(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a description’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and risks’’ be-
fore ‘‘to national homeland’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); 
and 
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(I) as subparagraph (H); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
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(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
retain the following documentation regarding the 
quadrennial homeland security review: 
‘‘(A) Records regarding the consultation 
carried out the pursuant to subsection (a)(3), 
including— 
‘‘(i) all written communications, in-
cluding communications sent out by the 
Secretary and feedback submitted to the 
Secretary through technology, online com-
munications tools, in-person discussions, 
and the interagency process; and 
‘‘(ii) information on how feedback re-
ceived by the Secretary informed the quad-
rennial homeland security review. 
‘‘(B) Information regarding the risk as-
sessment,
as
required
under
subsection 
(c)(2)(B), including— 
‘‘(i) the risk model utilized to generate 
the risk assessment; 
‘‘(ii) information, including data used 
in the risk model, utilized to generate the 
risk assessment; 
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‘‘(iii) sources of information, including 
other risk assessments, utilized to generate 
the risk assessment; and 
‘‘(iv)
information
on
assumptions, 
weighing factors, and subjective judgments 
utilized to generate the risk assessment, 
together with information on the rationale 
or basis thereof.’’; and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the sub-
mission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), 
the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate information on the degree to which the find-
ings and recommendations developed in the quadrennial 
homeland security review covered by the report were inte-
grated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans 
for the Department.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to a quadrennial 
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homeland security review conducted after December 31, 
2017. 
SEC. 1108. OFFICE OF STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 708 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (as redesignated pursuant to section 
1705(g) of this Act; relating to the Office of Strategy, Pol-
icy, and Plans of the Department of Homeland Security) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
shall include the following components: 
‘‘(1) The Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘(2) The Office of Cyber, Infrastructure, and 
Resilience Policy. 
‘‘(3) The Office of Strategy, Planning, Analysis, 
and Risk. 
‘‘(4) The Office of Threat Prevention and Secu-
rity Policy. 
‘‘(5) The Office of Border, Immigration, and 
Trade Policy.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(e) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
AFFAIRS.—The Office of International Affairs shall be led 
by an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs ap-
pointed by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate international activities within 
the Department, including activities carried out by 
the components of the Department, in consultation 
with other Federal officials with responsibility for 
counterterrorism and homeland security matters; 
‘‘(2) advise, inform, and assist the Secretary 
with respect to the development and implementation 
of the policy priorities of the Department, including 
strategic priorities for the deployment of assets, in-
cluding personnel, outside the United States; 
‘‘(3) develop, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary for Management, guidance for selecting, 
assigning, training, and monitoring overseas deploy-
ments of Department personnel, including minimum 
standards for pre-deployment training; 
‘‘(4) maintain awareness regarding the inter-
national travel of senior officers of the Department 
and their intent to pursue negotiations with foreign 
government
officials,
and
review
resulting
draft 
agreements; and 
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‘‘(5) perform such other functions as are estab-
lished by law or delegated by the Under Secretary 
for Policy.’’. 
(b) ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL 
AFFAIRS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of International 
Affairs within the Office of the Secretary of Home-
land Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND PERSONNEL.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by such 
office as of the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated 
with such functions, are transferred to the head of 
the Office of International Affairs provided for by 
section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as amended by this section. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking 
section 879 (6 U.S.C. 459). 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 879. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AS-
SISTANT SECRETARIES.—Subsection (a) of section 103 of 
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the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘; 
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND OTHER OFFICERS’’ 
after ‘‘UNDER SECRETARIES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara-
graph (I) to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) An Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration.’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.—The following 
Assistant Secretaries shall be appointed by the 
President or the Secretary, as the case may be, with-
out the advice and consent of the Senate: 
‘‘(A) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Department shall have the following Assistant 
Secretaries appointed by the President: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, Infra-
structure Protection. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary for Pub-
lic Affairs. 
‘‘(iii)
The
Assistant
Secretary
for 
Legislative Affairs. 
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‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Department shall have the following Assistant 
Secretaries appointed by the Secretary: 
‘‘(i) The Principal Assistant Secretary 
for External Affairs. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary, Office 
of Cybersecurity and Communications. 
‘‘(iii)
The
Assistant
Secretary
for 
International Affairs. 
‘‘(iv)
The
Assistant
Secretary
for 
Partnership and Engagement. 
‘‘(v)
The
Assistant
Secretary
for 
Threat Prevention and Security Policy. 
‘‘(vi) The Assistant Secretary for Bor-
der, Immigration, and Trade Policy. 
‘‘(vii)
The
Assistant
Secretary
for 
Cyber, Infrastructure, and Resilience Pol-
icy. 
‘‘(viii) The Assistant Secretary for 
Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and Risk. 
‘‘(ix)
The
Assistant
Secretary
for 
State and Local Law Enforcement.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE 
AFFAIRS.—The Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
Affairs shall oversee one internal reporting structure 
for engaging with authorizing and appropriating 
congressional committees. 
‘‘(4)
LIMITATION
ON
CREATION
OF
POSI-
TIONS.—No Assistant Secretary position may be cre-
ated in addition to the positions provided for by this 
section unless such position is authorized by a stat-
ute enacted after the date of the enactment of the 
Department of Homeland Security Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019.’’. 
