II 
Calendar No. 381 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2825 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 20, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
APRIL 16, 2018 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make 
certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
Secretary 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act’’ or 
the ‘‘DHS Authorization Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References. 
DIVISION A—HOMELAND SECURITY 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
HEADQUARTERS 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Headquarters Operations 
Sec. 1101. Homeland security enterprise defined. 
Sec. 1102. Functions and components of Headquarters of Department of 
Homeland Security. 
Sec. 1103. Repeal of Director of Shared Services and Office of Counter-
narcotics Enforcement of Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 1104. Responsibilities and functions of Chief Privacy Officer. 
Sec. 1105. Responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer. 
Sec. 1106. Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 1107. Quadrennial Homeland Security review. 
Sec. 1108. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 
Sec. 1109. Office of External Affairs. 
Sec. 1110. Chief Procurement Officer. 
Sec. 1111. Chief Security Officer. 
Sec. 1112. Office of Inspector General. 
Sec. 1113. Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 
Sec. 1114. Department of Homeland Security Rotation Program. 
Sec. 1115. Future Years Homeland Security Program. 
Sec. 1116. Field efficiencies plan. 
Sec. 1117. Submission to Congress of information regarding reprogramming or 
transfer of Department of Homeland Security resources to re-
spond to operational surges. 
Sec. 1118. Report to Congress on cost savings and efficiency. 
Sec. 1119. Research and development and CBRNE organizational review. 
Sec. 1120. Activities related to children. 
Subtitle B—Human Resources and Other Matters 
Sec. 1131. Chief Human Capital Officer responsibilities. 
Sec. 1132. Employee engagement steering committee and action plan. 
Sec. 1133. Annual employee award program. 
Sec. 1134. Independent investigation and implementation plan. 
Sec. 1135. Timely guidance to DHS personnel regarding Executive orders. 
Sec. 1136. Secretary’s responsibilities regarding election infrastructure. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 1201. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Authorities 
Sec. 1211. Acquisition authorities for Under Secretary for Management of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 1212. Acquisition authorities for Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
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Sec. 1213. Acquisition authorities for Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 1214. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk Man-
agement. 
Sec. 1215. Acquisition innovation. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Program Management Discipline 
Sec. 1221. Acquisition Review Board. 
Sec. 1222. Requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1223. Department leadership council. 
Sec. 1224. Government Accountability Office review of Board and of require-
ments to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1225. Excluded party list system waivers. 
Sec. 1226. Inspector General oversight of suspension and debarment. 
Subtitle C—Acquisition Program Management Accountability and 
Transparency 
Sec. 1231. Congressional notification for major acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1232. Multiyear Acquisition Strategy. 
Sec. 1233. Acquisition reports. 
TITLE III—INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING 
Subtitle A—Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise 
Sec. 1301. Homeland intelligence doctrine. 
Sec. 1302. Analysts for the Chief Intelligence Officer. 
Sec. 1303. Annual homeland terrorist threat assessments. 
Sec. 1304. Department of Homeland Security data framework. 
Sec. 1305. Establishment of Insider Threat Program. 
Sec. 1306. Threat assessment on terrorist use of virtual currency. 
Sec. 1307. Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism advisory board. 
Sec. 1308. Border and gang threat assessment. 
Sec. 1309. Security clearance management and administration. 
Subtitle B—Stakeholder Information Sharing 
Sec. 1311. Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Ini-
tiative. 
Sec. 1312. Fusion center personnel needs assessment. 
Sec. 1313. Program for State and local analyst clearances. 
Sec. 1314. Information technology assessment. 
Sec. 1315. Department of Homeland Security classified facility inventory and 
dissemination. 
Sec. 1316. Terror inmate information sharing. 
Sec. 1317. Annual report on Office for State and Local Law Enforcement. 
Sec. 1318. Annual catalog on Department of Homeland Security training, pub-
lications, programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law 
enforcement agencies. 
TITLE IV—MARITIME SECURITY 
Sec. 1401. Strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply 
chain. 
Sec. 1402. Container Security Initiative. 
Sec. 1403. Cyber at ports. 
