117 HR 4357 IH: Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-07-06
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2021
or the DHS Reform Act of 2021
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.Title I—Leadership reformsSec. 101. Headquarters operations.Sec. 102. Associate Secretary; succession reforms; Assistant Secretaries and other officers.Sec. 103. Enhanced integration.Title II—Intelligence and analysis reformsSec. 201. Enhanced departmental oversight of certain intelligence matters.Sec. 202. Department of Homeland Security support for the national network of fusion centers.Sec. 203. Domestic terrorism analytic unit.Sec. 204. Report relating to foreign white supremacist extremist organizations.Title III—Officers, offices, and policiesSubtitle A—Officers, integration, and policymakingSec. 301. Chief Privacy Officer.Sec. 302. Under Secretary for Management.Sec. 303. Chief Financial Officer.Sec. 304. Chief Information Officer.Sec. 305. Chief Human Capital Officer.Sec. 306. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.Sec. 307. Quadrennial homeland security review.Sec. 308. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.Sec. 309. Office of Partnership and Engagement.Sec. 310. Chief Procurement Officer.Sec. 311. Chief Security Officer.Sec. 312. School Security Coordinating Council.Sec. 313. Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management.Sec. 314. Children’s technical expert.Sec. 315. Abolishment of Office for State and Local Government Coordination.Sec. 316. Biometric enterprise management.Sec. 317. Counterterrorism and targeted violence strategy.Sec. 318. Activities related to children report.Subtitle B—Law enforcement reformsSec. 321. De-escalation, use of force, and body-worn camera policy.Sec. 322. Department of Homeland Security component insignia required.Sec. 323. Report relating to compliance with mandatory Department-wide reporting policy directive.Sec. 324. De-escalation training and continuing education to promote officer safety and professionalism.Sec. 325. Less lethal force tactics assessment.Sec. 326. Best practices to reduce incidents of excessive or unauthorized force.Sec. 327. Safeguarding firearms and sensitive assets.Sec. 328. Reporting on basic training programs of the Department of Homeland Security.Subtitle C—Workforce engagement and development reformsSec. 331. Employee Engagement Steering Committee and action plan.Sec. 332. Annual employee award program.Sec. 333. Acquisition workforce.Sec. 334. Acquisition professional career program.Sec. 335. Department of Homeland Security rotation program.Sec. 336. Cyber talent management system reporting.Sec. 337. Independent investigation of disciplinary outcomes.Title IV—Acquisition reformsSec. 401. Definitions.Sec. 402. Acquisition authorities for technical support offices.Sec. 403. Acquisition documentation.Sec. 404. Acquisition review board.Sec. 405. Congressional notification for major acquisition programs.Sec. 406. Acquisition reports.Sec. 407. Modification of reorganization authority of the Secretary.Sec. 408. Abolishment of Office of International Affairs.Sec. 409. Joint Requirements Council.Sec. 410. Mentor-protégé program.Sec. 411. Fitness information transparency.Sec. 412. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests according to certain criteria.Sec. 413. Prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.Sec. 414. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUS) homeland security partnerships.Title V—Other reformsSubtitle A—Frontline operational reformsSec. 501. Limitations relating to secretarial authorities associated with the protection of public property.Sec. 502. Requests relating to Department of Homeland Security personnel or equipment.Subtitle B—Accountability and integrity reforms and miscellaneous mattersSec. 511. Privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties coordination required.Sec. 512. Office of Public Affairs.Sec. 513. Department-wide social media policy.Sec. 514. Propaganda prohibited.Sec. 515. Office of Inspector General.Sec. 516. Limits on expenses for a swearing-in ceremony.Sec. 517. Conflict of interest awareness and reporting.Sec. 518. Suspension and debarment program.Sec. 519. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.Sec. 520. Annual catalog on Department of Homeland Security training, publications, programs, and services for State and local law enforcement and annual reporting requirements.2.In this Act:(1)The term assets
has the meaning given the term in section 2(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(3)).(2)The term Commissioner
means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.(3)The term Comptroller General
means the Comptroller General of the United States.(4)The term Department
means the Department of Homeland Security.(5)The term functions
has the meaning given the term in section 2(9) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(9)).(6)Historically black college or universityThe term historically Black college or university
has the meaning given the term part B institution
in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).(7)The term lost
includes loss by theft.(8)Minority-serving institutionThe term minority-serving institution
means an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).(9)The term personnel
has the meaning given the term in section 2(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(15)).(10)The term public-facing materials
means any written, audio, or video materials used to inform the public, including press releases, speeches, talking points, fact sheets, testimony, letters, reports, billboards, and social media.(11)The term Secretary
means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (12)The term sensitive assets
has the meaning given such term in section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341), as amended by section 222 of this Act.(13)The term targeted violence
means any incident of violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in order to inflict mass injury or death without a clearly discernible political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or death. <enum>I</enum><header>Leadership reforms</header><section id="HD953BF5B84E24A39B422359A8D202EA1" commented="no"><enum>101.</enum><header>Headquarters operations</header><subsection id="H3516DB0AC2C3406EA982511F52B56667" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/112">6 U.S.C. 112</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF00DD49C94E34D8FB7A1076784D3A648" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H556F656684FC477A8F21602F3FAC5AE2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14B5CAA8A0E0472196BBEE73D3624585" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25A5542D9F7143B39FF373E34C66DAAB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text><quoted-block id="HD6AF24760B6340FB8080E24D0D54731D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H4C13E50A639C47658A6F64A0FEBA805A" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall establish a Homeland Security Advisory Council that—</text><subparagraph id="H7258B091664D4DEF81B44469ADDF6172" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes—</text><clause id="HD8E041A46DBC4D8D9E78F4FBBE3C49D1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not more than 40 representatives with expertise or experience with respect to homeland security; and</text></clause><clause id="H5A14E1C5673343F8B8F3B02A0F37A14E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not fewer than two representatives with expertise or experience with respect to protecting privacy and civil rights; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02AF88CB078A4CFF9937F0D779C81E4D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide advice and recommendations on homeland security-related matters, including advice with respect to the preparation of the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB81D9399EA1A4D23B73561BE4171E785" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an annual report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="HBFAE6E99BFEB4EE98262745B95B15C6E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of each member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and the subcommittee assignments of each such member;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD95519A32BBB430EA47C8894E50781EA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of all recommendations made by the Homeland Security Advisory Council, including any subcommittees; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35565EC5FDF14637B56E35BACFBA0736" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of any action the Department took in response to such recommendations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6CD02BAF83134F02BE658ED6383525E9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>through the Office of State and Local Coordination (established under section 801)</quote> and inserting <quote>through the Office of Partnership and Engagement</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H809F0AB2B91D45028D7DB2F530F4B86C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AE8EAD1ACE34162B180C43744661DBF" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCE9EB95A70045E1A45580E4C1DDCDC6" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block id="HEB002AF41CF440F1B9441B8029CAE0FA" style="OLC"><subsection id="H9206991522E047B5B5D7353C939D87CB" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conflicts of interest</header><text>No member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council established pursuant to subsection (b)(4) may participate in developing any advice or recommendation regarding any matter which directly benefits such member or pertains specifically to any firm or organization with which such member has been associated at any time during the immediately preceding three years.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCE85DF25E0B144B4BFF03E10BF7C1EF7" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Headquarters</header><paragraph id="H52A8D6F449D0451395B57E77C2CEF862" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is in the Department a Headquarters.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64F085236A4B4CC7AC395756D6710083" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The Headquarters shall include each of the following: </text><subparagraph id="H83ED8424E053408DBB0FD5D36AC6AE6A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Office of the Secretary, which shall include—</text><clause id="H9DC9DEDB1654436F96AEA3B7743D1B0C" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Deputy Secretary;</text></clause><clause id="HF324BE447776423FBCF8894F64D7D6FB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Associate Secretary;</text></clause><clause id="H227560A4F1EC4B3A8521CABD99335E0A" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Chief of Staff; and</text></clause><clause id="H22D75209812F4457AF651949000054D2" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Executive Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7696C7AE81A548B5903E93788F32C158" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Management Directorate, including the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Federal Protective Service, and Office of Biometric Identity Management.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96A27E6094D3424B90C55CF43DB0A4A8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Science and Technology Directorate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F656186519B4D4D8E4B568DBF03D75F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1B343D1DDDE414997ECFC42CE7B5296" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Office of the General Counsel.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB26D55F657A94543A39BC1766A5FF4DB" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Office of the Chief Privacy and FOIA Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3859BADC506D4AB2902F0A2CA9D36A7A" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3227F0538CFE46B1B0922F7C4FED20A6" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Office of Operations Coordination.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E7D0689A0ED42F7A0F81382B8B85343" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Office of Intelligence and Analysis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8AEB9A005EF4FABBA208EDF476A3840" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The Office of Legislative Affairs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8182E5C5335A4719AD5810073DA548AC" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The Office of Public Affairs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F4048126BDA40039E278EA177FAD110" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>The Office of the Inspector General.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD09161F0B8A44EFAEB3078373999AAF" commented="no"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5D5199AC1B84709949EF3BDC6D00409" commented="no"><enum>(N)</enum><text>The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1FE8F135C40472CAE6803888E44EC1F" commented="no"><enum>(O)</enum><text>The Office of Partnership and Engagement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BBBCED3DF414491BD0E4AA53D9FAC2A" commented="no"><enum>(P)</enum><text>The Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H84CB41F4941341AD8068181805C91B32" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conflicts of interest policy</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department, shall issue a written policy to members of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee regarding the conflicts of interests requirement set forth in subsection (g) of section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7584A3E934AE406885FB2B6B088A0673" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of functions and assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The functions authorized to be performed by the Special Assistant to the Secretary (referred to in subsection (f) of section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002) on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement under section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 309 of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="H1BEFB449D8044285AAFDB255C86DF27B" commented="no"><enum>102.</enum><header>Associate Secretary; succession reforms; Assistant Secretaries and other officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/113">6 U.S.C. 113</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H83A229E9A4E0490E8800F5218A194073" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H0D48BA59E9E7439EB3411B4113069125" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">; Assistant Secretaries and Other Officers</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Under Secretaries</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEC4CC0B73164748936548397CD4F36D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H46D62D21B6004AD0B87FA331119BE6CB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (K) as (C) through (L), respectively;</text></clause><clause id="HDC250AA2269147B5BDC013E4636AC27B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF68ED5682D3E43718560A520B74FA4F6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="HD0101672CF85437C84328896302296BA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Associate Secretary of Homeland Security, who shall be the second assistant of the Secretary for purposes of subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and shall exercise the duties of the Secretary with respect to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Secret Service, and the Federal Protective Service, and, in consultation with the Deputy Secretary, the law enforcement activities of other Department components.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H19EA9C7E60E14B62A8BB15ED8F7AFF41" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (J), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>Not more than 12 Assistant Secretaries.</quote> and inserting <quote>The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE524D8FAF4942AD8AA0CB4DBB9D8D91" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H23BE156779B34A7C85537C159978B638" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HC678234596504C048BE0A00ACCF5FF47" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>The following Assistant Secretaries shall be appointed by the President or the Secretary, as the case may be, without the advice and consent of the Senate:</text><subparagraph id="H9A078CE53A1B433EA30AE300A16878DB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Presidential appointments</header><text>The Department shall have the following positions appointed by the President:</text><clause id="HAE272E704D614300B10CA0C6F2596D9C" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.</text></clause><clause id="H83812511CB794573820272A73C5E8C40" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs.</text></clause><clause id="H70D78093CAB94F93A8EE37EDDC26E49E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.</text></clause><clause id="HD468D9929DD4435A9658F0EADAFB04DB" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Chief Medical Officer.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H122F5C5C8FCB44E3B7D5084CE72231FF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secretarial appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall appoint an Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement and, within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and not more than five additional Assistant Secretaries with divided responsibility for the following areas:</text><clause id="H2126A59409E84A29A6EF948BF5715780" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Counterterrorism, threat prevention, and screening and vetting, including biometrics.</text></clause><clause id="HD37E48B1936448698FA32710268FC338" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Border security and immigration.</text></clause><clause id="H94DABE9BD50B43BB84969210F96BAE28" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Cybersecurity and infrastructure security. </text></clause><clause id="HFD28A775F35746AD8E3EA285B04715C2" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement.</text></clause><clause id="H6F5F492BDD064437B93C4F2B604776C3" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Trade and economic security.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H114B2EC702734753ABE2F7E2139D28B2" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text><quoted-block id="HAED0AE17B9F04DE292AA39FBC2A853E9" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HFBCF000E25E841AFACAEF600C3565183" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on establishment of assistant secretary positions</header><text>No Assistant Secretary position may be established in addition to the positions provided for by this section unless such position is authorized by a statute enacted after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93C418471D5A4C9D893CE3E5C3BE66E2" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Under Secretary for Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary for Management shall serve a five-year term.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0B9E855F1CF4F0AAD26AADC2C93F810" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="HDD21674CBF394352846BB6F147A43ADA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>or vacancy in office, neither the Secretary nor Deputy Secretary is</quote> and inserting <quote>vacancy in office, or if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or Associate Secretary are not</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H549FFE5E8B9B45F192EC245C047A253F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H187CE348795F452487941135AD2905D8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H2F750C2D6F0E429EA459FDD05E3DE019" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Further order of succession</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may designate such other official of the Department—</text><subparagraph id="HABF91F5395A4403F92E908218D3A58D3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in further order of succession, to serve as Acting Secretary, in a manner that requires such official to have served in the Department for at least 90 days prior to such designation in either the position of the head of a component or in another position by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or in the event that an official meeting this criteria is not available, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service within the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC063A9D2A4B4103B7A163F07D92212C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to serve as the acting head of a component, in the event that the head of a component vacates the position, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E03108015F340A8BB0E5D23C1379B86" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB151EAD9D0404C76895E0739F7043ADE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H6CE32E06EE284DFDBF186BF1BF3F956D" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Intra-Departmental disputes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On behalf of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary shall have authority to resolve any intra-departmental disputes that may arise between two or more components where one component is under the purview of the Associate Secretary. The Associate Secretary may appeal a resolution issued by the Deputy Secretary to the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8C11F44F52334832A7B240448D3B9B69" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs</header><paragraph id="HDB05BF16317A4DF08572BD6B82793F4D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs shall—</text><subparagraph id="H1BFB70EC3D78487EAC65DDE65FFC2EDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve as the primary liaison to Congress; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C2A940CBD0D47F79E4C2C98E41535D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintain one internal reporting structure for engaging with authorizing and appropriating congressional committees.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6969F4392E5F46CAB5353D5EE815FF3E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be within the Office of Legislative Affairs at the Department not more than two, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs positions, one for each chamber of Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8197CE9E17FD449FB48CDAF3D8A2A7D7" commented="no"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Department reports</header><paragraph id="H3EC35842C9984944A9D7DCFEFD551CE2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any report that the Department or a component of the Department is required to submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate under any provision of law shall be submitted concurrently to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B0282308C9A4E0B89DE16D009541A74" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any report described in such paragraph that is submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H750A6AE844D34D5AA683B1BD9B2CC018" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The Secretary shall notify, in writing, the chairmen and ranking members of the authorizing and appropriating congressional committees of jurisdiction regarding policy memoranda, management directives, and reprogramming notifications issued by the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HFAEBDE212EDA4F388311F16E276FFD7C" commented="no"><enum>103.</enum><header>Enhanced integration</header><subsection id="H685A42B672C6456DB134E5AC36E0CAEF" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Integration initiative</header><paragraph id="H7373771522874A39B44D6F384D440CD8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department, in coordination with the heads of components of the Department, shall establish an initiative to identify opportunities to enhance integration of management and operational functions across the components and offices of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E85863200EF4413A583BE37BABF79D0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of information</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall submit to the Secretary information relating to opportunities identified pursuant to paragraph (1) before implementation of activities intended to leverage such opportunities. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FDC187C18CE46C68DEEA6B4123B2C41" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H8C9EF718F21A4120ABF187993A10175E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initiative report</header><subparagraph id="H248FF4F13D4842AE82FEDDC536BC96F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the initiative established pursuant to subsection (a). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H426037D9DF3D4CD8925F27DA72F3529F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each report required under subparagraph (A) shall include information relating to each opportunity identified by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)(1) that includes—</text><clause id="H44EE02D430874DC7999BAF0F306B8E1D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the goal of each such opportunity;</text></clause><clause id="H6E6C02EB89FC485FA21BED8A0CCC2639" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the estimated timeline for implementation of each such opportunity; and</text></clause><clause id="H93D8310FF9C74FA5BB274CACDA07A596" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>estimated costs or cost avoidances associated with the implementation of each such opportunity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF4D72447EA64F1E8912EEE250F9947D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Integration report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes— </text><subparagraph id="H50C34FC8E287486F9193C3410ED21503" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information relating to plans to address any unresolved management challenges identified by the Comptroller General in the most recent biennial High-Risk List or successor report;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7269F4F6F73647328FFDCBF36A129C60" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information relating to any joint task forces in operation or planned to be established pursuant to section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/348">6 U.S.C. 348</external-xref>), including the level of participation by offices and components of the Department in each such joint task force;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F46C3638E07467FAB477CE98BAA4859" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a list of common capability gaps or mission needs among offices and components of the Department identified by the Joint Requirements Council established pursuant to section 890D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50E5B4DE888146F8892C0D38A5703890" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information relating to any proposed changes with respect to the organization of the Department that would be subject to section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/452">6 U.S.C. 452</external-xref>), including specific information relating to the purpose and expected benefits of such changes; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C0222350D06473C9B2F3032F89A44B9" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information relevant to the efforts of the Secretary to enhance integration of management and operational functions across the components and offices of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Intelligence and analysis reforms</header><section id="H3439C9E1DAF6487B9ED956F0ABAA6D2E" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>201.</enum><header>Enhanced departmental oversight of certain intelligence matters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (9) of section 201(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/121">6 U.S.C. 121(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HEE620A1975B5448EA6668DE41E433E0D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H332D17631C16409994E176CD658AC489" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H13822C6CFC7E47C4A10D445D5BDE79CB" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block id="H37FD2EAE96504E868F817A76AD922904" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H181CAD311A3A4FA39B6F790509F3DF3D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any intelligence information under this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared, retained, and disseminated consistent with the protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties, as determined, respectively, by the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H40983B379E2B4DBC85ACFFF65C4B9B0A" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>202.</enum><header>Department of Homeland Security support for the national network of fusion centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/124h">6 U.S.C. 124h</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HAECD584DC34047BDB2EBA6F069CBD590" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by inserting <quote>, including such advice and assistance relating to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties training,</quote> after <quote>advice and assistance</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H811CFE7193EE4F288DEA8AC47A7E09BB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block id="HD7FF81F366AF4015B11BB98AC7B2F006" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H5B56D5DF0CEF4456B5FFBAC3BBDDAE76" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties advisors</header><text>The Chief Privacy Officer of the Department and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall, to the extent practicable, assign personnel to assist the fusion centers that participate in the State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, including employees of such fusion centers who are responsible for privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties efforts within such fusion centers.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A13C02C9DE04064A9C6FD2C167D0D3C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (n) and (o), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36120DEC3631465BA31D9F99CAE9BF3D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block id="HF05384FE35944D1382D83920D5B7146D" style="OLC"><subsection id="H546366D349024EE387F397EF199079AE" commented="no"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Self-Assessment</header><paragraph id="HE4000AAFD5B34F158ACB7FE81BA216AF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="H9A6707753985430ABB309DC1C22C9C58" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall disseminate to each fusion center participating in the State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative and receiving a grant from the Department, guidance with respect to—</text><clause id="H603D7B30125E44849BCEAA8BE952AAD4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting a self-assessment relating to adherence to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections and polices; and</text></clause><clause id="H1E9C88254DB941C0B1093C1823B658E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>applicable training relating to such protections and policies.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11840A9599A74072BDB1116F5EA884B9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Return</header><text>Not later than August 31, 2022, and annually thereafter, such fusion centers shall submit to the Secretary the self-assessments required under clause (i) of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H106BA24608034E1DB230556B2DF5510B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inspector general review</header><subparagraph id="H79654C0C061A477B835DB49B8B8513E8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission of self-assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall submit to the Inspector General of the Department the self-assessments submitted to the Under Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H529E448C0A66416ABA60CC6E26FC8BED" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the receipt of the self-assessments required under subparagraph (A) and annually thereafter, the Inspector General shall—</text><clause id="HFB91D5CBC25D479AAA0646B3A02B1C84" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review a representative sampling, as determined by the Inspector General, of the policies, practices, and performance with respect to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of the fusion centers participating in the State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to determine the adherence to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties polices, including training of such centers; and</text></clause><clause id="HD62C642089464C3C80582468C0F27020" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>annually rotate the fusion centers subject to such sampling and review diverse fusion centers with respect to the metropolitan areas, States, or regions in which such fusion centers operate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBAA02D15FCDB433BB0389090F556CA54" commented="no"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Comptroller general</header><text>Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection and triennially thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a review of the use of emerging technologies, including facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, by fusion centers participating in the State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and the effects of such technologies on the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of the American public. Each such review shall evaluate not fewer than—</text><paragraph id="HB5F5D46B804C495884824638703BE860" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>three such fusion centers that serve high-risk urban areas (as such term is defined in section 2003); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8657A68408B7443499BED3A86B38C6B6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>two State fusion centers.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HEAF61021DAC04D71B3A0C726AC5E49FF" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>203.</enum><header>Domestic terrorism analytic unit</header><subsection id="HBE6B0AA626A94AEB97ABE3AC409D0652" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/121">6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAF8C0F375F2A4C9696AB0E4E8BF6DF8F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="HE6DA0FA44C2D45339E6FB23435107232" commented="no"><enum>211.</enum><header>Analytic unit to develop intelligence products relating to domestic terrorism</header><subsection id="H8893BFFA90204E168DD01F7356A40CD5" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department an analytic unit (in this section to be referred to as the <quote>analytic unit</quote>) to serve as a focal point within the Department for intelligence and analysis of domestic terrorism threats. </text></subsection><subsection id="H681811C929A6409683BEA9BC3FC7CF77" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Personnel</header><paragraph id="H11F52A7AB0BE49988788EB89288D568E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analytic unit shall be—</text><subparagraph id="H13C0CB8BB7FD4CDC93855F2094BA81F1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>headed by a Director appointed by the Under Secretary; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74A05285822743B6B13E9EE5902252C4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>composed of—</text><clause id="H54CB957BE99C4AF7825A2B6B17C76668" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not fewer than five full-time equivalent staff members; and</text></clause><clause id="H44B023E12A37407C9EF245E44F913D97" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any additional staff detailed from Federal agencies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51B7B13734E349B481704A80B41FC5EC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training requirements</header><text>Each member of the analytic unit shall complete—</text><subparagraph id="H268CED7FC16F4FE38B98A0D285ABF9D6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>annual training relating to intelligence, analysis, and information sharing practices (as such practices relate to open source information); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDA9EA7EE744409C8BDBA816ADBC4F2B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>annual privacy and civil liberties training that is developed, supported, or sponsored by the Privacy Officer of the Department appointed under section 222 and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department, in consultation with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board established under section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000ee">42 U.S.C. 2000ee</external-xref>); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB16D3A98FE814D08BB99DBC16754E844" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other training prescribed by the Under Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDE2487788144AA089DED037A2837170" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The responsibilities of the analytic unit shall include: </text><paragraph id="H4BB3AC8A73A6412EA79038F3A3E6B3EE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Producing—</text><subparagraph id="HC5291E90421A449193248ADE5C8378D4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in classified and unclassified formats, and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB90B56C59AC44029B78F83E07B2BF3E7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by integrating open source information in a manner consistent with the privacy and civil liberties training provided pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B),</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph" commented="no">intelligence products relating to domestic terrorism threats. </continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9344C4865CF8483D84C14BC0F8EF3603" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Disseminating such products and conducting briefings relating to such products for—</text><subparagraph id="H8279A3DE5CC64534BD20657753542999" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local agencies; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45E7126E90D8455E93DB4CE4D660EDD9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State, local, and regional fusion centers; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62DB14AF22EB4B94B50EB4A6B47C1499" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>private sector stakeholders, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2BF27A5DFF94E42AB1040D5C932C9A7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Improving understanding within the Department and among the entities receiving disseminated products and briefings pursuant to paragraph (2) with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="HA59371DE8423430BA80FD8A66C27849D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the degree to which threats identified in such products may have a nexus to foreign terrorist organizations, transnational criminal organizations, foreign countries, or other foreign non-state actors engaged in malign foreign influence campaigns; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7851E1854155436EA79AC1B66B0DD48E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>trend analysis relating to—</text><clause id="HB8CB27707A9849C59406577F4B064ECC" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text> whether such threats are identified in the physical domain or cyberspace; and</text></clause><clause id="H8DC235C27613445DA82B894B031B2DA3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the degree to which such threats may impact or reinforce each other; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H378BCB5ADB7542D0A634920FDEF3C2E9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information relating to any relations between such threats and targeted violence. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC285DD27BD204C188CE7C6DE668F8565" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Briefings</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and biannually thereafter through 2026, the Under Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing relating to the implementation of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H440660184C5C4D52977226DEC8B78ACD" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H314C44D47B3D485D81745113A03F84DA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter through 2026, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the annual operation of the analytic unit. Each such report shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="H2F773C69053640C0AE50D9782D912C0A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A summary of each product produced or disseminated pursuant to paragraphs (1) or (2), respectively, of subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60551DF6144E4E15B37A6E3962DB7E44" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information relating to each briefing pursuant to subsection (c)(2), including—</text><clause id="H1939A67D2A284ACBB3FD489D533DEC90" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of such briefings conducted;</text></clause><clause id="HBE0B9D6420934B30BF2C04C1B04620FF" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a summary of each such briefing; and</text></clause><clause id="H61CD7A9D8BD141DB901188A632B92700" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the name of the entity specified in such subsection that received such a briefing. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A19A04F6613492F80EB447457416858" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information relating to personnel within the analytic unit, including—</text><clause id="HCC52DC256CD146DB8980DBDE9E7CA70E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of full-time equivalent staff and personnel detailed from Federal agencies;</text></clause><clause id="HCD7D66E9B33A4886904EC59098EE888C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any memoranda of understanding to facilitate the detailing of such personnel from other Federal agencies; and</text></clause><clause id="HD8DDF324AD264E1CB624319B9161BBA1" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information relating to activities to attract and retain a diverse workforce within the analytic unit.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBB6542D2AD440C2B170972A3FE67E81" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Information relating to—</text><clause id="H64EEF2604AAF4010AD1EB4A03C9FDCBE" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the provision of training pursuant to subsection (b)(2); and</text></clause><clause id="HFACDD93703D74AE986FBBFE37DCB9022" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>activities carried out pursuant to subsection (c)(3).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DBAA8724D2D4B1D963BBFB742CEF77A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO report</header><text>Not later than one year after the date on which the initial report required under subsection (e)(1) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees and annually thereafter through 2026, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a review of the implementation of this section that includes an evaluation of such report for the corresponding year. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD688E2EF1594209A336622715585EB2" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section: </text><paragraph id="H72DFD288E5414BE2AFB9BB93D53AF4F3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H7EC73099E4374592924C75499746835F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51168C102CE94A8483D2EB12BFEB6F72" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC21119D1C65544178C5BFF739B0D23F0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cyberspace</header><text>The term <term>cyberspace</term> means the interdependent network of information technology infrastructures, that includes the internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D1AB18E26CD4E7BB703848181315BD0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Domestic terrorism</header><text>The term <term>domestic terrorism</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2331(5) of title 18, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A7BA089C545475C9196B6B2B49D463F" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Foreign terrorist organization</header><text>The term <term>foreign terrorist organization</term> means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H67C71E61FB0846B5844091AC7B5E030E" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Fusion center</header><text>The term <term>fusion center</term> has the meaning given the term in section 210A(k)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED037814F9F7465D99C89BD5A039E3ED" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Information technology</header><text>The term <term>information technology</term> has the meaning given the term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6F04102C770404BB750889CDB2E1BF2" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Malign foreign influence campaigns</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>malign foreign influence campaigns</term> means the coordinated application of state diplomatic, informational, military, economic, business, corruption, educational, or other capability by foreign state actors or foreign non-state actors to the United States to affect elections in the United States. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C618A1013C14FF2AE1A0A6A433B02FA" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Personally identifiable information</header><text>The term <term>personally identifiable information</term> means any information about an individual elicited, collected, stored, or maintained by an agency, including the following:</text><subparagraph id="H81F79EE1F0A34C24859CDAB4B3DDE45E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, such as a name, a social security number, a date and place of birth, a mother’s maiden name, or biometric records.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC4DD18089C04629AE25C86A83C78294" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, or employment information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51138713113C4FE9888FE9866D4CF023" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Targeted violence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>targeted violence</quote> means any incident of violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in order to inflict mass injury or death without a clearly discernible political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or death. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51A2986CE1724C7FBB4F9FF3370A5208" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Under Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Under Secretary</term> means the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H3216AD74D6F144228B7A2FC4463ED668" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section may be construed to—</text><paragraph id="HFDE0CFB236714A2CACE4B7AB384DE440" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>confer any additional authority, including law enforcement and surveillance authority, beyond that which is authorized under existing law to the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F94943AB03D4D1490EEE2FF11F92DEF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>abrogate, diminish, or weaken the provisions of any Federal or State law that prevents or protects against the unauthorized collection or release of personal records or personally identifiable information (as such term is defined in section 211(f)(8) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H03C56F1E8003401598F0FC307DEDDBC3" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210G the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA76C97D87C1B46D1B44AB9EA09A49B1C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 211. Analytic unit to develop intelligence products relating to domestic terrorism.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H10D36DE657EE48D89A425DA63F61BC24" commented="no"><enum>204.</enum><header>Report relating to foreign white supremacist extremist organizations</header><subsection id="HE8D049732562405DAB811876BEBAB307" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Counter Threats Advisory Board, established pursuant to section 210F(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/124m-1">6 U.S.C. 124m–1(a)</external-xref>), shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to current efforts with respect to combating violence by foreign white supremacist extremist organizations—</text><paragraph id="HE3B36BC0784D4F6F9D25CD10EBC7244E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inside the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H123D5D0390C7417EAB5A798AC6C3212E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>against individuals and interests of the United States abroad.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39D7791EF1694F5D8E64C92EF0D4D48D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. </text></subsection><subsection id="HDC4E6053035345D29B995F9F651F7002" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section: </text><paragraph id="HAB095E38A5D04C439E4F9EE29A5F056E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="H18B33AA0109241299A2FE4F980C07C8B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC89DFDEA67C14BE899CBD90352CDAD64" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H402E2BFEACC743F9B6F3456ADB2B6E2F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign white supremacist extremist organization</header><text>The term <quote>foreign white supremacist extremist organization</quote> means an organization based outside of the United States that seeks, in whole or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence, to further the belief in the intellectual and moral superiority of the white race over other races.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Officers, offices, and policies</header><subtitle id="HF7FA9AFFB5EF4DDEB1C93AA3A8ED2ED9" commented="no"><enum>A</enum><header>Officers, integration, and policymaking</header><section id="H3E70688D3E5A4F9C8EF9755E73732947" commented="no"><enum>301.