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                                                       Calendar No. 296
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1847

                          [Report No. 115-202]

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of 
children are considered in homeland security, trafficking, and disaster 
               recovery planning, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 19, 2017

Mr. Daines (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                            January 30, 2018

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of 
children are considered in homeland security, trafficking, and disaster 
               recovery planning, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security for 
Children Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR STRATEGY, 
              POLICY, AND PLANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 709(c)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 349(c)(6)) is amended by inserting ``, including feedback from 
organizations representing the needs of children,'' after ``stakeholder 
feedback''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 503(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 313(b)(2)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at 
        the end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) identify and integrate the needs of 
                children into activities to prepare for, protect 
                against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against 
                the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and 
                other manmade disasters, including catastrophic 
                incidents, including by appointing a technical expert, 
                who may consult with relevant outside organizations and 
                experts, as necessary, to coordinate such integration, 
                as necessary.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Under Secretary for 
Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives a report describing the efforts the Department 
has undertaken to review and incorporate feedback from organizations 
representing the needs of children into Department policy in accordance 
with paragraph (6) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 349(c)) (as added by section 2 of this Act), and the 
effect of that review and incorporation on the efforts of the 
Department to combat human trafficking and drug trafficking and respond 
to natural and manmade disasters, including information on the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The designation of any individual responsible 
        for carrying out the duties under such paragraph (6).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Any review, formal or informal, of Department 
        policies, programs, or activities to assess the suitability of 
        the policies, programs, or activities for children and where 
        feedback from organizations representing the needs of children 
        should be reviewed and incorporated.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Any review, change, modification, or 
        promulgation of Department policies, programs, or activities to 
        ensure that the policies, programs, or activities are 
        appropriate for children.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Coordination with organizations or experts 
        outside the Department, under such paragraph (6), conducted to 
        inform any review, change, modification, or promulgation of 
        policies, programs, or activities described in paragraph (2) or 
        (3) of this subsection.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security for Children 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR STRATEGY, POLICY, 
              AND PLANS.

    Section 709(c)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
349(c)(6)) is amended by inserting ``, including feedback from 
organizations representing the needs of children,'' after ``stakeholder 
feedback''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED.

    Section 504 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Needs of Children.--In carrying out the responsibilities 
under this section, the Administrator shall identify and integrate the 
needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, 
respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural 
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters, including 
catastrophic incidents, including by appointing a technical expert, who 
may consult with relevant outside organizations and experts, as 
necessary, to coordinate such integration, as necessary.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 296

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1847

                          [Report No. 115-202]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of 
children are considered in homeland security, trafficking, and disaster 
               recovery planning, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 30, 2018

                       Reported with an amendment