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Sec. 1404. Facility inspection intervals. 
Sec. 1405. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan. 
Sec. 1406. Evaluation of Coast Guard Deployable Specialized Forces. 
Sec. 1407. Cost benefit analysis of co-locating DHS assets. 
Sec. 1408. Repeal of interagency operational centers for port security and se-
cure systems of transportation. 
Sec. 1409. Maritime security capabilities assessments. 
Sec. 1410. Conforming and clerical amendments. 
TITLE V—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Administration 
Sec. 1501. Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and title 5, 
United States Code. 
Sec. 1502. Amendments to title 49, United States Code. 
Sec. 1503. Amendments to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. 
Sec. 1504. Information required to be submitted to Congress under the stra-
tegic 5-year technology investment plan of the Transportation 
Security Administration. 
Sec. 1505. Maintenance of security-related technology. 
Sec. 1506. Transportation Security Administration efficiency. 
Sec. 1507. Transportation senior executive service accountability. 
Subtitle B—Passenger Security and Screening 
Sec. 1511. Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler program collabo-
ration. 
Sec. 1512. PreCheck Biometric pilot project. 
Sec. 1513. Identity and travel document verification. 
Sec. 1514. Computed tomography pilot project. 
Sec. 1515. Explosives detection canine teams for aviation. 
Sec. 1516. Standard operating procedures at airport checkpoints. 
Sec. 1517. Traveler redress improvement. 
Sec. 1518. Screening in areas other than passenger terminals. 
Sec. 1519. Federal Air Marshal Service agreements. 
Sec. 1520. Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling automation. 
Sec. 1521. Canine detection research and development. 
Sec. 1522. International Civil Aviation Organization. 
Sec. 1523. Passenger security fee. 
Sec. 1524. Last point of departure airport certification. 
Sec. 1525. Security incident response at airports and surface transportation 
hubs. 
Sec. 1526. Airport security screening opt-out program. 
Sec. 1527. Personnel management system review. 
Sec. 1528. Innovation task force. 
Sec. 1529. Airport law enforcement reimbursement. 
Subtitle C—Transportation Security Screening Personnel Training and 
Accountability 
Sec. 1531. Transportation security training programs. 
Sec. 1532. Alternate new security screening personnel training program cost 
and feasibility study. 
Sec. 1533. Prohibition of advance notice of covert testing to security screeners. 
Subtitle D—Airport Access Controls and Perimeter Security 
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Sec. 1541. Reformation of certain programs of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 1542. Airport perimeter and access control security. 
Sec. 1543. Exit lane security. 
Sec. 1544. Reimbursement for deployment of armed law enforcement personnel 
at airports. 
Subtitle E—Air Cargo Security 
Sec. 1551. Air cargo advance screening program. 
Sec. 1552. Explosives detection canine teams for air cargo security. 
Subtitle F—Information Sharing and Cybersecurity 
Sec. 1561. Information sharing and cybersecurity. 
Subtitle G—Surface Transportation Security 
Sec. 1571. Definitions. 
Sec. 1572. Surface transportation security assessment and implementation of 
risk-based strategy. 
Sec. 1573. Risk-based budgeting and resource allocation. 
Sec. 1574. Surface transportation security management and interagency coordi-
nation review. 
Sec. 1575. Transparency. 
Sec. 1576. TSA counterterrorism asset deployment. 
Sec. 1577. Surface transportation security advisory committee. 
Sec. 1578. Review of the explosives detection canine team program. 
Sec. 1579. Expansion of national explosives detection canine team program. 
Sec. 1580. Explosive detection technology. 
Sec. 1581. Study on security standards and best practices for United States 
and foreign passenger transportation systems. 
Sec. 1582. Amtrak security upgrades. 
Sec. 1583. Study on surface transportation inspectors. 
Sec. 1584. Security awareness program. 
Sec. 1585. Voluntary use of credentialing. 
Sec. 1586. Background records checks for issuance of hazmat licenses. 
Sec. 1587. Recurrent vetting for surface transportation credential-holders. 
Sec. 1588. Pipeline security study. 