</enum><header>Chief Privacy Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/142">6 U.S.C. 142</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H50E46EE32A6F4BD995B6E32E7C0090DA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HD5F582A8B5D148FDA77A1CB221135B10" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HBF516247CDBE412F8E21D592B8EE9180" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to be the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department</quote> after <quote>in the Department</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H435DDA9EEAC14B42897F2EA690B3F4B6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to the Secretary, to assume</quote> and inserting <quote>to the Secretary. Such official shall have</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF92EF2665AB346C19FD81A00BA46F8C1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C763737575F4D1FAE8E5936065378DB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92F84C3DCC504C7591A7C1E402A54F84" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs:</text><quoted-block id="H9F82A3C65CED4A8EAFB0B1477862B6F6" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H1155876473C24FBEAED83A45C0C971A2" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>developing guidance to assist components and offices of the Department in developing privacy policies and practices;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H897BAF079CE74E03BF52FFCE476457DB" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>establishing a process to ensure components and offices of the Department are in compliance with Federal, regulatory, statutory, and Department privacy requirements, mandates, directives, and policies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8AF4AD927D74F9E9A61AB272575F121" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>working with the Chief Information Officer of the Department to identify methods for managing the records, management policies, and procedures of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H26C314D63D034476B62A45EC6D9E479A" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>working with components and offices of the Department to ensure information sharing activities incorporate privacy protection procedures;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF89F024D1B6462F90F669AF20232467" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>serving as the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department for purposes of subsection (j) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>), to manage and process requests related to such section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD00F3E4A80B747078F7ABBB5A19651AA" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>developing guidance on procedures to be followed by individuals making requests for information under section 552 of title 5, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2103C214826E40DD9AD2CC44CCC0C75B" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><text>overseeing in the Department the management and processing of requests for information under section 552 of title 5, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39B4333DD9A24BFF83CFAF26AC11D9C1" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing component heads with input on the management of their respective FOIA offices, including recruiting and hiring component FOIA officers, budget formulation, and organizational placement within each such component;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BB0BC8839B84AE6875CCFF52CC6B23E" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><text>issuing guidance to relevant components and offices of the Department to ensure compliance with unified disclosure, processing, and training policies in accordance with section 552 of title 5, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3488AA3036E64CA6B42FBAE77FAA1EC6" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><text>identifying and eliminating unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by the Department with respect to processing requests for information under section 552 of title 5, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5C6FDFB08A14C5583F36FDE14B67EA7" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><text>preparing an annual report to Congress that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H054B55D1FA7944498953C09FE86390E2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the activities of the Department that affect privacy during the fiscal year covered by each such report, including complaints of privacy violations, implementation of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the <quote>Privacy Act of 1974</quote>), internal controls, and other matters; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0EB6F43D07440198D8E0028627475F9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of new technology programs implemented in the Department during the fiscal year covered by each such report, the number of such programs that the Chief Privacy Officer has evaluated to ensure that privacy protections are considered and implemented, the number of such programs that effectively implemented privacy protections into new technology programs, and an explanation of why any new programs did not effectively implement privacy protections;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD07664C455774F2F857C64862B88C2AE" commented="no"><enum>(17)</enum><text>coordinate with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to—</text><subparagraph id="HE060F5995D174776BF8B4EBB05B3044C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that any information under this Act is, to the extent practicable, shared, retained, and disseminated in a manner consistent with the protection of privacy rights; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A67BE669BC8409DACCD62FA27C4FA73" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide to intelligence personnel training relating to privacy rights, regulations, and information practices as specified in section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and other relevant laws, focusing on personnel who have—</text><clause id="H28BC214423554C86BF8EF1B1CD7EE78F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the authority to disseminate information analyzed by the Department pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 201(d); or</text></clause><clause id="H28C5915FAD4B4C5FA44A9B03E2E41915" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the responsibility to review information to be disseminated pursuant to such paragraph; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H98A77523CDB34114890BCDEB856D3C8F" commented="no"><enum>(18)</enum><text>carrying out other responsibilities as the Secretary determines appropriate. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E8AE61FE2D54632A23C061049BF2D90" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block id="HA2242CD482634294BC3544DAE6766F27" style="OLC"><subsection id="H825D4099B26D46838BB489A0BC908A44" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reassignment of functions</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a)(10), the Secretary may reassign the functions related to managing and processing requests for information under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to another official within the Department, consistent with the requirements of such section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6481A4AF9C9A4A3E8BA7AC5BAEBA79FF" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Privacy working group</header><paragraph id="H40D428FC39AB49BEA2779E806D496946" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief Privacy Officer, or, if the Secretary determines appropriate, an individual designated by the Secretary as the Chief FOIA Officer, shall establish and serve as the Chair of a working group comprised of personnel from across the Department who are involved in executing disclosure policies and processes relating to the administration of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, in furtherance of improving the compliance of the Department with such section 552.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC602810CC81493BA5E2F24C0D980F18" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The working group established in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be a forum—</text><subparagraph id="HFD9E80FF2F974E2187B685B08403270D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the sharing of information and best practices; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B906D270C5C4C4E8D496A581B351723" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop solutions to challenges relating to disclosure policies and processes, referred to in such paragraph, encountered within components and offices of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HECC3A32B592346BE9EC665F8D834B2AC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>Members of the working group shall meet not less than once every quarter to advise the Chair on matters concerning disclosure policies and processes relating to the administration of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, including the following matters:</text><subparagraph id="HDA2EEA4B8AB244DBB40152B074D7F558" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The development of guidance for uniform disclosure policies and processes, in accordance with paragraph (14) of subsection (a).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1975B312EECB43E082B206B58914A188" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Ways to reduce unnecessary redundancies that may undermine the responsive and efficient processing of requests for information under such section 552.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HFF1A0B6313DC440CBDBC54A7C4E18537" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>302.</enum><header>Under Secretary for Management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H37587B236F5943668892FF8CD5400384" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HA92DF22D7FDD4956B24821339074BB76" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and acquisition management</quote> after <quote>Procurement</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3A9B2514529403CA6AF77395698FDC9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by inserting <quote>(including firearms and other sensitive assets)</quote> after <quote>equipment</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF83B461758A74187812FF56BE0428B1A" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d), the first subsection (e) (relating to the system for award management consultation), and the second subsection (e) (relating to the definition of interoperable communications) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H254104E614534AC3A4907D0619843234" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="H2E3928783F214686915752B87F93F65E" style="OLC"><subsection id="H725DFE3F72234C288786003CB0F52ABE" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acquisition and related responsibilities</header><paragraph id="H4A1BB2D9D4AD4088BE508C0501AF9728" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1702(a) of title 41, United States Code, the Under Secretary for Management shall be Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department. As Chief Acquisition Officer, the Under Secretary shall have the authorities and perform the functions specified in section 1702(b) of such title, and perform all other functions and responsibilities delegated by the Secretary or described in this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F92DBE572244D9EA5A47E8F02C24555" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions and responsibilities</header><text>In addition to the authorities and functions specified in section 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the functions and responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Management related to acquisition (as such term is defined in section 830) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="H8B9EE00C4BCE4A61B13B034DA955224F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Advising the Secretary with respect to acquisition management activities, including—</text><clause id="HB3A24C62B4264A7681C935425F0084AE" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>accounting for risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or performance parameters; and</text></clause><clause id="H9BF1FC3FF2004A4D899C4D29A68D1BCF" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensuring the Department achieves its mission through the adoption of widely accepted program management best practices (as such term is defined in section 830) and standards.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34C584BAADEE4F25899AB16F333E665C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Leading the Acquisition Review Board established pursuant to section 838.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41E4FF786B44432BB6AB9F30B3B4BAB3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Synchronizing interagency coordination relating to acquisition programs and acquisition management efforts of the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0B31C76EC25491899FA9FD933C0FA3C" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Exercising the acquisition decision authority (as such term is defined in section 830) to approve, pause, modify (including the rescission of approvals of program milestones), or cancel major acquisition programs (as such term is defined in section 830), unless the Under Secretary delegates such authority to a Component Acquisition Executive (as such term is defined in section 830) pursuant to paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4F27B90A1A34F4CAAE39044EDB8546C" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Providing additional scrutiny and oversight for an acquisition that is not a major acquisition if—</text><clause id="H237BB150D43A4DB183F286CD1349DA0F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the acquisition is for a program that is important to the strategic and performance plans of the Department;</text></clause><clause id="HF3DDFFC6BDF24A44B474C9595BBC4776" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the acquisition is for a program with significant program or policy implications; and</text></clause><clause id="H815947FC43CE43E3B0466D1D3923364C" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that such scrutiny and oversight for the acquisition is proper and necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD957C20445AD4864A25C4161654CEB46" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishing policies for managing acquisitions across the Department that promote best practices (as such term is defined in section 830). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6CA6A3C02BD425E8B834040765358A5" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Ensuring each major acquisition program has a Department-approved acquisition program baseline (as such term is defined in section 830), pursuant to the acquisition management policy of the Department, that is traceable to the life-cycle cost estimate of the program, integrated master schedule, and operational requirements.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7F72CD0F2994FCF9D60386228512F99" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Assisting the heads of components and Component Acquisition Executives in efforts to comply with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition management directives.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94B6D0B5264E43FFAE04BBEEDCD00E1C" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Ensuring contracts, grants, and financial assistance are provided only to individuals and organizations that are not suspended or debarred.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H753B185CC0DC44B18E74C9F1913A1736" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Distributing guidance throughout the Department to ensure that contractors involved in acquisitions, including contractors that access the information systems and technologies of the Department, adhere to relevant Department policies related to physical and information security as identified by the Under Secretary for Management.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA5B5A3F7A964AFD9C58BEBC34E1D141" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Overseeing the Component Acquisition Executive organizational structure to ensure Component Acquisition Executives have sufficient capabilities and comply with Department acquisition policies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D95D88375F7402DA1850C1E11E82469" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Developing and managing a professional acquisition workforce to ensure the goods and services acquired by the Department meet the needs of the mission and are at the best value for the expenditure of public resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE174E86146814163980B6306326E4B46" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Delegation of certain acquisition decision authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary for Management may delegate acquisition decision authority, in writing, to the relevant Component Acquisition Executive for a major capital asset, service, or hybrid acquisition program that has a life-cycle cost estimate of at least $300,000,000 but not more than $1,000,000,000, based on fiscal year 2021 constant dollars, if—</text><subparagraph id="HC28D7EC2638243DD94AB11B3021CC37B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the component has in place policies, processes, and procedures that are consistent with the acquisition policy of the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF95AD28E7A68463C8922979D4596C460" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Component Acquisition Executive has an adequate staff of experienced employees with applicable program management training; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DBAAC8CF04746BE9930DB3D8AB5246B" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each major acquisition program concerned has a Department-approved acquisition program baseline and it is meeting agreed-upon cost, schedule, and performance thresholds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBFAAB32D921C498A8CB02BFC8D353DC9" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Relationship to Under Secretary for Science and Technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary for Management and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall coordinate in matters related to Department-wide acquisitions. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H1403E615B23B491DA73453058E6E984F" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending subsection (f), as so redesignated, to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H50F4FFFBD02242E4AFD603D4D293510D" style="OLC"><subsection id="H8D0749382EB94E5D8681FBA5CC79026C" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sensitive assets defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>sensitive assets</quote> means any asset, regardless of value—</text><paragraph id="HD78A067380154D21BAE1D0DCB5CAB94B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that the Department issues to a Department employee; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD410D9AFE3DC43FC8745FAA33F91CB18" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that either the Under Secretary for Management or a head of a component determines such asset requires special control and accounting.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HE5352D1A93054CB1A2F38C55D9B0B20D" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>303.</enum><header>Chief Financial Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/342">6 U.S.C. 342</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H743AD1BA66894DDA93CEE7F154E95BE0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2338B859C5247BF915444D7C57F83F1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="H6B793997E66847249DC565E2B8758E50" style="OLC"><subsection id="H06D34AEDCDB649F0B7EB53E2B4A4CEC0" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities, authorities, and functions specified in section 902 of title 31, United States Code, the Chief Financial Officer shall—</text><paragraph id="HE290A9FA488D4B8F9169C513E62E2D91" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>oversee Department budget formulation and execution;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD0C3A147E584E649BF3FED1AF0F5A1E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide guidance with respect to performance-based budgeting practices for the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B858C22C0FB4E96947A08A24F15C241" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop cost-estimating practices for the Department, including policies relating to cost-estimating and approval of life-cycle cost estimates;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H71E1FFE22BC248CC99D533824257BE94" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>coordinate with the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans to ensure the development of the budget for the Department is compatible with the long-term strategic plans, priorities, and policies of the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CE49C1B27F14499B579C249FC8C07DE" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop and manage the financial management policy of the Department, including effective internal controls with respect to financial reporting systems and processes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6B1C450BA8A4AA2A731178BAA156496" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide guidance relating to financial system modernization efforts throughout the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1617C2BF54CD48C1BD83DA6029F35EFF" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>develop and lead the efforts of the Department with respect to financial oversight, including identifying ways to streamline and standardize business processes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA0BAAF524AB41B682635A501479D8CC" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oversee the costs of acquisition programs and related activities to ensure—</text><subparagraph id="HD3BA025C6FF14E9BB7653CDFB8912993" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that actual and planned costs are in accordance with budget estimates; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60BBD1E833E64F08A5A59D0C0BDFC707" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adequate funding throughout the life-cycle of such programs and activities;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE55351AF82184A33BA0F1C942669C025" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>implement, by fiscal year 2022, a Department-wide common accounting structure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H80F0D2EED7434DC7AB837E421DF30A64" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>track, approve (where appropriate), oversee, and make public information relating to expenditures by components and offices of the Department for conferences, as appropriate, including by requiring each component and office to—</text><subparagraph id="HEBE5BC1660C948E9B2D0D81DED8BC9A6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Inspector General of the Department, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the expenditures by such component or office for each conference hosted or attended by Department employees for which the total expenditures exceeded $50,000, based on fiscal year 2021 constant dollars, not later than 15 days after the day on which the conference ends; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H803815C3306D4FF7975511E831BABE2D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to such expenditures, provide—</text><clause id="HEAD72C1DBF344B8AAFED27AC62757633" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the information described in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 739 of title VII of division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/235">Public Law 113–235</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="HDC202A2FB82D4B138F5B5363D5F40EF5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>documentation of such expenditures; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64929A230C5C40668B39D9A8A3CC29F6" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate any report delivered to any other committee of the House of Representatives or Senate relating to the financial functions of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HA37679875EDF4866A8009C804BA3D25B" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>304.</enum><header>Chief Information Officer</header><subsection id="H59A9EF605AF84A9292E0143DF53C06BF" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/343">6 U.S.C. 343</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HCB6C173473D143EEAAC6657AD22B044A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>In addition to the functions under section 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States Code, the Chief Information Officer shall perform the functions set forth in this section and such other functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA5C1DF1320B48D6B992E1E2D0687838" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (f); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDEC1FE7EA934672846A00A59D82E1A3" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block id="H29204375B66D414DA2776512CAC3A62E" style="OLC"><subsection id="H799B9ABEB1A34B5EA29F1CB87CAA19E3" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The Chief Information Officer shall—</text><paragraph id="HE85C8C7A1BAA4BF99ECFBC6AEE965830" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve as the lead technical authority for information technology programs of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7C2A688219C4343957FE997E2C54616" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advise and assist the Secretary, heads of the components of the Department, and other senior officials in carrying out the responsibilities of the Department with respect to information technology for all activities relating to the budget, programs, security, and operations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4B9CF0D8F05446B818E87F31D27C041" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the extent delegated by the Secretary, exercise authority over Department information technology management and establish the information technology priorities, policies, processes, standards, guidelines, and procedures of the Department to ensure interoperability and standardization of information technology;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H81ADEC7BBC5E4353931EABCBC7075630" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish criteria for—</text><subparagraph id="H2DE34E2816F94582885ED88C3D6F89D3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying mission critical and mission essential information systems of the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H774567B2A31542169534B826EC91654D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintaining a consolidated inventory of such systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0586657BA73144298B7851D558778F48" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing and maintaining contingency plans for responding to a disruption in the operation of any of such systems;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11BCD65639C443D699CD0A5FB815CCBA" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>maintain the security, visibility, reliability, integrity, and availability of data and information technology of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89E2B06595494CA5958AA1C3D6A670E5" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department, establish and implement policies and procedures to identify and manage vulnerabilities in the supply chain relating to the purchase of information technology;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5AB04346DDA45B9AAA7C13403C236EA" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>review contracts and interagency agreements associated with major information technology investments and information technology investments that have had cost, schedule, or performance challenges in the past;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BFA5C70B0F64C079327FA90A8FA1811" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>assess the risk of all major information technology investments and publicly report the risk rating to the Office of Management and Budget; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC0E894901784BA88FD91ADFAD337CD6" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>carry out any other responsibilities delegated by the Secretary consistent with an effective information system management function.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C6A17CFA69841E8AA5247E743166437" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information technology strategic plan</header><paragraph id="H50F0E7A0B0CC412598C6BFDAA20E2FD2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Strategic plan</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2023, and every five years thereafter, the Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a successor information technology strategic plan. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC15B4239884542B18CAFE20162823E23" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The strategic plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="HAAA27E4A1E9A4FCF90CB89A226FCA450" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis to determine if the budget of the Department aligns with priorities specified in the information technology strategic plan required under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H679D2B39916A496596C14C8F52B7A2E9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information relating to—</text><clause id="H338754E5761442EEABF0A72838863A30" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the information technology priorities of the Department;</text></clause><clause id="H1E09E708B254429AAAAC540AA94255E1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether such priorities were funded by the Department; and</text></clause><clause id="H95E73EF1D0EC4B839B780F19BA603067" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if such priorities were not so funded, the reasons relating thereto.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FBAE77A2CE84302AC3F47EC640D370F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information relating to the Department identifying and addressing skills gaps needed to implement the information technology strategic plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD5A854C0696430CB7B330ED0F24817D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Information relating to the identification of duplicate information technology within the components of the Department and the removal of such technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD79C1A331CFC47088E1FEC2274B6D57C" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acquisition responsibilities</header><text>In addition to the responsibilities specified in section 11315 of title 40, United States Code, the Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Management, shall—</text><paragraph id="H26A110E1AF8D46508A5569AF70022592" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oversee the management of the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2744386D2F114AD68EA849770FD4D7A0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that before each acquisition decision event (as such term is defined in section 830), information technology aspects of acquisition programs comply with any departmental information technology management requirements, security protocols, and the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9E8E85BB7C3420F810E6A691792EC04" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide recommendations relating to information technology programs and developing information technology acquisitions strategic guidance to the Acquisition Review Board of the Department. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H17D397252FA3446AB3DAA2D71EC4BD08" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><paragraph id="HB465CB9C7F0E4B36B7D7A4FE2B57EB97" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6FC7DDC3F7C4F9291BE56EDD48B5410" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A56BBDED9E74BDE94F45B243ADEFD41" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text><quoted-block id="HBCD20D83F8904B32B2FF4ED46D9BE27B" style="OLC"><subsection id="HCCEAD4CF13D645119BA2177CF50E94C9" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Chief Data Officer</header><paragraph id="H82D27CEF010D42C097BB2CC71A4B2DC2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer, shall designate a career appointee of the Department as the Chief Data Officer of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEA62E8133914C11894F52E38373D453" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The Chief Data Officer shall possess training and experience with respect to management, governance, generation, collection, protection, analysis, use, and sharing of data, including the protection and de-identification of personally identifiable information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H04BAEFC94D8549F789627E2E50BE03D0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The Chief Data Officer, in addition to carrying out the functions set forth in section 3520 of title 44, United States Code, shall be responsible for the following:</text><subparagraph id="H0849068E005140519BA90069D9605211" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Ensuring the Department conforms with data management best practices recognized across the private sector and the Federal Government.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F3781EB05FC46C4AB89AAF474162FDE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Coordinating the organization and integration of data across the Department for improved interoperability, analysis, and decision-making.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H687320F52BC64A45859BF00D858D2443" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Reviewing the impact of the infrastructure of the Department regarding data integrity and interoperability.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDF7C3E783DC4A5FB012E7961811D27C" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Coordinating the release of data for public use following appropriate privacy reviews within the Department, as coordinated with the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H349CE985AE9345D6A26AFF4A68931C23" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Promoting innovation in the use of data by the Department to improve Department management and operations. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF57C2C450A874BFC879A7FDB14F490AD" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinating the storage of Department records in accordance with the General Records Schedules of the National Archives and Records Administration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD77E5CAF3E1244CB9CAAAC70F16439B8" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publishing guidance for revising record schedule proposals, including guidelines for keeping a written record of justification for such revisions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DBA976D27BC499DA1745FBE9284F469" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Overseeing, in consultation with the Chief Privacy Officer, as appropriate, the compliance of the Department with respect to—</text><clause id="H694EE7AC33644FCEB576A5B7FA36DD31" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>issuing guidelines ensuring the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information, including statistical information;</text></clause><clause id="H72004373C088402CA4CCFF70E144504A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establishing administrative mechanisms that allow affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by relevant components of the Department that does not comply with the guidelines of the Department; and</text></clause><clause id="HA32E6BE286CC4ABDB19B68791C0B1E30" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget the number and nature of complaints received by relevant components of the Department relating to the accuracy of information disseminated and the handling of such complaints by such components. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H906188C432A5469CBC729E4B96DB88CB" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Coordinating with appropriate officials of the Department, including the Chief Privacy Officer, component privacy officers, component Chief Data Officers, and program managers, regarding the use of data within their respective components and under their authorities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2651C0732C4943FCA8BE2FDA59FAB4B9" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Serving as the liaison to the Office of Management and Budget and other Federal agencies with respect to using existing Department data for statistical purposes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95BA57F5E60D43E0A2C378CA83EEE912" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Component Chief Data Officers</header><text>The heads of each operational component of the Department, in consultation with the Chief Data Officer of the Department and the Chief Information Officer of such component, shall designate a career appointee from each such component as the Chief Data Officer of such component. Each such component Chief Data Officer shall—</text><subparagraph id="H54873A17823D43A198E0AC25DFF029CF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>possess the qualifications described in paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EE242CA8CC94F7A87F6507922B2F630" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with and assist the Chief Data Officer of the Department in the implementation of the functions specified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (3) for their respective component.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9FEC27BF9D24554B2D35CC3FE481FE7" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the implementation of this subsection and any concerns regarding such implementation. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H636CA389BB10446DA5A0E375C1FE446C" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>career appointee</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA1278A07A464600BE6DFEBA4EFBAE02" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Software licensing</header><paragraph id="H6743C468AEF246B79D860A4F3EDFB671" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="H865EC0FCA25F4BD3957C29FDE1AFFBDB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter until 2025, the Chief Information Officer of the Department, in consultation with Department component chief information officers, shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the software licenses of the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7B1E77CE4704B439F7723022B1A0087" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="HC63A223183B34BB3B52A755267D982EB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a Department-wide inventory of all existing software licenses held by the Department;</text></clause><clause id="H52BA6BBC84DC49F095E75458A4B1D931" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of—</text><subclause id="HA8C9C9EF55B142F9B5596D9C74B915AF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the needs of the Department and the components of the Department with respect to software licenses for the subsequent two fiscal years;</text></subclause><subclause id="H62C6423550094776B77EBB5E91A0D1DA" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how the Department can achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and cost savings in the procurement of software licenses; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HDED69D517A3C43F7B472FE057EA88392" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>how the use of shared cloud-computing services will impact the needs for software licenses for the subsequent two fiscal years; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4AFCCE4E938F41479630D56DE90A0F4C" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>plans for eliminating unutilized software licenses for the subsequent two fiscal years.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9514F5947CC345809866A5EA148FC04B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan to reduce software licenses</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the report required under paragraph (1) is submitted, if the Chief Information Officer of the Department determines the number of software licenses held by the Department and the components of the Department exceed the needs of the Department pursuant to the findings of such report, the Secretary shall establish a plan for reducing the number of such software licenses to meet the needs of the Department. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2819B079038C4F9093750DF8CF7DA885" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Comptroller General review</header><text>Not later than December 30, 2023, the Comptroller General shall report on the extent to which the Chief Information Officer of the Department has fulfilled all requirements established by this section and the amendments made by this section. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB9DB127691A40E8AD4EC6FCBD29E757" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Completion of first definition of capabilities</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department shall complete the first information technology strategic plan required under subsection (c) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5E9F7E1977CD4E37A52180F21B737B54" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>305.</enum><header>Chief Human Capital Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/344">6 U.S.C. 344</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H496C2E05A6EE445EAE4EE444D8C27348" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HC0F2BBE76BA54653A5172F3021B5E13C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HC754B1B1B23F4005A8303AEB47306C48" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including with respect to leadership development and employee engagement,</quote> after <quote>policies</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HDAC063D8D08F4F02B9C761F98DDB9D40" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and in line</quote> and inserting <quote>, in line</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H6EECE9F5C02F4CD58D25241BDF855F6F" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and informed by best practices within the Federal Government and the private sector,</quote> after <quote>priorities,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4154B5839721454790A19CAABF1621B2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>develop performance measures to provide a basis for monitoring and evaluating</quote> and inserting <quote>evaluate, on an ongoing basis,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4647923A23304408AE4EE7F16C776DD6" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>that, to the extent practicable, are informed by employee feedback</quote> after <quote>policies</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFE84558D2804E368A3E5003BB24F90E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>including internship, leadership development, and employee engagement programs,</quote> before <quote>in coordination</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB2E691E3E114A4C9A8A5D169B4FB2DE" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>that is informed by an assessment, carried out by the Chief Human Capital Officer, of the learning and developmental needs of employees in supervisory and non-supervisory roles across the Department and appropriate workforce planning initiatives</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CA158C64CBE4D4B84FCA40EC3C62ADB" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A9A044B1F364C748B34A83839069B7C" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraphs:</text><quoted-block id="H1E3B9BF45CDD46D2893976CE758E4D91" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H1065BD66677643F2859F84D810A377B2" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>maintain a catalogue of available internship and employee development opportunities, including the Homeland Security Rotation Program pursuant to section 844, departmental leadership development programs, interagency development programs, and other rotational programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7664EC17CD054D3CBB3D6894CE239DCE" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>ensure that employee discipline and adverse action programs comply with the requirements of all pertinent laws, rules, regulations, and Federal guidance, and ensure due process for employees;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F27E08743C8400F93324714305E0726" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>analyze each Department or Government-wide Federal workforce satisfaction or morale survey within 90 days of the publication of any such survey and submit to the Secretary such analysis and, as appropriate, any recommendations to improve workforce satisfaction or morale within the Department;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H650CD656FB614FD68DA9076A48844FB2" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC78EE8DE122B4C2093C57117C2E6A634" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCB6201DBE2846FBB83D2F0F8D16683B" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block id="H295BCD280E97474B94F6089465358E9D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H123073AE9BE5490893CD7D76248CC36F" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><text>oversee the consolidation, integration, and modernization of the human capital information technology infrastructure of the Department, including systems to manage employee and contractor training records and employee performance records.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3290FB3383DF4BFF8C49F280FB4F14A1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB40DD1417D6D48B7956D633AFF798141" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block id="H688FB53678EE459FB59E9B0E7F057DB6" style="OLC"><subsection id="HE6F1DBFBB3964C5481B42D522C124FBF" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chief Learning and Engagement Officer</header><text>The Chief Human Capital Officer may designate an employee of the Department to serve as a Chief Learning and Engagement Officer to assist the Chief Human Capital Officer in carrying out this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H00110CA43B0540A99CDCF72D7D431B60" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Internship programs</header><paragraph id="HDEB9D18C78DC4CA5A72E9E48BF01A869" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities identified in subsections (b)(4) and (b)(9), the Chief Human Capital Officer shall, in coordination with all the components of the Department—</text><subparagraph id="H50348911EFB240AF96095CD07124B489" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regularly review the catalogue of internships to—</text><clause id="H31B89631140040C384CEDE8366C15B9E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure each purpose, structure, and eligibility requirements of the program align with Department and component workforce strategies; and</text></clause><clause id="H50D95125217E4ECFA5AA0C6BD37FD627" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>eliminate unnecessary or duplicative programs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BAADD9D8C2C4D27B85DF068A9F27F82" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintain data relating to the number of participants, including attrition and graduation rates, for each internship program by each fiscal year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8374A21D604C4FFFB9596E8AF96612AD" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify opportunities and processes to hire internship participants that satisfactorily complete program requirements to permanent positions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3EB6B2FB3DB4302A43526C1DC2F43D4" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>track the hiring rates of internship participants to permanent positions within the Department or components by program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D5B3EBB71474FF3BDE4212ECFFCE3A4" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>share lessons learned and opportunities for improving the management and administration of internship programs within the Department and components of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA004B6AC68FC42578E2B4B6677055B24" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>internship</quote> means any program that provides temporary employment or work experience to participants, including current students and recent graduates.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DC98C2C14994B598C32521358EE77AE" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f), as so redesignated—</text><subparagraph id="HB68A0962039A457DAC540DE12996286C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ADF8AFDDB8A4C5C9C58A44264AF2816" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block id="H6DDDE619069942E881DA5F3562CECDA1" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H22F8AB4BF36E48C98A477C7DC7CD492F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H4C508F3BB7AE43AEB695535BD60C9715" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employee development opportunities catalogued pursuant to subsection (b)(9) and any available data with respect to participation rates, attrition rates, retention, and employee satisfaction;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H796035CBCE1444BF927E38F382A77CFB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the progress of Department-wide strategic workforce planning efforts as determined pursuant to subsection (b)(2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BCD52662A2B486282C616A97ABE3FB2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the activities of the Employee Engagement Steering Committee established pursuant to section 721, including the number of meetings, types of materials developed and distributed, and recommendations to the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF458B6F82B754B67A4E2565DEC117221" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the implementation status of any cybersecurity-focused personnel systems used to recruit, retain, and manage mission critical cybersecurity talent authorized pursuant to the authority of the Secretary;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H295EC9560BE5475D86021DBA002C3E05" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>306.</enum><header>Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties</header><subsection id="HD2C049B04AE34F009D3D7672773502F4" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/345">6 U.S.C. 345</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HAB8C45B5C89046318F6DD1C5D405BA80" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Establishment of</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H828849A6680D41E2A338924782A3BE37" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H781E8F5C69DE405A9EF881C4909BDE67" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H3928A0327B3747308DC6C13DA9668A1D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established within the Department an Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The head of such Office is the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, who shall report directly to the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9BDE9A4EDF864FC5A75504ECFAEA459A" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall carry out the following responsibilities:</text><paragraph id="H1D485C9BE0F0429E84DAC08373C448F4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Oversee compliance with constitutional, statutory, regulatory, policy, and other requirements relating to the civil rights and civil liberties of individuals affected by the programs and activities of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H68A4CFAC72DE46809524D94BC6241404" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Integrate civil rights and civil liberties protections into all programs and activities of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF96ED9AE56DC4A90A80D211330C81FCE" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Conduct civil rights and civil liberties impact assessments, as appropriate, including prior to the implementation of new Department regulations, initiatives, programs, or policies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD10253A03C24872A495EDF4EE4110AD" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Conduct periodic reviews of policies, procedures, and activities of the Department relating to civil rights and civil liberties.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52E8A432EBF04A2FA81DD404F8BF4339" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Provide policy advice, recommendations, and other technical assistance relating to civil rights and civil liberties to the Secretary and to heads of components, directorates, and offices and other personnel within the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34037D751AE14947BB46F45C87AD3753" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Review, assess, and investigate complaints, including complaints filed by members of the public, and information indicating possible abuses of civil rights or civil liberties at the Department, unless the Inspector General of the Department determines that any such complaint should be investigated by the Inspector General.