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                                                  Union Calendar No. 50
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1258

                          [Report No. 115-90]

  To make technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2017

 Mr. Perry (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

                             April 12, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed


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                                 A BILL


 
  To make technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.


 


    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 ``HSA Technical Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.).

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.

    (a) Title I.--Section 103(6 U.S.C. 113) is amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``the Bureau 
                of'' and inserting ``U.S.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraphs:
                    ``(L) An Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration.
                    ``(M) A Commandant of the Coast Guard.''.
            (2) In subsection (d)(5), by striking ``section 708'' and 
        inserting ``section 707''.
    (b) Title II.--Title II (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) In section 202 (6 U.S.C. 122)--
                    (A) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``Director of Central 
                Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of National 
                Intelligence''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``Director of 
                Central Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of 
                National Intelligence''.
            (2) In section 210E (6 U.S.C. 124l)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (e); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
                (e).
            (3) In section 223 (6 U.S.C. 143)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                            (i) by striking ``in coordination with the 
                        Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and 
                        Response,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon at the end; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, in 
                coordination with the Under Secretary for Emergency 
                Preparedness and Response,''.
            (4) In section 225 (6 U.S.C. 145), striking subsections (c) 
        and (d).
            (5) In section 228A(c)(1)(C), by striking ``section 707'' 
        and inserting ``section 706''.
    (c) Title III.--Title III is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 302 (6 U.S.C. 182) is amended by striking 
        ``biological,,'' each places it appears and inserting 
        ``biological,''.
            (2) By redesignating the second section 319 (relating to 
        EMP and GMD mitigation research and development) as section 
        320.
    (d) Title IV.--Title IV (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) By redesignating section 402 (6 U.S.C. 202) as section 
        401.
            (2) In section 401(4), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``section 428'' and inserting ``section 426''.
            (3) By striking section 403 (6 U.S.C. 203).
            (4) By redesignating section 417 as section 416.
            (5) In section 422(a) (6 U.S.C. 232(a)), by striking ``. 
        Except for the law enforcement and related security functions 
        transferred under section 403(3)'' and inserting ``and''.
            (6) In section 423 (6 U.S.C. 233)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
                (b).
            (7) By redesignating section 427 (6 U.S.C. 235) as section 
        425.
            (8) In section 425, as so redesignated, by striking 
        subsection (c).
            (9) By redesignating section 428 (6 U.S.C. 236) as section 
        426.
            (10) In section 426, as so redesignated, in--
                    (A) in subsection (e), by striking paragraphs (7) 
                and (8);
                    (B) by striking subsections (g) and (h); and
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
                (g).
            (11) By redesignating section 429 (6 U.S.C. 237) as section 
        427.
            (12) By striking section 430 (6 U.S.C. 238).
            (13) By striking section 431 (6 U.S.C. 239).
            (14) By redesignating section 432 (6 U.S.C. 240) as section 
        428.
            (15) By redesignating section 433 (6 U.S.C. 241) as section 
        429.
            (16) By amending the subtitle D heading to read as follows: 
        ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''.
            (17) By striking section 441 (6 U.S.C. 251).
            (18) By redesignating section 442 (6 U.S.C. 252) as section 
        441.
            (19) In section 441, as so redesignated--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``bureau of 
                border security'' and inserting ``u.s. immigration and 
                customs enforcement'';
                    (B) by striking ``the Bureau of Border Security'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``U.S. Immigration 
                and Customs Enforcement'';
                    (C) by striking ``Under Secretary for Border and 
                Transportation Security'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``Secretary'';
                    (D) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``Director'';
                    (E) by striking ``the Bureau of Citizenship and 
                Immigration Services'' both places it appears and 
                inserting ``United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                Services'';
                    (F) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``of Bureau'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a 
                        bureau to be known as the `Bureau of Border 
                        Security''' and inserting ``U.S. Immigration 
                        and Customs Enforcement''; and
                            (iii) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(5) Managerial rotation program.--The Director of U.S. 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall implement a 
        managerial rotation program under which employees of U.S. 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding positions involving 
        supervisory or managerial responsibility and classified, in 
        accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, as a 
        GS-14 or above, shall--
                    ``(A) gain experience in all the major functions 
                performed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
                and
                    ``(B) work in at least one local office of U.S. 
                Immigration and Customs Enforcement.''.
            (20) By redesignating section 443 (6 U.S.C. 253) as section 
        442.
            (21) By redesignating section 444 (6 U.S.C. 254) as section 
        443.
            (22) By striking section 445 (6 U.S.C. 255).
            (23) By striking section 446 (6 U.S.C. 256).
            (24) In the subtitle E heading, by inserting ``United 
        States'' before ``Citizenship and Immigration Services''.
            (25) In section 451 (6 U.S.C. 271)--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``bureau 