Subtitle H—Security Enhancements in Public Areas of Transportation 
Facilities 
Sec. 1591. Working group. 
Sec. 1592. Technical assistance; Vulnerability assessment tools. 
Sec. 1593. Operations centers. 
Sec. 1594. Review of regulations. 
Sec. 1595. Definition. 
TITLE VI—EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
COMMUNICATIONS 
Subtitle A—Grants, Training, Exercises, and Coordination 
Sec. 1601. Urban Area Security Initiative. 
Sec. 1602. State Homeland Security Grant Program. 
Sec. 1603. Grants to directly eligible tribes. 
Sec. 1604. Law enforcement terrorism prevention. 
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Sec. 1605. Prioritization. 
Sec. 1606. Allowable uses. 
Sec. 1607. Approval of certain equipment. 
Sec. 1608. Memoranda of understanding. 
Sec. 1609. Grants metrics. 
Sec. 1610. Grant management best practices. 
Sec. 1611. Prohibition on consolidation. 
Sec. 1612. Maintenance of grant investments. 
Sec. 1613. Transit security grant program. 
Sec. 1614. Port security grant program. 
Sec. 1615. Cyber preparedness. 
Sec. 1616. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise 
grant program. 
Sec. 1617. Operation Stonegarden. 
Sec. 1618. Non-Profit Security Grant Program. 
Sec. 1619. Study of the use of grant funds for cybersecurity. 
Subtitle B—Communications 
Sec. 1631. Office of Emergency Communications. 
Sec. 1632. Responsibilities of Office of Emergency Communications Director. 
Sec. 1633. Annual reporting on activities of the Office of Emergency Commu-
nications. 
Sec. 1634. National Emergency Communications Plan. 
Sec. 1635. Technical edit. 
Sec. 1636. Public Safety Broadband Network. 
Sec. 1637. Communications training. 
Subtitle C—Medical Preparedness 
Sec. 1641. Chief Medical Officer. 
Sec. 1642. Medical Countermeasures Program. 
TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1701. Decision regarding certain executive memoranda. 
Sec. 1702. Permanent authorization for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
Business Travel Card Program. 
Sec. 1703. Authorization of appropriations for Office of Inspector General. 
Sec. 1704. Canine teams. 
Sec. 1705. Technical amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
Sec. 1706. Savings clause. 
DIVISION B—U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
DIVISION C—UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
Sec. 3001. Short title. 
Sec. 3002. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices. 
DIVISION D—UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
Sec. 4001. Short title. 
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Sec. 4002. Presidential appointment of Director of the Secret Service. 
Sec. 4003. Restricted building or grounds. 
Sec. 4004. Threats against former vice presidents. 
Sec. 4005. Increased training. 
Sec. 4006. Training facilities. 
Sec. 4007. Evaluation of vulnerabilities and threats. 
Sec. 4008. Evaluation of use of technology. 
Sec. 4009. Evaluation of use of additional weaponry. 
Sec. 4010. Security costs for secondary residences. 
Sec. 4011. Establishment of Ethics Program Office. 
Sec. 4012. Secret Service protection at polling places. 
Sec. 4013. Sense of Congress. 
DIVISION E—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 5001. Short title. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 5101. Authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 5102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 5201. Training; public safety personnel. 
Sec. 5202. Commissioned service retirement. 
Sec. 5203. Officer promotion zones. 
Sec. 5204. Cross reference. 
Sec. 5205. Repeal. 
Sec. 5206. Unmanned aircraft system. 
Sec. 5207. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability. 
Sec. 5208. Incentive contracts for Coast Guard yard and industrial establish-
ments. 
Sec. 5209. Maintaining cutters in class. 
Sec. 5210. Congressional affairs; Director. 
Sec. 5211. Contracting for major acquisitions programs. 
Sec. 5212. National Security Cutter. 
Sec. 5213. Radar refresher training. 
Sec. 5214. Repeal. 
Sec. 5215. Extension of authority. 
Sec. 5216. Authorization of amounts for Fast Response Cutters. 
Sec. 5217. Authorization of amounts for ice trials of icebreaker vessels. 
