Title: Securing Department of Homeland Security Firearms Act of 2017
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Securing Department of Homeland Security Firearms Act of 2017 or the Securing DHS Firearms Act of 2017
This bill makes the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for the security of DHS firearms and other sensitive assets.
The Under Secretary shall disseminate a directive for achieving adequate security over such assets across DHS, which shall include: (1) descriptions of what equipment is classified as a sensitive asset, (2) requirements for securing such assets, (3) a classification system for all categories of DHS-issued badges and corresponding requirements for safeguarding such assets, and (4) reporting and record keeping requirements for lost assets. The Under Secretary shall update such directive within one year, including by adding a requirement relating to recording in the inventory systems maintained by each DHS component the acceptance or transfer of a sensitive asset.
The Under Secretary shall disseminate a revised version of the Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual that includes: (1) procedures to safeguard sensitive assets during on- and off-duty time, (2) training on safeguarding such assets, (3) instructions for recording lost sensitive assets, and (4) a requirement that a file on a lost asset contain the DHS report and the corresponding police report.
DHS components must:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4433 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4433

    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under 
  Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to 
   achieve security of sensitive assets among the components of the 
        Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2017

Mr. Correa (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under 
  Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to 
   achieve security of sensitive assets among the components of the 
        Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Department of Homeland 
Security Firearms Act of 2017'' or the ``Securing DHS Firearms Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (2) Under secretary for management.--The term ``Under 
        Secretary for Management'' means the Under Secretary for 
        Management of the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF SECURING FIREARMS AND OTHER SENSITIVE ASSETS IN 
              RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.

    Paragraph (6) of section 701(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 341(a)) is amended by inserting ``(including firearms 
and other sensitive assets)'' after ``equipment''.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.

    (a) Safeguarding Firearms and Sensitive Assets Directive.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management 
        shall disseminate a Department-wide directive for achieving 
        adequate security over firearms and other sensitive assets 
        across the Department.
            (2) Contents.--The directive required under subsection (a) 
        shall, at a minimum, include the following:
                    (A) Descriptions of what equipment, in addition to 
                firearms, is classified as a sensitive asset for the 
                purpose of carrying out this Act.
                    (B) Requirements for securing Department-issued 
                firearms and other sensitive assets.
                    (C) A classification system for all categories of 
                Department-issued badges and corresponding requirements 
                for safeguarding such assets.
                    (D) Reporting requirements for lost firearms and 
                other sensitive assets, including timelines for such 
                reporting, to supervisors, local law enforcement, the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime 
                Information Center, and Department headquarters.
                    (E) Recordkeeping requirements for lost firearms 
                and other sensitive assets in inventory systems, 
                including a timeline for recording such losses.
            (3) Review and update of directive.--Not later than one 
        year after the issuance of the directive required under 
        subsection (a) the Under Secretary for Management shall review 
        and update, as necessary, such directive, including adding a 
        requirement relating to recording in the inventory systems 
        maintained by each component of the Department the acceptance 
        or transfer of a firearm or other sensitive asset by such 
        component.
    (b) Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual.--Together 
with the issuance of the directive pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Under Secretary for Management shall disseminate a revised version of 
the Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual that includes the 
following:
            (1) Procedures to safeguard sensitive assets during on- and 
        off-duty time, and utilization of safety locking devices and 
        policies on the use of such assets, as applicable.
            (2) Initial, recurrent, and remedial training on 
        safeguarding such assets.
            (3) Examples, with detail, of how to record lost sensitive 
        assets across components of the Department, and an enforcement 
        mechanism to ensure supervisors maintain such records.
            (4) A requirement that the file maintained on a lost 
        firearm or other sensitive asset contains both the 
        corresponding police report and the Department report detailing 
        the circumstances surrounding such loss, including information 
        on adherence to safeguarding procedures.

SEC. 5. COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES.

    Department component heads shall--
            (1) comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive 
        branch guidance, and Department policy, including directives 
        required by this Act, relating to the management and oversight 
        of securing firearms and other sensitive assets;
            (2) review the need for non-law enforcement badges;
            (3) require component personnel to safeguard firearms and 
        other sensitive assets in accordance with the directive issued 
        by the Under Secretary for Management under section 4;
            (4) require that component personnel adhere to the 
        procedures and timelines for properly reporting to supervisors 
        lost firearms and other sensitive assets;
            (5) require that lost firearms and other sensitive assets 
        are reported to local law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation's National Crime Information Center, and 
        Department headquarters in the timeframe established in such 
        directive; and
            (6) require that lost firearms and other sensitive assets 
        are recorded in inventory systems in the timeframe established 
        by such directive.

SEC. 6. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.

    The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall, 
on an ongoing basis, review implementation of this Act and, not later 
than 180 days after issuance of the directive under section 4, 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 review of the progress and effectiveness of such directive, 
including an assessment of the adequacy of such directive, as well as 
the level of compliance among the components of the Department to 
achieve adequate security of sensitive assets across Department 
components.
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