CISA Director Reform Act

Bill: 116-hr-5679
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2020-01-27
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>CISA Director Reform Act </b></p> <p>This bill limits the term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to five years.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5679 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2020 Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. Richmond , and Mr. Langevin ) 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 A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit to five years the term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CISA Director Reform Act . 2. CISA Director term limitation (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 2202(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 652(b) ) is amended by inserting at the end the following new sentence: Each Director shall serve for a term of five years. . (b) Transition rules The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply beginning— (1) with the confirmation of the new Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, or (2) on January 1, 2021, whichever comes first.