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE378FA19A9E4DFD8C0C3BABBF06C547" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Initiate reviews, investigations, and assessments of the administration of the programs and activities by the Department relating to civil rights and civil liberties, as the Officer determines necessary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F6581EDF8CB46D582A1D8276661735B" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Coordinate with the Privacy Officer to ensure that—</text><subparagraph id="HA921B95DDCDF480CBB37946AEEE59337" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>programs, policies, and procedures involving civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy considerations are addressed in an integrated and comprehensive manner; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H664A810C1D064E5C9D89EB21EAA3B4CA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Congress receives appropriate reports regarding such programs, policies, and procedures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F35CCD8CF994F659050F40EE65D5995" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Lead the equal employment opportunity programs of the Department, including complaint management and adjudication, workforce diversity, and promotion of the merit system principles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7F06C8845864830BAE513BDEF779524" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Make publicly available through accessible communications channels, including the website of the Department—</text><subparagraph id="H1854A2F68F3E40488F4AC7CEF4E979FB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on the responsibilities and functions of, and how to contact, the Office;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AD2BB42496947F1B06D86AAFB2637C9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>summary of reports of investigations that result in final recommendations that are issued by the Officer upon completion of investigations carried out pursuant to paragraph (6); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D7DE5AD24EB4FD9B4FECF6B8F3EC397" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>summaries of impact assessments issued by the Officer and carried out pursuant to paragraph (3) or (7).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E07E06C14284D44897DCC6B1C6D203D" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Engage with individuals and communities whose civil rights and civil liberties may be affected by programs and activities of the Department, including by informing such individuals and communities about report and redress processes and advising the Secretary and heads of components, directorates, offices, and other personnel within the Department of concerns raised by such individuals and communities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H77E3D6FDBFFD478EA4A52CEA0C2B5E46" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination with Inspector General</header><paragraph id="HCC7148B67F544460B71C11D741B1075D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to investigate possible abuses</header><text>The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties may investigate any matter referred to in paragraph (6) or (7) of subsection (b) after fulfilling the coordination requirements under paragraph (2) with respect to such matter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H587706922A3E4581A9761CE4D3F7B729" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination requirements</header><subparagraph id="HA8BE5E5DC7B44E21B43CFFD8B1C67B8D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Referral of matters to Inspector General</header><text>Before initiating any investigation described under paragraph (1), the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall refer the matter and all related complaints to the Inspector General of the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCFB3800032E4CEAA6E258FF9607CDE6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inspector General responsibilities</header><clause id="H5586FC4969594FEA83D2A37F44DF7484" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Determination and notification</header><text>Not later than five business days after the receipt of a matter referred under subparagraph (A), the Inspector General shall—</text><subclause id="H3C94768B9D6F48B58929D22E301BCD75" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>make a determination regarding whether the Inspector General intends to initiate an audit or investigation of the matter referred under subparagraph (A); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H5FA295BCFA0342219E1A46CE8D8A4BC9" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>notify the Officer of such determination.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H1C9A9314B0D84F2AAB2F1B4291131DB6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Audits and investigations</header><text>If the Inspector General notifies the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties that the Inspector General intends to initiate an audit or investigation, the Inspector General shall—</text><subclause id="H34EF32F249CF4189BECB06086C21C70D" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>initiate such audit or investigate by not later than 90 days after providing such notification; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H02AA5AFA981242B1829B07D6F30BA40A" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than three days after the end of the 90-day period specified in subclause (I), notify the Officer that such audit or investigation was not initiated.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF504A3E5B4144057AFFFCB4568A3FF4F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Provision of assistance</header><text>At the request of the Inspector General, the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties may provide assistance to the Inspector General on any investigation or audit initiated by the Inspector General based on a referral under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AFEEB2BEB5045CA91B475D3A14662E6" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Investigation by officer</header><text>The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties may investigate a matter referred to the Inspector General under subparagraph (A) only if—</text><clause id="H1F5A4B72756B4D6A830EAD8264202ED5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Inspector General notifies the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties that the Inspector General does not intend to initiate an audit or investigation relating to that matter; or</text></clause><clause id="HF0AD44094E66446092430024EC07D642" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Inspector General provides notification under subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) that an audit or investigation was not initiated.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE49BB49342E42AC8B70011E303D330E" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="H8A2027D9FDDE4155A5F7A874D5AF32DD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Complaints</header><text>In the case of a complaint made concerning complaints of abuses of civil rights and civil liberties under paragraph (6) of subsection (b), the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall—</text><subparagraph id="HA4033FC5A06C4F44BCBE4DCDCDA32983" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide to the individual who made the complaint notice of the receipt of such complaint within 30 days of receiving such complaint; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEA1E1B6CCBF45C48BBA35121FBA9ADB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>inform the complainant of the determination of the Officer regarding the initiation of a review, assessment, or investigation within the Office, a referral to the Inspector General of the Department, or any other action taken.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CAE391E1FC04920B86F89A076F3515A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text>In the case of an investigation initiated by the Officer pursuant to paragraph (6) or (7) of subsection (b), upon the conclusion of the investigation, the Officer shall produce a report on the investigation which—</text><subparagraph id="HF203E19A400E486385B48B2186D08852" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include the findings and recommendations of the Officer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E72A47A664D4DC294FD418710C74998" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of which shall be made publicly available;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD47613B86DB451DBEF096B30A301AE7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not include any personally identifiable information related to any individual involved in such investigation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B49876EE1384739B5F77E174B614D53" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>may include a classified appendix, as the Officer determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE0452A35D7746309A518A08C57B6D26" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submittal to heads of operational components</header><text>The Officer shall transmit to the Secretary and the relevant head of each relevant operational component of the Department a copy of each report produced under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA65E51E506A94F188977A41063915899" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>Upon the conclusion of any investigation conducted by the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties under paragraph (6) or (7) of subsection (b), the Officer shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the investigation, which shall be prepared and submitted without any prior comment or amendment by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or any other officer or employee of the Department, unless the Officer seeks such comment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4EF698F669AF46589769317A2A08679C" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Component Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer</header><text>The head of each of the operational components of the Department shall designate a career appointee (as such term is defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code) from such component as the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of such component. Each such component Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall coordinate with and provide information to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department on matters related to civil rights and civil liberties within each respective component.</text></subsection><subsection id="H580D6B2A159F42CDB2B54434E1DDC9E6" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Access to information</header><text>The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department—</text><paragraph id="H20A1431FCEC942BE9CA8380AE33FF633" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, and other materials available to the Department that relate to programs and operations with respect to the responsibilities of the Officer under subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA076B4955814AA48CD7B46FC4035A3A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may, to the extent the Officer determines necessary, and subject to the approval of the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="HFAA476BEBE72411DA590FAA8F8803B4F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue a subpoena to require the production, by any person other than a Federal agency, of all information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the responsibilities of the Officer under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H729BE26E1F5946DD8DDEA988AA7F6863" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, whenever necessary in the performance of the responsibilities of the Officer under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C831801294F43B0BB01AC2A9DCD5181" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall submit directly to the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate committees and subcommittees of Congress, a report on the implementation of this section during the year preceding the year during which the report is submitted. Each such report shall include, for the year covered by the report—</text><paragraph id="H75046BAD003141DD8C0C02EEC8C0C68E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any complaints of abuse described under subsection (b)(6) and any actions by the Department or a component, directorate, or office of the Department that the Officer identifies as responsive to such complaints;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C86040BAAF480D949EBC62FCEAB221" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of Department programs and activities for which civil rights and civil liberties impact assessments were conducted, or policy advice, recommendations, or other technical assistance was provided;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1FB1147918F34334849817DE573638C1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations issued by the Officer to the Secretary or the head of a component, directorate, or office, together with information on the status of the implementation of such recommendations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H04507FA02559460C94DF65E51BA417C7" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>information on the diversity and equal employment opportunity activities of the Department, including information on complaint management and adjudication of equal employment opportunity complaints and efforts to ensure compliance throughout the Department with equal employment opportunity requirements;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E9DC602D2E54F469BCA03EBCAC316B0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of any efforts to engage with individuals and communities whose civil rights and civil liberties may be affected by activities carried out by the Department, including public meetings; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H13FF97A0447744ADA953A1DA0A37EE87" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>information on total staffing for the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, including—</text><subparagraph id="H2276481E90D04364ABC5298C23D227B1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of full-time, part-time and contract support personnel; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC847CBFB585427497925B7404E8EE26" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on the number of employees whose primary responsibilities include supporting the Officer in carrying out paragraph (9) of subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9DE695B76537494ABE032803CF8B2F2D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting to Congress</header><text>Section 1062(f)(1)(A)(i) of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000ee-1">42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1(f)(1)(A)(i)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives,</quote> after <quote>Affairs of the Senate,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE93E871C3942467290576B616E9C5FD8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Comptroller General review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on subsection (b)(11) of section 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/345">6 U.S.C. 345</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H5D6F3253447B46FAA0E65F99D4816B6A" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 705 and inserting the following new item: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB5C615D256E24088A3550D82D5E07D34" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 705. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HCEBF680BB0454C2FB32269A9FEDCBBA4" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>307.</enum><header>Quadrennial homeland security review</header><subsection id="H9A0C2D1E2E6848A698A17D609F38DFD8" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/347">6 U.S.C. 347</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H59EFF6D274554822B9540330D2F9CDDA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)—</text><subparagraph id="H82671B0240FE49B18BC421C9B3752F0D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H526D87087AC0435C8B69769726EA2C81" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C69B7A35B1E4EC58DA5A159A73D475D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block id="H4729A9BBCFD24F28BF059D04AEC2AC8C" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H9A4C5F3BAD764F8FAA0509C4A79755E7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>representatives from appropriate advisory committees established pursuant to section 871, the Homeland Security Advisory Council, and the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, or otherwise established, including the Aviation Security Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H753F7FC55B4248E0B1EF27AA2054A228" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H515BEF7AC85540B8928D343C31138667" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>based on the risk assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H451B21E5A1D64E99A3337E3A4B10601A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="HA3B6CA992F8E42C2BCBFB3F816354DD5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, to the extent practicable,</quote> after <quote>describe</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H39BF05A574F044BA84106739D9579E5F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>budget plan</quote> and inserting <quote>resources required</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC28899870179441EA8B285D471B4D589" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="H4A58838D77BC4AF694D270AAF403DAB8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, to the extent practicable,</quote> after <quote>identify</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H7735F32ABD684411AD0DF2948B19FA6E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully</quote> and inserting <quote>resources required to</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HD965915D672C4D6788A382D425920125" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>, including any resources identified from redundant, wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities and capacities that can be redirected to better support other existing capabilities and capacities, as the case may be; and</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H191E83D784CD453C99D7BA0B2C8BE0B6" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48FAA675F69E4010994C6E9258D61996" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE053C27BA6A24CF6984224F947B8007E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HBA359E7E367F4C88861C7586F2A40855" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking—</text><clause id="HBD653F161E074DE89C670F28081C6BAD" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text><quote>December 31 of the year</quote> and inserting <quote>60 days after the date of the submission of the budget of the President</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H6B65A6F0EEDD4C0FAD451B13F3592F08" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text><quote>conducted</quote> and inserting <quote>completed</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61D2C8F5E9CE4A35A2220893808EF564" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HD4735B6A665741F2BFBF9DC25A375631" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>description of the threats to</quote> and inserting <quote>risk assessment of</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H035D46BDA9E848A7BA795505EC99C4CA" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>, as required under subsection (b)(2)</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></clause><clause id="HD1079B48CB6841DFBB39AC4BED3D763E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text><subclause id="H13B7285748FF4F06AD6AF4FFD20DF08A" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to the extent practicable,</quote> before <quote>a description</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H3B4DD4069B0B4D43B7387BC9CFA50CD8" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>budget plan</quote> and inserting <quote>resources required</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H1B4D9045D8054062967D3EC1A7CA619C" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F)—</text><subclause id="H1A4854EB741A4372B06C984448F04C31" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to the extent practicable,</quote> before <quote>a discussion</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H5F2FA1CB890B4A05B11A1732054452EF" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the status of</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD03337B3371E4003BA5F7E5763EF07FC" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text><subclause id="H0B2F26B3152A4088AC775F012A84E852" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to the extent practicable,</quote> before <quote>a discussion</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6A611BD078B24DE781A6CFDA1D2A0BF0" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the status of</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC6DC469893BD4049B2F473F3D2A00E33" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and risks</quote> before <quote>to national homeland</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0B94ACF7BC6B406EA3F6C9810472C7F1" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HB7CFCCAC63E6486D9CE9B5B08A4E1BA5" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (H); and</text></clause><clause id="H0F6380CB88AB45E5BFC4D84D3CA7CC3D" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF72AE3D3E2A48B8976D576C3382549C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC80CC003020A487B909C1745F5B40082" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block id="H4F37B450941B4A549A7D522546E52489" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HB12940C1143741759C3BDFF1A8EEA999" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Documentation</header><text>The Secretary shall retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the following documentation regarding each quadrennial homeland security review:</text><subparagraph id="H276054A5D6D147FDAD2566CC6FB6ED04" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Records relating to the consultation carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including—</text><clause id="H99CFFCD4D2CE40C4A4E6D1472BAFC049" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all written communications, including communications sent out by the Secretary and feedback submitted to the Secretary through technology, online communications tools, in-person discussions, and the interagency process; and</text></clause><clause id="H82FC65E91DDE42DDBE490427A1D04906" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information relating to whether feedback received by the Secretary informed the quadrennial homeland security review.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC091C8E0C25A4C009451B1B60047E57E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information relating to the risk assessment required under subsection (c)(2)(B), including—</text><clause id="HA29F7D7B71F94693B36965091F70DA98" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the type of risk model;</text></clause><clause id="H8EC837374E384DD78A6BC7DE87FF8C01" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the information used to generate the risk assessment;</text></clause><clause id="HF2417348B1CF4B9AB6730F749B956B7E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the sources of information, including other risk assessments; and</text></clause><clause id="H389C461B1DF64C02BB1C2519C80B2F31" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>information relating to—</text><subclause id="HEBF06FBCC3D8470A964A563C391F45FA" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>assumptions, weighing factors, and subjective judgments; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE34F32E2B65B4BB89199374EE35565BA" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the rationale or basis for such assumptions, factors, and judgments identified pursuant to subclause (I). </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H620FCDF61D684CF0ADED01755A5F8D7D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H449094C10C144D90A649DC6A6EC355DF" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="H2168EAFFFDC14E6586B9756CF3984733" style="OLC"><subsection id="HC9A5B965FBF548E39EFB7DEBC8D30056" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the submission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes information relating to the degree to which the findings and recommendations developed in the quadrennial homeland security review covered by each such report were integrated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans for the Department.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55E7F68373964355ACAF798B92A27FC7" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland security review conducted after December 31, 2021.</text></subsection></section><section id="HEA6D770CF93F4741800212A93D81F64A" commented="no"><enum>308.</enum><header>Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/349">6 U.S.C. 349</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE8A595266E2E44A6A2D772CF54B241A8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="H81D1D7FBCA4E44F0A6667B5DEBACCF51" style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans shall include an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and no more than five Assistant Secretaries within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans with divided responsibility for the following areas:</text><clause id="HDCFDF454F97B4B52A96E1B694660C04E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Counterterrorism, threat prevention, and screening and vetting, including biometrics.</text></clause><clause id="H1DDDEC77297A4E8E8303B2AEC245A4B9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Border security and immigration.</text></clause><clause id="H7652D7A856844849821D4C2DC9E653B0" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Cybersecurity and infrastructure security.</text></clause><clause id="H8BF2FFE78CAA4ABC91725A7B2BCB90CA" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Law enforcement.</text></clause><clause id="H537FBF06CFF4425DA22625AD27B36956" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Trade and economic security.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H450BDC2E67ED44338C833909FE092861" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HFAFD4BEBB03A4694BE6A07DCA9EF5CC1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, including for activities that cross multiple Department components</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51A1AE1B9E2A436596B8C5ED26FCC150" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6144627DFE624820A4E59BFE1433ED68" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block id="HC4E9A073617746E196A35899DCD58B75" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H3F03B51FDD584102808779C1A8309EEE" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure acquisition programs (as such term is defined in section 830) support the quadrennial homeland security review required under section 707, the DHS Strategic Plan pursuant to section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and other appropriate successor documents;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C865D93B8CB47E7A3299726CAC3D228" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in such redesignated paragraph (7), by inserting <quote>, including feedback from organizations representing the needs of children,</quote> after <quote>stakeholder feedback</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EAEEAB94EC346BA9FAA41090F0168C0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72264D22087C418DA5ABF7773D7DF384" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="H039F39404F364D09831D6EAAA47C88EB" style="OLC"><subsection id="H64B9F766479A47C29A0FBCB86CBC6341" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Assistant Secretary for International Affairs</header><text>The Office of International Affairs shall be led by an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs. The Assistant Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H4A67F7F07E594265B3397C5EE282CF6F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with other Federal officials responsible for counterterrorism and homeland security matters, coordinate international activities within the Department, including activities carried out by components of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD54DF5E1CE82467D859A9B8460FEE80A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advise, inform, and assist the Secretary with respect to the development and implementation of the international policy priorities of the Department outside of the United States, including strategic priorities for the deployment of assets such as personnel;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9174FE033E43445A9E07A36358E15656" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Management, guidance for selecting, assigning, training, and monitoring overseas deployments of Department personnel, including minimum standards for pre-deployment training;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEDAE2DADD19474EA4BC87DACC952306" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>maintain awareness regarding the international travel of senior officers of the Department and their intent to pursue negotiations with foreign government officials, and review resulting draft agreements; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA04406EE5A2748B29515F50EF32056C6" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with any departmental official engaged in negotiations with a representative of a foreign government relating to an agreement and, as appropriate, by supporting such official in the negotiation of such agreement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8578264A644B4A63BEA9DD55E30460B0" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>perform such other functions as are established by law or delegated by the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HFD99240B7458423CB3F6ADED4EBB4CA6" commented="no"><enum>309.</enum><header>Office of Partnership and Engagement</header><subsection id="H1A154D9910854B0CBC17867FB120EDB2" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text><quoted-block id="HAEADEE286E9544C6AFB2D5D4980A21A2" style="OLC"><section id="H474DC75941ED486A93FC84F6DE456D5F" commented="no"><enum>711.</enum><header>Office of Partnership and Engagement</header><subsection id="H2DD4CD6D300C4497922E9A424EB1FA57" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is an Office of Partnership and Engagement in the Department led by the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2A3624307BB64AE3A917E8D9E443DA38" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the Assistant Secretary</header><text>The Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement shall—</text><paragraph id="H4F00DD5639BD431AA79B6C9D7C5CC3AC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department, lead the efforts of the Department to incorporate external feedback from stakeholders within the Homeland Security Enterprise with respect to policy and strategic planning efforts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D1229BF9EF64A05B0C18A1546F15E81" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modernize the engagement of the Department with respect to stakeholders in the Homeland Security Enterprise to ensure continuous and collaborative communication and address current and emerging threats in a manner that—</text><subparagraph id="HEA4FEE4BC3F548609F81A979310E4620" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increases trust between the Department and such stakeholders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E3EDE37323C4C85BA285FFAF50768E9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensures timely information sharing between the Department and such stakeholders;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C6D2835B0114875A6062413BAF3E10C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out the activities specified in section 2006(b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B95907B5D754E0FB2D85A478475D36C" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advise the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="HC1052A526B9540208270A5E76EB76793" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of the effects of policies, regulations, processes, and actions of the Department with respect to the private sector; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D24D808C5F4455BAA359B9328F26B70" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on creating and fostering strategic communication with the private sector to carry out the primary mission of the Department;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1716B8B48F146C99B3D4224074960C1" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthen and expand relationships with—</text><subparagraph id="H4FBA8B73F90F4D8B8BFC685198E932D6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>)), including historically Black colleges or universities (which has the meaning given the term <quote>part B institution</quote> in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1061">20 U.S.C. 1061</external-xref>)), and the private sector, including through the Homeland Security Advisory Council; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96A65F893F9243D79C36FC286F8870FC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAFE91952FC7410EAA0B45C11C821A23" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>perform such other functions as are established by law or delegated by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H192A884D6BB94647A5B689CD1639E279" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deputy Assistant Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be a Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement and a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Engagement within the Office of Partnership and Engagement.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H950AD76994BF43A3B5280B4BF7AB5AF5" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of functions, assets, and personnel of Office for State and Local Law Enforcement</header><text>The functions authorized to be performed by the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement of the Department (pursuant to section 2006(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/607">6 U.S.C. 607(b)</external-xref>)) as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the Office of Partnership and Engagement under section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC26F9456AC914953B0CE22F585734C7B" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual report</header><paragraph id="H3D30EB1F3C814A4ABE3A074C26624098" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the first day of fiscal year 2022 and annually thereafter through 2027, the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the activities of the Office of Partnership and Engagement of the Department with respect to a description of all programs, events, activities, and outreach conducted by the sub-offices and campaigns of the Office identified in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9EDE7FBCB924C5F892D7462E5B48E74" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under paragraph (1), for the fiscal year covered by such report, shall include information relating to the following: </text><subparagraph id="HF6530241E06D42B4A74BF51023E050E8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Faith Initiatives.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44301342F481460DAFE7C02815F7CABB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Blue Campaign.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H225D4F9DE4444FFEA775CD621C5AA160" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Committee Management Office.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EEBF771A0A741BC88853CA10C2878A0" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The <quote>If You See Something, Say Something®</quote> Public Awareness Campaign.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34F7DDD5992543FBBD0A2CDA8F8E6841" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Loaned Executive Program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H437E94D636404971A8C0B982DEAC37F1" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Office of Academic Engagement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29FACFC24BF146FF937E734AAE58AC2D" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7811D1C56F354EC29007D5D3F28C5CE6" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Private Sector Office.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A49390495644BBFBFEF8DE6E41D1292" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 710 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HAC941C42DD4C4AAFB13EFCFCD5363A96" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 711. Office of Partnership and Engagement.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HDA333C858038451C9649866414A8D542" commented="no"><enum>310.</enum><header>Chief Procurement Officer</header><subsection id="H20FE47CDE7044AE2A8513AA2FBAEDC22" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H5A8B4A4439344049B64373239B6147A7" style="OLC"><section id="H3EFEB1932723462BB1A6649181F5F79A" commented="no"><enum>712.</enum><header>Chief Procurement Officer</header><subsection id="H00AA4CC0F44C45ADA4F835FC97F3E685" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is in the Department a Chief Procurement Officer, who shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Management.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9F1A2B562B644E22880AFB9B59182B42" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The Chief Procurement Officer shall—</text><paragraph id="HB2FC32AD58534413B38A85C7A31B33E4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as a senior business advisor to agency officials with respect to procurement-related matters;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H06E4AB061F444007B9A696F912483D25" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be the senior procurement executive for purposes of subsection (c) of section 1702 of title 41, United States Code, and shall perform procurement functions as specified in such subsection;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F7FF8399CB14D7CA3CBF268D3954239" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>delegate or retain contracting authority, as appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39FC9F80DCB141F99AC28E64A1BE9BDE" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>issue procurement policies and oversee the heads of contracting activity of the Department to ensure compliance with such policies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CEDE660B3524A2D80B1ECB0B3E05526" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>serve as the main liaison of the Department to industry on procurement-related issues;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF782BA580D404E6BA62E1E0D6019D76F" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>account for the integrity, performance, and oversight of Department procurement and contracting functions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H61724D5ED8BE4ED7B61192590E8E3806" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>ensure that procurement contracting strategies and plans are consistent with the intent and direction of the Acquisition Review Board;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE296B5116FE41FFB5104A4733BB66E8" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oversee a centralized procurement workforce certification and training program using, as appropriate, existing best practices and contracting training opportunities from the Federal Government, private sector, or institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>)), including training relating to identifying actions that warrant referrals for suspension or debarment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB41E611895C45CE8DB57EF693A3BD32" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>provide input to the heads of the components of the Department to be included in the performance reviews for the heads of contracting activity within such components;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F65772C60D04C2B941247B91FDE822D" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>collect and use data to establish performance measures with respect to the impact of strategic sourcing initiatives on the private sector, including small businesses;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB428D1DECCF6450BA65A7A0BBBA34263" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>establish policies and procedures to effectively identify and manage vulnerabilities in the supply chain for all Department purchases;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H22AB62B0DCB644CAA586D8542890B7D9" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the awarding of contracts and subcontracts complies with section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/644">15 U.S.C. 644(g)</external-xref>) to maximize opportunities for small business participation in such contracts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBFFC2786DA0E445A8CC791922A483713" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><text>conduct oversight of implementation of administrative agreements to resolve suspension or debarment proceedings; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE501DC174B564F0AA27342F1F3F90CEC" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><text>carry out any other procurement duties that the Under Secretary for Management may designate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2185690FD41649138957C4493018281D" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Head of contracting activity defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>head of contracting activity</quote> means an official responsible for the establishment, management, and oversight of a team of procurement professionals properly trained, certified, and warranted to accomplish the acquisition of products and services on behalf of the designated components, offices, and organizations of the Department, and as authorized, other Government entities.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H8E4EA6092E414AEEA77BDFEFD7E84CCA" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 711 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HB964B9A1D8DD42EA9DEE3FD8B1796E66" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 712. Chief Procurement Officer.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H33CE0BCBA8004B1E8EEDCE4FD67C2490" commented="no"><enum>311.</enum><header>Chief Security Officer</header><subsection id="HCCAD292458D44DDEB3C0E8DD158B87BB" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HA9623963237E4CDAAB8B8902FDE23355" style="OLC"><section id="HBA8983707BD44CF498047DE46AD168EF" commented="no"><enum>713.</enum><header>Chief Security Officer</header><subsection id="H4E7E827C70FE45B4B2AD7B0079A8EB8F" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is in the Department a Chief Security Officer, who shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Management.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2A02EA46C3574ED9BA5125674ADF9178" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The Chief Security Officer shall—</text><paragraph id="H87D7BD1B7D0C47A8BE8529B6AE178CA4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement the security policies, programs, and standards of the Department to protect the workforce and information; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H90199E58C26E431CBEA7F374956ED3D0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify training and provide education to Department personnel on security-related matters; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFE2258850CE43DC9ADBDD297606CAB7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide support to Department components on security-related matters.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7E57FDA23B6045AE82551F77F7284AD9" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 712 the following new item: </text><quoted-block id="H1E923EB52E3D49F1891F1718D115E2A5" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 713. Chief Security Officer.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H04CED72FCA6C4F1DB6D980D03E48C2F1" commented="no"><enum>312.</enum><header>School Security Coordinating Council</header><subsection id="HAF10D69AAA7D4DAF963C355F02B7FC1D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HA7A1F12C23F4438A8773E3EBC0FD0E65" style="OLC"><section id="HB160B01F3C334021B0421EA98B58C63A" commented="no"><enum>714.</enum><header>School Security Coordinating Council</header><subsection id="H0899E90D517B4EA2A095F6C4ED910641" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a council to be known as the <quote>School Security Coordinating Council</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Council</quote>). </text></subsection><subsection id="H1294022DE59142958BE1F1AAD9891BC4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Council shall—</text><paragraph id="HF97ECDCEE07744E28A9888E93378D382" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary school with respect to an act of terrorism or targeted violence; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H872DC3DB910F426CA1DE983A5021DB10" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure, to the extent practicable, that the efforts described in paragraph (1) are coordinated within the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0BAB46B8A3754A1BB01876FBAFBA5CBD" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HDDCF3E663845491A9724BB01BB33264B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Council shall be composed of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H911AB387DCA8498097D7D296BFA463A0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64CA804564314C459F62CFC42299974A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7EC07A139994EB98B44477E7352A73F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Chief Medical Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H253C7614EE4E45368F222625B97356B4" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD0B19FE20774BC6904390384CD1090C" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80880DF67D994619918C3DB04CED3B98" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Director of the Secret Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E2570EF0D14403CAB5B0506B553336B" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Executive Director of the Office of Academic Engagement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H060156DEB03A4E0388A2CB0DBE77648B" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Privacy Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C91F61E555847B88A762F3D3E6711FB" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A5A4663198A4B34A0936437F560F183" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Any other official of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE23C12C418CB463E8BF74BB0787579D7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Secretary shall designate a member of the Council to serve as chairperson of the Council.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4709ACE60ECD4691B6E4E0D466F02DA0" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compensation</header><paragraph id="HCD57B8EB4D394C14B9A52218B2B2D79A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Council may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Council.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7F2840A08D642FDA05620A040DB57DF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF36517E6FA64808A2CBEE074BB3E3CB" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the activities of the Council during the prior year, including information relating to—</text><paragraph id="H10DAD4FC13E5457593E00E6BF641441E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the efficacy of such activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8343CA6DC49F4629883DCB71415EFBB4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>engagement with stakeholders outside of the Federal Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE70D9E4A5EE64362B1C6E1D3313D973C" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H2E2E21BF6B9F4F36A087D638019CB970" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Early childhood education program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>early childhood education program</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 103(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1003">20 U.S.C. 1003(8)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD9C2747B8BF49409AEA2AE63E753109" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elementary school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>elementary school</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 8101(19) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801(19)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE8FD1A9C1454045930F4F5E987E5876" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>high school</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 8101(28) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801(28)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB5527C64903469EAFF8B5EEA0338A46" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secondary school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>secondary school</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 8101(45) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801(45)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64218EFF9D044DF3AE00436D8F2D6BDB" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Targeted violence</header><text>The term <quote>targeted violence</quote> means any incident of violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in order to inflict mass injury or death without a clearly discernible political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or death. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H620F2AD85201499DB6539536E29A1971" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the following new item: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3A34FB1E4F5D4D1FA8F12FAFF798284D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 714. School Security Coordinating Council.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H6B13D9B9249B40AE80B5CFB526BDFA31" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>313.</enum><header>Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management</header><subsection id="H03C7957284484489BA459EA4A86F4FBE" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCBB8FFF184C04BFDA919980533391E2C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H363BE6B9A74E47EA924F266287F2D2C8" commented="no"><enum>715.</enum><header>Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management</header><subsection id="H83DFC42CB1FA45509F7CB444941F8123" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of office</header><text>Within the Management Directorate, there shall be a Program Accountability and Risk Management office to—</text><paragraph id="H95E3B7E195444C018DA75A3837522C53" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide consistent accountability, standardization, and transparency of acquisition programs of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H127E820184A14795A31A71AD8A17C27C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as the central oversight function for the acquisition portfolio of the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H81B46256165D42A692081A2AA2A5FCC0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide review and analysis of Department acquisition programs, as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DC9BEDC70E7405399B96E902F75C415" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Executive director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Program Accountability and Risk Management office shall be led by an Executive Director who shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Management.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBF7C694E11384E19BD9E65C973F3CF79" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities of Executive Director</header><text>The Executive Director shall carry out the following responsibilities:</text><paragraph id="HBA1B236FD6D8499884E7351137E32F73" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Monitor the progress of Department major acquisition programs between acquisition decision events to identify problems with cost, performance, or schedule that components of the Department may need to address to prevent cost overruns, performance issues, or schedule delays.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF38F57CD585C4F939CB866ADC50EC303" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Assist the Under Secretary for Management in managing the acquisition programs, acquisition workforce, and related activities of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FC9F3FE0EE34E809BAD9A27466933FE" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct oversight of individual acquisition programs to implement Department acquisition program policy, procedures, and guidance with priority given to ensuring the data the collected by the Program Accountability and Risk Management office from components of the Department is accurate and reliable.