[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4038 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4038

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reassert article I 
  authorities over the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reassert article I 
  authorities over the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ``DHS Accountability Enhancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 452) is repealed and the item relating to such section in the 
table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is struck.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended--
            (1) in section 506 (6 U.S.C. 316)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
                subsections (b) and (c), respectively;
            (2) in section 702(b) (6 U.S.C. 342(b)), by amending 
        paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Reorganization.--The Secretary may allocate or 
        reallocate the functions of the Office, or discontinue the 
        Office.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3) of section 2006(b) (6 U.S.C. 607(b)), 
        by striking ``sections 506(c)(2)'' and inserting ``sections 
        506(b)(2)''.
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