Department of Homeland Security Management and Operations Improvement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5813
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Introduced: 2006-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Airports
Animal breeding
Animals
Arizona
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation safety
Border patrols
Civil actions and liability
Civil service retirement
Coast guard
Colleges
Commerce
Conferences
Congress
Congressional committees (House)
Congressional committees (Senate)
Congressional investigations
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Cost control
Crime and Law Enforcement
Curricula
Data banks
Deceptive advertising
Department of Homeland Security
Disabled
Dogs
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Education
Emergency housing
Employee selection
Employee training
Executive reorganization
Explosives
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal advisory bodies
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Fire fighters
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government procurement
Graduate education
Health
Higher education
House Homeland Security
Housing and Community Development
Immigration
Indian lands
Indian law enforcement
Information technology
Injunctions
Inspectors general
International Affairs
International cooperation
Labor and Employment
Law
Law enforcement officers
Licenses
Local officials
Mass rapid transit
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Native Americans
Negotiations
Older workers
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Personnel management
Police
Police training
Presidential appointments
Productivity in government
Promotions
Public-private partnerships
Recruiting of employees
Research and development
Right of asylum
Science, Technology, Communications
Secret service
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Signs and symbols
Small business
Social Welfare
State officials
Strategic planning
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation safety
Veterans' employment
Waste in government spending
Women
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: 
Department of Homeland Security Management and Operations Improvement Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) take steps to control the costs of hiring, training, and deploying new Border Patrol agents and limit the FY2007 cost for each new agent to $150,000; and (2) actively consult with and fully inform the congressional homeland security committees regarding all activities and responsibilities within their jurisdictions. Makes the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General independently responsible for keeping such committees informed.
 
 Establishes in DHS a Directorate for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs, headed by an Under Secretary for Policy. Establishes within the Directorate an Office of International Affairs. Makes the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, responsible for the integration and consolidation of DHS's management systems. 
 
Directs the Inspector General to review each contract action related to DHS's Secure Border Initiative valued at greater than $20 million. 
 
Requires the Chief Financial Officer to establish the Authorization Liaison Officer position. 
 
Increases the number of federal annuitants who may be appointed by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 
 
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) officials responsible for coordinating disability issues; and (2) homeland security procurement training. 
 
Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a national study regarding emergency shelter accessibility and a study of the integration and adequacy of training for DHS personnel who process asylum seekers at U.S. ports of entry. 
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a database of small business concerns, a Council on Procurement Training, a National Homeland Security University, and a Homeland Security Canine Detection Accreditation Board; and (2) increase the number of and coordinate DHS canine detection teams.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Introduced in House