Title: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director and Assistant Directors Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director and Assistant Directors Act
This bill establishes term limits and alters the personnel classification and appointment process for certain leadership positions in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security.
Specifically, the bill establishes a five-year term for the Director of CISA, limits service to two terms, and reclassifies the position to a higher rate of basic pay. The bill also requires the Assistant Director for Cybersecurity and the Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security to be appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, rather than by the President.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7589 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7589

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish term limits for 
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 
        Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2020

Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Gallagher) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
 Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, 
and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish term limits for 
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 
        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 ``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency Director and Assistant Directors Act''.

SEC. 2. CISA DIRECTOR TERM LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 2202 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Term.--Effective with respect to an individual 
        appointed to be the Director by the President, by and with the 
        advice and consent of the Senate, after the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph, the term of office of such an 
        individual so appointed shall be five years, and such an 
        individual may not serve more than two terms. The term of 
        office of the individual serving as the Director as of such 
        date of enactment shall be five years beginning on the date on 
        which the Director began serving.''.
    (b) Amendment Relating to Qualifications for Certain CISA Assistant 
Directors.--The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) of section 2203(a)(2) (6 U.S.C. 
        653(a)(2)), by striking ``President without the advice and 
        consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B) of section 2204(a)(2) (6 U.S.C. 
        654(a)(2)), by striking ``President without the advice and 
        consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``Secretary''.
    (c) Amendment to Position Level of CISA Director.--Subchapter II of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 5313, by inserting after ``Administrator of 
        the Transportation Security Administration.'' the following:
            ``Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
        Agency.''; and
            (2) in section 5314, by striking ``Director, Cybersecurity 
        and Infrastructure Security Agency.''.
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