for a prote´ge´ firm performing as a first tier sub-
contractor or a subcontractor at any tier in an amount 
equal to the total dollar value of any subcontracts 
awarded to such prote´ge´ firm. 
‘‘(3) A prote´ge´ firm may receive technical, manage-
rial, financial, or any other mutually agreed upon benefit 
from a mentor firm, including a subcontract award. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, 
the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Com-
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mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies each agreement between a mentor 
firm and a prote´ge´ firm entered into under this section, 
including the number of prote´ge´ firm participants that 
are— 
‘‘(A) small business concerns; 
‘‘(B) small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans; 
‘‘(C) small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans; 
‘‘(D) qualified HUBZone small business con-
cerns; 
‘‘(E) small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals; 
‘‘(F) small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by women; 
‘‘(G) historically Black colleges and univer-
sities; and 
‘‘(H) minority-serving institutions; 
‘‘(2) describes the type of assistance provided by 
mentor firms to prote´ge´ firms; 
‘‘(3) identifies contracts within the Department in 
which a mentor firm serving as the prime contractor
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provided subcontracts to a prote´ge´ firm under the Pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(4) assesses the degree to which there has been— 
‘‘(A) an increase in the technical capabilities of 
prote´ge´ firms; and 
‘‘(B) an increase in the quantity and estimated 
value of prime contract and subcontract awards to 
prote´ge´ firms for the period covered by the report. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to limit, diminish, impair, or otherwise af-
fect the authority of the Department to participate in any 
program carried out by or requiring approval of the Small 
Business Administration or adopt or follow any regulation or 
policy that the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration may promulgate, except that, to the extent that any 
provision of this section (including subsection (h)) conflicts 
with any other provision of law, regulation, or policy, this sec-
tion shall control. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVER-
SITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or university’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘part B institution’ in 
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1061).
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‘‘(2) MENTOR
FIRM.—The term ‘mentor firm’ 
means a for-profit business concern that is not a small 
business concern that— 
‘‘(A) has the ability to assist and commits to 
assisting a prote´ge´ to compete for Federal prime 
contracts and subcontracts; and 
‘‘(B) satisfies any other requirements imposed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘minority-serving institution’ means an institution of 
higher education described in section 317 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
‘‘(4) PROTE´GE´
FIRM.—The term ‘prote´ge´ firm’ 
means a small business concern, a historically Black col-
lege or university, or a minority-serving institution 
that— 
‘‘(A) is eligible to enter into a prime contract 
or subcontract with the Department; and 
‘‘(B) satisfies any other requirements imposed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) SMALL
BUSINESS
ACT
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms ‘small business concern’, ‘small business concern 
owned and controlled by veterans’, ‘small business con-
cern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans’, 
‘qualified HUBZone small business concern’, ‘and small
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business concern owned and controlled by women’ have 
the meanings given such terms, respectively, under sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). The 
term ‘small business concern owned and controlled by so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individuals’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 890C (as 
added by subtitle A) the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890D. Mentor-prote´ge´ program.’’. 
SEC. 7116. DHS ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
council established under paragraph (2). 
(B) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(C) ECONOMIC
SECURITY.—The term ‘‘eco-
nomic security’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 890B(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 474(c)(2)). 
(D) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—In accordance with the mis-
sion of the Department under section 101(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111(b)), and 
in particular paragraph (1)(F) of such section, the Sec-
retary shall establish a standing council of Department 
component heads or their designees, to carry out the du-
ties described in paragraph (3). 
(3) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—Pursuant to the 
scope of the mission of the Department as described in 
paragraph (2), the Council shall provide to the Secretary 
advice and recommendations on matters of economic se-
curity, including relating to the following: 
(A) Identifying concentrated risks for trade 
and economic security. 
(B) Setting priorities for securing the trade 
and economic security of the United States. 
(C) Coordinating Department-wide activity on 
trade and economic security matters. 
(D) With respect to the development of the 
continuity of the economy plan of the President 
under section 9603 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal 
Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 322). 
(E) 
Proposing 
statutory 
and 
regulatory 
changes impacting trade and economic security.