                of'' and inserting ``united states'';
                    (B) by striking ``the Bureau of Citizenship and 
                Immigration Services'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                Services'';
                    (C) by striking ``the Bureau of Border Security'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``U.S. Immigration 
                and Customs Enforcement'';
                    (D) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``of Bureau'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a 
                        bureau to be known as the `Bureau of 
                        Citizenship and Immigration Services''' and 
                        inserting ``the United States Citizenship and 
                        Immigration Services''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking 
                        ``Assistant Secretary'' and inserting 
                        ``Director''; and
                            (iv) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(4) Managerial rotation program.--The Director of United 
        States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall implement a 
        managerial rotation program under which employees of United 
        States Citizenship and Immigration Services holding positions 
        involving supervisory or managerial responsibility and 
        classified, in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United 
        States Code, as a GS-14 or above, shall--
                    ``(A) gain experience in all the major functions 
                performed by United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                Services; and
                    ``(B) work in at least one field office and one 
                service center of United States Citizenship and 
                Immigration Services.''; and
                    (E) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``Bureau of Citizenship 
                and Immigration Services'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                Services''.
            (26) In section 452 (6 U.S.C. 272)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Bureau of'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``United States''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f), in the subsection heading, 
                by striking ``Bureau of'' and inserting ``United 
                States''.
            (27) In section 453 (6 U.S.C. 273)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Bureau of'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``United States''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``such 
                bureau'' and inserting ``United States Citizenship and 
                Immigration Services''.
            (28) In section 454 (6 U.S.C. 274)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Bureau of'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``United States''; and
                    (B) by striking ``pursuant to policies and 
                procedures applicable to employees of the Federal 
                Bureau of Investigation,''.
            (29) By striking section 455 (6 U.S.C. 271 note).
            (30) By striking section 456 (6 U.S.C. 275).
            (31) By striking section 459 (6 U.S.C. 276).
            (32) By striking section 460 (6 U.S.C. 277).
            (33) By striking section 461 (6 U.S.C. 278).
            (34) By redesignating section 462 (6 U.S.C. 279) as section 
        455.
            (35) In section 455, as so redesignated, in subsection 
        (b)(2)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Bureau of Citizenship and 
                Immigration Services'' and inserting ``United States 
                Citizenship and Immigration Services''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of the Bureau 
                of Border Security'' and inserting ``Director of U.S. 
                Immigration and Customs Enforcement''.
            (36) In section 471 (6 U.S.C. 291)--
                    (A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
                ``reorganization and prohibition'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (a);
                    (C) by striking ``(b) Prohibition.--'';
                    (D) by striking ``Bureau of Border Security or the 
                Bureau of'' and inserting ``U.S. Immigration and 
                Customs Enforcement and United States''; and
                    (E) by striking ``two bureaus'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``two components''.
            (37) By striking section 472 (6 U.S.C. 292).
            (38) By striking section 473 (6 U.S.C. 293).
            (39) By striking section 474 (6 U.S.C. 294).
            (40) By striking section 475 (6 U.S.C. 295).
            (41) By redesignating section 476 (6 U.S.C. 296) as section 
        472.
            (42) In section 472, as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``the Bureau of Citizenship and 
                Immigration Services'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                Services''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Bureau of Border Security'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``U.S. Immigration 
                and Customs Enforcement''.
            (43) By striking section 477 (6 U.S.C. 297).
            (44) By redesignating section 478 (6 U.S.C. 298) as section 
        473.
            (45) In section 473, as so redesignated--
                    (A) in the section heading, by inserting ``annual 
                report on'' before ``immigration'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (b); and
                    (C) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Report.--'' and all that 
                        follows through ``One year'' and inserting 
                        ``Report.--One year'';
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                        subsection (b) and moving such subsection two 
                        ems to left; and
                            (iii) in subsection (b), as so 
                        redesignated, by redesignating subparagraphs 
                        (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), 
                        respectively, and moving such paragraphs two 
                        ems to the left.
    (e) Title V.--Title V (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 501 (6 U.S.C. 311)--
                    (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``section 
                502(a)(6)'' and inserting ``section 504(a)(6)'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (14) as 
                paragraphs (10) through (15), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(9) the term `Nuclear Incident Response Team' means a 
        resource that includes--
                    ``(A) those entities of the Department of Energy 
                that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support 
                functions (including accident response, search 
                response, advisory, and technical operations 
                functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical 
                assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency 
                Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological 
                assistance functions, and related functions; and
                    ``(B) those entities of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency that perform such support functions 
