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TITLE XVI—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 1601. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECRETARY
FOR MANAGEMENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND SUCCESSION.—Section 103
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
‘‘DEPUTY SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPUTY
SECRETARIES’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (6);
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2)
through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re-
spectively; and
(D) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
‘‘(2) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
for Management.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) VACANCIES.—
‘‘(1) VACANCY IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY.—
‘‘(A) DEPUTY SECRETARY.—In case of a va-
cancy in the office of the Secretary, or of the ab-
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sence or disability of the Secretary, the Deputy
Secretary of Homeland Security may exercise all
the duties of that office, and for the purpose of
section 3345 of title 5, United States Code, the
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security is the
first assistant to the Secretary.
‘‘(B) DEPUTY
SECRETARY
FOR
MANAGE-
MENT.—When by reason of absence, disability, or
vacancy in office, neither the Secretary nor the
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security is
available to exercise the duties of the office of the
Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland
Security for Management shall act as Secretary.
‘‘(2) VACANCY
IN
OFFICE
OF
DEPUTY
SEC-
RETARY.—In the case of a vacancy in the office of the
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, or of the ab-
sence or disability of the Deputy Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity for Management may exercise all the duties of
that office.
‘‘(3) FURTHER
ORDER
OF
SUCCESSION.—The
Secretary may designate such other officers of the De-
partment in further order of succession to act as Sec-
retary.’’.
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(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 701 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘UNDER
SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPUTY SECRETARY
OF HOMELAND SECURITY’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘The Deputy Secretary of
Homeland Security for Management shall serve
as the Chief Management Officer and principal
advisor to the Secretary on matters related to the
management of the Department, including man-
agement integration and transformation in sup-
port of homeland security operations and pro-
grams.’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Man-
agement’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Secretary of
Homeland Security for Management’’;
(C) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(7) Strategic planning and annual performance
planning and identification and tracking of perform-
ance measures relating to the responsibilities of the
Department.’’; and
(D) by striking paragraph (9), and insert-
ing the following:
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‘‘(9) The integration and transformation process,
to ensure an efficient and orderly consolidation of
functions and personnel to the Department, including
the development of a management integration strategy
for the Department.’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under
Secretary for Management’’ and inserting ‘‘Dep-
uty Secretary of Homeland Security for Manage-
ment’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under
Secretary for Management’’ and inserting ‘‘Dep-
uty Secretary of Homeland Security for Manage-
ment’’.
(c) APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, AND REAPPOINT-
MENT.—Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 341) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, AND REAPPOINT-
MENT.—The Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for
Management—
‘‘(1) shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
among persons who have—