3.0.0 4349 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z House HR 2021-07-02 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 116 (Friday, July 2, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GREEN of Texas:H.R. 4349.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3606]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Discharged from 2021-10-26T17:52:30Z Referred to 2021-07-03T21:27:47Z Markup by 2021-10-26T18:01:38Z Referred to 2021-07-02T15:30:15Z 2021-10-26 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2021-10-26 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2021-10-26 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged. Committee 2021-07-03 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. Committee 2021-07-02 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2021-07-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N 2022-04-27T19:54:00Z H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58044 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 26, 2021 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign language and bilingual programs Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Right of privacy Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-07-02 Introduced in House 2022-02-08T02:14:18Z Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act

This bill makes changes to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The bill expands the duties of the CRCL to include

  • integrating civil rights and civil liberties protections into all DHS programs and activities;
  • conducting civil rights and civil liberties impact assessments;
  • initiating reviews, assessments, and investigations of the administration of DHS programs and activities;
  • leading the equal employment opportunity programs of DHS;
  • engaging with individuals and communities whose civil rights and civil liberties may be affected by DHS programs and activities; and
  • leading the language access program for DHS to ensure that DHS can effectively communicate with all individuals impacted by its programs and activities.

The bill requires each operational component of DHS to designate an Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to report to the CRCL.

The CRCL must make certain information regarding its investigations publicly available.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress within two years of this bill's enactment.

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