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(F) Any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(4) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Under Secretary 
for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department— 
(A) shall serve as Chair of the Council; and 
(B) may designate a Council member as a Vice 
Chair. 
(5) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not less 
frequently than quarterly, as well as— 
(A) at the call of the Chair; or 
(B) at the direction of the Secretary. 
(6) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 
thereafter for four years, the Council shall brief the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate, and Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives on the actions and activities of 
the Council. 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—Section 709 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Sec-
retary, who shall assist the Secretary in carrying out the 
duties under paragraph (2) and the responsibilities 
under paragraph (3). Notwithstanding section 103(a)(1), 
the Assistant Secretary established under this paragraph 
shall be appointed by the President without the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—At the direction of the Secretary, 
the Assistant Secretary established under paragraph (1) 
shall be responsible for policy formulation regarding 
matters relating to economic security and trade, as such 
matters relate to the mission and the operations of the 
Department. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition 
to the duties specified in paragraph (2), the Assistant 
Secretary established under paragraph (1), at the direc-
tion of the Secretary, may— 
‘‘(A) oversee—
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‘‘(i) coordination of supply chain policy; 
and 
‘‘(ii) assessments and reports to Congress 
related to critical economic security domains; 
‘‘(B) coordinate with stakeholders in other 
Federal departments and agencies and nongovern-
mental entities with trade and economic security in-
terests, authorities, and responsibilities; and 
‘‘(C) perform such additional duties as the Sec-
retary or the Under Secretary of Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans may prescribe. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CRITICAL
ECONOMIC
SECURITY
DO-
MAIN.—The term ‘critical economic security do-
main’ means any infrastructure, industry, tech-
nology, or intellectual property (or combination 
thereof) that is essential for the economic security 
of the United States. 
‘‘(B) ECONOMIC
SECURITY.—The term ‘eco-
nomic security’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 890B(c)(2).’’. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
or the amendments made by this section may be construed 
to affect or diminish the authority otherwise granted to any 
other officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Subtitle C—Enhancing Cybersecurity 
Training and Operations 
SEC. 7121. PRESIDENT’S CUP CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Director’’) of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity is authorized to hold an annual cybersecurity competition 
to be known as the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s President’s 
Cup Cybersecurity Competition’’ (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘competition’’) for the purpose of identifying, chal-
lenging, and competitively awarding prizes, including cash 
prizes, to the United States Government’s best cybersecurity 
practitioners and teams across offensive and defensive cyber-
security disciplines. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the 
competition, an individual shall be a Federal civilian employee 
or member of the uniformed services (as such term is defined 
in section 2101(3) of title 5, United States Code) and shall 
comply with any rules promulgated by the Director regarding 
the competition. 
(c) COMPETITION ADMINISTRATION.—The Director may 
enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other 
agreement with a private sector for-profit or nonprofit entity
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or State or local government agency to administer the com-
petition. 
(d) COMPETITION
PARAMETERS.—Each competition 
shall incorporate the following elements: 
(1) Cybersecurity skills outlined in the National Ini-
tiative for Cybersecurity Education Framework, or any 
successor framework. 
(2) Individual and team events. 
(3) Categories demonstrating offensive and defen-
sive cyber operations, such as software reverse engineer-
ing and exploitation, network operations, forensics, big 
data analysis, cyber analysis, cyber defense, cyber exploi-
tation, secure programming, obfuscated coding, or cyber- 
physical systems. 
(4) Any other elements related to paragraphs (1), 
(2), or (3), as determined necessary by the Director. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to further the goals and 
objectives of the competition, the Director may use 
amounts made available to the Director for the competi-
tion for reasonable expenses for the following: 
(A) Advertising, marketing, and promoting the 
competition. 
(B) Meals for participants and organizers of 
the competition if attendance at the meal during
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the competition is necessary to maintain the integ-
rity of the competition. 
(C) Promotional items, including merchandise 
and apparel. 
(D) Consistent with section 4503 of title 5, 
United States Code, necessary expenses for the hon-
orary recognition of competition participants, in-
cluding members of the uniformed services. 