Sec. 5218. Shoreside infrastructure. 
Sec. 5219. Aircraft improvements. 
Sec. 5220. Acquisition plan for inland waterway and river tenders and Bay- 
class icebreakers. 
Sec. 5221. Report on sexual assault victim recovery in the Coast Guard. 
TITLE III—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY 
Sec. 5301. Codification of Ports and Waterways Safety Act. 
Sec. 5302. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 5303. Transitional and savings provisions. 
Sec. 5304. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 5305. Advisory Committee: Repeal. 
Sec. 5306. Regattas and marine parades. 
Sec. 5307. Regulation of vessels in territorial waters of United States. 
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TITLE IV—MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 
Sec. 5401. Clarification of logbook entries. 
Sec. 5402. Technical corrections: licenses, certifications of registry, and mer-
chant mariner documents. 
Sec. 5403. Numbering for undocumented barges. 
Sec. 5404. Drawbridge deviation exemption. 
Sec. 5405. Deadline for compliance with alternate safety compliance programs. 
Sec. 5406. Authorization for marine debris program. 
Sec. 5407. Alternative distress signals. 
Sec. 5408. Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study recommendations. 
Sec. 5409. Documentation of recreational vessels. 
Sec. 5410. Certificates of documentation for recreational vessels. 
Sec. 5411. Backup global positioning system. 
Sec. 5412. Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain 
purposes. 
Sec. 5413. Uninspected passenger vessels in St. Louis County, Minnesota. 
Sec. 5414. Engine cut-off switch requirements. 
Sec. 5415. Analysis of commercial fishing vessel classification requirements. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 5501. Repeal. 
Sec. 5502. Reimbursements for non-Federal construction costs of certain aids 
to navigation. 
Sec. 5503. Corrections to provisions enacted by Coast Guard Authorization 
Acts. 
Sec. 5504. Ship Shoal Lighthouse transfer: Repeal. 
Sec. 5505. Coast Guard maritime domain awareness. 
Sec. 5506. Towing safety management system fees. 
Sec. 5507. Oil spill disbursements auditing and report. 
Sec. 5508. Land exchange, Ayakulik Island, Alaska. 
Sec. 5509. Vessel response plans in the Arctic Report. 
Sec. 5510. Assessment of public comments on additional anchorages on the 
Hudson River. 
Sec. 5511. Public safety answering points and maritime search and rescue co-
ordination. 
Sec. 5512. Documentation of ‘‘America’s Finest’’. 
DIVISION F—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
(FEMA) 
Sec. 6001. Short title. 
Sec. 6002. Reauthorization of Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
Sec. 6003. Comprehensive study of disaster costs and losses. 
Sec. 6004. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 
Sec. 6005. Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 
Sec. 6006. National preparation and response efforts relating to earthquakes 
and tsunamis. 
Sec. 6007. Authorities. 
Sec. 6008. Center for faith-based and neighborhood partnerships. 
Sec. 6009. Emergency support functions. 
Sec. 6010. Review of National Incident Management System. 
Sec. 6011. Remedial action management program. 
Sec. 6012. Center for Domestic Preparedness. 
Sec. 6013. FEMA Senior Law Enforcement Advisor. 
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Sec. 6014. Technical expert authorized. 
Sec. 6015. Mission support. 
Sec. 6016. Systems modernization. 
Sec. 6017. Strategic human capital plan. 
Sec. 6018. Office of Disability Integration and Coordination of Department of 
Homeland Security. 
Sec. 6019. Technical amendments to National Emergency Management. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
DIVISION A—HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
TITLE
I—DEPARTMENT
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY HEAD-
QUARTERS 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
2018 and 2019’’. 
Subtitle A—Headquarters 
Operations 
SEC. 1101. HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE DEFINED. 
Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(20) as paragraphs (10) through (21), respectively; 
and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (9): 
‘‘(9) The term ‘homeland security enterprise’ 
means any relevant governmental or nongovern-
mental entity involved in homeland security, includ-
ing a Federal, State, or local government official, 
private sector representative, academic, or other pol-
icy expert.’’. 