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H518F513E1D594E57B4DC460219FC0C69" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Serve as—</text><subparagraph id="H4E6B306ACE994AF882533F6502F52635" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the coordinator for the acquisition life-cycle review process; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B61220E0D10454C95033BBB6EEE4C6F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Executive Secretariat for the Acquisition Review Board of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DF17B25F8EA4FD782A37D44A93D67D9" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Advise the individuals with acquisition decision authority in—</text><subparagraph id="H108542FE87084F958F8E86BCEA29EED2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>making acquisition decisions consistent with all applicable laws; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8321F9DD96D84342B77A839CF6606BEF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing clear lines of authority, accountability, and responsibility for acquisition decision making within the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE942363D2E2349CD84C5624378793C62" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assess the results of post-implementation reviews of major acquisition programs. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2569D7B95AC240E3973EB3415A2FC949" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Identify opportunities to improve performance throughout the acquisition process and across the acquisition portfolio of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E77B3C6AECE4F3190A0F869DB6B224C" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Provide technical support and assistance to Department acquisition programs and acquisition personnel.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE509C9F25AE746BE9A79335384AA2A46" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Assist, as appropriate, with the preparation of the Future Years Homeland Security Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD71DBD322B7D4AC586EDC48257A28BE9" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Prepare and submit the Congressional Acquisition Progress Report for the Department, as required under section 839A.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB53CDA2F082C46A9A1C5D995ADC30750" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>In coordination with the Component Acquisition Executives, maintain the Master Acquisition Oversight List, updated quarterly, that shall serve as an inventory of all major and non-major acquisition programs within the Department, including for each such program the—</text><subparagraph id="HB41B0ED696864350AA2893A0B19A6072" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>component sponsoring the acquisition;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DA13FEAB85941DA849A813A9A2F54E0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>name of the acquisition;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21BCB728BD904176A9DE78DA74B760C2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquisition level as determined by the anticipated life-cycle cost (as such term is defined in section 830) of the program and other criteria pursuant to the Department-level acquisition policy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H411143202B194A1C82B62E2DD9B4B3B6" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>acquisition decision authority for the acquisition; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3104E47F2F3D494DA1A21E9C01DAD0BA" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>current acquisition phase.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56D1FD825B1844DEA575756134D156AF" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities of components</header><text>Each head of a component shall—</text><paragraph id="HAB125EEC9DC14FF8A8A036BC3CE5C356" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition management directives established by the Under Secretary for Management;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B31D4634ABD49A5B2735AD8A7C4A9F5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish an organizational structure for conducting acquisitions within the component, to be managed by a Component Acquisition Executive;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7D13AED303542E88CDED248B45665DB" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>obtain the resources necessary to operate such an organizational structure that are aligned with the number, type, size, and complexity of the acquisition programs of the component; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3120AB4F79B464AAF21A7751EE329EB" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>oversee sustainment of capabilities deployed by major and non-major acquisition programs once all planned deployments are completed until such capabilities are retired or replaced.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H11F0E6B3534F4588AA05F6B718FAC92E" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Responsibilities of component acquisition executives</header><text>Each Component Acquisition Executive shall—</text><paragraph id="HC84CFDF6FCC14CFB8AF6C8F1331899F8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish and implement policies and guidance for managing and conducting oversight for major and non-major acquisition programs within the component at issue that comply with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition management directives established by the Under Secretary for Management;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C97C21FCC92472CB6D05299C32D0054" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure acquisition documentation is complete and demonstrates the knowledge required for successful program execution prior to final approval;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C26F75E2AD744228833F1505AA10CDA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>exercise the acquisition decision authority (as such term is defined in section 830) to approve, pause, modify (including the rescission of approvals of program milestones), or cancel non-major acquisition programs and major acquisition programs when delegated by the Under Secretary for Management pursuant to section 701(d)(3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC53E904005D4BB293AC414A8B43C528" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>review, oversee, and direct activities between acquisition decision events for major acquisition programs within the component for which the Under Secretary for Management is the acquisition decision authority.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H0B7B318240BE482BB1D3C361559546D4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 714 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HA36253E2F2FE4A62927239E984A3FE82" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 715. Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HD480B4F9CE09480CAC405C9C6B0CCA4B" commented="no"><enum>314.</enum><header>Children’s technical expert</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/313">6 U.S.C. 313(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HEDEA5E6FFF8C42189772137838D9D9A2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H68B82F6F1ABD4E0488C55BCB03417BAF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3EC5B024DE0D42EA846A90ABD8A51360" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block id="H59B9F837DA1F4EE2BA2ACCDA5E8116A5" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H7911D4CEC7A14292A08B6A5F48217C16" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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, by appointing a technical expert, who may, as necessary, consult with relevant outside organizations and experts to coordinate integration.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H5815EA6D12C74BFF82B8604205919147" commented="no"><enum>315.</enum><header>Abolishment of Office for State and Local Government Coordination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The functions authorized to be performed by the Office for State and Local Government Coordination of the Department on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement of the Department under section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 309 of this Act.</text></section><section id="H4095C2E2C999448D8B22BCC9147F5E96" commented="no"><enum>316.</enum><header>Biometric enterprise management</header><subsection id="H128D0DA453834185908B1BDDF9699748" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/801">6 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2DBC8C40A1AD4EBE88D5F1562DC77825" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subtitle id="HF3E130C485E540AE8EB1FF47531DB387"><enum>A</enum><header>Department-Wide policies and strategies</header><section id="H7DED315D78F34D65B54AAC29252736B6" commented="no"><enum>801.</enum><header>Biometric enterprise management</header><subsection id="H605C2922B1B741CD9B06E1AF70373497" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Biometrics and identity management development and strategy</header><paragraph id="H12A6B9AA6AF84CA9AB8DD5C98583EA9B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, working through the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department, in coordination with the Privacy Officer of the Department, the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer of the Department, and the appropriate heads of components or offices of the Department, shall develop and disseminate a strategy with respect to biometric technology and identity management enterprise pilot programs and programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50D5BC082BE64C008378BF2DCF98F30E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text>The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include guidance and requirements with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="H160A56DF260A42408F2F43F72D7EEE31" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the front-end collection, use, retention, sharing, and disposal of biometric information; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34F0B1F3BE6848D2844057A8BB107F24" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>privacy protections for individuals whose biometric information is collected, including through the United States VISIT program or any other such passenger facilitation program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B72F804EA1A4554BAC47B188C5B8EC7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prioritizing voluntary consent, to the extent practicable, for the capture of biometrics from individuals through an opt-in approach rather than an opt-out approach.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05EA04CA8A314D468CAB2BCC5EAD5991"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Beginning on the date that the strategy required under paragraph (1) is disseminated pursuant to such paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H9D936FAFBB114542BA73F7D4846465FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess each biometric technology and identity management enterprise pilot program or program contemplated in such strategy for consistency with such strategy; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36885EEF874F453D80BB17E9BBE83221"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prohibit the head of a component of the Department from initiating or expanding such a pilot program or program that includes biometric technology or identity management enterprise without the Secretary first determining if such a pilot program or program is not consistent with such strategy. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF453D29B8FB440BD8989F1267F266E22" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance with strategy</header><paragraph id="H105F2294DA174CA8BF9EB531305D1584" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the strategy required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is disseminated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall issue a determination with respect to each biometric technology and identity management enterprise program of the Department regarding whether such pilot program or program complies with such strategy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1273F015D654C7CA1E922F1F663AC36" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Corrective action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a pilot program or program described in paragraph (1) is determined pursuant to such paragraph to not be in compliance with the strategy required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and disseminated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall—</text><subparagraph id="H9C4B5759A5494BDE96D45E5BECA1EA3D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue a corrective action plan to ensure such a pilot program or program becomes compliant with such strategy by not later than one year after the date the Under Secretary issues a determination pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to such a pilot program or program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE40BCD8314A84A3E921603214DA0A1CB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the appropriate congressional committees each such corrective action plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2CB09C0AB25438393319E39BF10019B" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certification of programs</header><text>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management of the Department, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies each biometric technology and identity management pilot program or program of the Department that—</text><subparagraph id="H34B7080DAA28462796C85433F8333C59" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complies with the strategy required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and disseminated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FFBF88FBC8F42408A4BC1EAFCF2789A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is suspended or cancelled for noncompliance with such strategy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE29CE9052A5843BA83BA0F5BF58322FB" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Biometric and identity management enterprise program report</header><paragraph id="HB47810601C1B42559B323DADD0514F76" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after completion of the review required under subsection (b) and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2027, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with respect to each biometric technology and identity management pilot program or program of the Department described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD39FC8A7DED340B3A0FA6F8C2F258665" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include for each biometric technology and identity management pilot program or program in development, in operation, that was suspended, or that was terminated during the year prior to such report information relating to the following:</text><subparagraph id="H53252D9EFF0845B98874FB241DD59EA7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The identification of the components or offices of the Department, including roles and responsibilities, that carry out each such pilot program or program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FF4C6B4F1354A6BA1175382A118EE04" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose, including the reason for using biometric technology or identity management tools.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BF49F4D51B646FE8C7DD4B01C564516" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An overview of the biometric technology or identity management tools used to capture, share, or match biometric information.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A50003CDC9F4D8DA91B70F2574523F3" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A timeline of key events, including the actual or planned initiation, completion dates for test activities, and the deployment of biometric technology or identify management tools.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H102429D39E604480AA38DF18ABBCA06C" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The total cost and the sources of funding. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0700340B4A854BBEAF118054C5EA9814" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any existing contracts or agreements. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACCE57683C334787B8711132063E0B9A" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any plans relating to the transition or expansion. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C2ED8FB5AF9472EAFDF420AC36D1AC3" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Plans relating to rulemaking or privacy impact assessments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0A0FE68296D43B1B157815DC860E095" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessment</header><paragraph id="HD50644138F0F4C8D80EA849B68EADD48" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date on which the strategy required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is disseminated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes an assessment of all biometric technology and identity management pilot programs or programs of the Department relating to the use of facial recognition or iris scanning.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E27C8BE44544DE0B1C7F9DD6C280C5F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include information relating to the following:</text><subparagraph id="HCDC71A0186E54155B537F948D532CA55" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The impact of device specifications and installation factors, such as camera quality, lighting, and internet connectivity, of biometric collection technologies with respect to the ability of the Department to capture accurate data across all demographic groups.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3139EFCE4E3443EB246D9C2BD403989" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Proposed or implemented biometric collection methods to capture accurate data across all demographic groups.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE03E2C9FECA34D38A66D3F649A4910E9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information security with respect to such biometric technology and identity management tools, including lessons learned to improve resiliency with respect to cybersecurity threats.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D14C8A21BDF49C48CF81FEB0AE6EF60" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Independent testing results of biometric matching algorithms to verify accuracy across all demographic groups.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0AA11C4AFF84FD0B32725639C79C5F9" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Demographic group described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>demographic group</quote> includes age, sex, skin tone, and disability status or any combination thereof.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9FA258A44051459B998285BC8F6242C2" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HBB513EEAFF5448FA9DA5BB859AC79302" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="H84DB611442A74075956E94D9BDD291C2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H745B2B6C986042D4B3728DED2CE648AA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C1FA876D35742F98A8895FB601435A8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biometric technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>biometric technology</quote> means any device or system used to collect biometric data or information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1464E28F82E6430B8CC13669D2468739" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Identity management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>identity management</quote> means the policies, processes, and procedures used to identify or verify the identity of individuals using biometric, biographic, or other data and information.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HA235A6E9DC9D455F8E55346F04291FA2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking the items related to subtitle A of title VIII and inserting the following new items:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H54D2D7D81BDF4370B00DC70D045186E8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle A—Department-Wide policies and strategies </toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 801. Biometric enterprise management.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H09290A36045A4CC5BAE08C17E2C86485" commented="no"><enum>317.</enum><header>Counterterrorism and targeted violence strategy</header><subsection id="HB8E8095AD6CB4B19A0AA2EC867E02595" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategic framework</header><paragraph id="HC4C5CC0602164E139D4AD63794351A2A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department, shall develop, disseminate, and implement a Department-wide directive to update or replace the strategic framework relating to countering terrorism and targeted violence, as issued by the Department in September 2019, and associated implementation plans. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5C5254C318147629F9123D5EFE8A9D9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The strategic framework required under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="H4C8B802004944756A129156ABD89F1C1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address the current threat environment for domestic terrorism, international terrorism, targeted violence, and emerging threats, including violent white supremacist extremism; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9FDF4CF21394AC181EE69ED2F70992A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specify how the prevention and preparedness activities of the Department address such threat environment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E1B9122BCD4457A916443CEB1A6D2DB" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than two years after the date of the implementation of the directive required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department shall review the effectiveness of such directive relating to the associated strategic framework and implementation plans. </text></subsection><subsection id="H21B587172554443EAC22283A3FC4D369" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H674DA82C89574327BBD5377469AA3C65" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Targeted violence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>targeted violence</quote> means any incident of violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in order to inflict mass injury or death without a clearly discernible political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or death. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1E269B034744665B9E2CB6EF61B9839" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Violent white supremacist extremism</header><text>The term <quote>white supremacist extremism</quote> means an ideology that seeks, wholly or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence, to support a belief in the intellectual or moral superiority of the white race over other races.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDFA69DC976BA46B096D61FF870BD475D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>318.</enum><header>Activities related to children report</header><subsection id="H069AFE6D9A69462BA7593FB551C002FB" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the efforts of the Department with respect to incorporating feedback from organizations representing the needs of children into Department policy in accordance with section 709(c)(7) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H298740D3B64843E49439872EAA73F818" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="H82616D8D42D54ECCACF73B338A82B20E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The designation of any individual responsible for carrying out section 709(c)(7) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0121EE30178F4C439848D02CDFB97793" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any review, formal or informal, of Department policies, programs, or activities to assess the suitability of such policies, programs, or activities for children and where feedback from organizations representing the needs of children should be reviewed and incorporated.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H511941E9DB4C431AA4700DB3E2C596E7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any review, change, modification, or promulgation of Department policies, programs, or activities to ensure that such policies, programs, or activities are appropriate for children.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76C0B1CC8D6B475E8C7B318275CD8531" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with organizations or experts outside the Department pursuant to such section 709(c)(7) conducted to inform any such review, change, modification, or promulgation of such policies, programs, or activities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H984A24512EE84D9095DCC1DB3BF2AFC5" commented="no"><enum>B</enum><header>Law enforcement reforms</header><section id="H00B06212D6AD4CCDA64BBCB4DEAE5DD0" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>321.</enum><header>De-escalation, use of force, and body-worn camera policy</header><subsection id="HE62661A462E342DF821A71F3CF102754" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new sections:</text><quoted-block id="HAF148341718443C385A7AB41BDFB8922" style="OLC"><section id="H52F77F03AD1148E9BFCCF46E98C5B73C" commented="no"><enum>716.</enum><header>De-escalation and use of force</header><subsection id="H5E17C61136C44A1FB2A13B5322C3777A" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Associate Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, shall—</text><paragraph id="H2BDB70FB472A499A9128F68C5683548B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>update the Department-wide policy issued on September 7, 2018, on the use of force by law enforcement officers of the Department to ensure that such officers use only the amount of force—</text><subparagraph id="H64A0E1A3523A4277B5A1785FD317E6CB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is objectively reasonable in consideration of the facts and circumstances at issue to bring incidents under control effectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCE89DBE8E484BC8B31483FA35EDFB12" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure the safety of such officers and other individuals; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FFC0288369D45CD92093508AE8FEFAC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>set forth in a clear and consistent manner that de-escalation is preferred.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E6F74FFF2554A92AFC8151B56ACA312" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Department-wide policy updated pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</text><paragraph id="HBE2443CD310E41758541B8870547DF72" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require law enforcement officers of the Department to complete initial and recurrent training in the full range of use of force tactics, including de-escalation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H898B77902C8D4AA285CACC3A87C5C6FD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the head of each component of the Department with such officers to—</text><subparagraph id="H43999387F5164F30A2E79A3D57535108" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate an individual, having subject matter expertise relating to the use of force policy, training, and the application of use of force tactics, including de-escalation tactics, to be responsible for ensuring compliance with such updated policy; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A1C3E95E1C34E0BA1C914409C751CE1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintain a use of force review council or committee, the members of which shall have subject matter expertise described in subparagraph (A) to perform internal analysis of use of force incidents to—</text><clause id="H681FE8D02EC04B4AB1C7818ED232489A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inform training and tactics and develop recommendations for improvements to policies and procedures; and</text></clause><clause id="HBDAB6CEA3077440CB8A80239B0A3ABB4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify trends and lessons learned to be shared within the component and across the Department;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54D57DC677D3447D9589B936EE666FB2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include recommendations relating to, or report deficiencies in, training, policies, or procedures; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF38A97CD17814D839965D6ED4F1A250E" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>maintain data relating to the use of force within each such component in accordance with subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42933487BE1B48729807BAE1163F53D3" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><paragraph id="HE22495429D4045B1AE1F53D060EB3BA7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Associate Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="HE85FF95CFBCE49FA9C8F53DF62FE30B0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue requirements for the head of each component of the Department to collect and maintain data relating to the use of force within each such component necessary to publish the report required under subparagraph (B); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77DEB6FA6D1047E3B6D654D5EEFDD2A6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish, every six months, a report on the website of the Department that includes—</text><clause id="H3BB069142A3F4AAEB55852CAB4FB094F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>data relating to each incident during the previous six-month period in which lethal force was used by law enforcement officers of the Department that—</text><subclause id="H630B29A50E0444C0A912166E3003C6CA" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is disaggregated by component; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H214D7F082272477BA1C8F0CCECCBBCE6" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>describes—</text><item id="HB6239C8233AB4F1AA674888EA369E4F9" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>specific information on the region or jurisdiction in which each such incident occurred; and</text></item><item id="H82A1AA5B49244FA99AA7939056150193" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the circumstances surrounding each such incident; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H25479FFA78E54D3AB32605846B15E2CC" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a specification of whether a Department officer or other individual was injured or killed in each such incident; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB190224F5434D25BDEC5EB517DA6CB1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in conjunction with the report required under subparagraph (B), publish a summary of any reviews with respect to which, during the previous six-month period, final action was taken, including—</text><clause id="H26976EE82FE444C69F3FA82C36D130E6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a summary of the findings resulting from any such reviews; and</text></clause><clause id="H18F609A36C2643218D772F3370A1CAFF" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any findings relating to whether the uses of force contemplated by any such reviews complied with Federal law and Department-wide policy; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59BCFE72A9AD4DA393EC872BC0C123AA" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 24 hours after any use-of-force incident that results in the hospitalization or death of an officer, agent, or member of the public, inform the public with respect to the facts relating to such incident.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFCBD3A84D5A45FB8F1A85996E38DF72" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Privacy protection</header><text>Any information published pursuant to this subsection shall be presented in a manner that protects individual privacy.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E4AE0EE20D243F88D5F710D01D287F6" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Office of inspector general</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department shall, on an ongoing basis, review compliance with respect to subsections (a) and (c).</text></subsection><subsection id="HBD1459AF3ADF4B5CAF8B45FC74C0831D" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>De-escalation and use of force council</header><paragraph id="HF63B8E9CFB62468FB387DFF545963595" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Associate Secretary, shall establish and maintain an intra-departmental council, chaired by the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, at which representatives from the following components and entities may share lessons learned, best practices, and trends regarding de-escalation and use of force policies, training, and oversight:</text><subparagraph id="HB7C74651432A4264B7C02F61970B205F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3F9EB9BDD574260A44600E003E32C0B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0182501B76A04677A82E6F26C58423B5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFB701832697410EB48A3CE77ADBD895" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Federal Emergency Management Agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65911EE4FE4446C5B245C84B72F05C0A" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFE63EF1F5754BD9A2259D53578DC0D1" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Office of the General Counsel.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5A4D9C2B78C4239AB7725E6F833324C" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Office of the Under Secretary for Management.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB34ED57BC521444AA0F022D7E122E7D2" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Privacy Office.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F863D90B4D947B19A33C0FAF67E2883" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Secret Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0687FFD1056C4EDFBB282BB29743CA86" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The Transportation Security Administration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CAD2E94679B4704A497A9CEB31A59C7" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4A28E06AAF94A0986FE73E1500DB92E" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A1BF8FD49754987A51852E186724968" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Feedback</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a process for the intra-departmental council to receive on an ongoing basis, feedback relating to the sharing of lessons learned, best practices, and trends with respect to de-escalation and use of force from appropriate stakeholders, including labor organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H543F3ECF1D8941949AE264D08CD6E246" commented="no"><enum>717.</enum><header>Body-worn camera and dashboard cameras</header><subsection id="H1C795E02A87440FE8F0EE0B89E7ECF64" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategy</header><paragraph id="H70534448C074441CA006ADF1C47AEAE4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Associate Secretary, shall develop and disseminate a Department-wide directive requiring by December 31, 2022, the use of—</text><subparagraph id="HE129F997134F40258575350644439749" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>body-worn cameras by all uniformed law enforcement officers of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69B12F86D52D4657A4D95474324CFFE4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dashboard cameras for all marked vehicles of the Department and associated recording protocols.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7740BD233974C04BCC6A197CB5961C3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Principles</header><text>The Department-wide directive required under paragraph (1) shall consider principles published by major civil and human rights organizations relating to the use of body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras to include the following:</text><subparagraph id="H6A65FA7856E64A4197CFBDFEB5ED1FBC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Benchmarks for implementation of the use of body-worn cameras by uniformed law enforcement officers and dashboard cameras for marked vehicles of the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD31B4EBAEA7D44899DB7DD117DF95EAC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Training requirements, procedures, and best practices for the use of body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F8012957A9C41DFB08780464AB3C5FC" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Plans to publicize the directive and the requirements set forth in this section to inform law enforcement officers and other impacted individuals are notified of new policies, in particular, those regarding the retention and right to inspect body-worn camera footage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1261C5695ABD45828900914B82B57D81" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limited exception</header><text>The directive required under paragraph (1) shall not apply—</text><subparagraph id="H7C7971402AFC4A959EACF5B284BE24DA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to any personnel who operate in a location where the Secretary carries out redundant video-monitoring or video-surveillance that is maintained in good working order and that provides video footage of a quality that is the same or better than that which would be captured by a body-worn camera or dashboard camera;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H007947198A874EF3B2F5EDE3915D22E5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to any vehicle that serves as a mobile command vehicle, and to any personnel therein;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD15E7EA0AAC841E88BE5EDF720EF2E60" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to any vehicle, including any Federal, State, local, or rented vehicle, that the Secretary deploys in support of protective operations and to any law enforcement personnel therein while such personnel are engaged in such protective operations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H502FBEB82B9D44CC9E3EB410BD748729" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in instances with respect to which an immediate threat to the life or safety of a uniformed law enforcement officer of the Department makes activating a body-worn camera or dashboard camera impossible or dangerous, except that in such an instance such officer shall activate any such camera at the first reasonable opportunity to do so.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2804CD261CF475892545DD53945E4F2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Retention of footage</header><paragraph id="H683AF7A6369A4316B9A70BA53AFD8CF0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Body camera and dashboard camera video footage shall be retained by the law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer whose camera captured the footage, or an authorized agent thereof, for six months after the date on which it was recorded, after which time such footage shall be permanently deleted.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD240229484F74F768445F3D0E1BA69C4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional retention requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding the retention and deletion requirements in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H666D96446127480394627EE2E853346B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such video footage shall be automatically retained for not less than three years if the video footage captures an interaction or event involving—</text><clause id="HE1F512FCC2564A00BE3860B4C4CFF4D3" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any use of force; or</text></clause><clause id="HB4B04F4B60F840C3A4148EED048D699C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an encounter involving a registered complaint by a subject of the video footage; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BEDB75EA8A14C19ACC8A28FE5795EB8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such video footage shall be retained for not less than three years if a longer retention period is voluntarily requested by—</text><clause id="HB9B15541DF7B4C76BE5381A5AAE72BD2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the uniformed law enforcement officer—</text><subclause id="H3C0118BA230447B8B213784149A50961" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whose body camera recorded the video footage, if that officer reasonably asserts the video footage has evidentiary or exculpatory value in an ongoing investigation; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H3343EEF3DB7D4AC293215BF676A4FFE3" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who is a subject of the video footage, if that officer reasonably asserts the video footage has evidentiary or exculpatory value;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2A06701CEBDF4F1E96BF3BC7763978E0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any superior officer of a uniformed law enforcement officer whose body camera recorded the video footage or who is a subject of the video footage, if that superior officer reasonably asserts the video footage has evidentiary or exculpatory value;</text></clause><clause id="H2224626B6C384CBDBB0D71840F5697D4" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any uniformed law enforcement officer, if the video footage is being retained solely and exclusively for police training purposes;</text></clause><clause id="HAC33A7B99C4E42B48F19E0F40EA21A5E" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any member of the public who is a subject of the video footage;</text></clause><clause id="H933D422B081941FD9E81B23EDF60A937" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any parent or legal guardian of a minor who is a subject of the video footage; or</text></clause><clause id="H599DC4D2183A4AE5BDDF4E6AD3E06EC1" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a spouse of a deceased subject, next of kin, or legally authorized designee.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA9FFA43BAD04691805E1389257FDD16" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Right to inspect</header><text>During the retention periods described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the following individuals shall have the right to inspect, but not retain or in any matter alter, the body camera footage:</text><subparagraph id="H2A7A265817AD4583B73642D53C57510D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any individual who is a subject of body camera video footage, and their designated legal counsel.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59CED03D22D5438D8FEA3957CDC16AC4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A parent of a minor subject of body camera video footage, and their designated legal counsel.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H734ABFA877D24DADA5036ABB27F57810" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The spouse, next of kin, or legally authorized designee of a deceased subject of body camera video footage, and their designated legal counsel.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E4CD9B042234DFB802C73260BD3BCC6" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A uniformed law enforcement officer whose body camera recorded the video footage, and their designated legal counsel, subject to the limitations and restrictions in this part.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28A720B527724AE5894718ECBFF746DC" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The superior officer of a uniformed officer whose body camera recorded the video footage, subject to the limitations and restrictions in this part.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95CAF80871AA4B71BDCABA2F9CF49C78" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any defense counsel who claims, pursuant to a written affidavit, to have a reasonable basis for believing a video may contain evidence that exculpates a client.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9763B9F498DB44A6B29A3DE7F9AAC0AF" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Periodic reporting</header><paragraph id="HAB56020D20BA46EE96D98EAF64AB5380" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and every 180 days thereafter until the Secretary submits the certification described in paragraph (2), the Under Secretary for Management shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the progress of the implementation of the Department-wide directive described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D0A0E6B5F234051B6549472C8E5E732" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>A certification described in this paragraph is a certification submitted by the Secretary to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that the Department has fully implemented the directive described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H68B9E423EA0B4AE9B923461D431FC2AC" commented="no"><enum>718.</enum><header>Prohibited use of force</header><subsection id="H128AC0CCD05148A5A95EE1363889924F" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, a law enforcement officer of the Department who intentionally uses a chokehold or carotid hold on an individual—</text><paragraph id="HBBB761BBAE404258BF12BEF53795EBAC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be subject to disciplinary review; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD05D60F916F343048AE15C129B1B896A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be subject to disciplinary action, consistent with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/75">chapter 75</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, including termination.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF2D5D8E71A14B3689F47A0ECAFE934A" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a law enforcement officer of the Department or a component of the Department if the Secretary or Associate Secretary determine the use of a chokehold or carotid hold on an individual to be objectively reasonable under the circumstances.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8E85885758F44EEF9E5BECA6D27C0AF9" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the terms <quote>chokehold</quote> and <quote>carotid hold</quote> mean the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe, the use of maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid artery restraints that prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air of an individual.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HDE73C978506C4AC98A7678007202D482" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 715 the following new items: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H20E0CB4E7E0E499EA7D17D7040E91FB5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 716. De-escalation and use of force. </toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 717. Body-worn camera and dashboard cameras. </toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 718. Prohibited use of force.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HA0211B08EA97472899F495C8D37C233F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>322.</enum><header>Department of Homeland Security component insignia required</header><subsection id="H39CA38224EFA40ECB17C029EDEE9909A" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H7DFEA02629AD48AB874D07F5E648D893" style="OLC"><section id="H54FE7856203646D8A26FF8EEF5F660B0" commented="no"><enum>719.</enum><header>Department component insignia required</header><subsection id="HC39E68E1FC134643952FAFF52563EE3C" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All uniformed law enforcement officers of the Department who are required to display or wear the official insignia or uniform (as such term is defined in section 716(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code) of the Department or component, as the case may be, to perform the duties of such officer shall display or wear such official insignia or uniform in a manner that is visible to others when carrying out such duties, including when deployed to augment State or local law enforcement capabilities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0ED4B428FB8D481ABC2A6EB69FB22B78" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a law enforcement officer of the Department or component, as the case may be, who is engaged in undercover or covert operations.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H122ED24185CA48808E2DEE7E8D6E81A7" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 718 the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H063E1AA3A2C5468F8CD2802B8B7D391F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 719. Department component insignia required.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HDFE08E56933C4E178147EB0EB11B59EC" commented="no"><enum>323.</enum><header>Report relating to compliance with mandatory Department-wide reporting policy directive</header><subsection id="H4143770ED26D44FCB45A9A78555115CA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Associate Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of efforts to implement recommendations issued by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department in November 2020 relating to compliance with a Department-wide policy directive, issued on January 10, 2017 (requiring the reporting of off-duty contact with law enforcement by Department law enforcement personnel and the suspension or revocation of authority to carry a firearm or other weapon under certain circumstances).</text></subsection><subsection id="H9E413B2A440C43A8A43F213970767CBB" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><paragraph id="H7F1AEC3ECF4E4015886969F66D8583C5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H766695CB0BF34B66818B876EFF0D8A71" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7AA5B784147B469AA892E1564CC5B952" commented="no"><enum>324.</enum><header>De-escalation training and continuing education to promote officer safety and professionalism</header><subsection id="H981D0C3E14864D6EB70789291983C3C9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/451">6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7861238AF569498DA44C14AB039922F9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H60BB4FBC791B4EBBB83D062A07EF6F30" commented="no"><enum>890B.</enum><header>De-escalation training</header><subsection id="H46C009C77C3C45D3A6AD72111AA35C21" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department training</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the issuance of the updated Department-wide policy pursuant to section 717, the Associate Secretary of the Department shall ensure training relating to the use of force provided to law enforcement officers of the Department appropriately emphasizes de-escalation tactics and techniques. </text></subsection><subsection id="H7609EB9D225E4B42AF4076DA459B873D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State and local law enforcement training</header><text>The Associate Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement, shall, to the extent practicable, increase the availability of training relating to the use of force, including de-escalation, in the training curriculum made available to State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers.</text></subsection></section><section id="H82065D167BF64BE3A7E7155BC0100D42" commented="no"><enum>890C.</enum><header>Training and continuing education to promote officer safety and professionalism</header><subsection id="H88CB95A20BDB434082606FBC5F7C8AD7" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Associate Secretary of the Department shall establish policies and guidelines to ensure that all law enforcement officers of the Department receive training upon on-boarding regarding accountability, standards for professional and ethical conduct.</text></subsection><subsection id="H23BBD02E2EBE4FBF993C9507FD0ED4DC" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Curriculum</header><text>The training required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H1DD2F4603F574FB89405F89EEB0762DC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>best practices in community policing, cultural awareness, and carrying out enforcement actions near sensitive locations, responding to grievances, and how to refer complaints to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D96A212577A4C62A66F2EB0DCEAB0C8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>interaction with vulnerable populations; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB61023A0000C40D4BC4C5C5D08C9D9F0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>standards of professional and ethical conduct. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5864013A7E184B178119D877E11A9C05" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Continuing education</header><text>The Associate Secretary shall require all law enforcement officers of the Department to participate in continuing education, including relating to—</text><paragraph id="HFBB89E75A98E483D9870B21BDB1488E5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the protection of the civil, constitutional, human, and privacy rights of individuals; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E6496A383DA481589879E4F173D896C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use of force policies. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72BC79D0DA1C4AFF950945CF6DE1B994" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Courses offered as part of continuing education under subsection (c) shall be administered in coordination with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HEFE66F0502BD41B39643EE31D54E0C1A" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890A the following new items: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDBF79F556C9B478CAE78CF15EA9505BF" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 890B. De-escalation training. </toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 890C. Training and continuing education to promote officer safety and professionalism.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HC6F10B43D60B4998B3DE0282679837EB" commented="no"><enum>325.</enum><header>Less lethal force tactics assessment</header><subsection id="HAAEF4DCF2AEA48EFA680FBAE3F6FE382" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Associate Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into a contract with a nonprofit research institution with expertise in homeland security, including border security and law enforcement, for such institution to assess the written policies, training, and instances of the use of less lethal force tactics utilized by the Department within the past three years.</text></subsection><subsection id="H37040A00C1AB43A7B76249DB51BFB639" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include information relating to the use of the following: </text><paragraph id="H1C98CCB8DF1D45DBB683E029A095C3B1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Oleoresin capsicum spray, irritant dispensers, or any other fog for the purposes of crowd control or disbursement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89413B37746647FF90FDF1AAF7311077" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Electronic control weapons that discharge electrical energy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B8546B4E4DC4241AC939D3D8185A7A2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Compressed air launchers, such as compressed-air powered, shoulder-fired launchers that deliver less lethal projectiles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF0C524888BF480FB0A68534D21F7B82" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Munition launchers that deliver an airburst flash bang effect.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD48A2CFB180424CADFB819465EFC2BA" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Less-lethal specialty impact chemical munitions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE77A8459070944D8BA2A1090C566AF6E" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Controlled tire deflation devices.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB10431081D7242959AA5754F136AC781" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Long range acoustic devices.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H92C08B398D7B4AC8B02A939BE628D226" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other crowd control and disbursement tactics.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BF7A99EFBE046CA940DFB7E5D64E400" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the assessment required under subsection (a), the nonprofit research institution described in such subsection shall submit to the Secretary such assessment.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE949C01373DC48959D3DA31C114667FF" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the receipt of the assessment pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on such assessment and including any feedback by the Secretary relating thereto.</text></subsection></section><section id="H037F7996C3554DBD9D3B77746EDBA5B4" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>326.</enum><header>Best practices to reduce incidents of excessive or unauthorized force</header><subsection id="H2CEE938E730545B9957858B7073CBA30" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Associate Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department, shall research and recommend the adoption of evidence-based practices that, when utilized by law enforcement officers of the Department, have the potential to reduce incidents of excessive or unauthorized force. Such practices shall be based on research that takes into account the degree to which the following factors potentially contribute to such incidents:</text><paragraph id="H55D06692595D409DA76F7E500F39FDDE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Gaps in training or staffing, including gaps that may contribute to the delayed deployment of backup resources in the field.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9569A882FE44040AA3D6C8193184DAA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Unconscious bias regarding race, gender, ethnicity, or national origin or other psychological triggers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H531A7E97EF0A45DA97F3B62B1D36DD53" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The level of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity within the workforce in which such law enforcement officer serves.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82D42776F2E648308CDAD44CEB720D34" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Stress or fatigue, and related underlying causes.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFCE322B0DA1F48D18DFF6122CF6D125E" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than one year after commencing the research described in subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department shall submit to the Secretary and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing findings regarding evidence-based practices described in such subsection.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2FDC1154F7ED486BA22D4574502A1B5C" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department shall seek research partnerships with historically Black colleges or universities and minority-serving institutions and other university-based centers for homeland security pursuant to section 308(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/188">6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><section id="H74465080ABE042C1B57D0B903474583E" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>327.</enum><header>Safeguarding firearms and sensitive assets</header><subsection id="HCBB3C6A896EC4ABCAFAE62350CCA84FE" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safeguarding firearms and sensitive assets directive</header><paragraph id="H0C9EBDFF4E1D4ACDBF06B85DA6CE4EA8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall develop and disseminate a Department-wide directive for achieving adequate security over firearms and other sensitive assets across the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1E3121840A84C89A7DCA10A93C00517" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The Department-wide directive required under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following:</text><subparagraph id="H33E67936D81D4F208700D8DB9DC0933C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Descriptions of what equipment, in addition to firearms, is classified as a sensitive asset for the purpose of carrying out this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35BBB93DB73A4A109BFDE9C473C70B5F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Requirements for securing Department-issued firearms and other sensitive assets.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H829D4E8D0BAC4E32B96B62E366F136D2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A classification system for all categories of Department-issued badges and corresponding requirements for safeguarding such assets.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF13EA0F8EF5F41EA8B156FD06168BEC5" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Reporting requirements for lost firearms and other sensitive assets, including timelines for such reporting, to supervisors, local law enforcement, the National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department headquarters.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AA7745DAAA24405A92FDB5DBFDD2278" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Recordkeeping requirements for lost firearms and other sensitive assets in inventory systems, including a timeline for recording such losses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H117EC57D3CD7482395A624B266A1D6E7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review and update of directive</header><text>Not later than one year after the issuance of the directive required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall review and update, as necessary, such directive, including adding a requirement relating to recording in the inventory systems maintained by each component of the Department the acceptance or transfer of a firearm or other sensitive asset by such component.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC57D8D1A083D4C0F85D16068F278B7EC" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Personal property asset management program manual</header><text>Together with the issuance of the directive required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall disseminate a revised version of the Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual that includes the following:</text><paragraph id="H01A7FCF0DDE94FC9AA2C2606902118EB" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Requirements for component heads to develop procedures to safeguard firearms and other sensitive assets during on and off-duty time.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D809A8133D246F3B13D6BDED5FEA44D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Requirements for the issuance of safety locking devices and policies on the use of such assets, as applicable.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A14D35984B74A7FA038DB445DADE613" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Requirements for initial, recurrent, and remedial training on safeguarding such assets.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB27C3280090C47A2A736C7E5BC6CD97F" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Examples, with detail, of how to report and record lost sensitive assets across components of the Department, and an enforcement mechanism to ensure supervisors maintain such records.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H68C13779E5CD434398F6B9879165FAA6" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A requirement that the file maintained on a lost firearm or other sensitive asset contains both the corresponding police report and the Department report detailing the circumstances surrounding such loss, including information on adherence to safeguarding procedures.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8882161C6A514F11A06A55F573B50652" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Component responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Heads of components of the Department shall—</text><paragraph id="HD17B808962784FD99DF8E26EA8A7BF5E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy, including directives required by this section, relating to the management and oversight of securing firearms and other sensitive assets;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H477D0799460B4D2EAE1FDAD942A7E152" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review the need for non-law enforcement badges;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA15A94037C1B4067A9C16D103CFE59D5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require component personnel to—</text><subparagraph id="HF90B77DA17054305AFA3466FB65D4C53" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>safeguard firearms and other sensitive assets in accordance with the directive required under subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8EFA7892DDF4B84A4F7E7BF7CC7FF48" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adhere to the procedures and timelines for properly reporting to supervisors lost firearms and other sensitive assets; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC81F3D0612984469929F65FD24D0868C" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that lost firearms and other sensitive assets are—</text><subparagraph id="H17FD2AF2AA2649428E285BAF85A8B5D0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reported to local law enforcement, the National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department headquarters in the timeframe established in such directive; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H033D4FC3238547BDB1FBCFC3A2630CCC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recorded in inventory systems in the timeframe established by such directive.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F0D3566D6914FE69FB2604E2C17F44F" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspector general review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Department-wide directive is issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the progress and effectiveness of such directive, including an assessment of the adequacy of such directive and the level of compliance among the components of the Department to achieve adequate security of sensitive assets.</text></subsection></section><section id="H2003DD4C61DE452DA39354C722323F79" commented="no"><enum>328.</enum><header>Reporting on basic training programs of the Department of Homeland Security</header><subsection id="HFF739CAA464F48CB99B67451258D9DAB" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual reporting</header><paragraph id="HC7132D22921646728DDA3E32380DB326" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management of the Department, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the accreditation status for each basic training program of the Department, including information relating to the following:</text><subparagraph id="H75BD1123660E4C6FBA19C632D9147A8C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The date on which each such program achieved initial accreditation, or in the case of a program that is not currently accredited, the reasons for not obtaining or maintaining accreditation, the activities, if any, taken to achieve accreditation, and an anticipated timeline for accreditation of such program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9231EDF762674876AA4264EAC9B53C42" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The date each such program most recently received accreditation or reaccreditation, if applicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H805DCFC9EC2743128C76FA12459E2351" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The anticipated accreditation or next reaccreditation date of each such program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H444D2BE7A526485F88B3238D06C93075" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The name of the accreditation manager for each such program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BF3CBEE0B2A4D8F83C8DA36AE67F4A8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of reporting requirement</header><text>Annual reports under paragraph (1) shall terminate when all basic training programs of the Department are accredited.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E060BA36725415998FA7CA0F8B85942" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lapse in accreditation</header><paragraph id="HB04DFDFA539D434089AC7540A4F7C993" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a basic training program of the Department loses accreditation, the head of the relevant component of the Department shall notify the Under Secretary for Management of the Department not later than 30 days after such loss.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1BF4FE3590B4530B9D4F900CA533D16" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after receiving a notification pursuant to subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of the lapse in accreditation, the reason for such lapse, and the activities underway and planned to regain accreditation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD282FE3127DF4DF991F1E2EB294D6B62" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HAE4229B88AD544F6A83CB71AA4E51C71" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Accreditation</header><text>The term <quote>accreditation</quote> means the recognition by a board that a basic training program is administered, developed, and delivered according to an applicable set of standards.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E266D4CBBAD48FC9EF2765FE21F17B0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accreditation manager</header><text>The term <quote>accreditation manager</quote> means the individual assigned by the component of the Department to manage accreditation activities for a basic training program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H45587192F5C54C2085D0B482DE4AF334" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Basic training program</header><text>The term <quote>basic training program</quote> means an entry level program that is transitional to law enforcement service, provides training on critical competencies and responsibilities, and is typically a requirement for appointment to a law enforcement service job or job series.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5518E174C448461CAE052E1BBC12F9E9" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reaccreditation</header><text>The term <quote>reaccreditation</quote> means the assessment of a basic training program after initial accreditation to ensure the continued compliance with an applicable set of standards.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H6450333EF35547788D1C8518ACFC35DC" commented="no"><enum>C</enum><header>Workforce engagement and development reforms</header><section id="H4E4FDAE7040643F8830A019330B26A71" commented="no"><enum>331.</enum><header>Employee Engagement Steering Committee and action plan</header><subsection id="H8A37C6B401E440F0929093FAA02C017C" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HB3DCBB473CDF4C8F805E5067A2AC192D" style="OLC"><section id="H717F391934E8466BBE4FEFE733847518" commented="no"><enum>720.</enum><header>Employee Engagement Steering Committee and action plan</header><subsection id="H135014B5231C4A388C70A1497C538E34" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Steering committee</header><paragraph id="H865C79E67C404D8491A969A39E464078" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a steering committee to be known as the <quote>Employee Engagement Steering Committee</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Steering Committee</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H41B406843ACE4D80926787D7F6C9C6AE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties of Steering Committee</header><text>The Steering Committee shall—</text><subparagraph id="H8D50DD4170DD46D19948B84235460855" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify factors that have a negative impact on employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department, such as perceptions about limitations on career progression, mobility, or development opportunities, collected through employee feedback platforms, including through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7730B73189F4B9AB54836C4B46AB38C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify, develop, and distribute initiatives and best practices to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department, including through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H013FD6DD74804A3C80FB28A7B1332C11" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitor efforts of each component to address employee engagement, morale, and communications based on employee feedback provided through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H975D0FC377554C80AA7605DF540E4AE9" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advise the Secretary on efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within specific components and across the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H543276ACC4AB407F8237FFC3F532EC14" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct regular meetings and report, not fewer than once per quarter, to the Under Secretary for Management, the head of each component, and the Secretary on Department-wide efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H56910346F3EC4646AEE2219348EA6AE8" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><subparagraph id="HA3CFB92BC9114F029F4637DC3D06B76B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Steering Committee shall be composed of representatives from each operational component of the Department, including—</text><clause id="HF7A7FE0B2A75468493BD6F1D44BD2FD6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supervisory and non-supervisory field personnel;</text></clause><clause id="H2C54087ABBE54EF698C7C5D4EE0CA69F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Department Headquarters; and</text></clause><clause id="HB9D466E217D24B2ABB22A33178015C0E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employee labor organizations that represent Department employees.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4CFF931F3BB4705920AB6F195A85C94" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall be the chairperson of the Steering Committee.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F9B515A8F0E49CBAFA01FD5591711C8" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Action plan; reporting</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Human Capital Officer, shall—</text><paragraph id="H407DA36DCD364AE1A3BDAA8C2C3D73DD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 120 days after the date of the establishment of the Steering Committee, issue a Department-wide employee engagement action plan, reflecting input from the Steering Committee and employee feedback provided through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications in accordance with subsection (a)(2), to execute strategies to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H04CE307732AD4553A4EA6D496E61B5B9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the head of each component to—</text><subparagraph id="H311F3EC5417F4089A5A819605E3DE7C0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement a component-specific employee engagement plan to advance the action plan required under paragraph (1) that includes performance measures and objectives, is informed by employee feedback provided through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate, and sets forth how employees and, where applicable, their labor representatives, are to be integrated in developing programs and initiatives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5B72BA52B364FAD97998345E2EF3550" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor progress on implementation of such action plan; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68CEE99992594B5E973DEB7773D28FE1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide to the Chief Human Capital Officer and the Steering Committee quarterly reports on actions planned and progress made under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC9324BB1F2164C81AA30F2F4524739F4" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HA30C06D2A3DE414183755AFEBBBE7AED" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 719 the following new item: </text><quoted-block id="H00D68893DF304BBCB182D8EB313AC0AE" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 720. Employee Engagement Steering Committee and action plan.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HBB21875D3A9A4BB5ACF8A05691F05135" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submissions to Congress</header><paragraph id="H7B7398B3D7EA4CD3B21A463DD44E3E0C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department-wide employee engagement action plan</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the Department of Homeland Security-wide employee engagement action plan required under subsection (b)(1) of section 721 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) not later than 30 days after the issuance of such plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E22AC457162450DAA56793E264F4E21" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Component-specific employee engagement plans</header><text>Each head of a component of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the component-specific employee engagement plan of each such component required under subsection (b)(2) of section 721 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) not later than 30 days after the issuance of each such plan.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB93CD9692AD84D139F60D3AA58736DE3" commented="no"><enum>332.</enum><header>Annual employee award program</header><subsection id="HA6F8FA4FB2244503B9A316BD1CC25F52" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HC5521C2D8F48465C8A4748BEFB1BDBA3" style="OLC"><section id="HE7FCC853FA294A90BBAF6568F78FFC2C" commented="no"><enum>721.</enum><header>Annual employee award program</header><subsection id="HD3C54362131E4FE29D52242053B7645B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may establish within the Department an annual employee award program to recognize significant contributions by employees of the Department to the achievement of the mission of the Department. If such a program is established, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H853ABFBC27994857A3E1CAF88734C955" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designate categories of awards within such program, each with specific criteria, that recognizes the contributions of non-Senior Executive Service level employees;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE79C0A430A4434B898D9F5F4A2C934C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publicize within the Department the annual employee award program and the process to nominate an employee for such an award;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEC42EFFCDD7449CB38A246C8D6CCE38" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish an internal review board composed of representatives from components of the Department, including field personnel and Department Headquarters, and to submit to the Secretary award recommendations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD7A1A9CC61647DE972FB04610D6FD78" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>select recipients for such an award from the pool of nominees submitted by the internal review board and convene a ceremony at which employees may receive such awards from the Secretary. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A68D1D794C44217B2E9F18BAF77D10F" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Internal review board</header><text>The internal review board described in subsection (a)(3) shall, when carrying out its function under such subsection, consult with representatives from components of the Department and Department Headquarters, including—</text><paragraph id="H3B8F4596C5824F798797423F7003CE40" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supervisory and non-supervisory personnel; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA77DD84F24854D61AB1D25AC06527260" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>employee labor organizations that represent Department employees.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB0046BD05FE844B6A99D21F9E3C0E9FC" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize additional funds to—</text><paragraph id="H22D7BE885AA64EB4B94370A419817D57" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out the requirements of this section; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H822036ADB66D40FE8843446729AFE93A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the Secretary to provide monetary bonuses to recipients of an award under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H4D949A32FF7E459EBB68E60B69D11E70" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 720 the following new item: </text><quoted-block id="H37756E67795C4F64AC3ADC72399DFF12" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 721. Annual employee award program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H3810848428394F93B2AAB03BF2C5362B" commented="no"><enum>333.</enum><header>Acquisition workforce</header><subsection id="HA7448E88279148999EDDB0AE50E9462A" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>) as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H23E415AB21CE44708829BDF3C5F67713" style="OLC"><section id="H89B9C5ADD5A1417092C964CDCC12D9F0" commented="no"><enum>722.</enum><header>Acquisition workforce</header><subsection id="HE89F0BA5335E486BA7B595A0886045DA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policies</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall—</text><paragraph id="H82728E2BFB9141C094F8A4E8AB91E157" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish policies and procedures for the effective management (including accession, education, training, and career development) of individuals serving in the acquisition workforce within the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D82D36AD39A4AA5ACC0270F112E7B86" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, ensure such policies and procedures are implemented uniformly throughout the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H861C5417E8DB47D79C54C6185613B215" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation</header><paragraph id="H489DD57E13524ACF926BD8F388877085" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquisition career fields</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall, for the purposes of this section, identify career fields in the Department that are related to acquisition. Such career fields shall, at a minimum, include—</text><subparagraph id="H5E82BBBB9D48408383C5FA8C3DB2BF4A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>program management;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5080A4BB7784D06A5E4283F5FE4E8C1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>systems planning, development, and engineering;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H347FA2D718894B9D899E287E397A47DE" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>test and evaluation; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F8DB2E7AD344C77A6AC392343012E8E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>procurement, including contracting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A80A715440F4E1DBEBB4FC8184D9983" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>life-cycle logistics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3F67C3577874702B5F75D8BB76FE582" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>information technology; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C88CF801FE64C18A2FBAEE3D35AE3DB" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>cybersecurity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E35BB09BF844A73A049F450A176255E" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>cost estimating and financial management;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE08B0579D7D487E9ED3655F16021783" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>production, quality assurance, and manufacturing; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DEB19DC5ACA4824A13B1631AB787225" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>property management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91DA1C6A4ACB4412B060F330874645BF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Critical positions</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall—</text><subparagraph id="HFFBC0151A91A40D4A95D837D2C3DE8DB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within each career field specified in paragraph (1), designate a position as critical if such position requires significant responsibility and the duties of such position are either primarily supervisory or managerial; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DCF7A0A6C704BE5A8F10B7208B68DF0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require any such position to be filled by a full-time employee of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0ED5BA835AF3437C9184AC6803570067" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Career paths</header><paragraph id="H3487A7716C8D446792C38A7030C70FE3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>For each acquisition career field designated under subsection (b), the Under Secretary for Management shall—</text><subparagraph id="H62AC9F36F0F94203AAE89F0FD9E56857" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish the education, training, and experience requirements based on the level of complexity of duties carried out in the position; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1A58B30454F4F1290276D6F2B9E1099" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify course work and on-the-job training requirements that demonstrate qualifications at specified levels in each career field.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H338ED047B0784482BEE23A7CAA829E98" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall identify a lead office with subject matter expertise for each career field to—</text><subparagraph id="HAD66671FF94344ABB522839788B80D9B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the qualification and certification requirements required under paragraph (1) for each specified level;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H165DCD2352D840629836E16DFEEF32DE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>outline procedures and timeframes for maintaining and renewing certifications; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E53F302EB274892940CD6CF38FE0DD5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regularly review certification requirements to make updates, as needed, relating to advancements in each career field; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15793B3A39E845EA852FC2F1BD84271B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminate information on qualification and certification requirements, including any updates pursuant to subparagraph (C), at least annually.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HFC2DEAC4B341425DBCEA18C8B07CE216" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 721 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HBF921BFE55324CCDAB31F92B59DA4194" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 722. Acquisition workforce.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE6F1140F40EA4FC6B276DA80DE6766D7" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Workforce plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United States an acquisition workforce plan.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB9BAC703AA904EB5B61697719523590C" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The workforce plan required under subsection (c) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H117E153DD98D4ACBB8BE3E0C3A04E122" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a comparison of the number of needed and actual positions in each career field of the acquisition workforce of the Department by component and by certification level, including positions filled by contractors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F7C3886C670415F8E6A5BBC0ECECD7C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a strategy for addressing any gaps identified in the comparison conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), including efforts to recruit and train qualified individuals and a cost-benefit analysis of filling positions with contractors or government employees; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87E55282EC63466B851FB7DC5ABE768C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any risks or challenges the Department faces in recruiting, training, or maintaining a qualified acquisition workforce and strategies for mitigating such risks or challenges. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCDA549154C54487B80B957E8143E934" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the workforce plan required under subsection (c), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department may consult with personnel from the components of the Department, Department Headquarters, field personnel, and individuals from the Homeland Security Enterprise. </text></subsection><subsection id="H4002974370184916843490191F8AB0D6" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than one year after the date the workforce plan is submitted pursuant to subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a review of such plan, including—</text><paragraph id="HAD68F1446C2344659050C26DB38B35BD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the reliability of data reported in such plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF8808E112064AC9A9D1F367335A91A1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of the strategies of the Department with respect to addressing identified workforce gaps, risks, or challenges identified pursuant to such plan; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2518E0346D54633A993C390DF677161" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other recommendations for improving the acquisition workforce of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD54DAD0E36F8493E912F3D25F36104E6" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><paragraph id="HA27C318D80A647118DDC49A441DD4D6D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BAA1293E256417DA7D0DC6498EA1A6E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H18B810BE3E18494493757FC437908149" commented="no"><enum>334.</enum><header>Acquisition professional career program</header><subsection id="H4348F4F0308B499886446EA22E1B91EB" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/341">6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.</external-xref>) as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text><quoted-block id="H4D6DF24C659A443FBCE0EC4C6378FBD6" style="OLC"><section id="H61FC23EE096A4FAFA2BA7DA03A472F31" commented="no"><enum>723.</enum><header>Acquisition professional career program</header><subsection id="H27C7A32B19AF473F923F6C58056069DC" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Department an acquisition professional career program (in this section referred to as the <quote>Program</quote>) to develop within the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="H615FE5709C7A43678D032FF608057E12" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall administer the Program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H05F32833D4F44D86AEDEE4D9F35986DA" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program requirements</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall carry out the following with respect to the Program:</text><paragraph id="H9F18C938B3D74A1F873C313DC26B72F5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Designate the occupational series, grades, and number of acquisition positions throughout the Department to be included in the Program and manage centrally such positions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2967637A9A1489CB71999EEF62F96BD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Establish and publish on the website of the Department eligibility criteria for candidates to participate in the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8836C525D5E34AAB8E1CB72BF36A7E18" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Carry out recruitment efforts to attract candidates—</text><subparagraph id="HCA6361ACC6394EEAA62E9A3264B3F823" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from institutions of higher education, including such institutions with established acquisition specialties and courses of study, historically Black colleges and universities, and Hispanic-serving institutions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E76B5DD28D4423C86671F61609445DB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with diverse work experience outside of the Federal Government; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B777C7734EE45A6921C861DEBD36FE0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with military service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D1254B92CA44A3D8EEB93B1C584D236" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Hire eligible candidates for designated positions under the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1C5DF2B044C4FED89E8CBA8FCF23D99" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Develop a structured program comprised of acquisition training, on-the-job experience, Department-wide rotations, mentorship, and other career development opportunities for participants of the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD6DCAC711F34829A4BCE549955F8E2F" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Provide, beyond required training established for participants of the Program, additional specialized acquisition training, including small business contracting and innovative acquisition techniques training.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FEB2FA98740441CA8FF0E5EFC3DCDC1" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H68584BF9A3C74A81A04C3A4AE460ADB6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8994BA348AAC4A6E952FFD4F0BE8CF0E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each such report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: </text><subparagraph id="HDD57AFEBC76D4D2380D0FC9308446E97" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information relating to the number of candidates—</text><clause id="HCDD57F41B49D4551A33CB684508895A4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approved for the Program; and</text></clause><clause id="H09A5681A48874E43874C8D191FE7826C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who commenced participation in the Program, including generalized information on the background of each such candidate with respect to education and prior work experience, but not including personally identifiable information.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C1DA8C8872941808155D15DECFECEAA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A disaggregated list identifying the number of participants by each type of acquisition position.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA854A6114E564381BDECB505F5019FD7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of Department components and offices that participated in the program and information regarding length of time of each program participant in each rotation at such components or offices.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DFED6189EA94F21B6E59AB204035B97" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Information related to the attrition rates of the Program and post-Program graduation retention data, including a comparison of such data with the previous year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H415EF84E918B4D41AC6AEEC0A6FD5D3F" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Information relating to the—</text><clause id="H0A9C5E8EAD9044E9BA68376F53A2174D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recruiting efforts of the Department for the Program; and</text></clause><clause id="HC4D42A0AA808495DB4F6DE124F2264D1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>efforts of the Department to promote retention of Program participants.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF20C702E55A45DB92D3447264BE1411" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H9BE6B65642284EBEAE6A453765164CD3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hispanic-serving institution</header><text>The term <quote>Hispanic-serving institution</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101a">20 U.S.C. 1101a</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H170FA14F07B743D09A8C5E331AB0FC20" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Historically black colleges and universities</header><text>The term <quote>historically Black colleges and universities</quote> has the meaning given the term <quote>part B institution</quote> in section 322(2) of Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1061">20 U.S.C. 1061(2)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DE6F636ADE44129A8C16A95B7039319" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <quote>institution of higher education</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H0509F44D21C2412FA0FAD4B5D706B697" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 722 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HED35D4B2890B44589B63F567B933F48A" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 723. Acquisition professional career program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H37812C0FF72A410EB19F1EA2E623C84E" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>335.</enum><header>Department of Homeland Security rotation program</header><subsection id="H087B8A030F4548C39542B63ACEA35DFA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enhancements to the rotation program</header><text>Section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/414">6 U.S.C. 414</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H638C4B4D765E46E2BD1BF0F9ADF92FF4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H17677C12ED6D411ABA9E1BCE48910C8D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Establishment.—</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB36F79AD48D8416F95BDEE5581519E14" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subsections (a) through (c), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA17307700864F1C95BB2A42964001EF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C17E84EE728491CB4E4E7898FCB5147" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), as so redesignated, in the first sentence—</text><subparagraph id="H2850764A1D0F49899D274F65F8360149" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1128F3D70D69437EB477CEE20EF0B2EB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for employees of the Department</quote> and inserting <quote>for certain personnel within the Department</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16066B5FD6F3494EB60B3F705BD8E1CC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b), as so redesignated—</text><subparagraph id="H9796BA8A72F1472691A0612435E706F1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5346D4AF8524E3998CD607A0B26C8BA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs:</text><quoted-block id="H60F846900700485F80B5C207326740D7" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H78CC7FE94EC74404ACAC1DDCC808884A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>seek to foster greater departmental integration and unity of effort;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H20B261C7DC76459EB4104400BB6D2C16" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>seek to help enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of participating personnel with respect to the programs, policies, and activities of the Department;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF60DBC38E4E047A9884A07D02E1287EB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>middle and senior level employees</quote> and inserting <quote>personnel</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA83E9358375C46F484FE42FD4924A356" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>seek to improve morale and retention throughout the Department and</quote> before <quote>invigorate</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF894644D01C6460C9B7D6B81AE6ECAAD" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c), as so redesignated—</text><subparagraph id="H4395058C7CEA41918A967D6F6A75810B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H404E760B23714DDD9C58FB6EEE375C6E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as so redesignated—</text><clause id="H92A57A8DECE445C4929BB581F26247C7" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii); and</text></clause><clause id="H8CCC40980A6D4D4A8A8C8C7CE6F58F0A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) through (viii) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H924CA4F15A6B45FEA5AFC2BE95AC8848" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c), as so redesignated, the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="H7FE86899193E40C7A805AF8D6A923697" style="OLC"><subsection id="HC738CBE292094BC7931441744EE4BCE5" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative matters</header><text>In carrying out the Rotation Program, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H1AC9B6049D704A18B6DF7DC86B33D30F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prior to selecting employees for participation in the Rotation Program, disseminate information relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H47F930F1228245719397EA0FC01F0F51" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how to participate in the Rotation Program; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96463C7A6C66447AB8BE796B3A87C905" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the qualifications for participation in the Rotation Program, including at least one year of full-time employment within the employing component or office; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD75ED7B785D04F9D996E219D63EF57B5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the general provisions of the Rotation Program;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2246A1ECD41A4A63B856B67C6A4825C8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require an employee to be—</text><subparagraph id="HB451036475C948D8878253092B9BE968" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nominated by the head of the employing component or office; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED1ECCEA50E74B978EFAB2EFC6E8F0DE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>selected by the Secretary, or the designee of the Secretary, on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF84E163899454EA8AEAB5FD4300BD6CB" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure each employee participating in the Rotation Program to return, within a reasonable period of time after the end of the period of participation in the Rotation Program, to the position held by the employee, a corresponding position, or a higher position, in the employing component or office;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF80FED2427C04E999BDEE0D6588C4633" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require that the rights that would be available to the employee if such employee were detailed from the employing component or office to another Federal agency or office remain available to such employee during the participation of such employee in the Rotation Program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB71FB77510BB47F0A27BAD65E7D857D7" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>require that, during the period of participation by an employee in the Rotation Program, performance evaluations for the employee shall be—</text><subparagraph id="H4839179B64A64D21A98E08B093A1E147" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducted by officials in the employing office or component employing with input from the supervisors of the employee at the component or office in which the employee is placed during such period; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5F894712E9548B38186604EB1E05A43" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provided the same opportunities with respect to promotions and other recognition for performance in the employing office or component.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HB238C6539BE84A10807D24EC8F40FDE6" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="H06696F9451D64B329640E82FC270916F" style="OLC"><subsection id="HF7E9A0D207704586956B538DF1B6E72C" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Intelligence rotational assignment program</header><paragraph id="H39CCCCF2ECD74D418CEF1DE2DDA2D979" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program as part of the Rotation Program established under subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HACBD91E219DD41899F917191885889C2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Human Capital Officer, in coordination with the Chief Intelligence Officer, shall administer the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9F2CAF18E6143B0BDFD6F4853012F29" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program shall be available to—</text><subparagraph id="H5B70F0ED9D3D4936AEBE8CE7CC92C673" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employees serving in existing analyst positions within the Intelligence Enterprise of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H408E27B335A04D5B8C8183446B395326" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other Department employees as determined appropriate by the Chief Human Capital Officer and the Chief Intelligence Officer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F68F93CB1DC44E49AFA3E20A0146D0D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The responsibilities specified in subsection (c)(2) that apply to the Rotation Program under such subsection shall, as applicable, also apply to the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H356FE039F2F44CCCB5FF7C801E293F1D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report including information relating to the status of the Homeland Security Rotation Program authorized by section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8238F832FF404CB9A258FC8922B7D44B" commented="no"><enum>336.</enum><header>Cyber talent management system reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2208(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/658">6 U.S.C. 658(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD50BAD1216884416831B54B1768328A5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>for 4 years</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B77C122D9FD47EC8805ED52BFB0FB45" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting <quote>compared against the performance in the prior year</quote> after <quote>progress</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FF89F16FCF54AB2BB0D7703FAF01849" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="H3AB1093139BF4F2AA3AAB5C5D583992E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) as paragraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6FB5502E03D4B80BE3D7291177DC288" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block id="HBCFC78AD01AC4C9AB6C8C912E8B319D7" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H2F1965277B3240C58CED01D5642917B0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total number of qualified positions to be filled by occupation, grade, and level, or pay band;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H749EB56DEAA54C00858B8AFF394E5389" commented="no"><enum>337.</enum><header>Independent investigation of disciplinary outcomes</header><subsection id="H9D433A6385AA49719539E574936910FA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Investigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the degree to which the application of discipline and adverse actions are administered by the Department in an equitable and consistent manner that results in the same or substantially similar disciplinary outcomes across the Department for misconduct by a non-supervisory employee as compared to supervisor employee who engaged in the same or substantially similar misconduct.</text></subsection><subsection id="H095B498973A84D079107A04158D01330" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the investigation described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with the Employee Engagement Steering Committee established pursuant to section 721 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by this Act).</text></subsection><subsection id="H50AF3157659247D9BF810E2EE312F253" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Actions by Under Secretary for Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after receiving the report required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall—</text><paragraph id="H275DB756996349EF9A91DA04FF61E61A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the findings and recommendations of such investigation and implement a plan, in consultation with the Employee Engagement Steering Committee, to correct any relevant deficiencies identified by the Comptroller General of the United States pursuant to such investigation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA0FC01EB5ED409F999272FF7E93C0CC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>direct the Employee Engagement Steering Committee to review such plan to inform activities and action plans of such Committee. </text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Acquisition reforms</header><section id="H5872A6F4425940D0AC7C95D4D14401A1" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><subsection id="HB317F139118043B5832AC073C8C11F52" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/361">6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before section 831 inserting the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H7F94186ED0124F14AF8C5722BF4BF098" style="OLC"><section id="H8316F1E7C9904DFBB8713017F4C1C8D8" commented="no"><enum>830.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text><paragraph id="H1A2AD5878685434A9D1529213F8A4183" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquisition</header><text>The term <quote>acquisition</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 131 of title 41, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA6AFAC8A4CF4583A1EFC739C5A877E5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Acquisition decision authority</header><text>The term <quote>acquisition decision authority</quote> means the authority, held by the Secretary acting through the Under Secretary for Management to—</text><subparagraph id="H37C9AD5B80D943EEB30D3F084E67B9C5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure compliance with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition management directives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FA258C3FB6541A2B3871A76CF9996F8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review (including approving, pausing, modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program through the life-cycle of such program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FD21482254042448BB10B7A8C744267" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that acquisition program managers have the resources necessary to successfully execute an approved acquisition program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D9EC1571EFE42B3826E91C46ECA607B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure appropriate acquisition program management of cost, schedule, risk, and system performance of the acquisition program at issue, including assessing acquisition program baseline breaches and directing any corrective action for such breaches; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F189501236F471FAF3A1B288BD139D8" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensure that acquisition program managers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, schedule, and performance against established baselines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisition program at all phases of the life-cycle of such program to avoid and mitigate acquisition program baseline breaches.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30F2605FB33B46E2BE891B24939B9F34" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Acquisition decision event</header><text>The term <quote>acquisition decision event</quote>, with respect to an acquisition program, means a predetermined point within the acquisition life-cycle at which the acquisition decision authority determines whether such acquisition program shall proceed to the next acquisition phase.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5346313B9AB24CB4A7C8B1268E341748" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Acquisition decision memorandum</header><text>The term <quote>acquisition decision memorandum</quote>, with respect to an acquisition, means the official documented record of decisions, including the rationale for the decisions and any assigned actions for such acquisition, as determined by the person exercising acquisition decision authority for such acquisition.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F6A9435F1F54401AB9C02C66425904D" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Acquisition program</header><text>The term <quote>acquisition program</quote> means the process by which the Department acquires, with any appropriated amounts or fee funding, by contract for purchase or lease, property or services (including construction) that support the missions and goals of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9CFDA41C8A6429B8E0F2B1BE9EC7FF6" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Acquisition program baseline</header><text>The term <quote>acquisition program baseline</quote>, with respect to an acquisition program, means a summary of the cost, schedule, and performance parameters, expressed in standard, measurable, quantitative terms, which must be met in order to accomplish the goals of such program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EA9B65F625D4E338ADC89E61DA3F1B2" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="H70BB201ADD7B42B1AD1D7BFE91EDFF50" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA69DE946D43A4B4DBE19A2D79D40CD9F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2304253972DB409AA3020C8F1563C4F0" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>The term <quote>best practices</quote>, with respect to acquisition, means a knowledge-based approach to capability development that includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="H3E09E11F7DA74220A056737F505AEE20" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Identifying and validating needs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB4605B9D02842139BAFF949DD2F8C40" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Assessing alternatives to select the most appropriate solution.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3E1D99B8ACF45299069A1FFF0132542" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Establishing well-defined requirements.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD816CAF69CE64545AAFCB1A056163ECB" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Developing realistic cost estimates and schedules that account for the entire life-cycle of an acquisition.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDFF48B36A204E949AC1D58BA0C2B688" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Securing stable funding that matches resources to requirements before initiating development.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B23BCBE0DB44D8DAE551C2BC0F22CB3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstrating technology, design, and manufacturing maturity before initiating production.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77756BCA532B4B4997A2F2DA9AEF973F" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Using milestones and exit criteria or specific accomplishments that demonstrate the attainment of knowledge to support progress.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H672E787BE4D94F6DA6143E4372346E7E" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regularly assessing and managing risks to achieving requirements and cost and schedule goals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5452B5301BA24119A42267E898732257" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Adopting and executing standardized processes with known success across programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C10C786446D437080A38535DF29393B" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Establishing an adequate workforce that is qualified and sufficient to perform necessary functions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15608023FF41477C8B794D0940F5B3DE" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Integrating the capabilities described in subparagraphs (A) through (J) into the Department’s mission and business operations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E192096991C4F02A442D6937A6F2281" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Breach</header><text>The term <quote>breach</quote>, with respect to a major acquisition program, means a failure to meet any cost, schedule, or performance threshold specified in the most recently approved acquisition program baseline.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB050C95A20D94C1F8B62074C3F4DDFBE" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Component acquisition executive</header><text>The term <quote>Component Acquisition Executive</quote> means the senior acquisition official within a component who is designated in writing by the Under Secretary for Management, in consultation with the component head.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H752391750B384508AB45E72DEFC8095C" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>life-cycle cost</header><text>The term <quote>life-cycle cost</quote> means the total ownership cost of an acquisition, including all relevant costs related to acquiring, deploying, operating, maintaining, and disposing of the system, project, or product over a specified period of time.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FB5AEFA069749C8AE6C973BA528C917" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Major acquisition program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>major acquisition program</quote> means a Department capital asset, services, or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by the Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2021 constant dollars) over its life-cycle or a program identified by the Chief Acquisition Officer as a program of special interest.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2557713E2FC4ABDA345E094FDCB3546" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Non-major acquisition program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>non-major acquisition program</quote> means a Department capital asset, services, or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by the Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of less than $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2021 constant dollars) over its life-cycle.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H1D6DF4DF61D945D8B5DF630139E64FEC" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting before the item relating to section 831 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HD543F6901F7B4C9FAB6E8C07A6F63945" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">830. Definitions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HA4F2A260D5394738BA5673DF81074B22" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>402.</enum><header>Acquisition authorities for technical support offices</header><subsection id="HDA4BD34C04AE4D5880B031B1C6EB0F2D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/391">6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HD0876B4111504D978E368AE096CC65AE" style="OLC"><section id="H993ED339A669494AB1D231F969352966" commented="no"><enum>836.</enum><header>Technical support offices</header><subsection id="HBE44873491474BF7A80B19D53F2ED7C4" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Office of Test and Evaluation</header><paragraph id="HBD760F1A717645E589305BB94A011BFE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within the Department, there shall be an Office of Test and Evaluation to—</text><subparagraph id="H0CB6EC6D19734D749C26A27AB6157D6C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve as the principal advisor for test and evaluation support across the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA5EE84731834B99B0224FDDF40EC9E5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as the liaison with—</text><clause id="H6740EC7F7C5F487A97B5F8EDEB92E89D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal agencies, foreign, Tribal, State, and local governments;</text></clause><clause id="H3855A36C4328481CB50195C6B16C5A60" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the private sector;</text></clause><clause id="H58A2DDC9243B4CEEA28C8579CD65CFDC" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education; and</text></clause><clause id="HAACE06A6F090457FAE6DA1414FEEAC87" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other relevant entities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3DC8F2ABA954EFDA0AF95C850BBD153" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities of director</header><text>The Office of Test and Evaluation shall be led by a Director to oversee the requirements specified in paragraph (1) and to carry out the following responsibilities:</text><subparagraph id="HAEA02BBDFD0F4EBA8C1EAAD8B55E8D7E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Establish and update, as necessary, test and evaluation policies, procedures, and guidance for the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB17D372AFFFA4CC7957E5282BFF17DF9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensure, in coordination with the Chief Acquisition Officer, Joint Requirements Council, and relevant component heads, that major acquisition programs—</text><clause id="H60D2E176A7D64F05849DE79B6A443D41" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete reviews of operational requirements to ensure such requirements—</text><subclause id="H2770292AF86E43A5992E5D792856F458" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are informed by threats, including physical and cybersecurity threats;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9226260EDEA14FEF816577796AD6B232" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are operationally relevant; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBDBB8376798F430D97185D018AFC817F" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>are measurable, testable, and achievable within the constraints of cost and schedule;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H493FC829E82344F99C1B91FEF59326FA" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete independent testing and evaluation of technologies and systems throughout development;</text></clause><clause id="H5DB7FB63E903455CBAD72E8DABD0F18B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete operational testing and evaluation that includes all system components and incorporates operators into the testing to ensure that systems meet the mission need as intended in the appropriate operational setting;</text></clause><clause id="H6D65779259D8496491D8A8E1585C3CB4" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use independent verification and validation of test and evaluation implementation and results, as appropriate; and</text></clause><clause id="H820D0B4A05F643F0ADF49543D758C7D3" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">document whether such programs meet all operational requirements.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFEC75A127724BDDBC6CA28726077586" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provide oversight of test and evaluation for the major acquisition programs of the Department throughout the acquisition life-cycle by—</text><clause id="HACAEF7AF39134C13BF8D2DCF660C8EDC" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approving program test and evaluation master plans, plans for individual test and evaluation events, and other related documentation, determined appropriate by the Director;</text></clause><clause id="HEE512BB4276C4D35AD35AFFAAB3F1C95" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approving the independent test and evaluation agent or third party tester selected for each program; and</text></clause><clause id="HC9FE513846FA4B1FA98EB8B8BA67D12D" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing an independent assessment to the acquisition decision authority that assesses a program’s progress in meeting operational requirements and operational effectiveness, suitability, and resilience to inform production and deployment decisions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84947CFC833449E28D46886F4A87E972" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determine if testing conducted by other Federal agencies, entities, and institutions of higher education are relevant and sufficient in determining whether systems perform as intended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H675A362C37A24E99A4E0C8C6AF78E1ED" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual report</header><subparagraph id="H005D7F770BC140F9995D37263EEEF79C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Test and Evaluation shall submit to the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Management, the component heads, and the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the test and evaluation activities of the major acquisition programs of the Department for the previous fiscal year. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5297A046B1864BECA8AB1479B0286D9A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</text><clause id="H8F09303324424BFEB26B910890BF09E3" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of—</text><subclause id="HBA36452D8B194350B506EDFBE7D5A47B" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>test and evaluation activities conducted for each major acquisition program in the previous fiscal year, including progress with respect to demonstrating operational requirements and operational effectiveness, suitability, and resilience for each program;</text></subclause><subclause id="H72BF25C3446B433EA1CADD216A8E463E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any waivers of, and deviations from, program test and evaluation plans that occurred during the previous fiscal year;</text></subclause><subclause id="HDC9920B07BCD447CBFA9A334E8D54A4B" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any concerns raised by such waivers or deviations; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H81386B1B5FDB413DB9A1FB0DBD743843" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the actions that have been taken or are planned to be taken to address the concerns.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HC3BBF0BFC68540848E400CCE32770BB6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations with respect to resources, facilities, and levels of funding made available for test and evaluation activities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A6EE26E072A4C748F4A5FC69CEA69E6" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Form</header><text>Each report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H18407FFFAAA7491E9A2FDB7170E5A6A7" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Office of Systems Engineering and Standards</header><paragraph id="HFDD1B6B1F30F496590B0F65A4CD43D1C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of Office</header><text>Within the Department, there shall be an Office of Systems Engineering and Standards to—</text><subparagraph id="HCDEB53A7632F4E989C2358E4E5BD71D4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide systems engineering, standards, and human systems integration support across the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83908E734E80469A9B3537D33E338717" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as the liaison, with respect to such engineering, standards, and systems, with—</text><clause id="H961C6A8AA9C845BFA30E7363B42D19DE" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal agencies, foreign, Tribal, State, and local governments;</text></clause><clause id="H454369731BEB451C965ABDC602E86133" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the private sector;</text></clause><clause id="H15E11692E3EF4D9E878FDA61E858D942" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education; and</text></clause><clause id="H033986595870423CA9A2DABEAB0003DB" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other relevant entities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H43551E9971C144828895D5879F522C22" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities of Director</header><text>The Office of Systems Engineering and Standards shall be led by a Director. The Director shall—</text><subparagraph id="HD977ED66EE644ADB9600EA7BCA088F05" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish and update systems engineering, standards, and human systems integration policies, procedures, and guidance for the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H707AA66E405C4655BCCD8D641A689738" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure, in coordination with relevant component heads, major acquisition programs—</text><clause id="H8355FE6E3BA64D528CBCDFE48C7D7091" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>integrate applicable standards into development specifications; and</text></clause><clause id="HEEAC665E715543999C19979C45E83897" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complete systems engineering reviews and technical assessments during development to inform production and deployment decisions; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11B6BD263A034F5DA333804BC7446DE1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide oversight of systems engineering, standards, and human systems integration for the major acquisition programs of the Department throughout the acquisition life-cycle by—</text><clause id="H5EAC3495C40A4D998D65B669C33D2559" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approving the systems engineering life-cycle tailoring plans of a program;</text></clause><clause id="H085A79FDAC4C4E8FB4FB6F8A35DDE1E3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing independent assessments, in coordination with the Office of the Chief Information Officer—</text><subclause id="H2D902AF122624AE2904152A1AA88F3DF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the technical approach of a program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H7A2F70167BC543CD8C551E22035054C6" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>of any significant changes to the technical approach of a program, to inform key acquisition decisions, such as initiating development; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H452BB0955C584FE69353F1D7E565DBAF" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>participating in program systems engineering life-cycle technical reviews.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC7AB073710114F3F8945F64FBB0AA2E9" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Institution of higher education defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>institution of higher education</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H99CD4B1EF58B440AAA9BD631EEAF4D44" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report relating to Federally funded research and development centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report list of ongoing and completed projects by Federally funded research and development centers within the Department for the previous year.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDDB2495DEE9D49EDA3EC6FF20394A173" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 835 the following new item: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7CB1EFBA2E554A409AB8D94D224002F9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 836. Technical Support Offices. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H89221A322A7A472194C8DF1810611C24" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>403.</enum><header>Acquisition documentation</header><subsection id="H5A398FD9DC3548318198A18C85FC4E75" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/391">6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H575FB37702ED43A18899C185D9297B47" style="OLC"><section id="H653732EA924C4EECA7622FD7FEDF5AE0" commented="no"><enum>837.</enum><header>Acquisition documentation</header><subsection id="H8B0719540BBF41DE99A93EEEF0EE9D1E" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each major acquisition program, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, shall require the head of each relevant component or office of the Department to—</text><paragraph id="HF172BE9716D043E1BE42BA5C2399A21A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain acquisition documentation that is complete, accurate, timely, valid, and includes—</text><subparagraph id="H295AF5A07C7C492A99904A46CE94EFA4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operational requirements that are validated consistent with departmental policy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD80D17FE48D74D829AF1378DDC7A1CAC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a complete life-cycle cost estimate with supporting documentation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD440A180CB5C4A5DA0AF1C59D20B8AFC" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>verification of such life-cycle cost estimate against independent cost estimates, and reconciliation of any differences;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BF4326CC6F54DD6ABE28F541C2D11C3" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a cost-benefit analysis with supporting documentation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF544B6A4C1A942A39971250889A18559" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an integrated master schedule with supporting documentation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F7BB6BFC41E4772B31A5D10034529F2" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>plans for conducting systems engineering reviews and test and evaluation activities throughout development to support production and deployment decisions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15DE595ADA3D43F3930F8E550EAE9129" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an acquisition plan that outlines the procurement approach, including planned contracting vehicles;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23D34D2E5C6D4C6BB9D66727E5C39F18" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a logistics and support plan for operating and maintaining deployed capabilities until such capabilities are disposed of or retired; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB90DAC86C6DC4E29A634B2C01275EC67" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an acquisition program baseline that is traceable to the operational requirements of the program required under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAA6B360F5BC441C9B793F006FB863C6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare cost estimates and schedules for major acquisition programs pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (1) in a manner consistent with best practices as identified by the Comptroller General of the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H67149F78DDED47FBABF891DAFBC5B70E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure any revisions to the acquisition documentation maintained pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are reviewed and approved in accordance with departmental policy.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H395295240E964EF29B8FEF2EA9AAC407" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Major acquisition program defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>major acquisition program</quote> means a Department capital asset, services, or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by the Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 million (based on fiscal year 2021 constant dollars) over its life-cycle or a program identified by the Chief Acquisition Officer as a program of special interest.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HEE968A483A644988A539A14ACFB043FC" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding after the item relating to section 836 the following new item: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H26F912A55CDC4BE2933350A778104E3C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 837. Acquisition Documentation. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HA1538605BF27436081215AADA4518353" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>404.</enum><header>Acquisition review board</header><subsection id="HBB52A51FCA3E4B0E9CBFB7D7498C7753" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/391">6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HAC4EEE1BCEA84F06BF6AE9DC478851BC" style="OLC"><section id="H08D7BE29DC48498CAF916805CF15B101" commented="no"><enum>838.</enum><header>Acquisition review board</header><subsection id="H28451418766A4DC29545BD5FDA6C0410" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an Acquisition Review Board (in this section referred to as the <quote>Board</quote>) to—</text><paragraph id="HC48C042211814E3C85F2769379601070" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthen accountability and uniformity within the Department acquisition review process; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBABEC01A96EB49938120AA94D19CD554" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review—</text><subparagraph id="H46DCF7C59F564D6A8D1DFF6A5A648C33" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acquisition programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0E592177210448B956CFFD8117B41AB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the use of best practices.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2510AFF7C5B748A1ACC971A13FA68D1B" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HF6B4DEF68EF342EE826E2A193CB17727" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The Board shall be composed of the following members:</text><subparagraph id="HBC88A6428E6347A8AC4CEFCFB1D33534" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Chair of the Joint Requirements Council.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DC27AC8A0B24ACD899DF67F4B42FAE4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Financial Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93687A09F6D34CDA9E984053DAF5FD6E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Chief Human Capital Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD48B229B897845C8A2AFD67FF2D87D24" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Chief Information Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4B64D496AB94F09ADFACABE1B58EC7B" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Chief Procurement Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCB90F9C86024739A797486CC606CDA9" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Chief Readiness Support Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23D3F262F14941699ACF933084209C7E" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Chief Security Officer.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H366A49B20EF9467690CBF352C92A5C3D" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Director of the Office of Test and Evaluation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD1BAB8CF97A43C29B6FF727941CBE7B" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Other relevant senior Department officials, as designated by the Under Secretary for Management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC01E47C7BA6457A9879F6BBB038A58D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The Under Secretary for Management shall serve as chair of the Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB26E3A18731645A497B1EFAF8A3F2169" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The responsibilities of the Board are as follows:</text><paragraph id="HA3F6ED1F337544BB9244973B57C28201" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determine the appropriate acquisition level and acquisition decision authority for new acquisition programs based on the estimated eventual total expenditure to meet the mission need over the life-cycle of the acquisition regardless of funding source.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B6D1ABA79C04515BC41FE94D417AF15" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Determine whether a proposed acquisition has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisition life-cycle framework and is able to proceed to the next phase and eventual full production and deployment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82C677F5EBC142ED9F68E0F090636DDF" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Oversee whether the business strategy, resources, management, and accountability of a proposed acquisition is executable and aligned with the mission and strategic goals of the Department. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CA9068223C74C6C882F460A7ACCC2A0" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Support the person with acquisition decision authority for an acquisition in determining the appropriate direction for such acquisition at key acquisition decision events.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A4CD45860E44D5C822556511CFED809" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct systematic reviews of acquisitions to ensure that such acquisitions are progressing in compliance with the most recently approved documents for their current acquisition phases.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8893A00DF2F54CB49A2DB50474F79721" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Review the acquisition documents of each major acquisition program, including the acquisition program baseline and documentation reflecting consideration of tradeoffs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives, to ensure the reliability of underlying data.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB756A8B69D74458B8064C5A18C1F799F" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Ensure that practices are adopted and implemented to require consideration of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives as part of the process for developing operational requirements for major acquisition programs prior to the initiation of the second acquisition decision event, including—</text><subparagraph id="HF3546375DC854CB0B42382294862E695" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensuring Department officials responsible for acquisition, performance, budget, and cost estimating functions—</text><clause id="HEDFEC35B74D84C1592DA9018CBE5BB3B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are provided with the appropriate opportunity to develop estimates; and</text></clause><clause id="H69CA5FCD9BEC47628E8DFDD53367D952" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>raise concerns, where appropriate, related to cost, schedule, and performance before operational requirements are established for capabilities when feasible; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58A6A97C64084E378ABD0F786A663669" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>considering possible trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives for each alternative.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A27723BE7B64CFBBE0B956D570A3A93" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Board shall meet regularly for purposes of ensuring all acquisitions proceed in a timely fashion to achieve mission readiness. The Board shall convene at the discretion of the Under Secretary for Management and at any time—</text><paragraph id="H13EE58077EC84AEF901E9E8078D50B6A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a new acquisition program is initiated;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB5B2CE8DF9743C8955622CA5CBDF573" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a major acquisition program—</text><subparagraph id="HA7142DEC346E42AC803382A586F42371" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>requires authorization to proceed from one acquisition decision event to another throughout the acquisition life-cycle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2C837C6BA684F5DA6870E8A08758481" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is in breach; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00A2D7AD08CD4673AA52D55D25710C80" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>requires additional review, as determined by the Under Secretary for Management; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7801C6E31BFB49CCAFFCF85C95AA37AC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a non-major acquisition program requires review, as determined by the Under Secretary for Management.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HABB688F7B0334C0BAE8B1057DCDCBD32" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Documentation</header><paragraph id="HCAC073C62F314486A3835C8AD270E8FB" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The chair of the Board shall ensure that all activities and decisions made pursuant to the responsibilities of the Board required under subsection (c) are documented in an acquisition decision memorandum that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H499F2F17A79D41538EA0C25AF829AD52" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the activity or purpose for convening a meeting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B519E5DF6634E6E8ACEEB5FCCAAC1DE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the decision with respect to activities discussed during such meeting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A602D61A3024334BFBE02824B80F483" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the rationale for such a decision, including justifications for any decision made to allow acquisition programs to deviate from the acquisition management policy of the Department; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E028B5C35584D7C944C909A4319FBFE" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any assigned items for further action; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6C9D538F2AB4D7C8D4DA77A4443F406" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the signature of the chair verifying the contents of such memorandum.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7607CFA5626D4BB0AFE57FC50F123BC5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of memorandum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than seven days after the date on which the acquisition decision memorandum is signed by the chair pursuant to paragraph (1)(E), the chair shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a copy of such memorandum.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H77EFC91BFD3C4345B560E07A1BF4A382" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding after the item relating to section 837 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HC9E70B16909742B7A7495016FF5F8239" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 838. Acquisition Review Board.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H35EBABCD89DE47619CDCB79CAC215092" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>405.</enum><header>Congressional notification for major acquisition programs</header><subsection id="HF0E399D75DE74D6BB17A3824AE0BBBBE" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/391">6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H6BAC28548E44438F8ADEC81D9B1BC79B" style="OLC"><section id="H8C66AC17522F49878CC99A636E52E23D" commented="no"><enum>839.</enum><header>Congressional notification and other requirements for major acquisition program breach</header><subsection id="H3ED6076EE04F4C73B90452280039711F" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notifications within Department in event of breach</header><paragraph id="HD88C7B228EFA458AA50F7905A880D4E6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification of breach</header><text>If a breach occurs, or is expected to occur, in a major acquisition program, the program manager for such program shall notify the Component Acquisition Executive for such program, the head of the component concerned, the Executive Director of the Program Accountability and Risk Management office, and the Under Secretary for Management (in this section referred to as the <quote>Under Secretary</quote>) in writing not later than 30 days after such breach is identified.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1AD70C06AB2A481CA81F7D4BCA7C9D06" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification to Secretary</header><subparagraph id="HC162D622152646B4BF665834FC2E9309" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If such a breach occurs, or is expected to occur, with respect to a major acquisition program and such breach results in an increase greater than 15 percent of a cost threshold, a delay greater than 180 days of a schedule threshold, or a failure to meet any of the performance thresholds specified in the most recently approved acquisition program baseline for such program, the Component Acquisition Executive for such program shall notify the Secretary in writing not later than five days after the Component Acquisition Executive for such program is notified of the breach pursuant to subsection (a).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADEE1BC6827842F190934B7A43D464D3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pausing activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon notification to the Secretary under subparagraph (A), such program shall pause all activities except those activities necessary to develop the remediation plan required under subsection (b) until the Under Secretary approves such a plan or provides alternative corrective actions for the program pursuant to subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95FC68BFF447455CAFEF8B94398A1AAE" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification to Congress</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a notification under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate such notification. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD120D7C39C244ABC829A88E5E02955A1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Remediation plan</header><paragraph id="H7A3158722B024FF3BD9C706A4F6778CB" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a breach occurs, or is expected to occur, in a major acquisition program, the program manager for such program shall, in coordination with the Component Acquisition Executive for such a program, submit to the head of the component concerned, the Executive Director of the Program Accountability and Risk Management office, and the Under Secretary a remediation plan relating to such a breach. Such plan shall be submitted at a date established at the discretion of the Under Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A2C99CDA8BB485498B97A13D048959C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Remediation plan</header><text>The remediation plan required under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="H39D298F89684416D9FD23726EF722FF8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>explain the circumstances of the breach at issue;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF808D68EFD954255B3BA0364B032AB90" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include a root cause analysis that determines the underlying cause of such a breach, including—</text><clause id="H48BB45CF822E4ADF8D030FE41F5B26C9" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>unrealistic performance expectations;</text></clause><clause id="H7A71C8C125864F948E73FA7A7292B6F4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>unrealistic baseline estimates for cost or schedule or changes in program requirements;</text></clause><clause id="H26CD756F549844078A2FF20C0D2D671F" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>immature technologies or excessive manufacturing or integration risk;</text></clause><clause id="H3CA41D6159224C419138F18570A82293" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>unanticipated design, engineering, manufacturing, or technology integration issues arising during program performance;</text></clause><clause id="H5DBCDFA174D5435380F2B965C0BF3FD9" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>changes to the scope of such program;</text></clause><clause id="HABD5D97470ED4946A8187A03DB953F9E" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>inadequate program funding or changes in planned out-year funding from one 5-year funding plan to the next 5-year funding plan as outlined in the Future Years Homeland Security Program required under section 874;</text></clause><clause id="HBB1B3354D0D540819D0972275AD9F932" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>legislative, legal, or regulatory changes;</text></clause><clause id="HEAE669AA3C4E4A848C2D2F47AB9B5A1C" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>inadequate program management personnel, including lack of sufficient number of staff, training, credentials, certifications; or</text></clause><clause id="H8758C5461CA841A3A5F5CE2254B7FFC6" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>inadequate assessment or mitigation of program risk;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC629EAA5EA024678BCF0545494302A30" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>propose corrective action to address the underlying cause or causes of the breach as identified in subparagraph (B);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F9E2696EE9C4CC5BC0E083DB399DB31" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>explain the rationale for why a proposed corrective action is recommended compared to other options considered; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E74A9438DBE44A2BE26306391901C06" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify the estimated impact on program cost, schedule, and performance goals of implementing the proposed corrective action, and the extent to which funding from other programs will need to be reduced to cover the cost growth of such program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA7A95C05046B4E68A95725A4F8E00579" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of remediation plans</header><paragraph id="H0BBCA20250914036A9F52A4F1C692CCD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary receives a remediation plan pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the Under Secretary shall review such plan and either approve such plan or provide an alternative proposed corrective action, including cancelling the program at issue.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8147998D8DFE471799108472D680E34C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documentation</header><text>—</text><subparagraph id="H0C531CDB74FD4DCCA65A5F6BEABA5F73" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Acquisition decision memorandum</header><text>The Under Secretary shall document the review under paragraph (1) in an acquisition decision memorandum.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE7896AFB2D84307A8338FEA5CC81155" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Program continuation approval</header><text>If the Under Secretary approves a program pursuant to paragraph (1) for continuation, the Under Secretary shall certify in the acquisition decision memorandum required under subparagraph (A) that—</text><clause id="HF16B0DCAB9D8401AA45D76C4700B9637" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such program is essential to the accomplishment of the mission of the Department;</text></clause><clause id="H9DFD0D274EFF41F7A7BBF4819ED710AC" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there are no alternatives to the capability or asset provided by such program that will provide equal or greater capability in both a more cost-effective and timely manner;</text></clause><clause id="H7E7D473B2A6D45099A4C3BFBD576F385" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the estimated impact on program cost, schedule, and performance goals of implementing the proposed corrective action are reasonable; and</text></clause><clause id="H70F9611C9C51445CBB101D160EA17632" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the management structure for such program is adequate to manage and control cost, schedule, and performance.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4D0A383391204802975D6818D6E67930" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary completes the review required under subsection (c), the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a copy of the remediation plan required under subsection (b) and the acquisition decision memorandum required under subsection (c).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H23C6291FA7F942C7AE3CA89A5EB900B8" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 838 the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE2C46551ABE34364A8CDBBD4913654A7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 839. Congressional notification and other requirements for major acquisition program breach.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HC11B4813033A46AF83113156A0924BDC" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>406.</enum><header>Acquisition reports</header><subsection id="HC3FB96E25D3241D4A19D8E7110FC6BD2" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/391">6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H8A54A761AFFF4EBFAB13CCAD2855872D" style="OLC"><section id="H83DBE478C60241E6BA4E2ABBD7877D9D" commented="no"><enum>839A.