(E) Monetary and nonmonetary awards for 
competition participants, including members of the 
uniformed services, subject to subsection (f). 
(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply to 
amounts appropriated on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(f) PRIZE LIMITATION.— 
(1) AWARDS BY THE DIRECTOR.—The Director may 
make one or more awards per competition, except that 
the amount or value of each shall not exceed $10,000. 
(2) AWARDS BY THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SE-
CURITY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
make one or more awards per competition, except the 
amount or the value of each shall not exceed $25,000. 
(3) REGULAR PAY.—A monetary award under this 
section shall be in addition to the regular pay of the re-
cipient.
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(4) OVERALL
YEARLY
AWARD
LIMIT.—The total 
amount or value of awards made under this Act during 
a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall 
annually provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a re-
port that includes the following with respect to each competi-
tion conducted in the preceding year: 
(1) A description of available amounts. 
(2) A description of authorized expenditures. 
(3) Information relating to participation. 
(4) Information relating to lessons learned, and how 
such lessons may be applied to improve cybersecurity op-
erations and recruitment of the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency of the Department of Home-
land Security. 
SEC. 7122. INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY 
TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2220E. INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY 
TRAINING INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Industrial Control Systems 
Cybersecurity Training Initiative (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Initiative’) is established within the Agency. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Initiative is to 
develop and strengthen the skills of the cybersecurity 
workforce related to securing industrial control systems. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the Initiative, 
the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure the Initiative includes— 
‘‘(A) virtual and in-person trainings and 
courses provided at no cost to participants; 
‘‘(B) trainings and courses available at dif-
ferent skill levels, including introductory level 
courses; 
‘‘(C) trainings and courses that cover cyber de-
fense strategies for industrial control systems, in-
cluding an understanding of the unique cyber 
threats facing industrial control systems and the 
mitigation of security vulnerabilities in industrial 
control systems technology; and 
‘‘(D) appropriate consideration regarding the 
availability of trainings and courses in different re-
gions of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) engage in—
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‘‘(A) collaboration with the National Labora-
tories of the Department of Energy in accordance 
with section 309; 
‘‘(B) consultation with Sector Risk Manage-
ment Agencies; 
‘‘(C) as appropriate, consultation with private 
sector entities with relevant expertise, such as ven-
dors of industrial control systems technologies; and 
‘‘(3) consult, to the maximum extent practicable, 
with commercial training providers and academia to 
minimize the potential for duplication of other training 
opportunities. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this section and annually 
thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Initiative. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the courses provided 
under the Initiative. 
‘‘(B) A description of outreach efforts to raise 
awareness of the availability of such courses.
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‘‘(C) The number of participants in each 
course. 
‘‘(D) Voluntarily provided information on the 
demographics of participants in such courses, in-
cluding by sex, race, and place of residence. 
‘‘(E) Information on the participation in such 
courses of workers from each critical infrastructure 
sector. 
‘‘(F) Plans for expanding access to industrial 
control systems education and training, including 
expanding access to women and underrepresented 
populations, and expanding access to different re-
gions of the United States. 
‘‘(G) Recommendations regarding how to 
strengthen the state of industrial control systems 
cybersecurity education and training.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 2220D the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2220E. Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative.’’. 
SEC. 7123. NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE REAU-
THORIZATION. 
