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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4476 
To establish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trade and Eco-
nomic Security Council and the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade 
and Economic Security within the Department of Homeland Security, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. MEIJER (for himself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Trade and Economic Security Council and the position 
of Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security 
within the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Trade and Eco-
nomic Security Council Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 890B. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUN-
CIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department the DHS Trade and Economic Security 
Council (referred to in this section as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council shall 
provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary re-
lated to economic security of the homeland. Such advice 
and recommendations shall include— 
‘‘(1) identifying concentrated risks for economic 
security; 
‘‘(2) setting priorities for securing the nation’s 
economic security; 
‘‘(3) coordinating Department-wide activity on 
economic security matters; 
‘‘(4) 
proposing 
statutory 
and 
regulatory 
changes impacting economic security; and 
‘‘(5) any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
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‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary for Trade 
and Economic Security of the Office of Strat-
egy, Policy, and Plans. 
‘‘(B) Permanent members from not fewer 
than nine components or offices of the Depart-
ment specified in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(C) Advisory members from other compo-
nents and offices of the Department other than 
those specified in paragraph (2), as determined 
by the Assistant Secretary for Trade and Eco-
nomic Security in coordination with the heads 
of such components and offices. 
‘‘(2) PERMANENT MEMBERS.—The components 
and offices of the Department specified in this para-
graph are the following: 
‘‘(A) United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services. 
‘‘(B) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(C) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(D) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(F) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
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‘‘(H) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Strategy, Policy and 
Plans. 
‘‘(3) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Council shall be appointed by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Trade and Economic Security in co-
ordination with the heads of relevant compo-
nents and offices. Each member shall serve a 
term of two years. 
‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
remainder of that term. A member may serve 
after the expiration of that term until a suc-
cessor has been appointed. 
‘‘(4) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Assistant 
Secretary for Trade and Economic Security shall 
serve as Chair of the Council and shall designate a 
Vice Chair of the Council. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS AND CHARTER.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is within the Office 
of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Sec-
retary for Trade and Economic Security. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Trade and Economic Security shall— 
‘‘(A) advise the Secretary regarding mat-
ters relating to United States critical economic 
security domains; and 
‘‘(B) oversee activities of the Department 
relating thereto. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addi-
tion to the duties specified in paragraph (2), the As-
sistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security 
shall— 
‘‘(A) oversee— 
‘‘(i) the development of requirements 
for supply chain mapping; and 
‘‘(ii) assessments and reports to Con-
gress related to United States critical eco-
nomic security domains and other eco-
nomic security activities of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(B) serve as the executive for the Depart-
ment on the Committee on Foreign Investment 
in the United States (CFIUS), the Committee 
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for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in 
the United States Telecommunications Services 
Sector, and the Federal Acquisition Security 
Council (in addition to any position on such 
Council occupied by a representative of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
of the Department); 
‘‘(C) coordinate with stakeholders in other 
Federal departments and agencies and non-gov-
ernmental entities with economic security inter-
ests, authorities, and responsibilities; and 
‘‘(D) perform such additional duties as the 
Secretary may prescribe. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘United States critical economic security domain’ 
means an industry, emerging technology, infrastruc-
ture, or combination thereof that is essential for the 
prosperity and resilience of the economy to function, 
or with respect to which disruption will have severe 
negative economic and homeland security con-
sequence.’’. 
(2) TRANSITION.—The individual serving as the 
Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Secu-
rity of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans of 
the Department of Homeland Security as of the date 
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of the enactment of this Act may continue to serve 
as such Assistant Secretary. 
(3) AMENDMENT RELATING TO LIMITATION ON 
NUMBERS.—Subsection (a) of section 103 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND 
ECONOMIC SECURITY.—At least one of the Assistant 
Secretaries referred to under paragraph (1)(I) shall 
be an Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic 
Security within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans.’’. 
(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 
890A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890B. DHS Trade and Economic Security Council.’’. 
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