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(8) Any other relevant information. 
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be considered to apply in the case of a reem-
ployed annuitant. 
(i) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations necessary to 
carry out this section shall be prescribed in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 502. PLAN TO IMPROVE REPRESENTATION OF MINORI-
TIES IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF EMPLOY-
MENT. 
(a) PLAN FOR IMPROVING REPRESENTATION OF MI-
NORITIES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Human Capital Officer 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall prepare 
and transmit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Comptroller General of the United States a plan 
to achieve the objective of addressing any under represen-
tation of minorities in the various categories of civil service 
employment within such Department. Such plan shall 
identify and describe any barriers to achieving the objec-
tive described in the preceding sentence and the strategies 
and measures included in the plan to overcome them. 
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(b) ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than 1 year after re-
ceiving the plan, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall assess— 
(1) any programs and other measures currently 
being implemented to achieve the objective described 
in the first sentence of subsection (a); and 
(2) the likelihood that the plan will allow the 
Department to achieve such objective. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘under representation’’ means 
when the members of a minority group within a cat-
egory of Federal civil service employment constitute 
a lower percentage of the total number of employees 
within the employment category than the percentage 
that the minority constitutes within the labor force 
of the Federal Government, according to statistics 
issued by the Office of Personnel Management; 
(2) the term ‘‘minority groups’’ or ‘‘minorities’’ 
means— 
(A) racial and ethnic minorities; 
(B) women; and 
(C) individuals with disabilities; and 
(3) the term ‘‘category of civil service employ-
ment’’ means— 
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(A) each pay grade, pay band, or other 
classification of every pay schedule and all other 
levels of pay applicable to the Department of 
Homeland Security; and 
(B) such occupational, professional, or 
other groupings (including occupational series) 
as the Chief Human Capital Officer of the De-
partment of Homeland Security may specify, in 
the plan described in subsection (a), in order to 
carry out the purposes of this section. 
SEC. 503. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY FOR FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER TO 
APPOINT AND MAINTAIN A CADRE OF FED-
ERAL ANNUITANTS. 
Section 1202(a) of the 2002 Supplemental Appro-
priations Act for Further Recovery From and Response 
To Terrorist Attacks on the United States (42 U.S.C. 
3771 note) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2008’’. 
SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO APPOINT AND MAINTAIN A CADRE 
OF FEDERAL ANNUITANTS FOR CUSTOMS 
AND BORDER PROTECTION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
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(1) the term ‘‘CBP’’ means the United States 
Customs and Border Protection; 
(2) the term ‘‘annuitant’’ means an annuitant 
under a Government retirement system; 
(3) the term ‘‘Government retirement system’’ 
has the meaning given such term by section 501(a); 
and 
(4) the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary (act-
ing through the Commissioner of the United States Cus-
toms and Border Protection) may, for the purpose of ac-
celerating the ability of the CBP to secure the borders 
of the United States, appoint annuitants to positions in 
the CBP in accordance with succeeding provisions of this 
section, except that no authority under this subsection 
shall be available unless the Secretary provides to Con-
gress a certification that— 
(1) the Secretary has submitted a request 
under section 8344(i) or 8468(f) of title 5, United 
States Code, on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, with respect to positions in the CBP; 
(2) the request described in paragraph (1) was 
properly filed; and 
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