                (including radiological emergency response functions) 
                and related functions.''.
            (2) By striking section 502(6 U.S.C. 312).
            (3) In section 504(a)(3)(B) (6 U.S.C. 314(a)(3)(B)), by 
        striking ``, the National Disaster Medical System,''.
            (4) In section 506(c) (6 U.S.C. 316(c)), by striking 
        ``section 708'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 
        707''.
            (5) In section 506(c)(2) (6 U.S.C. 319(c)(2)), in the 
        matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 708'' 
        and inserting ``section 707''.
    (f) Title VI.--Section 601 (6 U.S.C. 331) is amended by striking 
``Director of Central Intelligence'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``Director of National Intelligence''.
    (g) Title VII.--Title VII (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) By striking section 706 (6 U.S.C. 346).
            (2) By redesignating section 707 (6 U.S.C. 347) as section 
        706.
            (3) By redesignating 708 as section 707.
            (4) By redesignating section 709 as section 708.
            (5) In section 708, as so redesignated, in subsection 
        (c)(3), by striking ``section 707'' and inserting ``section 
        706''.
    (h) Title VIII.--Title VIII (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) By redesignating section 812 as section 811.
            (2) In section 811, as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``(as added by subsection 
                        (a) of this section)'' each place it appears;
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
                        through (4) as subsections (b) through (d), 
                        respectively, and by moving such subsections, 
                        as so redesignated, two ems to the left;
                            (iii) in paragraph (1), by redesignating 
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and 
                        (2), respectively, and by moving such 
                        paragraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the 
                        left; and
                            (iv) by striking ``(b) Promulgation of 
                        Initial Guidelines.--'' and all that follows 
                        through ``In this subsection'' and inserting 
                        the following:
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section''.
            (3) In section 843(b)(1)(B) (6 U.S.C. 413(b)(1)(B)), by 
        striking ``as determined by'' and all that follows through ``; 
        and'' and inserting ``as determined by the Secretary; and''.
            (4) By striking section 857 (6 U.S.C. 427).
            (5) By redesignating section 858 (6 U.S.C. 428) as section 
        857.
            (6) By striking section 878 (6 U.S.C. 458).
            (7) By striking section 879 (6 U.S.C. 459).
            (8) By striking section 881 (6 U.S.C. 461).
            (9) In section 882(a)(1) (6 U.S.C. 462(a)(1)), by striking 
        ``established within the Office of the Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``within Federal Emergency Management Agency''.
            (10) In section 888 (6 U.S.C. 468), by striking subsection 
        (h).
            (11) By striking section 889 (6 U.S.C. 469).
            (12) By redesignating section 890A (6 U.S.C. 473) as 
        section 889.
            (13) In section 892 (6 U.S.C. 482)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ``Director of 
                Central Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of 
                National Intelligence''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(3)(D), by striking ``Director 
                of Central Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of 
                National Intelligence''.
            (14) By striking section 893 (6 U.S.C. 483).
            (15) By redesignating section 894 (6 U.S.C. 484) as section 
        893.
    (i) Title IX.--Section 903(a) (6 U.S.C. 493(a)) is amended in the 
subsection heading by striking ``Members--'' and inserting ``Members.--
''.
    (j) Title X.--Section 1001(c)(1) (6 U.S.C. 511(c)(1)) is amended by 
striking ``Director of Central Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director 
of National Intelligence''.
    (k) Title XII.--Strike title XII.
    (l) Title XIV.--Strike title XIV (49 U.S.C. 40101 note et seq.).
    (m) Title XV.--Title XV (6 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) By striking section 1502 (6 U.S.C. 542).
            (2) By redesignating section 1503 (6 U.S.C. 543) as section 
        1502.
    (n) Title XVI.--Section 1611(d)(1) (6 U.S.C. 563(d)(1)) is amended 
by striking ``section 707'' and inserting ``section 706''.
    (o) Title XVIII.--Title XVIII (6 U.S.C. 571 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) In section 1801(c)(12) (6 U.S.C. 571(c)(12)), by 
        striking ``Assistant Secretary for Grants and Training'' and 
        inserting ``Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency''.
            (2) In section 1804(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 574(b)(1)), in the 
        matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Assistant 
        Secretary for Grants and Planning'' and inserting 
        ``Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency''.
    (p) Title XIX.--Section 1902(b)(3) (6 U.S.C. 592(b)(3)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Hawaiian 
        native-serving'' and inserting ``Native hawaiian-serving''; and
            (2) by striking ``Hawaiian native-serving'' and inserting 
        ``Native Hawaiian-serving''.
    (q) Title XX.--Title XX (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) In section 2006(b)(4) (6 U.S.C. 607(b)(4))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (F).
            (2) In section 2021 (6 U.S.C. 611)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
                (c).
    (r) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) (6 
U.S.C. 101 note) is amended as follows:
            (1) By striking the items relating to sections 317, 319, 
        318, and 319 and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 317. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation 
                            program.
``Sec. 318. Social media working group.
``Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development.
``Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation and research and development.''.
            (2) By striking the items relating to sections 401 and 402 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 401. Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities.''.
            (3) By striking the item relating to section 403.
            (4) By striking the item relating to section 417 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 416. Allocation of resources by the Secretary.''.
            (5) By striking the items relating to sections 427 through 
        433 and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 425. Coordination of information and information technology.
``Sec. 426. Visa issuance.
``Sec. 427. Information on visa denials required to be entered into 
                            electronic data system.
``Sec. 428. Border Enforcement Security Task Force.
``Sec. 429. Prevention of international child abduction.''.
            (6) By amending the items relating to subtitle D of title 
        IV to read as follows:

