117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4476 
AN ACT 
To establish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Trade and Economic Security Council and the position 
of Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security 
within the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Trade and Eco-
nomic Security Council Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 890B. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUN-
CIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department the DHS Trade and Economic Security 
Council (referred to in this section as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council shall 
provide to the Secretary advice and recommendations on 
matters of trade and economic security, including— 
‘‘(1) identifying concentrated risks for trade 
and economic security; 
‘‘(2) setting priorities for securing the Nation’s 
trade and economic security; 
‘‘(3) coordinating Department-wide activity on 
trade and economic security matters; 
‘‘(4) with respect to the President’s continuity 
of the economy plan under section 9603 of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
ization Act of Fiscal Year 2021;
‘‘(5) 
proposing 
statutory 
and 
regulatory 
changes impacting trade and economic security; and 
‘‘(6) any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary for Trade 
and Economic Security of the Office of Strat-
egy, Policy, and Plans of the Department. 
‘‘(B) An officer or an employee, selected by 
the Secretary, from each of the following com-
ponents and offices of the Department: 
‘‘(i) The Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency. 
‘‘(ii) The Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency. 
‘‘(iii) The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
‘‘(iv) The Science and Technology Di-
rectorate. 
‘‘(v) United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services. 
‘‘(vi) The Coast Guard.
‘‘(vii) U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection. 
‘‘(viii) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. 
‘‘(ix) The Transportation Security Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(2) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Assistant 
Secretary for Trade and Economic Security shall 
serve as Chair of the Council. The Assistant Sec-
retary for Trade and Economic Security may des-
ignate a Council member as a Vice Chair. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not less 
frequently than quarterly, as well as— 
‘‘(1) at the call of the Chair; or 
‘‘(2) at the direction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section and every six months 
thereafter for four years, the Council shall brief the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate on the actions and activi-
ties of the Council. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eco-
nomic security’ means the condition of having secure and 
resilient domestic production capacity combined with reli-
able access to the global resources necessary to maintain 
an acceptable standard of living and protect core national 
values.’’. 
(b) 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 
890A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890B. DHS Trade and Economic Security Council.’’. 
SEC. 3. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC 
SECURITY. 
Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 349) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND ECO-
NOMIC SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is within the Office 
of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Sec-
retary for Trade and Economic Security. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Trade and Economic Security 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 Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addi-
tion to the duties specified in paragraph (2), the As-
sistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security 
shall— 
‘‘(A) oversee— 
‘‘(i) the activities and enhancements 
of requirements for supply chain mapping 
not otherwise assigned by law or by the 
Secretary to another officer; and 
‘‘(ii) assessments and reports to Con-
gress related to critical economic security 
domains; 
‘‘(B) serve as the executive for the Depart-
ment on the Committee on Foreign Investment 
in the United States (CFIUS), the Committee 
for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in 
the United States Telecommunications Services 
Sector, and the Federal Acquisition Security 
Council (in addition to any position on such 
Council occupied by a representative of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
of the Department);
‘‘(C) coordinate with stakeholders in other 
Federal departments and agencies and non-gov-
ernmental entities with trade and economic se-
curity interests, authorities, and responsibilities; 
and 
‘‘(D) perform such additional duties as the 
Secretary 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 secu-
rity of the United States. 
‘‘(B) ECONOMIC
SECURITY.—The term 
‘economic security’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 890B.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security $3,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026 to carry out section 890B and 
subsection (g) of section 709 of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002, as added and inserted, respectively, by sec-
tions 2 and 3 of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4476 
AN ACT 
To establish the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) Trade and Economic Security Council 
and the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade 
and Economic Security within the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes.