partment on matters related to civil rights or civil 
liberties within each such component. 
‘‘(2) OFFICERS
OF
OPERATIONAL
COMPO-
NENTS.—The head of each operational component, 
in consultation with the Officer for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties of the Department, shall hire or des-
ignate a career appointee (as such term is defined 
in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code) from 
such component as the Officer for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties of such operational component. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Officer for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of each operational com-
ponent— 
‘‘(A) shall have access in a timely manner 
to the information, materials, and information 
necessary to carry out the functions of such of-
ficer; 
‘‘(B) shall be consulted in advance of new 
or proposed changes to component policies, pro-
grams, initiatives, or activities impacting civil 
rights or civil liberties; 
‘‘(C) shall be given full and complete ac-
cess to all component materials and component 
personnel necessary to carry out the functions 
of such officer; 
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‘‘(D) may, to the extent the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Depart-
ment determines necessary, and subject to the 
approval of the Secretary, administer to or take 
from any person an oath, affirmation, or affi-
davit, whenever necessary in the performance of 
the responsibilities of each such component Of-
ficer under this section; and 
‘‘(E) may administer any oath, affirma-
tion, or affidavit, and such oath, affirmation, 
shall have the same force and effect as if ad-
ministered or taken by or before an officer hav-
ing a seal of office. 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than June 30 of 
each year, the Officer shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, and any other committee of the House 
of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, the 
Officer determines relevant, a report on the implementa-
tion of this section during the immediately preceding fiscal 
year. Each such annual report shall be prepared and sub-
mitted for supervisory review and appropriate comment or 
amendment by the Secretary prior to submission to such 
committees, and the Officer shall consider and incorporate 
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any comments or amendments as a result of such review. 
Each such report shall include, for the year covered by 
such report, the following: 
‘‘(1) A list of Department regulations, policies, 
programs, initiatives, and activities for which civil 
rights or civil liberties assessments were conducted, 
or policy advice, recommendations, or other technical 
assistance was provided. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of the efforts of the De-
partment to effectively communicate with individ-
uals, stakeholders, or communities impacted by poli-
cies, programs, initiatives, or activities of the De-
partment, including the individuals, stakeholders, 
and communities referred to in subsection (b)(13). 
‘‘(3) A summary of recommendations issued 
pursuant to subsection (f) regarding investigations 
under paragraph (7) of subsection (b), together with 
information on the status of the implementation of 
such recommendations by the component at issue. 
‘‘(4) Information on the diversity and equal em-
ployment opportunity activities of the Department, 
including information on complaint management and 
adjudication of equal employment opportunity com-
plaints, and efforts to ensure compliance throughout 
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the Department with equal employment opportunity 
requirements. 
‘‘(5) A description of any efforts, including pub-
lic meetings, to engage with individuals, stake-
holders, and communities the civil rights and civil 
liberties of which may be affected by policies, pro-
grams, initiatives, or activities of the Department. 
‘‘(6) Information regarding total staffing for 
the Office, including regarding the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of full-time, part-time, 
and contract support personnel. 
‘‘(B) Information on the number of em-
ployees whose primary responsibilities include 
supporting the Officer in carrying out para-
graph (10) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(7) If required, a classified annex. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘compo-
nent’ means any operational component, non-operational 
component, directorate, or office of the Department.’’. 
(b) 
REPORTING
TO
CONGRESS.—Section 
1062(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1(f)(1)(A)(i)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
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House of Representatives, the Committee on Oversight 
and Accountability of the House of Representatives’’. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation of subsection 
(b)(12) of section 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 345), as amended by subsection (a). 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by amending the item relating to section 705 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 705. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.’’. 
Æ 
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