Section 822 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 383) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL; MISSION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2017 through 2022’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023 through 2028’’; and 
(C) by striking the second sentence and insert-
ing ‘‘The Institute’s mission shall be to educate, 
train, and equip State, local, territorial, and Tribal 
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges, 
as well as participants in the United States Secret 
Service’s network of cyber fraud task forces who are 
Federal employees, members of the uniformed serv-
ices, or State, local, Tribal, or territorial employees, 
regarding the investigation and prevention of cyber-
security incidents, electronic crimes, and related cy-
bersecurity threats, including through the dissemi-
nation of homeland security information, in accord-
ance with relevant Federal law regarding privacy, 
civil rights, and civil liberties protections.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) CURRICULUM.—In furtherance of subsection (a), all 
education and training of the Institute shall be conducted in 
accordance with relevant Federal law regarding privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties protections. Education and training 
provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall relate to the fol-
lowing:
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training to individuals from geographically-diverse 
jurisdictions throughout the United States, and the 
Institute shall prioritize, to the extent reasonable 
and practicable, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and 
other employees.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
cipients of education and training provided pursu-
ant to subsection (a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘necessary to conduct cyber 
and electronic crime and related threat investiga-
tions and computer and mobile device forensic ex-
aminations’’ and inserting ‘‘for investigating and 
preventing 
cybersecurity 
incidents, 
electronic 
crimes, and related cybersecurity threats, and for 
forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, 
and other information systems’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending the heading to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘CYBER FRAUD TASK FORCES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Electronic Crime’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Cyber Fraud’’;
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(C) by striking ‘‘State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
cipients of education and training provided pursu-
ant to subsection (a)’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘at’’ and inserting ‘‘by’’; and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(g) EXPENSES.—The Director of the United States Se-
cret Service may pay for all or a part of the education, train-
ing, or equipment provided by the Institute, including relat-
ing to the travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of 
recipients of education and training provided pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include in 
the annual report required under section 1116 of title 
31, United States Code, information regarding the ac-
tivities of the Institute, including, where possible, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An identification of jurisdictions with re-
cipients of the education and training provided pur-
suant to subsection (a) during such year. 
‘‘(B) Information relating to the costs associ-
ated with that education and training.
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‘‘(C) Any information regarding projected fu-
ture demand for the education and training pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(D) Impacts of the activities of the Institute 
on the capability of jurisdictions to investigate and 
prevent cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, 
and related cybersecurity threats. 
‘‘(E) A description of the nomination process 
for potential recipients of the information and train-
ing provided pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(F) Any other issues determined relevant by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Any information required under 
paragraph (1) that is submitted as part of the annual 
budget submitted by the President to Congress under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is not re-
quired to be included in the report required under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term ‘cyberse-
curity threat’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as 
division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 1501)).
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‘‘(2) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 2209(a). 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘informa-
tion system’ has the meaning given such term in section 
102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as divi-
sion N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 1501(9))).’’. 
SEC. 7124. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY ROLES AND RESPON-
SIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of 
Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report on the roles and responsibilities of the 
Department and its components relating to cyber incident re-
sponse. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A review of how the cyber incident response 
plans under section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security
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Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c)) are utilized in the Fed-
eral Government’s response to a cyber incident. 
(2) An explanation of the roles and responsibilities 
of the Department of Homeland Security and its compo-
nents with responsibility for, or in support of, the Fed-
eral Government’s response to a cyber incident, includ-
ing primary responsibility for working with impacted pri-
vate sector entities. 
(3) An explanation of which and how authorities of 
the Department and its components are utilized in the 
Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident. 
(4) Recommendations to provide further clarity for 
roles and responsibilities of the Department and its com-
ponents relating to cyber incident response. 
Subtitle 
D—Enhancing 
Transpor-
tation and Border Security Oper-
ations 
SEC. 7131. TSA REACHING ACROSS NATIONALITIES, SOCIETIES, 
AND LANGUAGES TO ADVANCE TRAVELER EDU-
CATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
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and Transportation of the Senate a plan to ensure that TSA 
material disseminated in major airports can be better under-
stood by more people accessing such airports. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of the most common languages 
other than English that are the primary languages of in-
dividuals that travel through or work in each major air-
port. 
(2) A plan to improve— 
(A) TSA materials to communicate information 
in languages identified pursuant to paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) the communication of TSA material to in-
dividuals with vision or hearing impairments or 
other possible barriers to understanding such mate-
rial. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the plan required 
under subsection (a), the Administrator of the TSA, acting 
through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombuds-
man, and Traveler Engagement of the TSA, shall take into 
consideration data regarding the following: 
(1) International enplanements. 
(2) Local populations surrounding major airports.
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(3) Languages spoken by members of Indian Tribes 
within each service area population in which a major air-
port is located. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the 
Administrator of the TSA, in consultation with the owner or 
operator of each major airport, shall implement such plan. 