</enum><header>Acquisition reports</header><subsection id="H46180A981FA34D299E06FC4BB7E713BA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional acquisition progress report</header><paragraph id="H0EFE7E5E66D142128F08B5AEB4AE932B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the day on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Under Secretary for Management shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United States an acquisition report that includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="HBA77E5A9503F470296AC6F3031ED326A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A listing of programs that have been cancelled, paused, or are in breach pursuant to section 839.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9EF7740461C496AAAE2C998888771C0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A listing of programs being tracked on the Master Acquisition Oversight List pursuant to section 715(c)(11) that have not yet established an initial Department-approved acquisition program baseline.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF685ED3DBC83464093542329AD4F1CC7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A listing of established Executive Steering Committees, which provide governance of a program or related set of programs and lower-tiered oversight, and support between acquisition decision events and component reviews, including the mission and membership for each.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93A2DE8107FA4557ACFFF687C5BC2F27" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The information described in paragraph (2), if appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AB6DD4D24A24135A793CC56FC4944A5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information for major acquisition programs</header><text>For each major acquisition program tracked on the Master Acquisition Oversight List pursuant to section 715(c)(11) that has at least one Department-approved acquisition program baseline and has not yet fully deployed all planned capabilities, each report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="H48C89A4EDE1440D886A96EFC6CA07503" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A narrative describing the purpose of the program, including the capabilities being acquired and the component sponsoring the acquisition.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B33FC18C4D34337BD8F40590C335DB2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information relating to the status of each acquisition program, including—</text><clause id="H345A34A2BF8D41C9ADD1497F29AFF0D4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the current acquisition phase, including the phase for each subproject, as applicable;</text></clause><clause id="H1D97222F96654FD99DAA2FFC266CF805" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date of the last review conducted by the Acquisition Review Board; and</text></clause><clause id="HCB52060562074259AD5AE508C5956814" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a listing of the required documents that have been completed with approval dates.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7C55B338CE94F96A60EA4E6B7D93B44" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A comparison of the cost, schedule, and performance goals between the first Department-approved acquisition program baseline, the current Department-approved acquisition program baseline, and the current plan, including a justification for any changes between the approved goals and current plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DCE71069AD0424886F365C6E95EEC8D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of key test and evaluation events, including the dates of when such test and events are planned or have occurred.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4DA8CC4D5784E16A82514E883EA98F9" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An identification of the top five risks associated with the program, including narrative descriptions and mitigation actions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE82B8F2BEB934EE0BE1E6A3A263C892C" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Information relating to the status of the contract associated with the program, including earned value management data.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7A997E43C544F92841E90CC3B94A5B4" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Information relating to the total number of increments or units to be acquired, including a schedule outlining the quantity of increments or units to be procured annually until procurement is complete.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB848667F5BBC436A82756B255DA3C7CA" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Information relating to the funding for the current year and the next five years for each program, including actual or estimated appropriations or fees, disaggregated by account. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2F2C6A53BF941D699BD56D32C7AA926" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date on which each fiscal quarter ends, the Under Secretary for Management shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the information that is required under paragraphs (1) and (2) that—</text><subparagraph id="HEFFBFE442BFF4FB3B7D39FAECA8C7FE1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been newly established since the annual report was submitted; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C0A8566B3FC467A9DE4144687538D8D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has received approval for a revised acquisition program baseline.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF06AB305218F491CBCEC2294C5B18BD4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comptroller General reviews</header><paragraph id="H66FB425A918345D3863E173A3F538191" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which each annual report required under subsection (a) is submitted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a brief relating to the contents of each such report, including observations with respect to the accuracy of the information presented and any other risks or challenges the Department faces in managing its acquisition portfolio.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A463C6B419544A9ADAD0232B2BEC983" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than three years after submission of the first annual report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the reliability of the data used to prepare such reports.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1C90AC16930448A5B027FE85FA0B89CB" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><paragraph id="H8DAF8E1AB7F14F8B9448664CF1B9AF72" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE17BAB3636B54C7DB950876BC4066AFA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HAB6FCD07286248C4BE0CA8F735FBBDBE" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 839 the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="HBB903CAD8E024A10B81F5D5417E0FE41" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 839A. Acquisition reports.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HD1A87C17B5BC468683778BE9EDEB19B7" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>407.</enum><header>Modification of reorganization authority of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 872(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/452">6 U.S.C. 452(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, but</quote> and all that follows through <quote>rational for the action</quote> and inserting <quote>pursuant to section 1502</quote>. </text></section><section id="H50E1FBF800EB4C65B3414C20998A2102" commented="no"><enum>408.</enum><header>Abolishment of Office of International Affairs</header><subsection id="H47CC04C6A3CF481E8289BB87682BC4B5" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/459">6 U.S.C. 459</external-xref>) is amended by striking section 879.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0297184C27994B2AA322E2E91FC22D05" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of assets and personnel</header><text>The functions authorized to be performed by the Office of International Affairs as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the head of the Office of International Affairs of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE2693DB1BC944E548516DE6568C8D25D" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 879.</text></subsection></section><section id="H0049F730848542629EA9BF32F96C0C26" commented="no"><enum>409.</enum><header>Joint Requirements Council</header><subsection id="H1C102054C6FE43FE947C0B3110454DAA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/451">6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HB848A9B964B2417D8EC25C373A1ACE1D" style="OLC"><section id="H3A627022EA1348B48F15B37B30CC58B8" commented="no"><enum>890D.</enum><header>Joint Requirements Council</header><subsection id="HF02A30242E66457E98311AD16BB11B25" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a council to be known as the <quote>Joint Requirements Council</quote> within the Department (referred to in this section as the <quote>Joint Requirements Council</quote>). </text></subsection><subsection id="HC66CCF513A564EAF9E517828D7D3BF7E" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Joint Requirements Council shall—</text><paragraph id="H850B6BF970894BF4B2BE08FEC914FEE3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop Department-wide policies relating to identifying, validating, and prioritizing capability gaps and requirements that reduce duplication and increase opportunities for efficiencies in meeting mission needs of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H783D6BF639664638A4E9894BD33FF29F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess and validate documentation outlining proposed capability gaps and requirements for all acquisition programs to ensure—</text><subparagraph id="H596C62B7D35A486A8968246549649636" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>alignment with the strategic goals of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A6D2556A0074F9083415DDE8CA55AAD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requirements are operationally relevant, well-defined, measurable, achievable, and cost-informed;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE96A317CF3EF4A32A5A78F7E86A73419" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>implement portfolio reviews to identify common capability gaps or mission needs among offices and components of the Department to harmonize investments and prevent unnecessary overlap and duplication; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CA3CA59F1D343418C1CF0DF24C69A30" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assist with developing joint requirements for any common capability gaps or mission needs identified pursuant to paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC50C53EF3AAA466A9EC52AF466C2AB46" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize new and existing requirements identified pursuant to paragraph (4) to make recommendations with respect to the annual budget development process of the Department to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or Associate Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63E5F947ECA849FD835EB62331750C73" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">track any changes to existing requirements, including the reasons for the changes, to identify opportunities to improve the requirements generation process across the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8486D77D93E648D8B79EBF2F59E8F163" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide technical support and assistance to components, including reviewing component-level policies for identifying, validating, and prioritizing capability gaps and requirements to ensure alignment with the Department-wide policies established under paragraph (2)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB07BCB657794A819196B497EDF2E758" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header><paragraph id="H4AFFC606F9104496BC1EB8CC44A6E1EF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint a chairperson of the Joint Requirements Council, for a term of not more than four years, from among senior officials from components of the Department or other senior officials as designated by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC2D6AAE1326416EA58A948A4CE2CCA2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure participation of relevant senior officials representing components of the Department and other senior officials as designated by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H61B84564C9AC4BDDB8837581E065ED2F" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary shall designate a full-time employee of the Department to serve as the executive secretariat of the Council.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAEF1C9F5FA34E1A8FC74D5902C19BB9" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Relationship to future years homeland security program</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the Future Years Homeland Security Program required under section 874 is consistent with any recommendations of the Joint Requirements Council required under subsection (b)(5).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3EABF6A32E1B486A893CF823B1D1AEB2" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual report</header><paragraph id="H7762060EF6F24BF4A92A4F806E92827F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the chairperson of the Joint Requirements Council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the activities of the Joint Requirements Council for the previous fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39B93675153542A9B2F477336E7A39F9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include a list of documents validated by the Council that identifies—</text><subparagraph id="HB4122F925C27423B917602304503FDE4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the type of document validated;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF35D89BCD884C99A9A72225FAD2F40C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the relevant components that submitted such document;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67417454F6994DFA938D9DB74794011F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the document version, if previously validated, and reason for revision; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6EB3D6030154CA6BE886C5849A78287" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dates of initial submission and final validation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD802D60E43C249CDB6B46C60146E0A63" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>joint requirement</quote> means a condition or need of more than one office or component of the Department that is required to be met or possessed by a system, product, or service to satisfy an operational mission.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HB91E833E9CDB4ED7957B066936F8E177" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890C the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="H82421E74342140C09BD1453079CE7CCB" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 890D. Joint Requirements Council.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H867830B1811B4ACF8ACC901A1FAA69CA" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>410.</enum><header>Mentor-protégé program</header><subsection id="H8AE949D14266448A96BD7294D09CC66D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/451">6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H27D50D0775894F4F94D3B80AD7085288" style="OLC"><section id="H9AD780B23828429E8915ECE482A0E6FC" commented="no"><enum>890E.</enum><header>Mentor-protégé program</header><subsection id="H2BF2F7C9CCBB4A7CB1804AC35A1C57EA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Department a mentor-protégé program (in this section referred to as the <quote>Program</quote>) under which a mentor firm enters into an agreement with a protégé firm for the purpose of assisting the protégé firm to compete for prime contracts and subcontracts of the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="H88F55912D7514BB7BF5F46C5E2583951" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria for mentor firms and protégé firms to be eligible to participate in the Program, including a requirement that a firm is not included on any list maintained by the Federal Government of contractors that have been suspended or debarred.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA2205D388D1E4748A46E1A24382DCCAE" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program application and approval</header><paragraph id="H852B0BB928A9440993AAA6EFB1DA251F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department, shall establish a process for submission of an application jointly by a mentor firm and the protégé firm selected by the mentor firm. The application shall include each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="HC3962FD83CF44485BEA61263151A1418" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of the assistance to be provided by the mentor firm, including, to the extent available, the number and a brief description of each anticipated subcontract to be awarded to the protégé firm.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA13D80320B449378F6C24361F7DB02B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A schedule with milestones for achieving the assistance to be provided over the period of participation in the Program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3738774124014E4EA96DFB9B84E737F7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An estimate of the costs to be incurred by the mentor firm for providing assistance under the Program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72D8CF65FFDB44D88B99D60A73E8E5AF" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attestation that Program participants will submit to the Secretary reports at times specified by the Secretary to assist the Secretary in evaluating the developmental progress of the protégé firm.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A62ACD8FF9D44CFB5FE84F5A2CE8975" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Attestations that Program participants will inform the Secretary in the event of change in eligibility or voluntary withdrawal from the Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95C1EAB7ADC7422084D99D62611E6DAF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not later than 60 days after receipt of an application pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall notify applicants of approval or, in the case of disapproval, the process for resubmitting an application for reconsideration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E215AA0E2DF429CAD62EB1334D6A9FF" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rescission</header><text>The head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization may rescind the approval of an application under this subsection if it determines that such action is in the best interest of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H83B8CDA2C78B4D6F8B685415CBF9E6E4" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Program duration</header><text>A mentor firm and protégé firm approved pursuant to subsection (c) shall enter into an agreement to participate in the Program for a period of not less than 36 months.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB8AB266820CB4DF382D82A6552734B51" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program benefits</header><text>A mentor firm and protégé firm that enter into an agreement under subsection (d) may receive the following Program benefits:</text><paragraph id="H87283C2147DD4C2B90F34D02D74E3E5C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>With respect to an award of a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive evaluation credit for participating in the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7ECED650888E429CA4382DCCB18EC88D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>With respect to an award of a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive credit for a protégé firm performing as a first tier subcontractor or a subcontractor at any tier in an amount equal to the total dollar value of any subcontracts awarded to such protégé firm.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H03804578B5B34AF587747AF589BA58C6" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A protégé firm may receive technical, managerial, financial, or any other mutually agreed upon benefit from a mentor firm, including a subcontract award.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BF99244E80948D4B4F19227674A029E" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H8B957FDF1B3644B7ABEF672D4E187142" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress of carrying out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H759CB90A2B444DFF8FAA2757EC3B0B52" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="HAB3C112B013744088912E1DFDFB32384" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Identification of each agreement between a mentor firm and a protégé firm entered into under this section, including the number of protégé firm participants that are—</text><clause id="H7A6C80D404B44B46800E22B3F6E55655" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>small business concerns;</text></clause><clause id="HBF60DC5F8DC14902BC6AC490EFEF8E9A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans;</text></clause><clause id="HF474D2215D8147E0B6C83150804C40EF" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans;</text></clause><clause id="H1A16EDD387D842148F06319B5287F8D6" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>qualified HUBZone small business concerns;</text></clause><clause id="H81377CD14C0E459A99AB5A7509412C45" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;</text></clause><clause id="H8A5FD614A46B4710B694B0615EBF5459" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>women-owned small business concerns;</text></clause><clause id="H82ED6CCD1BB64BAD9E51C8E06CCED41B" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>historically Black colleges and universities; and</text></clause><clause id="HB1077779AEE349C9A6B1FAD1BA4602FD" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>minority institution of higher education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2721BB6D771C479593C397D3023833BF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of contracts within the Department in which a mentor firm serving as the prime contractor provided subcontracts to a protégé firm under the Program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF97203C901EF4A9CB3FF503D1FF89A52" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of the type of assistance provided by a mentor firm to a protégé firm.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE80C326402F4315ABEAEEB57882663E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of—</text><clause id="HEFD57C9CA19644F7A94B5084AB2505A3" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the increase, if any, in the technical capabilities of each protégé firm; and</text></clause><clause id="H745711B1E715429C9C4DA992882534C9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and value of prime contract and subcontract awards to protégé firms.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B182B34910C47AF816CE77E6433A27C" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to limit, diminish, impair, or otherwise affect the authority of the Department to participate in any program carried out by or requiring approval of the Small Business Administration or adopt or follow any regulation or policy that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may promulgate. </text></subsection><subsection id="H544F6B06860C40F7B7E8C0DFAE227F1B" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H57EDCEB37A184D71AEB75C275BBCA425" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="H7321130E90CA486CB1F1F0B0ADE1710D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD5FD6216A234479B25DCC797D3EC62E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44A01C2DD48643A4A61898FA60F9AADF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Historically black college or university</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>historically Black college or university</quote> means any of the historically Black colleges and universities referred to in section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on March 1, 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3059199009C946F29EBCE96A1A112A94" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mentor firm</header><text>The term <quote>mentor firm</quote> means a for-profit business concern that is not a small business concern that—</text><subparagraph id="H9324122860004C8D8B7ED9AA280AAB41" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has the ability to assist and commits to assisting a protégé to compete for Federal prime contracts and subcontracts; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADE66C74F1CB45B9994CEB2A48C8CD0A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>satisfies any other requirements imposed by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFAB55A43E4E48039DF7A7710FADE7BD" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Minority institution of higher education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>minority institution of higher education</quote> means an institution of higher education with a student body that reflects the composition specified in section 312(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC79F76C083604D598E54D2C37DB16D68" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Protégé firm</header><text>The term <quote>protégé firm</quote> means a small business concern, a historically Black college or university, or a minority institution of higher education that—</text><subparagraph id="HF33ABEAF39C348A7BAFBF26DE8EAFBE9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is eligible to enter into a prime contract or subcontract with the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC585D5AEA7884E98B747A24736043964" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>satisfies any other requirements imposed by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8D26918EF8244CAAA00A9BBC1A2C822" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Small business concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>small business concern</quote> has meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBA340C918CD4437BF1C1225B0C05DB5" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans</header><text>The term <quote>small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H636098B608B54963BD2BBE5A66722DAB" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Small business concern owned and controlled by veterans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>small business concern owned and controlled by veterans</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3(q)(3) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8EF0FEF9808405DBB575E5376C10152" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Small business concern owned and controlled by women</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>small business concern owned and controlled by women</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3(n) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632(n)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E768A444DB04414A15226D69B8E86A6" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Qualified HUBZone small business concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>qualified HUBZone small business concern</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632(p)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3316C331ADEB485C8CCDFCC9B8AA6D87" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <quote>small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HEFDF8D5C4760413FA062AD5CFBA4465C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890D the following new item:</text><quoted-block id="H19BD6F1D9450429AB6D636FFDD3D4235" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 890E. Mentor-protégé program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HBA02F6997795445CA08DABB5376B9209" commented="no"><enum>411.</enum><header>Fitness information transparency</header><subsection id="H8BF1A246F490439B8B4E37E53F8AB478" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consolidation of fitness standards</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department, shall—</text><paragraph id="H7E252897C25E449C90EAA395EB4EBDDF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with the heads of components of the Department to review and consolidate all Federal contractor fitness standards used by the Department and its components in order to issue a uniform set of fitness standards that reflect public trust concerns which correspond to each position risk level;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF841D441F56B4A858CF528E818CC032D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the Department and the heads of its components to use such uniform fitness standards that correspond to the relevant position risk level as the basis for fitness determinations for a contractor employee; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12AD478429DF45EEB0A3BD0712C2A9C0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publish such uniform fitness standards that correspond to each such position risk level on the public website of the Department and cause the same to be printed in the Federal Register.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC95EFBEE500549D3A621602DA65425C1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deviation from uniform fitness standards</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department, may authorize the Department or a component of the Department to deviate from the uniform fitness standards issued pursuant to subsection (a) on a position-by-position basis if—</text><paragraph id="HEDB49AACEF0E4801B15EEEFE9EEA48AC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary publishes in writing on the public website of the Department and causes the same to be printed in the Federal Register a certification that contains—</text><subparagraph id="H2A86BCE5AEE34A7691605FFADA1F263A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a determination that such uniform fitness standards are not sufficient to protect information, systems, or facilities of the Department the unauthorized disclosure of which or unauthorized access to which could reasonably be expected to cause substantial damage to the integrity and efficiency of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A6F488C496C49D09D6FDB416FA9DA19" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of approved additional fitness standards and a list to which positions such deviation applies; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E07C78CE61C433781188942681114C2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exigent circumstances created by a Presidential declaration of a major disaster issued pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>) require such deviation to mitigate staffing shortages for the duration of such declaration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H47A5C434FF8A4BF6A1BA7C2BAEEAE417" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reciprocity</header><paragraph id="HEAAB1E48C7EA45A68E8E24E0647920E9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief Security Officer of the Department shall implement a process to ensure fitness determinations made by the Department are uniformly accepted throughout the Department and its components.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HADF23BB9FBE4493D83B0DBC0401977C5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sufficiency</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department, may, as appropriate, deem a favorably adjudicated personnel security investigation sufficient to satisfy a requirement to complete a contractor fitness determination under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA58C31D10CF42E1A12E37019AC88630" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation of uniform process regarding fitness adjudication status updates</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department and in coordination with heads of the components of the Department, shall implement a uniform process to—</text><paragraph id="H5BF68F9584124B06BBA72D7EE0897AAF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide, not less frequently than monthly, contractor representatives certified pursuant to subsection (e)(1) access to information regarding the status of fitness determinations for Department contractor employees relevant to such contractor representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H847A060D279D43258ADB227BA71193AE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collect each fiscal quarter data to allow the Department and its components and contractor representatives to assess average fitness investigation, adjudication, and determination processing times for each component of the Department, including information regarding the parameters used to calculate each such average.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA98EDF9336E4A8DA8DC68F34F765E99" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>Before the implementation of the uniform process described in subsection (d), the Secretary, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department, shall—</text><paragraph id="H60F6FBB3D163478E8F2DDE5ECB16A6C2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>certify that each contractor representative receiving information from such process has received information regarding practices relating to the adequate protection of personally identifiable information and has acknowledged in writing to adhere to such practices; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A5F3D66EBC048E0A7C53D88893F713B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to ensure that such process is consistent with current best practices across the Federal Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC778FA94B5054A14BBC3E559E9916A8F" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability of section 44936 of title 49, United States Code</header><text>No authority or policy created by or issued pursuant to this section shall apply to employees or contractors of an air carrier, foreign air carrier, or airport operator subject to employment investigations pursuant to section 44936 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6ACDBD0BA3FB4D67A39F2F9428B84A45" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the publication of uniform fitness standards described in subsection (a) and annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes—</text><paragraph id="HF856D2B30AA54B06A36D5631AFB902BA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information relating to—</text><subparagraph id="HAF79A732C49448308265D62D006E58A3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of deviation requests under subsection (b) made to the Chief Security Officer of the Department, including—</text><clause id="H194160567B394F46AEE312B382D7D0E4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of deviation requests approved and the corresponding justification for each such deviation from such fitness standards; and</text></clause><clause id="H362EEE425584462686143E0BA41214E0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of deviation requests denied and the corresponding justification for each such denial;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2717F08E90CB4BE88517BA4B429DAC11" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number and average duration of Federal contractor fitness determinations for each component of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C59D00CAA4844D5A6C2291CF2949FEA" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the use of programs or policies that allow contractors to begin work prior to the completion of a fitness determination;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F1FEA4C500F476C9EB258C066170D7D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, information relating to the number of individuals who, during the preceding calendar year, received from the Department, by reason of an affiliation with or membership in an organization dedicated to terrorism—</text><subparagraph id="H2F43B44F1E1C49D5881E38EE34925339" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an unfavorable fitness determination; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37493B890548419D9BA4DE46A61BE1A2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a favorable fitness determination;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4F2195F055B4EA3B6DAB8FB54B2B170" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information relating to the degree to which fitness determinations made by the Department and its components or other Federal agencies are recognized on a reciprocal basis by the Department and its components pursuant to subsection (c)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A28D1AE9CAD49679D4DDBECD21664EE" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>information relating to the degree to which suitability and fitness determinations for Federal applicants and appointees made by the Department and its components or other Federal agencies are recognized on a reciprocal basis by the Department and its components; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE954A5297974368A1AE19514B121304" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>information relating to the degree to which the Secretary, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department, uses the authority authorized under subsection (c)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D732FC9687A4779A36D61A4D7C29F0C" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Suitability status updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Security Officer of the Department, in consultation with the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, shall develop a plan to provide suitability and fitness determination status updates to Federal applicants and appointees in a manner similar to such updates provided to contractor representatives pursuant to subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="HF190FAA78E944574BC6DFBF264F3E630" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Exigent circumstances fitness determination review</header><text>The Chief Security Officer of the Department may conduct an immediate review of a fitness determination of a contractor employee when such a contractor employee has engaged in violent acts against individuals, property, or public spaces based on the association of such a contractor employee with persons or organizations that advocate, threaten, or use force or violence, or any other illegal or unconstitutional means, in an effort to prevent others from exercising their rights under the Constitution or laws of the United States or of any State, based on factors including, at a minimum, race, religion, national origin, or disability.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7E029A2CD17C426A84C5676A2D9C9D3E" commented="no"><enum>(j)</enum><header>No additional funds authorized</header><text>No additional funds are authorized to be obligated or expended to carry out this section. </text></subsection><subsection id="H22E8F13A77A54FF0A0ADFF0ACF502E46" commented="no"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H1723EEDBD3724A23967C11E2AB03D9AE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contractor</header><text>The term <quote>contractor</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 7101 of title 41, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51B26C083FF54A35ABEFFBE02F4A9BDA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text>The term <quote>contracts</quote> includes— </text><subparagraph id="H217B66827CED48DE9949B57F95771BDA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>personal services contracts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6A1C34BD60A45C7A04B184E6F7CD2BD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contracts between any non-Federal entity and the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD797E3C8B28A48CD8039A7A8295AA386" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>subcontracts between any non-Federal entity and another non-Federal entity to perform work related to the primary contract with the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB382C3B04A3F4C48AFE0CD7C77C49191" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contractor employee</header><text>The term <quote>contractor employee</quote> means an individual who—</text><subparagraph id="H161F2093CDC64B348FA98A60EE907D9C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performs work for, or on behalf of, any Federal agency under a contract; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7021910507D64ED789E238BC06CD5CB7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in order to perform the work specified under such contract, will require access to facilities, information, information technology systems, staff, or other assets of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H957CFD64C5834597BD1EBB400B559443" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by the nature of the access or duties of such individual, adversely affect the integrity or efficiency of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H10F7E17B83CC427BBE6178BF62098998" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Contractor representative</header><text>The term <quote>contractor representative</quote> means a person employed by a contractor who is designated in writing by an authorized official of a contractor as responsible for managing and communicating with the Department or its components on behalf of such contractor on matters relating to fitness determinations, and is certified pursuant to subsection (e)(1) regarding the adequate protection of personally identifiable information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF60987C7DB214B18A8F5D2F6EE0AF41F" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Excepted service</header><text>The term <quote>excepted service</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D3340DBF66E481FB52B8E6E4FC9F296" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Fitness</header><text>The term <quote>fitness</quote> means the level of character and conduct necessary for an individual to perform work for, or on behalf of, a Federal agency in the excepted service, other than a position subject to a suitability determination or as a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H84E12DED958C416B83B3F65B0B5DEBE4" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Fitness determination</header><text>The term <quote>fitness determination</quote> means a decision by a Federal agency that an individual does or does not have the required level of character and conduct necessary to perform work for or on behalf of a Federal agency in the excepted service, other than a position subject to a suitability determination, as a contractor employee, or as a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEAF365CC97ED488B80776FB35BDA9B44" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Information technology</header><text>The term <quote>information technology</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H33297A0C1145428C8857D84BA0E9FC5D" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Personnel security investigation</header><text>The term <quote>personnel security investigation</quote> has the meaning given such term in subsection (a) of section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3341">50 U.S.C. 3341</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC67B45D7D7FD4615BFD80807C23FF7B3" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Suitability determination</header><text>The term <quote>suitability determination</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 731.101 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDEDA1B104A3A47CF9FFDCE7F8FE74F43" commented="no"><enum>412.</enum><header>Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests according to certain criteria</header><subsection id="H2284BCADEFB546B0BDAC6E8412D3BF94" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/391">6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9790ADCCE7FF48D283BDD4EA92E34A45" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="HEB3A137F40A24E13A9441EFE0DD16ADB" commented="no"><enum>839B.</enum><header>Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests according to certain criteria</header><subsection id="H8ED05026784A438CB0760F2A67AB2191" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that any procurement of covered items for a frontline operational component satisfies the following criteria:</text><paragraph id="H0063CEFF15C94B2391EAFDD09573BB09" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To the extent practicable, not less than one-third of funds obligated in a specific fiscal year for the procurement of such covered items shall be covered items that are manufactured in, at least in part, the United States by entities that qualify as small business concerns.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2BADA8F4DFA42329CFFA842C4CA2831" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each prime contractor, with respect to the procurement of such covered items shall ensure—</text><subparagraph id="HE90AA725FCEC4E8F988E0D9DB67115F6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each first-tier subcontractor and end item manufacturer is in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8031D295B96F498EB2A586BA902371C3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each first-tier subcontractor and end-item manufacturer is in compliance with a standard identified by the Secretary as appropriate for quality, such as ISO 9001:2015 of the International Organization for Standardization; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H371DF0F01A694E64A50C3E99AA5BAF3A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability of a first-tier subcontractor to fulfill the terms of the contract is verified.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B3E40CAA49B4974B7AE228E009F2913" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Each supplier of such a covered item with an insignia (such as any patch, badge, or emblem) and each supplier of such an insignia, if such covered item with such insignia or such insignia, as the case may be, is not produced, applied, or assembled in the United States, shall—</text><subparagraph id="H7019AA12EF014AC6AB944568E8F81EC8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>store such covered item with such insignia or such insignia in a locked area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6161DC9A69E4F7AB801B1C7F58EE046" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report any pilferage or theft of such covered item with such insignia or such insignia occurring at any stage before delivery of such covered item with such insignia or such insignia; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1C9A3455CEA4BA38B2C50020E63B160" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>destroy any defective or unusable covered item with insignia or insignia in a manner established by the Secretary, and maintain records, for three years after the creation of such records, of such destruction that include the date of such destruction, a description of the covered item with insignia or insignia destroyed, the quantity of the covered item with insignia or insignia destroyed, and the method of destruction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE61000B8E6B947FE9A5A8D40B343BB3A" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pricing</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that covered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, consistent with the procedures and guidelines specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H94CD2E7F2A084CB09802F96BF0A517AB" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that includes information relating to the following:</text><paragraph id="H2FBC2C3875224A7B905808017A9433DE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Instances in which vendors have failed to meet deadlines for delivery of covered items and corrective actions taken by the Department in response to such instances.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H31AD598D77494C68913144B3581E0366" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The status of efforts to carry out paragraph (1) of subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H44190F25935D4EE9983E8E6E232FBE68" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of how the Department ensures the compliance of each prime contractor with the requirements of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and any instances of non-compliance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H410E70AB292F4FEF873FAF41E97146FA" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that compliance with paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is impractical, the Secretary shall, not later than 15 days after making such determination, submit to the to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an explanation relating to such determination and specifics with respect to the percentage of covered items procured by small business concerns.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0F151296D29F46E3B1DF3896F6271DC0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>This section shall not apply to the purchase of covered items by the Department to be used by the Department for training purposes.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEE3091D00E2444679E97E006F45B91CA" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Uniform allowance report</header><paragraph id="H7FB9E491286D49B3BAD379677FA866A4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the adequacy of uniform allowances provided to employees of Department frontline operational components.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53735A1B5CC64BE8816150A8A7780496" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="HDEDB4AD8B77D4E2DA0BB8A12D2C6DB6C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be informed by a Department-wide survey of employees from across the Department who received uniform allowances to identify—</text><clause id="H44EE6068C2174E419277A45345D58914" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improvements, if any, with respect to uniform allowances; and</text></clause><clause id="H7847EB86CDD346DB8176EE1CB1E5A3D9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impacts, if any, on the relationship between such allowances and employee morale and retention; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0C7F8457168481AA64553A934AEE785" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make recommendations with respect to increasing uniform allowances by—</text><clause id="HC88FDC8D846A4C56A07F939B3F184517" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 25 percent for first year employees; and</text></clause><clause id="HFC8868348F034553B3DE86874417B10B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least 50 percent for all other employees.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H224F37F4F7574C838257B53D6537D2AB" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section shall apply to a contract entered into by the Department or any of its frontline operational components on the day that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section. </text></subsection><subsection id="H9D605D763D8448F8A184F570F23F7577" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H8B8C5D15719C41BD86FB992FB8116E74" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered item</header><text>The term <quote>covered item</quote> refers to any of the following with respect to a Department frontline operational component:</text><subparagraph id="HEFCF7597CD04451D85BB1A1287395E57" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Body armor components intended to provide ballistic protection for an individual, consisting of—</text><clause id="H7D7EE068628B4D5683031F9BE3AAF331" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>soft ballistic panels;</text></clause><clause id="H73EE55D6F1BC445EBECF15AF694C42CA" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>hard ballistic plates;</text></clause><clause id="HD390B82C95AF41B7A09069A17C14CD8E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>concealed armor carriers worn under a uniform; and</text></clause><clause id="H8EE703A755594947AF72A9B201C89F81" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>external armor carriers worn over a uniform.