SEC.
1102.
FUNCTIONS
AND
COMPONENTS
OF
HEAD-
QUARTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘through the Office of State and 
Local Coordination (established under section 
801)’’ and inserting ‘‘through the Office of 
Partnership and Engagement’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) entering into agreements with governments 
of other countries, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, and international nongovernmental organi-
zations in order to achieve the missions of the De-
partment.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) HEADQUARTERS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPONENTS.—There is in the Depart-
ment
a
Headquarters.
The
Department
Head-
quarters shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Office of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The Office of the Deputy Secretary. 
‘‘(C) The Executive Secretary. 
‘‘(D) The Management Directorate, includ-
ing the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. 
‘‘(E) The Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans. 
‘‘(F) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(G) The Office of the Chief Privacy Offi-
cer. 
‘‘(H) The Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordina-
tion. 
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‘‘(J) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Legislative Affairs. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(M) The Office of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(N) The Office of the Citizenship and Im-
migration Services Ombudsman. 
‘‘(O) The Office of Partnership and En-
gagement. 
‘‘(2)
FUNCTIONS.—The
Secretary,
acting 
through the appropriate official of the Headquarters, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) establish an overall strategy to suc-
cessfully further the mission of the Department; 
‘‘(B) establish initiatives that improve De-
partment-wide operational performance; 
‘‘(C) establish mechanisms to— 
‘‘(i) ensure that components of the 
Department comply with Department poli-
cies and fully implement the strategies and 
initiatives of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) require the head of each compo-
nent of the Department and component 
chief officers to comply with such policies 
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and implement such strategies and initia-
tives; 
‘‘(D)
establish
annual
operational
and 
management objectives to evaluate the perform-
ance of the Department; 
‘‘(E) ensure that the Department success-
fully meets operational and management per-
formance objectives through conducting over-
sight of component agencies; 
‘‘(F) ensure that the strategies, priorities, 
investments, and workforce of Department com-
ponents align with Department objectives; 
‘‘(G) establish and implement policies re-
lated to Department ethics and compliance 
standards; 
‘‘(H) establish and implement, in consulta-
tion with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, policies which preserve individual lib-
erty, fairness, and equality under the law; 
‘‘(I) manage and encourage shared services 
across Department components; 
‘‘(J) lead and coordinate interaction with 
Congress and other external organizations; and 
‘‘(K) carry out other such functions as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate.’’. 
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SEC. 1103. REPEAL OF DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERVICES 
AND
OFFICE
OF
COUNTERNARCOTICS
EN-
FORCEMENT
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOME-
LAND SECURITY. 
(a) ABOLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The position of Director of 
Shared Services of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity is abolished. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking 
section 475 (6 U.S.C. 295). 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 475. 
(b) ABOLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF COUNTER-
NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The Office of Counter-
narcotics Enforcement is abolished. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(A)
in
subparagraph
(B)
of
section 
843(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 413(b)(1)), by striking 
‘‘by—’’ and all that follows through the end of 
that subparagraph and inserting ‘‘by the Sec-
retary; and’’; and 
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(B) by striking section 878 (6 U.S.C. 
112). 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 878. 
SEC. 1104. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF CHIEF 
PRIVACY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘to be the Chief Pri-
vacy Officer of the Department,’’ after ‘‘in 
the Department,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to the Secretary, to 
assume’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Secretary. 
Such official shall have’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraphs: 
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of title 5, United States Code, within Department 
Headquarters and relevant Department component 
offices; 
‘‘(13) identifying and eliminating unnecessary 
and duplicative actions taken by the Department in 
the course of processing requests for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(14) preparing an annual report to Congress 
that includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of the activities of the 
Department that affect privacy during the fiscal 
year covered by the report, including complaints 
of privacy violations, implementation of section 
552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly 
known as the Privacy Act of 1974), internal 
controls, and other matters; and 
‘‘(B) the number of new technology pro-
grams implemented in the Department during 
the fiscal year covered by the report, the num-
ber of such programs that the Chief Privacy Of-
ficer has evaluated to ensure that privacy pro-
tections are considered and implemented, the 
number of such programs that effectively imple-
mented privacy protections into new technology 
programs, and an explanation of why any new 
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programs did not effectively implement privacy 
protections; and 
‘‘(15) carrying out such other responsibilities as 
the Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent 
with this section.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f)
REASSIGNMENT
OF
FUNCTIONS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a)(10), the Secretary may reassign 
the functions related to managing and processing requests 
for information under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, to another officer within the Department, consistent 
with requirements of that section.’’. 
SEC. 1105. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 702 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 342) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the re-
sponsibilities, authorities, and functions specified in sec-
tion 902 of title 31, United States Code, the Chief Finan-
cial Officer shall— 
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‘‘(1) oversee Department budget formulation 
and execution; 
‘‘(2) lead and provide guidance on performance- 
based budgeting practices for the Department to en-
sure that the Department and its components are 
meeting missions and goals; 
‘‘(3) lead cost-estimating practices for the De-
partment, including the development of policies on 
cost estimating and approval of life cycle cost esti-
mates; 
‘‘(4) coordinate with the Office of Strategy, 
Policy, and Plans to ensure that the development of 
the budget for the Department is compatible with 
the long-term strategic plans, priorities, and policies 
of the Secretary; 
‘‘(5) develop financial management policy for 
the Department and oversee the implementation of 
such policy, including the establishment of effective 
internal controls over financial reporting systems 
and processes throughout the Department; 
‘‘(6) provide guidance for and over financial 
system modernization efforts throughout the Depart-
ment; 
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‘‘(7) lead the efforts of the Department related 
to financial oversight, including identifying ways to 
streamline and standardize business processes; 
‘‘(8) oversee the costs of acquisition programs 
and related activities to ensure that actual and 
planned costs are in accordance with budget esti-
mates and are affordable, or can be adequately fund-
ed, over the lifecycle of such programs and activities; 
‘‘(9) fully implement a common accounting 
structure to be used across the entire Department 
by fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(10) track, approve, oversee, and make public 
information on expenditures by components of the 
Department for conferences, as appropriate, includ-
ing by requiring each component to— 
‘‘(A) report to the Inspector General of the 
Department the expenditures by such compo-
nent for each conference hosted or attended by 
Department employees for which the total ex-
penditures of the Department exceed $20,000, 
within 15 days after the date of the conference; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to such expenditures, 
provide to the Inspector General— 
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‘‘(i) the information described in sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 739 of 
title VII of division E of the Consolidated 
and
Further
Continuing
Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235); and 
‘‘(ii) documentation of such expendi-
tures.’’. 
(b)
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing
in
the 
amendment made by this section may be construed as al-
tering or amending the responsibilities, authorities, and 
functions of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department 
of Homeland Security under section 902 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1106. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 703 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 343) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In addition to the functions 
under section 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States 
Code, the Chief Information Officer shall perform 
the functions set forth in this section and such other 
functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to performing 
the functions under section 3506 of title 44, United States 
Code, the Chief Information Officer shall serve as the lead 
technical authority for information technology programs 
of the Department and Department components, and 
shall— 
‘‘(1) advise and assist the Secretary, heads of 
the components of the Department, and other senior 
officers in carrying out the responsibilities of the 
Department for all activities relating to the budgets, 
programs, security, and operations of the informa-
tion technology functions of the Department; 
‘‘(2) to the extent delegated by the Secretary, 
exercise leadership and authority over Department 
information technology management and establish 
the information technology priorities, policies, proc-
esses, standards, guidelines, and procedures of the 
Department to ensure interoperability and standard-
ization of information technology; 
‘‘(3) maintain a consolidated inventory of the 
mission critical and mission essential information 
systems of the Department, and develop and main-
tain contingency plans for responding to a disrup-
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tion in the operation of any of those information sys-
tems; 
‘‘(4) maintain the security, visibility, reliability, 
integrity, and availability of data and information 
technology of the Department; 
‘‘(5) establish and implement policies and pro-
cedures
to
effectively
monitor
and
manage 
vulnerabilities in the supply chain for purchases of 
information technology, in consultation with the 
Chief Procurement Officer of the Department; 
‘‘(6) review contracts and interagency agree-
ments associated with major information technology 
investments and information technology investments 
that have had cost, schedule, or performance chal-
lenges in the past; 
‘‘(7) assess the risk of all major information 
technology investments and publically report the risk 
rating to the Office of Management and Budget; and 
‘‘(8) carry out any other responsibilities dele-
gated by the Secretary consistent with an effective 
information system management function. 