(e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the 
implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
review of such implementation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘airport’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in section 
102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 
of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130), individually identified (includ-
ing parenthetically) in the list published most recently as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to sec-
tion 104 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5131).
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(3) MAJOR AIRPORTS.—The term ‘‘major airports’’ 
means Category X and Category I airports. 
(4) NON-TRAVELING INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘non- 
traveling individual’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(5) TSA MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘TSA material’’ 
means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press re-
leases, social media postings, and other communications 
published and disseminated by the Administrator of the 
TSA in Category X and Category I airports for use by 
both traveling and non-traveling individuals. 
SEC. 7132. ONE-STOP PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce,
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Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Transpor-
tation Security Administration of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding 44901(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Administrator, in coordina-
tion with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection and the Secretary of State, may implement a pilot 
program at not more than six foreign last point of departure 
airports to permit passengers and their accessible property 
arriving on direct flights or flight segments originating at 
such participating foreign airports to continue on additional 
flights or flight segments originating in the United States 
without additional security re-screening if— 
(1) the initial screening was conducted in accord-
ance with an aviation security screening agreement de-
scribed in subsection (e); 
(2) passengers arriving from participating foreign 
airports are unable to access their checked baggage until 
the arrival at their final destination; and 
(3) upon arrival in the United States, passengers 
arriving from participating foreign airports do not come 
into contact with other arriving international passengers, 
those passengers’ property, or other persons who have
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not been screened or subjected to other appropriate secu-
rity controls required for entry into the airport’s sterile 
area. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying 
out this section, the Administrator shall ensure that there is 
no reduction in the level of security or specific TSA aviation 
security standards or requirements for screening passengers 
and their property prior to boarding an international flight 
bound for the United States, including specific aviation secu-
rity standards and requirements regarding the following: 
(1) High risk passengers and their property. 
(2) Weapons, explosives, and incendiaries. 
(3) Screening passengers and property transferring 
at a foreign last point of departure airport from another 
airport and bound for the United States, and addressing 
any commingling of such passengers and property with 
passengers and property screened under the pilot pro-
gram described in subsection (b). 
(4) Insider risk at foreign last point of departure 
airports. 
(d) RE-SCREENING OF CHECKED BAGGAGE.—Subject to 
subsection (f), the Administrator may determine whether 
checked baggage arriving from participating foreign airports 
referenced in subsection (b) that screen using an explosives 
detection system must be re-screened in the United States by
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an explosives detection system before such baggage continues 
on any additional flight or flight segment. 
(e) AVIATION SECURITY SCREENING AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An aviation security screening 
agreement described in this subsection is a treaty, execu-
tive agreement, or non-binding instrument entered into 
with a foreign country that delineates and implements 
security standards and protocols utilized at a foreign last 
point of departure airport that are determined by the 
Administrator— 
(A) to be comparable to those of the United 
States; and 
(B) sufficiently effective to enable passengers 
and their accessible property to deplane into sterile 
areas of airports in the United States without the 
need for re-screening. 
(2) NON-DELEGATION.—The authority to approve 
an aviation security screening agreement may not be del-
egated below the level of the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, or the Administrator. 
(f) RE-SCREENING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator determines 
that a foreign country participating in the aviation secu-
rity screening agreement has not maintained and imple-
mented security standards and protocols comparable to
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‘‘(B) a description of activities of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that were 
curtailed as a result of providing the emergency as-
sistance; and 
‘‘(C) an assessment of whether further action 
is needed to restore the affected coral reef, rec-
ommendations for such restoration, and a cost esti-
mate to implement such recommendations. 
‘‘SEC. 210. CORAL REEF DISASTER FUND. 
‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS.—The Administrator shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), 
authorizing the Foundation to receive, hold, and administer 
funds received under this section. 
‘‘(b) FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall establish 
an account, to be known as the ‘Coral Reef Disaster 
Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS.—The Foundation shall deposit 
funds received under this section into the Fund. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSES.—The Fund shall be available sole-
ly to support the long-term recovery of coral reefs from 
exigent circumstances described in section 209(b)— 
‘‘(A) in partnership with non-Federal stake-
holders; and