tion. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this 
section shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 113. OFFICE OF TRIBAL SECURITY. 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 801 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 802. OFFICE OF TRIBAL SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘Tribal Homeland Security Act’. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Homeland Security the Office of Tribal 
Security. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—The Office of Tribal Security shall 
be administered by a Director, who shall report to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Director shall be responsible for 
coordinating relations between the Federal Government 
and federally recognized Indian tribes on issues relating 
to homeland security, which shall include the following du-
ties: 
‘‘(1) Providing a point of contact within De-
partment of Homeland Security which shall be re-
sponsible for—
‘‘(A) meeting the broad and complex Fed-
eral responsibilities owed to federally recognized 
Indian tribes by the Department of Homeland 
Security; and 
‘‘(B) soliciting and, where appropriate, ad-
dressing the homeland security concerns of fed-
erally recognized Indian tribes and other parties 
interested in Indian affairs. 
‘‘(2) Communicating relevant policies of the De-
partment of Homeland Security to federally recog-
nized Indian tribes and the public. 
‘‘(3) Promoting internal uniformity of Depart-
ment of Homeland Security policies relating to In-
dian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, 
United States Code). 
‘‘(4) Coordinating with the relevant offices 
within the Department and tribal governments to 
develop a comprehensive border security policy that 
addresses law enforcement, personnel, and funding 
issues in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 
of title 18, United States Code) on the United 
States borders with Canada and with Mexico. 
‘‘(5) Coordinating with the Assistant Secretary 
for Infrastructure Protection and tribal governments 
to develop appropriate policies for infrastructure
protection on Indian lands, as well as information 
sharing mechanisms with tribal governments. 
‘‘(6) Coordinating with the relevant offices 
within the Department to help ensure that tribal 
governments are fully informed of, have access to, 
and may apply for all Department of Homeland Se-
curity grant opportunities for emergency response 
providers, and to develop and achieve preparedness 
goals for tribal governments that are consistent with 
national goals for terrorism preparedness, as deter-
mined by the Department. 
‘‘(7) Coordinating with the Director of Science 
and Technology to identify opportunities to conduct 
research and development of homeland security tech-
nologies or scientific understanding for tribal univer-
sities or private sector entities. 
‘‘(8) Coordinating with U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services and other relevant entities 
within the Department of Homeland Security having 
immigration services- or enforcement-related func-
tions to develop policies on issues related to citizen-
ship and the movement of members of federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes across the United States bor-
der, taking into consideration the unique character-
istics of certain federally recognized Indian tribes
with jurisdiction over lands adjacent to the Canadian 
and Mexican borders. 
‘‘(9) Coordinating with other offices within the 
Department of Homeland Security to develop and 
implement sound policies regarding Indian country 
(as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States 
Code) and tribal governments.’’; and 
(2) in the table of sections, by inserting after 
the item relating to section 801 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 802. Office of Tribal Security.’’. 
SEC. 114. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CYBERSECURITY 
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 
108, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 513. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CYBERSECURITY 
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Directorate 
for Preparedness and Response a National Cybersecurity 
Office, which shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary 
for Cybersecurity and Telecommunications, who shall be 
appointed by the President. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the direction 
and control of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for
Cybersecurity and Telecommunications shall have primary 
authority within the Department for all critical infrastruc-
ture protection programs of the Department relating to 
cybersecurity, including with respect to policy formulation 
and program management. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary 
for Cybersecurity and Telecommunications shall assist the 
Secretary in promoting national cybersecurity and tele-
communications security and the responsibilities of the As-
sistant Secretary shall include the following duties: 
‘‘(1) To establish and manage— 
‘‘(A) a national cybersecurity response sys-
tem that includes the ability to— 
‘‘(i) analyze the effect of cybersecurity 
threat information on national critical in-
frastructure; and 
‘‘(ii) aid in the detection and warning 
of attacks on cybersecurity infrastructure 
and in the restoration of such infrastruc-
ture in the aftermath of an attack; 
‘‘(B) a national cybersecurity threat and 
vulnerability reduction program to— 
‘‘(i) 
identify 
cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities that effect critical national 
infrastructure;