I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4357 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain reforms 
to the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2021 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. LAN-
GEVIN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CORREA, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, and Mr. TORRES of New York) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and In-
frastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make 
certain reforms to the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, 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 Reform Act of 2021’’ 
or the ‘‘DHS Reform Act of 2021’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—LEADERSHIP REFORMS 
Sec. 101. Headquarters operations. 
Sec. 102. Associate Secretary; succession reforms; Assistant Secretaries and 
other officers. 
Sec. 103. Enhanced integration. 
TITLE II—INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS REFORMS 
Sec. 201. Enhanced departmental oversight of certain intelligence matters. 
Sec. 202. Department of Homeland Security support for the national network 
of fusion centers. 
Sec. 203. Domestic terrorism analytic unit. 
Sec. 204. Report relating to foreign white supremacist extremist organizations. 
TITLE III—OFFICERS, OFFICES, AND POLICIES 
Subtitle A—Officers, Integration, and Policymaking 
Sec. 301. Chief Privacy Officer. 
Sec. 302. Under Secretary for Management. 
Sec. 303. Chief Financial Officer. 
Sec. 304. Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 305. Chief Human Capital Officer. 
Sec. 306. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 
Sec. 307. Quadrennial homeland security review. 
Sec. 308. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 
Sec. 309. Office of Partnership and Engagement. 
Sec. 310. Chief Procurement Officer. 
Sec. 311. Chief Security Officer. 
Sec. 312. School Security Coordinating Council. 
Sec. 313. Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management. 
Sec. 314. Children’s technical expert. 
Sec. 315. Abolishment of Office for State and Local Government Coordination. 
Sec. 316. Biometric enterprise management. 
Sec. 317. Counterterrorism and targeted violence strategy. 
Sec. 318. Activities related to children report. 
Subtitle B—Law Enforcement Reforms 
Sec. 321. De-escalation, use of force, and body-worn camera policy. 
Sec. 322. Department of Homeland Security component insignia required. 
Sec. 323. Report relating to compliance with mandatory Department-wide re-
porting policy directive. 
Sec. 324. De-escalation training and continuing education to promote officer 
safety and professionalism. 
Sec. 325. Less lethal force tactics assessment. 
Sec. 326. Best practices to reduce incidents of excessive or unauthorized force. 
Sec. 327. Safeguarding firearms and sensitive assets. 
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Sec. 328. Reporting on basic training programs of the Department of Home-
land Security. 
Subtitle C—Workforce Engagement and Development Reforms 
Sec. 331. Employee Engagement Steering Committee and action plan. 
Sec. 332. Annual employee award program. 
Sec. 333. Acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 334. Acquisition professional career program. 
Sec. 335. Department of Homeland Security rotation program. 
Sec. 336. Cyber talent management system reporting. 
Sec. 337. Independent investigation of disciplinary outcomes. 
TITLE IV—ACQUISITION REFORMS 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Acquisition authorities for technical support offices. 
Sec. 403. Acquisition documentation. 
Sec. 404. Acquisition review board. 
Sec. 405. Congressional notification for major acquisition programs. 
Sec. 406. Acquisition reports. 
Sec. 407. Modification of reorganization authority of the Secretary. 
Sec. 408. Abolishment of Office of International Affairs. 
Sec. 409. Joint Requirements Council. 
Sec. 410. Mentor-prote´ge´ program. 
Sec. 411. Fitness information transparency. 
Sec. 412. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security inter-
ests according to certain criteria. 
Sec. 413. Prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned 
aircraft systems. 
Sec. 414. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUS) homeland secu-
rity partnerships. 
TITLE V—OTHER REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Frontline Operational Reforms 
Sec. 501. Limitations relating to secretarial authorities associated with the pro-
tection of public property. 
Sec. 502. Requests relating to Department of Homeland Security personnel or 
equipment. 
Subtitle B—Accountability and Integrity Reforms and Miscellaneous Matters 
Sec. 511. Privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties coordination required. 
Sec. 512. Office of Public Affairs. 
Sec. 513. Department-wide social media policy. 
Sec. 514. Propaganda prohibited. 
Sec. 515. Office of Inspector General. 
Sec. 516. Limits on expenses for a swearing-in ceremony. 
Sec. 517. Conflict of interest awareness and reporting. 
Sec. 518. Suspension and debarment program. 
Sec. 519. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. 
Sec. 520. Annual catalog on Department of Homeland Security training, publi-
cations, programs, and services for State and local law enforce-
ment and annual reporting requirements. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ASSETS.—The term ‘‘assets’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2(3) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(3)). 
(2) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection. 
(3) 
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘‘Comptroller General’’ means the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States. 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(5) FUNCTIONS.—The term ‘‘functions’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2(9) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(9)). 
(6) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or 
university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 
institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(7) LOST.—The term ‘‘lost’’ includes loss by 
theft. 
(8) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education described in section 
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371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(9) PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘personnel’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 2(15) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(15)). 
(10) PUBLIC-FACING
MATERIALS.—The term 
‘‘public-facing materials’’ means any written, audio, 
or video materials used to inform the public, includ-
ing press releases, speeches, talking points, fact 
sheets, testimony, letters, reports, billboards, and so-
cial media. 
(11) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(12) SENSITIVE ASSETS.—The term ‘‘sensitive 
assets’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 341), as amended by section 222 of this Act. 
(13) TARGETED
VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘tar-
geted violence’’ means any incident of violence in 
which an attacker selected a particular target in 
order to inflict mass injury or death without a clear-
ly discernible political or ideological motivation be-
yond mass injury or death. 
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TITLE I—LEADERSHIP REFORMS 
SEC. 101. HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) shall establish a Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council that— 
‘‘(A) includes— 
‘‘(i) not more than 40 representatives 
with expertise or experience with respect to 
homeland security; and 
‘‘(ii) not fewer than two representa-
tives with expertise or experience with re-
spect to protecting privacy and civil rights; 
and 
‘‘(B) provide advice and recommendations 
on homeland security-related matters, including 
advice with respect to the preparation of the 
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review; and 
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‘‘(5) shall provide to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate an annual report that 
includes— 
‘‘(A) a list of each member of the Home-
land Security Advisory Council and the sub-
committee assignments of each such member; 
‘‘(B) a summary of all recommendations 
made by the Homeland Security Advisory Coun-
cil, including any subcommittees; and 
‘‘(C) a description of any action the De-
partment took in response to such recommenda-
tions.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through the Office of 
State and Local Coordination (established under sec-
tion 801)’’ and inserting ‘‘through the Office of 
Partnership and Engagement’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (f); 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f); and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
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‘‘(g) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—No member of the 
Homeland Security Advisory Council established pursuant 
to subsection (b)(4) may participate in developing any ad-
vice or recommendation regarding any matter which di-
rectly benefits such member or pertains specifically to any 
firm or organization with which such member has been 
associated at any time during the immediately preceding 
three years. 
‘‘(h) HEADQUARTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department 
a Headquarters. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The Headquarters shall 
include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Office of the Secretary, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) the Deputy Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) the Associate Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) the Chief of Staff; and 
‘‘(iv) the Executive Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The Management Directorate, includ-
ing the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
Federal Protective Service, and Office of Bio-
metric Identity Management. 
‘‘(C) The Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
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‘‘(D) The Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans. 
‘‘(E) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(F) The Office of the Chief Privacy and 
FOIA Officer. 
‘‘(G) The Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties. 
‘‘(H) The Office of Operations Coordina-
tion. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(J) The Office of Legislative Affairs. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(L) The Office of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(M) The Office of the Citizenship and 
Immigration Services Ombudsman. 
‘‘(N) The Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office. 
‘‘(O) The Office of Partnership and En-
gagement. 
‘‘(P) The Ombudsman for Border and Im-
migration Enforcement Related Concerns.’’. 
(b) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for 
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Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department, shall issue 
a written policy to members of the Homeland Security Ad-
visory Committee regarding the conflicts of interests re-
quirement set forth in subsection (g) of section 102 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.—The 
functions authorized to be performed by the Special As-
sistant to the Secretary (referred to in subsection (f) of 
section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002) on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
the assets and personnel associated with such functions, 
are transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Partnership 
and Engagement under section 711 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as added by section 309 of this Act. 
SEC. 102. ASSOCIATE SECRETARY; SUCCESSION REFORMS; 
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND OTHER OFFI-
CERS. 
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 inserting 
‘‘; ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND OTHER OFFI-
CERS’’ after ‘‘UNDER SECRETARIES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (K) as (C) through (L), re-
spectively; 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) An Associate Secretary of Homeland 
Security, who shall be the second assistant of 
the Secretary for purposes of subchapter III of 
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, and 
shall exercise the duties of the Secretary with 
respect to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
the United States Secret Service, and the Fed-
eral Protective Service, and, in consultation 
with the Deputy Secretary, the law enforcement 
activities of other Department components.’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (J), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘Not more than 12 
Assistant Secretaries.’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration.’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The following Assistant 
Secretaries shall be appointed by the President or 
the Secretary, as the case may be, without the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate: 
‘‘(A) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Department shall have the following positions 
appointed by the President: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary for Pub-
lic Affairs. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary for Leg-
islative Affairs. 
‘‘(iii) The Assistant Secretary for the 
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Office. 
‘‘(iv) The Chief Medical Officer. 
‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall appoint an Assistant Secretary 
for Partnership and Engagement and, within 
the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, an 
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs 
and not more than five additional Assistant 
Secretaries with divided responsibility for the 
following areas: 
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‘‘(i) Counterterrorism, threat preven-
tion, and screening and vetting, including 
biometrics. 
‘‘(ii) Border security and immigration. 
‘‘(iii) Cybersecurity and infrastructure 
security. 
‘‘(iv) Law enforcement. 
‘‘(v) Trade and economic security.’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AS-
SISTANT SECRETARY POSITIONS.—No Assistant Sec-
retary position may be established in addition to the 
positions provided for by this section unless such po-
sition is authorized by a statute enacted after the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.— 
The Under Secretary for Management shall serve a 
five-year term.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or va-
cancy in office, neither the Secretary nor Dep-
uty Secretary is’’ and inserting ‘‘vacancy in of-
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fice, or if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or 
Associate Secretary are not’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) FURTHER ORDER OF SUCCESSION.—Not-
withstanding chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Secretary may designate such other offi-
cial of the Department— 
‘‘(A) in further order of succession, to 
serve as Acting Secretary, in a manner that re-
quires such official to have served in the De-
partment for at least 90 days prior to such des-
ignation in either the position of the head of a 
component or in another position by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, or in the 
event that an official meeting this criteria is not 
available, in a manner that requires such offi-
cial to have served for at least 90 days prior to 
such designation in the Senior Executive Serv-
ice within the Department; and 
‘‘(B) to serve as the acting head of a com-
ponent, in the event that the head of a compo-
nent vacates the position, in a manner that re-
quires such official to have served for at least 
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90 days prior to such designation in the Senior 
Executive Service.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(h) INTRA-DEPARTMENTAL DISPUTES.—On behalf 
of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary shall have author-
ity to resolve any intra-departmental disputes that may 
arise between two or more components where one compo-
nent is under the purview of the Associate Secretary. The 
Associate Secretary may appeal a resolution issued by the 
Deputy Secretary to the Secretary. 
‘‘(i) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE AF-
FAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Legislative Affairs shall— 
‘‘(A) serve as the primary liaison to Con-
gress; and 
‘‘(B) maintain one internal reporting 
structure for engaging with authorizing and ap-
propriating congressional committees. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON DEPUTY ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY
FOR
LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS
POSITIONS.— 
There shall be within the Office of Legislative Af-
fairs at the Department not more than two, Deputy 
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Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs positions, 
one for each chamber of Congress. 
‘‘(j) DEPARTMENT REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any report that the Department or 
a component of the Department is required to sub-
mit to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives or the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate under any provision of 
law shall be submitted concurrently to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply with respect to any report described in such 
paragraph that is submitted on or after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall notify, in 
writing, the chairmen and ranking members of the 
authorizing and appropriating congressional commit-
tees of jurisdiction regarding policy memoranda, 
management directives, and reprogramming notifica-
tions issued by the Department.’’. 
SEC. 103. ENHANCED INTEGRATION. 
(a) INTEGRATION INITIATIVE.— 
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(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include informa-
tion relating to each opportunity identified by 
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)(1) that 
includes— 
(i) the goal of each such opportunity; 
(ii) the estimated timeline for imple-
mentation of each such opportunity; and 
(iii) estimated costs or cost avoidances 
associated with the implementation of each 
such opportunity. 
(2) INTEGRATION REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter through 2025, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report that includes— 
(A) information relating to plans to ad-
dress any unresolved management challenges 
identified by the Comptroller General in the 
most recent biennial High-Risk List or suc-
cessor report; 
(B) information relating to any joint task 
forces in operation or planned to be established 
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pursuant to section 708 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348), including the 
level of participation by offices and components 
of the Department in each such joint task force; 
(C) a list of common capability gaps or 
mission needs among offices and components of 
the Department identified by the Joint Require-
ments Council established pursuant to section 
890D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by this Act; 
(D) information relating to any proposed 
changes with respect to the organization of the 
Department that would be subject to section 
872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 452), including specific information re-
lating to the purpose and expected benefits of 
such changes; and 
(E) any other information relevant to the 
efforts of the Secretary to enhance integration 
of management and operational functions 
across the components and offices of the De-
partment. 
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TITLE II—INTELLIGENCE AND 
ANALYSIS REFORMS 
SEC. 201. ENHANCED DEPARTMENTAL OVERSIGHT OF CER-
TAIN INTELLIGENCE MATTERS. 
Paragraph (9) of section 201(d) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) any intelligence information under 
this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared, re-
tained, and disseminated consistent with the 
protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and 
civil liberties, as determined, respectively, by 
the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.’’. 
SEC. 202. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUP-
PORT FOR THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF FU-
SION CENTERS. 
Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing such advice and assistance relating to privacy, 
civil rights, and civil liberties training,’’ after ‘‘advice 
and assistance’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) PRIVACY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES ADVISORS.—The Chief Privacy Officer of the 
Department and the Officer for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties of the Department, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis shall, to the extent practicable, assign personnel 
to assist the fusion centers that participate in the 
State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, 
including employees of such fusion centers who are 
responsible for privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
efforts within such fusion centers.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as 
subsections (n) and (o), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(k) SELF-ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) DISSEMINATION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this 
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subsection, the Secretary shall disseminate to 
each fusion center participating in the State, 
Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative 
and receiving a grant from the Department, 
guidance with respect to— 
‘‘(i) conducting a self-assessment re-
lating to adherence to privacy, civil rights, 
and civil liberties protections and polices; 
and 
‘‘(ii) applicable training relating to 
such protections and policies. 
‘‘(B) RETURN.—Not later than August 31, 
2022, and annually thereafter, such fusion cen-
ters shall submit to the Secretary the self-as-
sessments required under clause (i) of subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) 
SUBMISSION
OF
SELF-ASSESS-
MENTS.—Not later than September 30, 2022, 
and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary 
for Intelligence and Analysis shall submit to the 
Inspector General of the Department the self- 
assessments submitted to the Under Secretary 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B). 
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‘‘(B) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days 
after the receipt of the self-assessments re-
quired under subparagraph (A) and annually 
thereafter, the Inspector General shall— 
‘‘(i) review a representative sampling, 
as determined by the Inspector General, of 
the policies, practices, and performance 
with respect to privacy, civil rights, and 
civil liberties of the fusion centers partici-
pating in the State, Local, and Regional 
Fusion Center Initiative to determine the 
adherence to privacy, civil rights, and civil 
liberties polices, including training of such 
centers; and 
‘‘(ii) annually rotate the fusion cen-
ters subject to such sampling and review 
diverse fusion centers with respect to the 
metropolitan areas, States, or regions in 
which such fusion centers operate. 
‘‘(l) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Beginning on the 
date that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection and triennially thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
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ernmental Affairs of the Senate a review of the use of 
emerging technologies, including facial recognition, artifi-
cial intelligence, and machine learning, by fusion centers 
participating in the State, Local, and Regional Fusion 
Center Initiative, and the effects of such technologies on 
the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of the American 
public. Each such review shall evaluate not fewer than— 
‘‘(1) three such fusion centers that serve high- 
risk urban areas (as such term is defined in section 
2003); and 
‘‘(2) two State fusion centers.’’. 
SEC. 203. DOMESTIC TERRORISM ANALYTIC UNIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 211. ANALYTIC UNIT TO DEVELOP INTELLIGENCE 
PRODUCTS RELATING TO DOMESTIC TER-
RORISM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
an analytic unit (in this section to be referred to as the 
‘analytic unit’) to serve as a focal point within the Depart-
ment for intelligence and analysis of domestic terrorism 
threats. 
‘‘(b) PERSONNEL.— 
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‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The analytic unit shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) headed by a Director appointed by 
the Under Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) composed of— 
‘‘(i) not fewer than five full-time 
equivalent staff members; and 
‘‘(ii) any additional staff detailed from 
Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—Each member 
of the analytic unit shall complete— 
‘‘(A) annual training relating to intel-
ligence, analysis, and information sharing prac-
tices (as such practices relate to open source in-
formation); 
‘‘(B) annual privacy and civil liberties 
training that is developed, supported, or spon-
sored by the Privacy Officer of the Department 
appointed under section 222 and the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Depart-
ment, in consultation with the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board established under 
section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ee); and 
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‘‘(C) such other training prescribed by the 
Under Secretary. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 
analytic unit shall include: 
‘‘(1) Producing— 
‘‘(A) in classified and unclassified formats, 
and 
‘‘(B) by integrating open source informa-
tion in a manner consistent with the privacy 
and civil liberties training provided pursuant to 
subsection (b)(2)(B), 
intelligence products relating to domestic terrorism 
threats. 
‘‘(2) Disseminating such products and con-
ducting briefings relating to such products for— 
‘‘(A) Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and 
local agencies; 
‘‘(B) State, local, and regional fusion cen-
ters; and 
‘‘(C) private sector stakeholders, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) Improving understanding within the De-
partment and among the entities receiving dissemi-
nated products and briefings pursuant to paragraph 
(2) with respect to— 
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‘‘(A) the degree to which threats identified 
in such products may have a nexus to foreign 
terrorist organizations, transnational criminal 
organizations, foreign countries, or other for-
eign non-state actors engaged in malign foreign 
influence campaigns; and 
‘‘(B) trend analysis relating to— 
‘‘(i) whether such threats are identi-
fied in the physical domain or cyberspace; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the degree to which such threats 
may impact or reinforce each other; and 
‘‘(C) information relating to any relations 
between such threats and targeted violence. 
‘‘(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section and biannually there-
after through 2026, the Under Secretary shall provide to 
the appropriate congressional committees a briefing relat-
ing to the implementation of this section. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter through 2026, the Under Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report relating to the annual operation 
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of the analytic unit. Each such report shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A summary of each product produced 
or disseminated pursuant to paragraphs (1) or 
(2), respectively, of subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) Information relating to each briefing 
pursuant to subsection (c)(2), including— 
‘‘(i) the number of such briefings con-
ducted; 
‘‘(ii) a summary of each such briefing; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the name of the entity specified 
in such subsection that received such a 
briefing. 
‘‘(C) Information relating to personnel 
within the analytic unit, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of full-time equivalent 
staff and personnel detailed from Federal 
agencies; 
‘‘(ii) 
any 
memoranda 
of 
under-
standing to facilitate the detailing of such 
personnel from other Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(iii) information relating to activities 
to attract and retain a diverse workforce 
within the analytic unit. 
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‘‘(D) Information relating to— 
‘‘(i) the provision of training pursuant 
to subsection (b)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) activities carried out pursuant to 
subsection (c)(3). 
‘‘(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the initial report required 
under subsection (e)(1) is submitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees and annually there-
after through 2026, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a review of the implementa-
tion of this section that includes an evaluation of 
such report for the corresponding year. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
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the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on In-
telligence of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) CYBERSPACE.—The term ‘cyberspace’ 
means the interdependent network of information 
technology infrastructures, that includes the inter-
net, telecommunications networks, computer sys-
tems, and embedded processors and controllers. 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC
TERRORISM.—The term ‘do-
mestic terrorism’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2331(5) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘foreign terrorist organization’ means an 
organization designated pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189). 
‘‘(5) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘fusion cen-
ter’ has the meaning given the term in section 
210A(k)(1). 
‘‘(6) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘information technology’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(7) 
MALIGN
FOREIGN
INFLUENCE
CAM-
PAIGNS.—The term ‘malign foreign influence cam-
paigns’ means the coordinated application of state 
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diplomatic, informational, military, economic, busi-
ness, corruption, educational, or other capability by 
foreign state actors or foreign non-state actors to 
the United States to affect elections in the United 
States. 
‘‘(8) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘personally identifiable informa-
tion’ means any information about an individual elic-
ited, collected, stored, or maintained by an agency, 
including the following: 
‘‘(A) Any information that can be used to 
distinguish or trace the identity of an indi-
vidual, such as a name, a social security num-
ber, a date and place of birth, a mother’s maid-
en name, or biometric records. 
‘‘(B) Any other information that is linked 
or linkable to an individual, such as medical, 
educational, financial, or employment informa-
tion. 
‘‘(9) TARGETED
VIOLENCE.—The term ‘tar-
geted violence’ means any incident of violence in 
which an attacker selected a particular target in 
order to inflict mass injury or death without a clear-
ly discernible political or ideological motivation be-
yond mass injury or death. 
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‘‘(10) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 
Secretary’ means the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or the amendments made by this section may be con-
strued to— 
(1) confer any additional authority, including 
law enforcement and surveillance authority, beyond 
that which is authorized under existing law to the 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis; or 
(2) abrogate, diminish, or weaken the provisions 
of any Federal or State law that prevents or protects 
against the unauthorized collection or release of per-
sonal records or personally identifiable information 
(as such term is defined in section 211(f)(8) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this 
section). 
(c) 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 
210G the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 211. Analytic unit to develop intelligence products relating to domestic 
terrorism.’’. 
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SEC. 204. REPORT RELATING TO FOREIGN WHITE SU-
PREMACIST EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Counter 
Threats Advisory Board, established pursuant to section 
210F(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
124m–1(a)), shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report relating to current efforts with re-
spect to combating violence by foreign white supremacist 
extremist organizations— 
(1) inside the United States; and 
(2) against individuals and interests of the 
United States abroad. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) FOREIGN WHITE SUPREMACIST EXTREMIST 
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘foreign white suprema-
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cist extremist organization’’ means an organization 
based outside of the United States that seeks, in 
whole or in part, through unlawful acts of force or 
violence, to further the belief in the intellectual and 
moral superiority of the white race over other races. 
TITLE III—OFFICERS, OFFICES, 
AND POLICIES 
Subtitle A—Officers, Integration, 
and Policymaking 
SEC. 301. CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER. 
Section 222 of the Homeland Security 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)(B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by striking paragraph (6); and 
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(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) developing guidance to assist components 
and offices of the Department in developing privacy 
policies and practices; 
‘‘(7) establishing a process to ensure compo-
nents and offices of the Department are in compli-
ance with Federal, regulatory, statutory, and De-
partment privacy requirements, mandates, directives, 
and policies; 
‘‘(8) working with the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department to identify methods for managing 
the records, management policies, and procedures of 
the Department; 
‘‘(9) working with components and offices of 
the Department to ensure information sharing ac-
tivities incorporate privacy protection procedures; 
‘‘(10) serving as the Chief FOIA Officer of the 
Department for purposes of subsection (j) of section 
552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known 
as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’), to manage 
and process requests related to such section; 
‘‘(11) developing guidance on procedures to be 
followed by individuals making requests for informa-
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tion under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(12) overseeing in the Department the man-
agement and processing of requests for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(13) providing component heads with input on 
the management of their respective FOIA offices, in-
cluding recruiting and hiring component FOIA offi-
cers, budget formulation, and organizational place-
ment within each such component; 
‘‘(14) issuing guidance to relevant components 
and offices of the Department to ensure compliance 
with unified disclosure, processing, and training poli-
cies in accordance with section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(15) identifying and eliminating unnecessary 
and duplicative actions taken by the Department 
with respect to processing requests for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(16) 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 each such report, including 
complaints of privacy violations, implementation 
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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 each such report, the 
number of such programs that the Chief Pri-
vacy Officer has evaluated to ensure that pri-
vacy protections are considered and imple-
mented, the number of such programs that ef-
fectively implemented privacy protections into 
new technology programs, and an explanation 
of why any new programs did not effectively im-
plement privacy protections; 
‘‘(17) coordinate with the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis to— 
‘‘(A) ensure that any information under 
this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared, re-
tained, and disseminated in a manner con-
sistent with the protection of privacy rights; 
and 
‘‘(B) provide to intelligence personnel 
training relating to privacy rights, regulations, 
and information practices as specified in section 
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552a of title 5, United States Code, and other 
relevant laws, focusing on personnel who have— 
‘‘(i) the authority to disseminate in-
formation analyzed by the Department 
pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 
201(d); or 
‘‘(ii) the responsibility to review infor-
mation to be disseminated pursuant to 
such paragraph; and 
‘‘(18) carrying out other responsibilities as the 
Secretary determines appropriate.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(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 official within the Department, con-
sistent with the requirements of such section. 
‘‘(g) PRIVACY WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Privacy Officer, 
or, if the Secretary determines appropriate, an indi-
vidual designated by the Secretary as the Chief 
FOIA Officer, shall establish and serve as the Chair 
of a working group comprised of personnel from 
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across the Department who are involved in executing 
disclosure policies and processes relating to the ad-
ministration of section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, in furtherance of improving the compliance of 
the Department with such section 552. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The working group established 
in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be a forum— 
‘‘(A) for the sharing of information and 
best practices; and 
‘‘(B) to develop solutions to challenges re-
lating to disclosure policies and processes, re-
ferred to in such paragraph, encountered within 
components and offices of the Department. 
‘‘(3) 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Members 
of 
the 
working group shall meet not less than once every 
quarter to advise the Chair on matters concerning 
disclosure policies and processes relating to the ad-
ministration of section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, including the following matters: 
‘‘(A) The development of guidance for uni-
form disclosure policies and processes, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (14) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) 
Ways 
to 
reduce 
unnecessary 
redundancies that may undermine the respon-
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sive and efficient processing of requests for in-
formation under such section 552.’’. 
SEC. 302. UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and ac-
quisition management’’ after ‘‘Procurement’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding firearms and other sensitive assets)’’ 
after ‘‘equipment’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d), the first 
subsection (e) (relating to the system for award 
management consultation), and the second sub-
section (e) (relating to the definition of interoperable 
communications) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), re-
spectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ACQUISITION
AND
RELATED
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1702(a) of title 41, United States Code, the Under 
Secretary for Management shall be Chief Acquisition 
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Officer of the Department. As Chief Acquisition Of-
ficer, the Under Secretary shall have the authorities 
and perform the functions specified in section 
1702(b) of such title, and perform all other func-
tions and responsibilities delegated by the Secretary 
or described in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.—In 
addition to the authorities and functions specified in 
section 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the 
functions and responsibilities of the Under Secretary 
for Management related to acquisition (as such term 
is defined in section 830) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Advising the Secretary with respect 
to acquisition management activities, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) accounting for risks of failure to 
achieve cost, schedule, or performance pa-
rameters; and 
‘‘(ii) 
ensuring 
the 
Department 
achieves its mission through the adoption 
of widely accepted program management 
best practices (as such term is defined in 
section 830) and standards. 
‘‘(B) Leading the Acquisition Review 
Board established pursuant to section 838. 
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‘‘(C) Synchronizing interagency coordina-
tion relating to acquisition programs and acqui-
sition management efforts of the Department. 
‘‘(D) Exercising the acquisition decision 
authority (as such term is defined in section 
830) to approve, pause, modify (including the 
rescission of approvals of program milestones), 
or cancel major acquisition programs (as such 
term is defined in section 830), unless the 
Under Secretary delegates such authority to a 
Component Acquisition Executive (as such term 
is defined in section 830) pursuant to para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(E) Providing additional scrutiny and 
oversight for an acquisition that is not a major 
acquisition if— 
‘‘(i) the acquisition is for a program 
that is important to the strategic and per-
formance plans of the Department; 
‘‘(ii) the acquisition is for a program 
with significant program or policy implica-
tions; and 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines that 
such scrutiny and oversight for the acquisi-
tion is proper and necessary. 
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‘‘(F) Establishing policies for managing 
acquisitions across the Department that pro-
mote best practices (as such term is defined in 
section 830). 
‘‘(G) Ensuring each major acquisition pro-
gram has a Department-approved acquisition 
program baseline (as such term is defined in 
section 830), pursuant to the acquisition man-
agement policy of the Department, that is 
traceable to the life-cycle cost estimate of the 
program, integrated master schedule, and oper-
ational requirements. 
‘‘(H) Assisting the heads of components 
and Component Acquisition Executives in ef-
forts to comply with Federal law, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, and Department acqui-
sition management directives. 
‘‘(I) Ensuring contracts, grants, and finan-
cial assistance are provided only to individuals 
and organizations that are not suspended or 
debarred. 
‘‘(J) Distributing guidance throughout the 
Department to ensure that contractors involved 
in acquisitions, including contractors that ac-
cess the information systems and technologies 
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of the Department, adhere to relevant Depart-
ment policies related to physical and informa-
tion security as identified by the Under Sec-
retary for Management. 
‘‘(K) Overseeing the Component Acquisi-
tion Executive organizational structure to en-
sure Component Acquisition Executives have 
sufficient capabilities and comply with Depart-
ment acquisition policies. 
‘‘(L) Developing and managing a profes-
sional acquisition workforce to ensure the goods 
and services acquired by the Department meet 
the needs of the mission and are at the best 
value for the expenditure of public resources. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION
OF
CERTAIN
ACQUISITION 
DECISION
AUTHORITY.—The Under Secretary for 
Management may delegate acquisition decision au-
thority, in writing, to the relevant Component Acqui-
sition Executive for a major capital asset, service, or 
hybrid acquisition program that has a life-cycle cost 
estimate of at least $300,000,000 but not more than 
$1,000,000,000, based on fiscal year 2021 constant 
dollars, if— 
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‘‘(A) the component has in place policies, 
processes, and procedures that are consistent 
with the acquisition policy of the Department; 
‘‘(B) the Component Acquisition Executive 
has an adequate staff of experienced employees 
with applicable program management training; 
and 
‘‘(C) each major acquisition program con-
cerned has a Department-approved acquisition 
program baseline and it is meeting agreed-upon 
cost, schedule, and performance thresholds. 
‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP
TO
UNDER
SECRETARY 
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—The Under Sec-
retary for Management and the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall coordinate in matters 
related to Department-wide acquisitions.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (f), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) SENSITIVE ASSETS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘sensitive assets’ means any asset, regardless of 
value— 
‘‘(1) that the Department issues to a Depart-
ment employee; and 
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‘‘(2) that either the Under Secretary for Man-
agement or a head of a component determines such 
asset requires special control and accounting.’’. 
SEC. 303. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security 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) 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— 
‘‘(1) oversee Department budget formulation 
and execution; 
‘‘(2) provide guidance with respect to perform-
ance-based budgeting practices for the Department; 
‘‘(3) develop cost-estimating practices for the 
Department, including policies relating to cost-esti-
mating and approval of life-cycle cost estimates; 
‘‘(4) coordinate with the Office of Strategy, 
Policy, and Plans to ensure the development of the 
budget for the Department is compatible with the 
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long-term strategic plans, priorities, and policies of 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(5) develop and manage the financial manage-
ment policy of the Department, including effective 
internal controls with respect to financial reporting 
systems and processes; 
‘‘(6) provide guidance relating to financial sys-
tem modernization efforts throughout the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(7) develop and lead the efforts of the Depart-
ment with respect to financial oversight, including 
identifying ways to streamline and standardize busi-
ness processes; 
‘‘(8) oversee the costs of acquisition programs 
and related activities to ensure— 
‘‘(A) that actual and planned costs are in 
accordance with budget estimates; or 
‘‘(B) adequate funding throughout the life- 
cycle of such programs and activities; 
‘‘(9) implement, by fiscal year 2022, a Depart-
ment-wide common accounting structure; 
‘‘(10) track, approve (where appropriate), over-
see, and make public information relating to expend-
itures by components and offices of the Department 
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for conferences, as appropriate, including by requir-
ing each component and office to— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Inspector General of 
the Department, the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report relat-
ing to the expenditures by such component or 
office for each conference hosted or attended by 
Department employees for which the total ex-
penditures exceeded $50,000, based on fiscal 
year 2021 constant dollars, not later than 15 
days after the day on which the conference 
ends; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to such expenditures, 
provide— 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(11) submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate any report delivered to any 
other committee of the House of Representatives or 
Senate relating to the financial functions of the De-
partment.’’. 
SEC. 304. 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 (f); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Information Of-
ficer shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the lead technical authority for in-
formation technology programs of the Department; 
‘‘(2) advise and assist the Secretary, heads of 
the components of the Department, and other senior 
officials in carrying out the responsibilities of the 
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Department with respect to information technology 
for all activities relating to the budget, programs, se-
curity, and operations; 
‘‘(3) to the extent delegated by the Secretary, 
exercise authority over Department information 
technology management and establish the informa-
tion technology priorities, policies, processes, stand-
ards, guidelines, and procedures of the Department 
to ensure interoperability and standardization of in-
formation technology; 
‘‘(4) establish criteria for— 
‘‘(A) identifying mission critical and mis-
sion essential information systems of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(B) maintaining a consolidated inventory 
of such systems; and 
‘‘(C) developing and maintaining contin-
gency plans for responding to a disruption in 
the operation of any of such systems; 
‘‘(5) maintain the security, visibility, reliability, 
integrity, and availability of data and information 
technology of the Department; 
‘‘(6) in consultation with the Chief Procure-
ment Officer of the Department, establish and im-
plement policies and procedures to identify and man-
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age vulnerabilities in the supply chain relating to the 
purchase of information technology; 
‘‘(7) 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; 
‘‘(8) assess the risk of all major information 
technology investments and publicly report the risk 
rating to the Office of Management and Budget; and 
‘‘(9) carry out any other responsibilities dele-
gated by the Secretary consistent with an effective 
information system management function. 
‘‘(c) 
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGIC 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than October 
1, 2023, and every five years thereafter, the Chief 
Information Officer, in coordination with the Chief 
Financial Officer, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a successor information 
technology strategic plan. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategic plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An analysis to determine if the budg-
et of the Department aligns with priorities spec-
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ified in the information technology strategic 
plan required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) Information relating to— 
‘‘(i) the information technology prior-
ities of the Department; 
‘‘(ii) whether such priorities were 
funded by the Department; and 
‘‘(iii) if such priorities were not so 
funded, the reasons relating thereto. 
‘‘(C) Information relating to the Depart-
ment identifying and addressing skills gaps 
needed to implement the information technology 
strategic plan. 
‘‘(D) Information relating to the identifica-
tion of duplicate information technology within 
the components of the Department and the re-
moval of such technology. 
‘‘(d) ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition 
to the responsibilities specified in section 11315 of title 
40, United States Code, the Chief Information Officer, in 
consultation with the Under Secretary for Management, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) oversee the management of the Homeland 
Security Enterprise Architecture; 
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‘‘(2) ensure that before each acquisition deci-
sion event (as such term is defined in section 830), 
information technology aspects of acquisition pro-
grams comply with any departmental information 
technology management requirements, security pro-
tocols, and the Homeland Security Enterprise Archi-
tecture; and 
‘‘(3) provide recommendations relating to infor-
mation technology programs and developing informa-
tion technology acquisitions strategic guidance to the 
Acquisition Review Board of the Department. 
‘‘(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) CHIEF DATA OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Chief Information Officer, shall des-
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ignate a career appointee of the Department as the 
Chief Data Officer of the Department. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Chief Data Officer 
shall possess training and experience with respect to 
management, governance, generation, collection, pro-
tection, analysis, use, and sharing of data, including 
the protection and de-identification of personally 
identifiable information. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Chief Data Officer, in 
addition to carrying out the functions set forth in 
section 3520 of title 44, United States Code, shall 
be responsible for the following: 
‘‘(A) Ensuring the Department conforms 
with data management best practices recog-
nized across the private sector and the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(B) Coordinating the organization and in-
tegration of data across the Department for im-
proved interoperability, analysis, and decision- 
making. 
‘‘(C) Reviewing the impact of the infra-
structure of the Department regarding data in-
tegrity and interoperability. 
‘‘(D) Coordinating the release of data for 
public use following appropriate privacy reviews 
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within the Department, as coordinated with the 
Chief Privacy Officer of the Department. 
‘‘(E) Promoting innovation in the use of 
data by the Department to improve Department 
management and operations. 
‘‘(F) Coordinating the storage of Depart-
ment records in accordance with the General 
Records Schedules of the National Archives and 
Records Administration. 
‘‘(G) Publishing guidance for revising 
record schedule proposals, including guidelines 
for keeping a written record of justification for 
such revisions. 
‘‘(H) Overseeing, in consultation with the 
Chief Privacy Officer, as appropriate, the com-
pliance of the Department with respect to— 
‘‘(i) issuing guidelines ensuring the 
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
information, including statistical informa-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) establishing administrative mech-
anisms that allow affected persons to seek 
and obtain correction of information main-
tained and disseminated by relevant com-
ponents of the Department that does not 
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comply with the guidelines of the Depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(iii) reporting to the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget the 
number and nature of complaints received 
by relevant components of the Department 
relating to the accuracy of information dis-
seminated and the handling of such com-
plaints by such components. 
‘‘(I) Coordinating with appropriate officials 
of the Department, including the Chief Privacy 
Officer, component privacy officers, component 
Chief Data Officers, and program managers, 
regarding the use of data within their respective 
components and under their authorities. 
‘‘(J) Serving as the liaison to the Office of 
Management and Budget and other Federal 
agencies with respect to using existing Depart-
ment data for statistical purposes. 
‘‘(4) COMPONENT CHIEF DATA OFFICERS.—The 
heads of each operational component of the Depart-
ment, in consultation with the Chief Data Officer of 
the Department and the Chief Information Officer 
of such component, shall designate a career ap-
pointee from each such component as the Chief Data 
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Officer of such component. Each such component 
Chief Data Officer shall— 
‘‘(A) possess the qualifications described in 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with and assist the Chief 
Data Officer of the Department in the imple-
mentation of the functions specified in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (3) for 
their respective component. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report relating to the implementation of this sub-
section and any concerns regarding such implemen-
tation. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘career appointee’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(b) SOFTWARE LICENSING.— 
(1) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
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and every two years thereafter until 2025, the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department, in 
consultation with Department component chief 
information officers, shall submit to the Sec-
retary, the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a report relating 
to the software licenses of the Department. 
(B) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a Department-wide inventory of all 
existing software licenses held by the De-
partment; 
(ii) an assessment of— 
(I) the needs of the Department 
and the components of the Depart-
ment with respect to software licenses 
for the subsequent two fiscal years; 
(II) how the Department can 
achieve the greatest possible econo-
mies of scale and cost savings in the 
procurement of software licenses; and 
(III) how the use of shared 
cloud-computing services will impact 
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the needs for software licenses for the 
subsequent two fiscal years; and 
(iii) plans for eliminating unutilized 
software licenses for the subsequent two 
fiscal years. 
(2) PLAN TO REDUCE SOFTWARE LICENSES.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
report required under paragraph (1) is submitted, if 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department de-
termines the number of software licenses held by the 
Department and the components of the Department 
exceed the needs of the Department pursuant to the 
findings of such report, the Secretary shall establish 
a plan for reducing the number of such software li-
censes to meet the needs of the Department. 
(3) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
REVIEW.—Not 
later than December 30, 2023, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall report on the extent to which the Chief In-
formation Officer of the Department has fulfilled all 
requirements established by this section and the 
amendments made by this section. 
(4) COMPLETION OF FIRST DEFINITION OF CA-
PABILITIES.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department shall complete the first 
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information technology strategic plan required under 
subsection (c) of section 701 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this 
section. 
SEC. 305. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER. 
Section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 344) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including with re-
spect to leadership development and em-
ployee engagement,’’ after ‘‘policies’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and in line’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, in line’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and informed by 
best practices within the Federal Govern-
ment and the private sector,’’ after ‘‘prior-
ities,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘develop 
performance measures to provide a basis for 
monitoring and evaluating’’ and inserting 
‘‘evaluate, on an ongoing basis,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘that, 
to the extent practicable, are informed by em-
ployee feedback’’ after ‘‘policies’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing internship, leadership development, and em-
ployee engagement programs,’’ before ‘‘in co-
ordination’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘that is 
informed by an assessment, carried out by the 
Chief Human Capital Officer, of the learning 
and developmental needs of employees in super-
visory and non-supervisory roles across the De-
partment and appropriate workforce planning 
initiatives’’; 
(F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and 
(10) as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively; 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) maintain a catalogue of available intern-
ship and employee development opportunities, in-
cluding the Homeland Security Rotation Program 
pursuant to section 844, departmental leadership de-
velopment programs, interagency development pro-
grams, and other rotational programs; 
‘‘(10) ensure that employee discipline and ad-
verse action programs comply with the requirements 
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of all pertinent laws, rules, regulations, and Federal 
guidance, and ensure due process for employees; 
‘‘(11) analyze each Department or Government- 
wide Federal workforce satisfaction or morale survey 
within 90 days of the publication of any such survey 
and submit to the Secretary such analysis and, as 
appropriate, any recommendations to improve work-
force satisfaction or morale within the Depart-
ment;’’; 
(H) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end; 
(I) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(J) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(14) oversee the consolidation, integration, 
and modernization of the human capital information 
technology infrastructure of the Department, includ-
ing systems to manage employee and contractor 
training 
records 
and 
employee 
performance 
records.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(d) CHIEF LEARNING
AND ENGAGEMENT OFFI-
CER.—The Chief Human Capital Officer may designate 
an employee of the Department to serve as a Chief Learn-
ing and Engagement Officer to assist the Chief Human 
Capital Officer in carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the respon-
sibilities identified in subsections (b)(4) and (b)(9), 
the Chief Human Capital Officer shall, in coordina-
tion with all the components of the Department— 
‘‘(A) regularly review the catalogue of in-
ternships to— 
‘‘(i) ensure each purpose, structure, 
and eligibility requirements of the program 
align with Department and component 
workforce strategies; and 
‘‘(ii) eliminate unnecessary or duplica-
tive programs; 
‘‘(B) maintain data relating to the number 
of participants, including attrition and gradua-
tion rates, for each internship program by each 
fiscal year; 
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‘‘(C) identify opportunities and processes 
to hire internship participants that satisfac-
torily complete program requirements to perma-
nent positions; 
‘‘(D) track the hiring rates of internship 
participants to permanent positions within the 
Department or components by program; and 
‘‘(E) share lessons learned and opportuni-
ties for improving the management and admin-
istration of internship programs within the De-
partment and components of the Department. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘internship’ means any program that provides 
temporary employment or work experience to partici-
pants, including current students and recent grad-
uates.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) information relating to— 
‘‘(A) employee development opportunities 
catalogued pursuant to subsection (b)(9) and 
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any available data with respect to participation 
rates, attrition rates, retention, and employee 
satisfaction; 
‘‘(B) the progress of Department-wide 
strategic workforce planning efforts as deter-
mined pursuant to subsection (b)(2); 
‘‘(C) the activities of the Employee En-
gagement Steering Committee established pur-
suant to section 721, including the number of 
meetings, types of materials developed and dis-
tributed, and recommendations to the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(D) the implementation status of any cy-
bersecurity-focused personnel systems used to 
recruit, retain, and manage mission critical cy-
bersecurity talent authorized pursuant to the 
authority of the Secretary;’’. 
SEC. 306. OFFICER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 345) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following new subsections: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Department an Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 
The head of such Office is the Officer for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties, who shall report directly to the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Officer for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties shall carry out the following re-
sponsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Oversee compliance with constitutional, 
statutory, regulatory, policy, and other requirements 
relating to the civil rights and civil liberties of indi-
viduals affected by the programs and activities of 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) Integrate civil rights and civil liberties pro-
tections into all programs and activities of the De-
partment. 
‘‘(3) Conduct civil rights and civil liberties im-
pact assessments, as appropriate, including prior to 
the implementation of new Department regulations, 
initiatives, programs, or policies. 
‘‘(4) Conduct periodic reviews of policies, proce-
dures, and activities of the Department relating to 
civil rights and civil liberties. 
‘‘(5) Provide policy advice, recommendations, 
and other technical assistance relating to civil rights 
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‘‘(9) Lead the equal employment opportunity 
programs of the Department, including complaint 
management and adjudication, workforce diversity, 
and promotion of the merit system principles. 
‘‘(10) Make publicly available through acces-
sible communications channels, including the website 
of the Department— 
‘‘(A) information on the responsibilities 
and functions of, and how to contact, the Of-
fice; 
‘‘(B) summary of reports of investigations 
that result in final recommendations that are 
issued by the Officer upon completion of inves-
tigations carried out pursuant to paragraph (6); 
and 
‘‘(C) summaries of impact assessments 
issued by the Officer and carried out pursuant 
to paragraph (3) or (7). 
‘‘(11) Engage with individuals and communities 
whose civil rights and civil liberties may be affected 
by programs and activities of the Department, in-
cluding by informing such individuals and commu-
nities about report and redress processes and advis-
ing the Secretary and heads of components, direc-
torates, offices, and other personnel within the De-
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partment of concerns raised by such individuals and 
communities. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
INVESTIGATE
POSSIBLE 
ABUSES.—The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties may investigate any matter referred to in 
paragraph (6) or (7) of subsection (b) after fulfilling 
the coordination requirements under paragraph (2) 
with respect to such matter. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) REFERRAL OF MATTERS TO INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL.—Before initiating any investiga-
tion described under paragraph (1), the Officer 
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall refer 
the matter and all related complaints to the In-
spector General of the Department. 
‘‘(B) INSPECTOR GENERAL RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(i) DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICA-
TION.—Not later than five business days 
after the receipt of a matter referred under 
subparagraph (A), the Inspector General 
shall— 
‘‘(I) make a determination re-
garding whether the Inspector Gen-
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eral intends to initiate an audit or in-
vestigation of the matter referred 
under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(II) notify the Officer of such 
determination. 
‘‘(ii) AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS.— 
If the Inspector General notifies the Offi-
cer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties that 
the Inspector General intends to initiate an 
audit or investigation, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall— 
‘‘(I) initiate such audit or inves-
tigate by not later than 90 days after 
providing such notification; or 
‘‘(II) not later than three days 
after the end of the 90-day period 
specified in subclause (I), notify the 
Officer that such audit or investiga-
tion was not initiated. 
‘‘(C) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—At the 
request of the Inspector General, the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties may provide as-
sistance to the Inspector General on any inves-
tigation or audit initiated by the Inspector Gen-
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eral based on a referral under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION
BY
OFFICER.—The 
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties may 
investigate a matter referred to the Inspector 
General under subparagraph (A) only if— 
‘‘(i) the Inspector General notifies the 
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 
that the Inspector General does not intend 
to initiate an audit or investigation relat-
ing to that matter; or 
‘‘(ii) the Inspector General provides 
notification under subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) 
that an audit or investigation was not initi-
ated. 
‘‘(d) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) COMPLAINTS.—In the case of a complaint 
made concerning complaints of abuses of civil rights 
and civil liberties under paragraph (6) of subsection 
(b), the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 
shall— 
‘‘(A) provide to the individual who made 
the complaint notice of the receipt of such com-
plaint within 30 days of receiving such com-
plaint; and 
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‘‘(B) inform the complainant of the deter-
mination of the Officer regarding the initiation 
of a review, assessment, or investigation within 
the Office, a referral to the Inspector General 
of the Department, or any other action taken. 
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATIONS.—In the case of an inves-
tigation initiated by the Officer pursuant to para-
graph (6) or (7) of subsection (b), upon the conclu-
sion of the investigation, the Officer shall produce a 
report on the investigation which— 
‘‘(A) shall include the findings and rec-
ommendations of the Officer; 
‘‘(B) a summary of which shall be made 
publicly available; 
‘‘(C) shall not include any personally iden-
tifiable information related to any individual in-
volved in such investigation; and 
‘‘(D) may include a classified appendix, as 
the Officer determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) SUBMITTAL TO HEADS OF OPERATIONAL 
COMPONENTS.—The Officer shall transmit to the 
Secretary and the relevant head of each relevant 
operational component of the Department a copy of 
each report produced under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(4) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Upon the con-
clusion of any investigation conducted by the Officer 
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties under paragraph 
(6) or (7) of subsection (b), the Officer shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report on the investigation, which shall be 
prepared and submitted without any prior comment 
or amendment by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 
or any other officer or employee of the Department, 
unless the Officer seeks such comment. 
‘‘(e) COMPONENT CIVIL RIGHTS
AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES OFFICER.—The head of each of the operational 
components of the Department shall designate a career 
appointee (as such term is defined in section 3132 of title 
5, United States Code) from such component as the Offi-
cer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of such component. 
Each such component Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties shall coordinate with and provide information to 
the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the De-
partment on matters related to civil rights and civil lib-
erties within each respective component. 
‘‘(f) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Officer for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department— 
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