‘‘(c) STRATEGIC PLANS.—In coordination with the 
Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer 
shall develop an information technology strategic plan 
every five years and report to the Committee on Homeland 
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Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate on the extent to 
which— 
‘‘(1) the budget of the Department aligns with 
priorities specified in the information technology 
strategic plan; 
‘‘(2) the information technology strategic plan 
informs the budget process of the Department; 
‘‘(3) information technology priorities were or 
were not funded and the reasons for not funding all 
priorities in a given fiscal year; 
‘‘(4) the Department has identified and ad-
dressed skills gaps needed to implement the informa-
tion technology strategic plan; and 
‘‘(5) unnecessary duplicate information tech-
nology within and across the components of the De-
partment has been eliminated.’’. 
(b) SOFTWARE LICENSING.— 
(1) SOFTWARE
INVENTORY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and every two years thereafter until 2022, the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Homeland 
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Security, in consultation with Department compo-
nent chief information officers, shall— 
(A) conduct a Department-wide inventory 
of all existing software licenses held by the De-
partment, including utilized and unutilized li-
censes; 
(B) assess the needs of the Department 
and the components of the Department for soft-
ware licenses for the subsequent two fiscal 
years; 
(C)
examine
how
the
Department
can 
achieve the greatest possible economies of scale 
and cost savings in the procurement of software 
licenses; 
(D) determine how the use of shared 
cloud-computing services will impact the needs 
for software licenses for the subsequent two fis-
cal years; 
(E) establish plans and estimated costs for 
eliminating unutilized software licenses for the 
subsequent two fiscal years; and 
(F) submit a copy of each inventory con-
ducted under subparagraph (A) to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Home-
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land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(2) PLAN TO REDUCE SOFTWARE LICENSES.— 
If the Chief Information Officer determines through 
the inventory conducted under paragraph (1) that 
the number of software licenses held by the Depart-
ment and the components of the Department exceed 
the needs of the Department, not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the inventory is completed, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a 
plan for reducing the number of such software li-
censes to meet needs of the Department. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF NEW 
SOFTWARE LICENSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), upon completion of a plan 
under paragraph (2), no additional resources 
may be obligated for the procurement of new 
software licenses for the Department until such 
time as the need of the Department exceeds the 
number of used and unused licenses held by the 
Department. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The Chief Information 
Officer may authorize the purchase of addi-
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tional licenses and amend the number of needed 
licenses as necessary. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than fiscal year 2019, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review the extent to which the Chief 
Information Officer fulfilled all requirements established 
in this section and the amendment made by this section. 
(d) COMPLETION OF FIRST DEFINITION OF CAPA-
BILITIES.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall 
complete the first information technology strategic plan 
required under subsection (c) of section 701 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section. 
SEC. 1107. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A)
in
subparagraph
(B),
by
striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph (C): 
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‘‘(C) representatives from appropriate ad-
visory committees established pursuant to sec-
tion 871, including the Homeland Security Ad-
visory
Council
and
the
Homeland
Security 
Science and Technology Advisory Committee, or 
otherwise established, including the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee established pursu-
ant to section 44946 of title 49, United States 
Code; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘based 
on the risk assessment required pursuant to 
subsection (c)(2)(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘describe’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘identify’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan required 
to provide sufficient resources to success-
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SEC. 1114. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ROTATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6) 
U.S.C. 414) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subsections (a) through (e), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for employees of the De-
partment’’ and inserting ‘‘for certain personnel 
within the Department’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re-
spectively, and adjusting the margins accord-
ingly; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 
so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) seek to foster greater departmental inte-
gration and unity of effort; 
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