‘‘(1) shall have access to all records, reports, 
audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommenda-
tions, and other materials available to the Depart-
ment that relate to programs and operations with 
respect to the responsibilities of the Officer under 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) may, to the extent the Officer determines 
necessary, and subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) issue a subpoena to require the pro-
duction, by any person other than a Federal 
agency, of all information, documents, reports, 
answers, records, accounts, papers, and other 
documentary evidence necessary in the perform-
ance of the responsibilities of the Officer under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) administer to or take from any per-
son an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, whenever 
necessary in the performance of the responsibil-
ities of the Officer under this section. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31 of 
each year, the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 
of the Department shall submit directly to the President, 
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and the appropriate committees and sub-
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committees of Congress, a report on the implementation 
of this section during the year preceding the year during 
which the report is submitted. Each such report shall in-
clude, for the year covered by the report— 
‘‘(1) any complaints of abuse described under 
subsection (b)(6) and any actions by the Depart-
ment or a component, directorate, or office of the 
Department that the Officer identifies as responsive 
to such complaints; 
‘‘(2) a list of Department programs and activi-
ties for which civil rights and civil liberties impact 
assessments were conducted, or policy advice, rec-
ommendations, or other technical assistance was 
provided; 
‘‘(3) any recommendations issued by the Officer 
to the Secretary or the head of a component, direc-
torate, or office, together with information on the 
status of the implementation of such recommenda-
tions; 
‘‘(4) information on the diversity and equal em-
ployment opportunity activities of the Department, 
including information on complaint management and 
adjudication of equal employment opportunity com-
plaints and efforts to ensure compliance throughout 
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the Department with equal employment opportunity 
requirements; 
‘‘(5) a description of any efforts to engage with 
individuals and communities whose civil rights and 
civil liberties may be affected by activities carried 
out by the Department, including public meetings; 
and 
‘‘(6) information on total staffing for the Office 
of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of full-time, part-time 
and contract support personnel; and 
‘‘(B) information on the number of em-
ployees whose primary responsibilities include 
supporting the Officer in carrying out para-
graph (9) of subsection (b).’’. 
(b) 
REPORTING
TO
CONGRESS.—Section 
1062(f)(1)(A)(i) of the National Security Intelligence Re-
form Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1(f)(1)(A)(i)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives,’’ after ‘‘Affairs of 
the Senate,’’. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on sub-
section (b)(11) of section 705 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 345), as amended by subsection 
(a). 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by striking the 
item relating to section 705 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 705. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.’’. 
SEC. 307. 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) representatives from appropriate ad-
visory committees established pursuant to sec-
tion 871, the Homeland Security Advisory 
Council, and the Homeland Security Science 
and Technology Advisory Committee, or other-
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wise established, including the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee established pursuant 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-
fully’’ and inserting ‘‘resources required 
to’’; and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, including any re-
sources identified from redundant, waste-
ful, or unnecessary capabilities and capac-
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ities that can be redirected to better sup-
port other existing capabilities and capac-
ities, as the case may be; and’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (6); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking— 
(i) ‘‘December 31 of the year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘60 days after the date of the sub-
mission of the budget of the President’’; 
and 
(ii) ‘‘conducted’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
pleted’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘description of the threats to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘risk assessment of’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, as required under subsection (b)(2)’’ be-
fore the semicolon at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a description’’; 
and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and risks’’ be-
fore ‘‘to national homeland’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); 
and 
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(I) as subparagraph (H); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the 
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following documentation regarding each quadrennial 
homeland security review: 
‘‘(A) Records relating to the consultation 
carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) all written communications, in-
cluding communications sent out by the 
Secretary and feedback submitted to the 
Secretary through technology, online com-
munications tools, in-person discussions, 
and the interagency process; and 
‘‘(ii) information relating to whether 
feedback received by the Secretary in-
formed the quadrennial homeland security 
review. 
‘‘(B) Information relating to the risk as-
sessment required under subsection (c)(2)(B), 
including— 
‘‘(i) the type of risk model; 
‘‘(ii) the information used to generate 
the risk assessment; 
‘‘(iii) the sources of information, in-
cluding other risk assessments; and 
‘‘(iv) information relating to— 
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‘‘(I) assumptions, weighing fac-
tors, and subjective judgments; and 
‘‘(II) the rationale or basis for 
such assumptions, factors, and judg-
ments identified pursuant to sub-
clause (I).’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the sub-
mission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report that includes information relating 
to the degree to which the findings and recommendations 
developed in the quadrennial homeland security review 
covered by each such report were integrated into the ac-
quisition strategy and expenditure plans for the Depart-
ment.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to a quadrennial 
homeland security review conducted after December 31, 
2021. 
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SEC. 308. OFFICE OF STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 
Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 349) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
shall include an Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Affairs and no more than five Assistant 
Secretaries within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans with divided responsibility for the following 
areas: 
‘‘(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.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding for activities that cross multiple De-
partment components’’ before the semicolon at 
the end; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re-
spectively; 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ensure acquisition programs (as such term 
is defined in section 830) support the quadrennial 
homeland security review required under section 
707, the DHS Strategic Plan pursuant to section 
306 of title 5, United States Code, and other appro-
priate successor documents;’’; and 
(D) in such redesignated paragraph (7), by 
inserting ‘‘, including feedback from organiza-
tions representing the needs of children,’’ after 
‘‘stakeholder feedback’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
AFFAIRS.—The Office of International Affairs shall be led 
by an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs. The 
Assistant Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) in consultation with other Federal officials 
responsible for counterterrorism and homeland secu-
rity matters, coordinate international activities with-
in the Department, including activities carried out 
by components of the Department; 
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‘‘(2) advise, inform, and assist the Secretary 
with respect to the development and implementation 
of the international policy priorities of the Depart-
ment outside of the United States, including stra-
tegic priorities for the deployment of assets such as 
personnel; 
‘‘(3) develop, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary for Management, guidance for selecting, 
assigning, training, and monitoring overseas deploy-
ments of Department personnel, including minimum 
standards for pre-deployment training; 
‘‘(4) maintain awareness regarding the inter-
national travel of senior officers of the Department 
and their intent to pursue negotiations with foreign 
government officials, and review resulting draft 
agreements; 
‘‘(5) coordinate with any departmental official 
engaged in negotiations with a representative of a 
foreign government relating to an agreement and, as 
appropriate, by supporting such official in the nego-
tiation of such agreement; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other functions as are estab-
lished by law or delegated by the Under Secretary 
for Strategy, Policy, and Plans.’’. 
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