         ``Subtitle D--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

``Sec. 441. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
``Sec. 442. Professional responsibility and quality review.
``Sec. 443. Employee discipline.''.
            (7) By striking the items relating to sections 445 and 446.
            (8) By amending the item relating to subtitle E of title IV 
        to read as follows:

  ``Subtitle E--United States Citizenship and Immigration Services''.

            (9) By amending the item relating to section 451 to read as 
        follows:

``Sec. 451. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                            Services.''.
            (10) By striking the items relating to sections 455, 456, 
        459, 460, and 461 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 455. Children's affairs.''.
            (11) By amending the item relating to section 471 to read 
        as follows:

``Sec. 471. Reorganization and prohibition.''.
            (12) By striking the item relating to sections 472 through 
        478 and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 472. Separation of funding.
``Sec. 473. Annual report on immigration functions.''.
            (13) By striking the item relating to section 502.
            (14) By striking the items relating to sections 706 through 
        709 and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 706. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review.
``Sec. 707. Joint Task Forces.
``Sec. 708. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.''.
            (15) By striking the item relating to sections 811 and 812 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 811. Law enforcement powers of Inspector General agents.''.
            (16) By striking the item relating to sections 857 and 858 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 857. Identification of new entrants into the Federal 
                            marketplace.''.
            (17) By striking the items relating to sections 878, 879, 
        881, 889, and 890A and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 889. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations 
                            unit, computer forensics unit, and cyber 
                            crimes unit.''.
            (18) By striking the items relating to sections 893 and 894 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 893. Authorization of appropriations.''.
            (19) By striking the items relating to titles XII and XIV.
            (20) By striking the items relating to section 1502 and 
        1503 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 1502. Review of congressional committee structures.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 50

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1258

                          [Report No. 115-90]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To make technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 12, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed