Title: Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act
This bill dissolves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and directs DHS to immediately remove its Executive Director.
The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds for the board's operation.
Further, DHS (1) may not establish any entity equivalent to the board or authorize activities at DHS that are substantially similar to the board's activities, and (2) must submit to Congress a report describing the board's formation and all of the records in DHS's possession related to the board.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4135 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4135

    To dissolve the Department of Homeland Security Disinformation 
               Governance Board, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2022

  Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To dissolve the Department of Homeland Security Disinformation 
               Governance Board, 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 ``Dissolving the Disinformation 
Governance Board Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Homeland 
Security Disinformation Governance Board is unconstitutional and should 
be dissolved immediately.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Disinformation 
        Governance Board.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.

SEC. 4. DISSOLUTION.

    (a) In General.--The Board is hereby dissolved.
    (b) Removal of Executive Director.--The Secretary shall immediately 
remove the Executive Director from the Board.
    (c) Funding Restriction.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, no Federal funds may be used for the operation of the Board.

SEC. 5. NO SUCCESSOR ENTITIES OR ACTIVITIES.

    The Secretary may not--
            (1) establish any entity equivalent to the Board; or
            (2) authorize activities at the Department of Homeland 
        Security that are substantially similar to the activities of 
        the Board.

SEC. 6. DISCLOSURE.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives--
            (1) a report describing the formation of the Board; and
            (2) all of the records in the possession of the Department 
        of Homeland Security related to the Board, including--
                    (A) written or recorded communications concerning 
                the formation of the Board;
                    (B) the agenda or minutes from any meeting at which 
                the Board's formation was discussed;
                    (C) any legal review to determine whether the 
                activities of the Board would be authorized by the 
                Constitution of the United States;
                    (D) any communications or records about the 
                individuals who would be recruited to serve on the 
                Board; and
                    (E) any communications concerning the appointment 
                of an executive director for the Board.
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