(d) HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
Subsection (b) of section 102 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) shall establish a Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council to provide advice and recommendations 
on homeland security-related matters, including ad-
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vice with respect to the preparation of the Quadren-
nial Homeland Security Review.’’. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON NEW OFFICES.—No new office 
may be created to perform functions transferred by this 
section, other than as provided in section 709 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section each of the terms 
‘‘functions’’, ‘‘assets’’, and ‘‘personnel’’ has the meaning 
given each such term under section 2 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
(g) DUPLICATION REVIEW.— 
(1) REVIEW
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete a re-
view of the functions and responsibilities of each De-
partment of Homeland Security component respon-
sible for international affairs to identify and elimi-
nate areas of unnecessary duplication. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the completion of the review required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide the 
results of the review to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate. 
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(3) ACTION
PLAN.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional homeland 
security committees an action plan, including correc-
tive steps and an estimated date of completion, to 
address areas of duplication, fragmentation, and 
overlap and opportunities for cost savings and rev-
enue enhancement, as identified by the Government 
Accountability Office based on the annual report of 
the Government Accountability Office entitled ‘‘Ad-
ditional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, 
Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Finan-
cial Benefits’’. 
SEC. 1109. OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 709. OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De-
partment an Office of External Affairs. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF THE OFFICE.—The Office of External 
Affairs shall be headed by a Principal Assistant Secretary 
for External Affairs, who shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary. The Principal Assistant Secretary shall report to 
the Secretary. 
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‘‘(3) advise the Secretary on the effects of the 
policies, regulations, processes, and actions of the 
Department on the private sector and create and 
foster strategic communications with the private sec-
tor to enhance the primary mission of the Depart-
ment to protect the homeland; 
‘‘(4) coordinate the activities of the Department 
relating to State and local government; 
‘‘(5) provide State and local governments with 
regular information, research, and technical support 
to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other functions as are estab-
lished by law or delegated by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS, ASSETS, AND PER-
SONNEL OF OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT.—The functions authorized to be performed 
by the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement of 
the Department of Homeland Security as of the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and 
personnel associated with such functions, are transferred 
to the Office of Partnership and Engagement under sec-
tion 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by this section. 
(c) ABOLISHMENT
OF OFFICE
FOR STATE
AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office for State and 
Local Government Coordination of the Department 
of Homeland Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by such 
Office for State and Local Government Coordination 
immediately on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and the assets and personnel asso-
ciated with such functions, are transferred to the Of-
fice of Partnership and Engagement under section 
709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by this section. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking 
section 801 (6 U.S.C. 631). 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 801. 
(d) ABOLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO SEC-
RETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Assistant to the 
Secretary authorized by section 102(f) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112(f)), as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is abolished. 
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(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by such 
Special Assistant to the Secretary immediately be-
fore the enactment of this Act, and the assets and 
personnel associated with such functions, are trans-
ferred to the Office of Partnership and Engagement 
under section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as added by this section. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 102 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
112) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
708 (as redesignated pursuant to section 1705(o) of this 
Act) the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 709. Office of External Affairs.’’. 
SEC. 1110. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 710. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department a 
Chief Procurement Officer, who shall serve as a senior 
business advisor to agency officials on procurement-re-
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lated matters and report directly to the Under Secretary 
for Management. The Chief Procurement Officer is the 
senior procurement executive for purposes of subsection 
(c) of section 1702 of title 41, United States Code, and 
shall perform procurement functions as specified in such 
subsection. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Procurement 
Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) delegate or retain contracting authority, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(2) issue procurement policies and oversee the 
heads of contracting activity of the Department to 
ensure compliance with those policies; 
‘‘(3) serve as the main liaison of the Depart-
ment to industry on procurement-related issues; 
‘‘(4) account for the integrity, performance, and 
oversight
of
Department
procurement
and
con-
tracting functions; 
‘‘(5) ensure that procurement contracting strat-
egies and plans are consistent with the intent and 
direction of the Acquisition Review Board; 
‘‘(6) oversee a centralized acquisition workforce 
certification and training program using, as appro-
priate, existing best practices and acquisition train-
ing opportunities from the Federal Government, pri-
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vate sector, or universities and colleges to include 
training on how best to identify actions that warrant 
referrals for suspension or debarment; 
‘‘(7) provide input on the periodic performance 
reviews of each head of contracting activity of the 
Department; 
‘‘(8) collect baseline data and use such data to 
establish performance measures on the impact of 
strategic sourcing initiatives on the private sector, 
including small businesses; 
‘‘(9) establish and implement policies and pro-
cedures
to
effectively
monitor
and
manage 
vulnerabilities in the supply chain for all Depart-
ment purchases; 
‘‘(10) ensure that a fair proportion of the value 
of Federal contracts and subcontracts are awarded 
to small businesses (in accordance with the procure-
ment contract goals under section 15(g) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)), maximize opportu-
nities for small business participation in such con-
tracts, and ensure, to the extent practicable, small 
businesses that achieve qualified vendor status for 
security-related technologies are provided an oppor-
tunity to compete for contracts for such technology; 
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‘‘(2) seek to help enhance the knowledge, skills, 
and abilities of participating personnel with respect 
to the programs, policies, and activities of the De-
partment;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘middle and senior level’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 
by inserting before ‘‘invigorate’’ the following: 
‘‘seek to improve morale and retention through-
out the Department and’’; 
(5) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking clause (iii); and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iv) through (viii) as subparagraphs 
(A) through (G), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins accordingly; 
(6) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), as 
redesignated by paragraph (2), as subsections (e) 
and (f), respectively; 
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