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CBB24BC6C464F898607E2F6CA68F40D" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Helmets that provide ballistic protection and other head protection and components.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H039A929EB7A343DEB1C98800C62554EA" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Protective eyewear.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77B763FDAF8B4CB4AAEE938076EF9BDA" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Rain gear, cold weather gear, other environmental and flame-resistant clothing.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA20A0402C832462EB062E419D102170C" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Footwear.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6EFF3577A2F452E8D55B3B133A542F7" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Uniforms.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H613DA699444549E78BEC80BAEA97EF5A" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Bags and packs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B6257D51FFB49519CEF2EAA60F5DE1C" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Holsters and tactical pouches.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49C2AFA30AC34FD18131358852220D61" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Patches, insignia, and embellishments.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9C84012CA6F4EB2983889350BE0100B" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Respiratory or medical-grade protective masks.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9C4A21782964E818856DC380376B5F3" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear protective gear.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H529ADADBE0EA431EBB57B6D83FFDE475" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Hearing protection equipment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01D93479FB864FA4BB71A396A8083ABC" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Any other item or personal protective equipment as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE530EFAF0E0F48F9BA124F549045F75B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department frontline operational component</header><text>The term <quote>Department frontline operational component</quote> refers to any of the following components of the Department: </text><subparagraph id="H9223FE4AB29340DE92B68C687050F4B4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC043D2CEAC41498BA298E9F7DDFFEE5F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Federal Emergency Management Agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25663AEE5C89413D973A4DA6A5C6CF30" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H750AD314C3224A83895B0F1C852FA1C4" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Federal Protective Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA2679976E554B84B81C90026499EFC9" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Transportation Security Administration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD01F10263D7C4F0D94359CB49156BFE4" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The United States Secret Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H216AC6A123FA407593D54AFC1296C20E" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC11DEC80F4B84CC08D92BD4892620170" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF6F9ADD1F6D45D993886DE25393822B" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Small business concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>small business concern</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7C164CDED0EA41A79F3FDC7239F5CAB0" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 839A the following new item: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2FBFAE5DCA6747529FFA172EAB5765BC" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 839B. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests according to certain criteria.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HA5D53FA8690E41A083AAB10766589D3D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>413.</enum><header>Prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems</header><subsection id="H963100EF416F488EA764E759331CCAF0" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not operate, provide financial assistance for, or enter into or renew a contract for the procurement of—</text><paragraph id="HE33DCB352AD8478AA3B29E373549E0FE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a covered unmanned aircraft system; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE21DBAA58AF1471BBAF687A875469842" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a system manufactured in a covered foreign country or by a covered foreign entity to detect or identify unmanned aircraft systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H651D407217F54A6D9360CAC7F86B142C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the prohibition under subsection (a), on a case by case basis, by certifying, in writing, to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that such a waiver is required—</text><paragraph id="H917B391FDCE647EEB820CE81144B620E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the national interest of the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDEACFE030A04498B586134003709DF2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for counter-unmanned aircraft system surrogate testing and training; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C7ACF5502B479FBC136FC52F983E37" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for intelligence, electronic warfare, or information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and or training.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0816292A03D34BA2B6CDE0186033B84E" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H60BE301E9CCE45A7B501F24CD44D9D35" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered foreign entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered foreign entity</quote> means an entity located or incorporated in a covered foreign country. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1FD2C5178154B4E97D42279BF84388D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered foreign country</header><text>The term <quote>covered foreign country</quote> means a country designated as a strategic competitor in the <quote>Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America: Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive Edge</quote> issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H55C75703C4CD441EA03B1338B036835E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered unmanned aircraft system</header><text>The term <quote>covered unmanned aircraft system</quote> means an unmanned aircraft system that—</text><subparagraph id="HF507BDA4981E49FC8F7617F9F4532D8C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is manufactured in a covered foreign country or by a covered foreign entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BB4F664FBCE4F5FA22BABD9C2D595A9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>uses flight controllers, radios, data transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals manufactured by such a country or such an entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H394A656A64FD49EFB9372EB8FD4203A8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses a ground control system or operating software developed in such a country or by such an entity; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77AB2A5F659B4897B62A6A7B5C1572B1" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>uses network connectivity or data storage located in such a country or administered by such an entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F1BDFCAF8624F9996C54BD529B5B9FF" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unmanned aircraft system</header><text>The term <quote>unmanned aircraft system</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB50683AAC4A84A3CB1AEE0167817A562" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>414.</enum><header>Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUS) homeland security partnerships</header><subsection id="H2F6C271D374948F6995C4A9519756AE3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department-Wide strategy for enhanced partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and minority-Serving institutions</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department, shall—</text><paragraph id="H83E0505AF9024B53A2D4BA980C97B588" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a Department-wide strategy to enhance partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions that includes yearly goals, including goals related to improving recruitment and hiring, research and development, and acquisition opportunities at such institutions, through fiscal year 2026; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A0CEBAAE22F45ABB0546F614D28A7E9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the head of each component of the Department to—</text><subparagraph id="H29B1C93AD95C48219A52344CE1F98EC3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 150 days after the date of the issuance under paragraph (1) of the Department-wide strategy, develop a component-specific action plan to implement such strategy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89FE69FBBE324BE8B12DC0FCBC34F53E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor progress on such implementation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC098DF4ACBD49E084D68A66A6F9C48B" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not later than one year after the date of such issuance, report to the Secretary regarding progress on such implementation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB94CC31423DB46039A576223D8385F67" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhancement of Research and Development Partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall seek to enhance partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions with respect to administering the research and development activities of the Department by, among other things—</text><paragraph id="HD3F04E5595AB440DAEADE5D226E54CB3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encouraging the participation of such colleges, universities, and institutions in the research, development, testing, and evaluation programs and activities of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H161BEFCD91B54A8C97171FB2699E4CBB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitating partnerships between such colleges, universities, and institutions and private sector stakeholders, national laboratories, and other academic institutions in areas important to homeland security, including cybersecurity, emergency management, and counterterrorism; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H910F3B864D9345E888CACE2F157215F3" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>distributing funds through Science and Technology Directorate grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to such colleges, universities, and institutions for enhancements in areas important to homeland security, including cybersecurity, emergency management, and counterterrorism.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA532A1826D464B09A80B74E18D74B115" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Career opportunities partnerships</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Human Capitol Officer of the Department, shall make available to historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions a current list of internship, fellowship, scholarship, and recruitment opportunities within the Department for students and recent graduates of such colleges, universities, and institutions.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4279E800FE504BFDB28701814118505E" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acquisition partnerships</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department, shall—</text><paragraph id="HFDA84946EEF24685B44B76774BC3169E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify how to increase the participation of historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions in Department acquisitions, including identifying existing opportunities for historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to participate in the contracting program of the Small Business Administration for minorities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A0C39A3417346D8ADB2F3585BB178E8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminate to such colleges, universities, and institutions—</text><subparagraph id="H02C665B7EFA54409964A43E07B27246C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information identified in accordance with paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H749170FAC87146CFB5BB0008331FA876" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>current and future opportunities to participate in Department acquisitions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C6004F22E224961844718C1DB389A6C" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report</header><paragraph id="H444F82AF6FA249A2B0A5687CBE20E7C2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the efforts of the Department to partner with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF728DFC030EE46D885E94A0236AECD90" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text>The annual reports required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="HFC5A61EA4CC343B88D42D2B488719DFB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A list of awards, including the corresponding monetary value for each such award, to historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions, disaggregated by grant, contract, cooperative agreement, and other research development test and evaluation activity, initiative, and program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AC78F9AC785412F8AD3B9B591BD9C9B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the Department is partnering with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions under the partnerships, programs, and activities referred to in subsections (b), (c), and (d), and how such partnerships, programs, and activities have helped such colleges, universities, and institutions participate in acquisitions with the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H176718B911604942AAF23AB435D31648" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A summary of outreach efforts to historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions, and an identification of any Department programs and initiatives in which such colleges, universities, and institutions are under-represented among institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA14BF0E57CEA4AD6AFC336A82ED7DF9E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the status of efforts made by the Department pursuant to subsections (a) through (d), including—</text><clause id="H2BC92C63777E47E782BC676E11ADA726" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for subsection (a), Department-wide goals pursuant to the Department-wide strategy to enhance partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions under such subsection, and the status of efforts to implement action plans throughout the Department to carry out such strategy; and</text></clause><clause id="H5433A2F12572467A9A9E0B1A3490309D" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for subsection (c), participation rates in each internship, fellowship, scholarship, and recruitment opportunity referred to in such subsection, listed by historically Black college and university and minority-serving institution so participating.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EC0BED893F5437C8617D0D2AA5DEE7E" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A list of memoranda of understanding entered into by the Department with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions and information on the parties and scope of each such memorandum of understanding.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Other reforms</header><subtitle id="H99C77C4CA5CF4244A1C780BE89AF05F5" commented="no"><enum>A</enum><header>Frontline operational reforms</header><section id="HA908919B280D4D3EA6A0AE1BE407D2A3" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>501.</enum><header>Limitations relating to secretarial authorities associated with the protection of public property</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC1F14088725C480A97966953EB871D88" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HA85E6FE2C3CE414FAA0FCF1710AED99B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of the Department of Homeland Security, including employees transferred to the Department</quote> and insert <quote>transferred to the Department</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H172F35F90F7142A292A4C27E23E05872" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2002,</quote> and inserting <quote>2002</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12F0170736184F2189699E59EF3322DF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="HD2A8E887D82145CEADD2F527F3C836A1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>While engaged in the performance of official duties,</quote> and inserting <quote>To the extent necessary to protect the property described in subsection (a) and persons on such property,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB7FAFFC48CD4B2D96C5EB83530D71C2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>firearms</quote> and inserting <quote>a firearm</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H945B13EC6AB5432DB5AF1B7ECE3939B0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>if the officer or agent has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony;</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block id="HD8149B38A2CC47B79E092F053E7031DA" style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>if—</text><clause id="H3B23A97F0CF74AA1B7423F0AF5CAF99D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the officer or agent has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a felony on or related to property owned or occupied by the Federal Government;</text></clause><clause id="H6ED488C6EB7547F78A06193CFFC6B5AE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the arrest—</text><subclause id="HD61A85D9E01549D5AAE5757C2C25280B" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>occurs on the Federal property or an area in the immediate vicinity of the property and does not extend beyond any adjacent sidewalk, public street, or other adjacent areas;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4674768160FC443E95185909B775037F" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of an agreement under subsection (e), occurs in an area in which arrests are permitted under the parameters established in such agreement; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H96D9EB7A15D44F05A71D6A2A8B716120" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is carried out in an area not covered under subclause (I) or (II) only if—</text><item id="H4DEF89BE57A34ED4BBFD4972A27DD6FE" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the officer or agent is in active pursuit of a person who is otherwise subject to arrest under this subparagraph; and</text></item><item id="HB14ACA6F49294031B01B58301C48A23A" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>such person exits the area covered by subclause (I) or (II), as applicable, during such pursuit; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="HBAC426CE364942D2A538135C83A0B51B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>there are specific and articulable facts to support a reasonable belief that the person may—</text><subclause id="H822AF0E34BBE485D95EB473CA8F25BB1" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>escape before a warrant can be obtained for his or her arrest;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1B79C77AA5084246906E12773E5AC227" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>destroy evidence; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HDA908C76C2C447B89ECD5578EF19B2CF" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>continue the commission of a felony on or related to property owned or occupied by the Federal Government;</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E90CDA864034DB383E6FB4663FBA6B9" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, except that such investigations and any associated surveillance shall be restricted solely to offenses that may have been committed against property owned or occupied by the Federal Government; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6233865FD39D467793C9C8C534C5ADBA" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H01DC573285C14F09BD3119BE864D9B8B" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HF0CC3BE3F6BE43EF86EF2E29B3AB0523" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>carry out such other activities necessary to protect the property described in subsection (a) and persons on such property as the Secretary may prescribe.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3487BD5131734C7B93A21B2741BC9B58" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HA53F7E3278974B4FB04C242ACB6C6ADB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Secretary may enter into agreements</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary shall enter into agreements, including memoranda of understanding,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H114A2EE2141440FD9A0B3EB6DF54BF19" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>Any such agreement, including memoranda of understanding, entered into under this subsection shall include a requirement that all officers and agents designated under this subsection and subject to such agreement wear body cameras while on duty.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0D35C540F3348C1B8BA9D608403B55B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE530872FA32426FB4F89D0D3DE96A37" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block id="H7DEE316CE0E24CC0A43B8259F6A5A4DB" style="OLC"><subsection id="HFB8A5829EBBF4FE4A6E8A7588C67E8FF" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Identification as Federal officer</header><text>An officer or agent designated under this section shall, while engaged in the performance of official duties, display—</text><paragraph id="HA12D8D90B3AD40F99193B413B2FE1CAE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appropriate insignia identifying the component of the Department from which such officer or agent has been designated; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF1116E252484DCC8FFDB4CF649B9B2A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the full name of the officer or agent.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF1EA73CEF262488385B3250869DEC57D" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitation on arrests</header><text>With respect to any arrest carried out under subsection (b)(2)(C), the officer or agent shall—</text><paragraph id="HFFB9C4CA9C30427C8E934B7409D78E86" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify himself or herself and the component of the Department with which such officer or agent is employed;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD79AB0CAF845431AA1CF17D3A2F308E8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inform the individual being arrested of the cause for such arrest;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAED9ACADE9974FB2A6530C6397B15556" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of an arrest carried out pursuant to an agreement under subsection (e), notify any State or local government that is party to such agreement of the arrest; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B5B6950EC6A4F0E87EA02D89D1A34A0" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>document the details of the arrest and the cause for such arrest.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HE6C001268057409CA9B47DFABA42CA1E" commented="no"><enum>502.</enum><header>Requests relating to Department of Homeland Security personnel or equipment</header><subsection id="H4AEE3B7FA3704300AED1389C84826621" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/451">6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H203268087B574344AD91306FDFB07BBA" style="OLC"><section id="H042FAFD7B38E45B1A4C094DABC846877" commented="no"><enum>890F.</enum><header>Requests relating to personnel or equipment</header><subsection id="H87704BE4602D4F34A4C8878F4C5BA3A8" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide notification to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of the acceptance of a request by the Secretary to augment local law enforcement capabilities with the deployment of Department personnel, including law enforcement personnel, unmanned aerial system operations, or other equipment within 24 hours of such acceptance.</text></subsection><subsection id="H39395B8A093548F28F9E6149E001484D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The notification required under subsection (a) shall not apply to ongoing or routine joint operations or assignments authorized under law, including section 1303 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1112">6 U.S.C. 1112</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H52F8C1EAB4094C588A26C985142C6908" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890E the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEC87190EE011451094538A808B096A4E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 890F. Requests relating to personnel or equipment.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H04DCE2CD6156449B85DA01497BBF7CDD" commented="no"><enum>B</enum><header>Accountability and integrity reforms and miscellaneous matters</header><section id="H4E54BC5DAA1A4C24BBFEBEEE51F6C5F9" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>511.</enum><header>Privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties coordination required</header><subsection id="HB9CBD809CAB14169AD3157B3B1E26AC3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No head of a component or office of the Department may initiate, modify, or expand a program that may substantially impact the privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties of an individual or include the collection of personally identifiable information.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5DC991FA582447DF8D5D8C5C8C4282A9" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply if the head of the component or office of the Department at issue coordinates with the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department prior to the initiation, modification, or expansion referred to in such subsection.</text></subsection></section><section id="H77E15C38D6B84A8AB1D192E2477098C0" commented="no"><enum>512.</enum><header>Office of Public Affairs</header><subsection id="HC33C5E5368074D2382AD4A23443D008F" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs of the Department and the General Counsel of the Department, shall—</text><paragraph id="H3089931118BB45A49620809DA726C374" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a code of conduct for all personnel involved in the public affairs operations of the Department and require certifications of receipt by such personnel of such code within 30 days of receipt; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9568BB960AA443D8644B853E6579E82" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish and disseminate a Department-wide management directive and associated guidelines for internal review of all public-facing materials to maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) that includes information with respect to reviews of such materials by the Office of General Counsel of the Department for—</text><subparagraph id="HF3254E66C0174E14A0B58895782F6A9C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>legal sufficiency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80620964F3CC448095A09A247BABD57E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with section 515 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">Public Law 106–554</external-xref>) (otherwise referred to as the <quote>Data Quality Act</quote> or the <quote>Information Quality Act</quote>) and any other relevant Federal data integrity requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H21F9D133BF6F485EA3A8BBABD2E9828C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department shall—</text><paragraph id="H66883E164317449B8DE77AD12F96FFBE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an audit of the public affairs offices throughout the Department that reviews compliance with the requirements specified in subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H45C49714EB3D4D43ABD04162F5CC9120" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue, as appropriate, recommendations to the Department to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of public-facing materials disseminated by the public affairs offices throughout the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H255BAC46CC584491A1E849E605E20144" commented="no"><enum>513.</enum><header>Department-wide social media policy</header><subsection id="H2E0DAD26FD1A43D2973B9D5A6D340B08" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management of the Department, shall issue a Department-wide management directive with respect to social media activity on official departmental accounts.</text></subsection><subsection id="H096E5754D97B47579301D2DEABD557C3" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text> The directive required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H5646085165CE4F1594D0CB246449ECBD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H6251B8D744A04FBDB385733BF909FF4D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the roles and responsibilities of offices within the Department with respect to monitoring the compliance of the social media policy of the Department, including the Office of the General Counsel and Privacy Office; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8158F4F0E0474EE0A91700A577DC0A32" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applicable Federal laws, regulations, and requirements that apply to social media use, including those related to information quality, ethical conduct, protecting individual privacy, and records management;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01ED73E7D4F64FCBAF2AC325C5297F36" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the process for authorizing an official, Department-branded social media account;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB9541C4BF1C4593A33673A854A60696" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training requirements, including mass communication and ethics training, for authorizing agency officials to use Department accounts to communicate in their official capacity; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H73E8E398464F4216A5C912838DF55874" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>guidance with respect to the use of personal social media accounts.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEC3A1767FF4A475B8DF30B055F75FAF5" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain a list of all current official social media accounts of the Department on the website of the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB8066AC39BF245A487E1EF9EAC3E1529" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Social media defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>social media</quote> means tools and technology to share communications, postings, or information on a public-facing website, web application, or digital application.</text></subsection></section><section id="HCCF4A11FE3294D2ABC11A8BE7ED842F5" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>514.</enum><header>Propaganda prohibited</header><subsection id="HEFA4E530C4F74410AAFA53D19EC6EDE9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management of the Department, shall—</text><paragraph id="H63450E8E610C4E35BD4941DA1F942932" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue a Department-wide directive prohibiting personnel from engaging in propaganda whether internally or externally, including with respect to public-facing materials; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF2F4D10504E4C3D9D9B9CC6ABCD6C1B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process to enforce the directive required under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEABAE4E978544FC289F1EFD530647B06" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspector General review</header><paragraph id="H594E043A3A9E410FA7BD5264CAEB11D7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2022, the Inspector General of the Department shall review—</text><subparagraph id="H179858E3866B429993C17AF2DFA252BA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the internal and external communications within the Department to determine if there is evidence of the Department engaging in propaganda with respect to—</text><clause id="HAA5E6D68271D42C08B28715534742646" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the August 2020 Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting;</text></clause><clause id="H497302FE771E45689B6B8AE4343CF471" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the 2020 protests in Portland, Oregon; or</text></clause><clause id="HFF66580437634C729BB2D46CC440390D" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the issuance of Executive Order 13769; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EBF0D9E3C464E7BBCD27D72793EBEA0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation of the Department-wide directive and oversight process required under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8D65A80C7ED495195A1F93735D45C0A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>After the completion of the review required under paragraph (1), the Inspector General of the Department shall issue recommendations, as appropriate, to strengthen protections against the engagement of propaganda within the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H000CD2FC89C046019956202FAA127CB0" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Propaganda defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>propaganda</quote> means information originated or disseminated through the use of Departmental resources with the intent to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view, including—</text><paragraph id="HD31D09509E70494FB58BC6BDB0BBAD87" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>materials designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DFF20EE8C074EE5910D920A2C423D1E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>materials designed to support or defeat proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch, including any State or local government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7948BADF095442F7A5445814235EE727" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>materials self-aggrandizing or overly publicizing and emphasizing the importance of the agency of the Department or departmental activity at issue;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B69428016244710A56CF8EAA8E0FFB0" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>materials that are prepared by the agency at issue or its contractors at the behest of the agency and circulated as the ostensible position of parties outside the agency without disclosure that the information originated with the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCAD2A13CD8864CBBB917015825EBEE36" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">purely partisan materials, including materials designed to aid a particular political party or candidate subject to Federal prohibitions with respect to Federal employees.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB375FE80B18447BE82C4ECAF50B56B36" commented="no"><enum>515.</enum><header>Office of Inspector General</header><subsection id="HBF78D62382E6412892C3EC9615061CDA" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/361">6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before section 812 the following new section:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE4409EC3A61A4BAD83997897E1507DB0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H5EFD9F36BCC74DD099D0C5D16C665A24" commented="no"><enum>811.</enum><header>Office of Inspector General</header><subsection id="H698F31432095461DAAC7B7EEC06D21E7" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="HDECB69E7C0F94121AF8AC8BD3DF11745" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publication of reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Inspector General of the Department shall, in accordance with section 4(a)(5) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and publish on the website of the Inspector General, the following, irrespective of whether the record contains recommendations or whether the Department concurs with included recommendations:</text><subparagraph id="H39A9206906A64B6DA36172C6637F9C7E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any report that substantiates an allegation of whistleblower retaliation pursuant to the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5509">5 U.S.C. 5509</external-xref> note), Military Whistleblower Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1034">10 U.S.C. 1034</external-xref>), or Presidential Personnel Directive–19.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB035076C12A439CAAC981E8CF4BA16F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Any report that substantiates an allegation of misconduct, waste, fraud, abuse, or violation of Department policy against a member of the Senior Executive Service or politically appointed official.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4765BF8ED5E04C5B945CC8EEEFE0533D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any other programmatic report, review, inspection, or audit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H479931781C0646CA94659930C703CCED" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with the first semiannual report transmitted to the to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-act" parsable-cite="usc-act/Inspector General Act of 1978 /5">section 5(b)</external-xref> of the Inspector General Act of 1978 that is transmitted after the date of the enactment of this Act, each such report shall be accompanied by a list of ongoing programmatic audits or inspections that include the following:</text><subparagraph id="HE48413F44C994301B8F91E060ADCE47F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of each audit or inspection, including the office or component under review.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A7C2533E06F4E65B4F2297E663A0BA3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information relating to the source of each audit or inspection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEDB4B04C30644169C83E3A10C723F3A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information relating to the actual or proposed dates for—</text><clause id="H98AC3CE0BD914C1C8E60AE1991E57EFB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>initiating each audit or inspection;</text></clause><clause id="H60F12BC3840041D5BAEC0AA61CE14F65" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submitting a draft report to the Department for review; and</text></clause><clause id="HAA77F09723DE4F53AD2949064ACBDBF3" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>publishing the final report to the website of the Inspector General pursuant to paragraph (1).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H876DB280FCD74D93B5DDC36B7F98AF15" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An explanation for any significant changes to the description of an audit or inspection, including the office or component under review, or a delay of more than 30 days in the actual or proposed date for submitting a draft report to the Department for review or publishing the final report to the website of the Inspector General of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDF05A31695004A828E3C76231B549043" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification regarding misconduct allegations</header><paragraph id="H2C05DE174A194277875574F8EAFE84CB" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The heads of offices and components of the Department shall promptly notify the Inspector General of the Department of all allegations of misconduct with respect to which the Inspector General has investigative authority under the Inspector General Act of 1978.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H15BDA1B538954C4BAB6A3A61FB651721" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department may waive the notification requirement under this subsection with respect to any category or subset of allegations of misconduct.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DA6656ED823409DA90B793208B6FA3F" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) of section 8I of the Inspector General Act of 1978.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HFB0A4D09CB724A88A23530D9B7C51F6A" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting before the item relating to section 812 the following new item: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA298E67861E24F979FBF232284E103E6"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 811. Office of Inspector General.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HB17B96CA1DD54D42A919A6A3ADE5E717" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>516.</enum><header>Limits on expenses for a swearing-in ceremony</header><subsection id="HE85655B3AB604CB38078CE03EEC1CDAF" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not obligate or expend any Federal funds or use any Government property for a reception or gathering after a swearing-in ceremony.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7897BB5B438A4A0AA7B4AB693153C7E4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply if—</text><paragraph id="H83968339B4664CEF9DF441B3CEB5976B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is the swearing-in ceremony for a Presidential appointee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1150380704794362B62FD346043E5C7A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reception or gathering is located at space owned or leased by the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H937BFF63603940DAB36483D2B5577BA4" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Federal funds are used for meals or refreshments served at such reception or gathering; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB790FAA38FE6419793679C5F45F425A1" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if the total cost for such meals or refreshments does not exceed an amount established by the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E210EF2CE564C9FA3BEC65C457C8639" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than October 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Financial Officer of the Department, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the expenditure of funds in the immediately preceding fiscal year expended for a swearing-in ceremony pursuant to subsection (b). </text></subsection><subsection id="HFB95CA31F20149B9950FE3AD0931A731" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Government property defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>Government property</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 2635.704(b)(1) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subsection></section><section id="HB5787CD7241D4DDE962D0C7845518B6E" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>517.</enum><header>Conflict of interest awareness and reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department shall—</text><paragraph id="HBB10C1F09D7F495E8EFDB23CF4EC0FAF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>disseminate existing laws, regulations, and agency policies relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H986CE0B2FB1B49248003323B608A6096" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the avoidance of personal conflicts of interest and improper business practices to all Department contracting and grant officials; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4D10A680599403A9AEAA8312D6AF7F6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protections for such officials that report any attempt or actual interference by an official of the Department, an elected official, or a private individual with a conflict of interest relating to or an intent to unfairly influence the procurement process; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79E13EAA81CC473DAED148DF40BDA2F8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require all Department contracting and grant officials to certify receipt and review of the information disseminated pursuant to paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></section><section id="HF7CB983D544C4F2ABC8711E58E6284E5" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>518.</enum><header>Suspension and debarment program</header><subsection id="H75DBE4CC3B354D08B556EC1CFDFE4A51" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a suspension and debarment program that ensures the Department and each of the components of the Department complies with the laws, regulations, and guidance related to the suspension, debarment, and ineligibility of contractors.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAABE4A938C774884BD968A9F08C3CDFF" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The program required to be established under subsection (a) shall—</text><paragraph id="HF7C15E0D14F14680BC0F6FCA03AE2832" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require that any referral made by a contracting official for consideration of actions to protect the interests of the Federal Government be evaluated, in writing, by an individual designated within the Department as a suspension and debarment official in accordance with the program established under subsection (a) and other applicable Federal regulations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H212C06B5AFFC47A69B6115125ADA9947" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and require training for—</text><subparagraph id="H6C9BD9C9409B4E65885ABEE8DF0A5669" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all contracting officials of the Department on the causes for suspension and debarment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDC48942FEB4478DB9E4C59C7CB9E271" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compliance with the program established under subsection (a) and other applicable Federal regulations; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H892117A99FA040D0B27F7ABEA209E8E1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include policies and processes for—</text><subparagraph id="HEC38E770062D4F8E96EB404A6862184D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>tracking, reviewing, and documenting suspension and debarment decisions, including those related to poor performance, fraud, national security considerations, and other criteria determined appropriate by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D131188E223484AB2C48646D583E653" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring consideration of and referral for suspension, debarment, or other necessary actions that protect the interests of the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D7B96F289BE4CA6A73AD1F5F7B80117" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>managing and sharing relevant documents and information on contractors for use across the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D150A474898406E9F90158BF4ACD1F9" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>requiring timely reporting into a centralized departmental and Government-wide databases by the suspension and debarment officials to capture suspension and debarment activities, document justifications for decisions, or other relevant information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C9238E5B40D425EB3E396695AAAE6FE" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>issuing guidance to implement such policies and processes that is regularly updated and includes definitions for all relevant terms related to the program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2A6E0F18CE44CC6B201162EF8DAECBD" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>timely implementation of agreed upon recommendations from the Inspector General of the Department or the Comptroller General of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3EA2B0C50A94773AA74E35877BEA60E" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inspector General review</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and every three years thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department shall—</text><paragraph id="HA9CBD83BCCB64F68BA3C2255F0799413" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct audits relating to grant and procurement awards to identify—</text><subparagraph id="HAF1756FDE7584F1CB02A7E9F8719E39E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improperly awarded contracts or grants to a suspended or debarred entity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0799182CA48403B9E8CEAFBF46468E1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether corrective actions were taken to prevent recurrence; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76BC52911E85425A8EBA65B3195DB65F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review the suspension and debarment program established pursuant to subsection (a) throughout the Department to assess if—</text><subparagraph id="H1FE519F0CBDE43F488E50135795450B3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>suspension and debarment criteria are consistently applied; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCD9A1F9B6864461BF120AEFB442C0AC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disparities exist in the application of such criteria, particularly with respect to business size and categories.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9E5F2F93BF8C492CB2BB14297E47FF33" commented="no"><enum>519.</enum><header>Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office</header><subsection id="H20F1C0F2B4EB443CBCEB0FF469DB87A4" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Qualifications for the Assistant Secretary</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 1901 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/591">6 U.S.C. 591</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H97ABDA0ADA7E49B6AE50CECBEA177D76" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HCBD58E5BEC6E4731B9A36D0E5831AF5B" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistant Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary who shall—</text><paragraph id="H2CD07F81591145B2825F736490C9F1F5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be appointed by the President; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FF14DED516B43D9A5211736CA1F25E7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have experience and expertise with respect to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, devices, or agents; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H667B02C4D43B4A90BBCDE43E2D622910" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>have experience successfully managing a workforce that includes scientists.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HB4D72202E0E9487C9ABB9AB1F45C5E27" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition for Assistant Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the incumbent serving in the position of the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Department on the date of the enactment of this Act does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) of section 1901 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a), such incumbent may retain such position until the appointment of a qualified individual to such position or six months after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is earlier.</text></subsection><subsection id="H13D8E8AE772A44ABA6FAC7FC96893B6D" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Workforce morale and retention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Department, in coordination with the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to morale and employee retention challenges with respect to the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB609D5A48B7B466884A435337BF3AD1E" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment of certain Center and Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the establishment of the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center and the National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program pursuant to paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 1923(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/592">6 U.S.C. 592(a)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HBDDB833A89FA45D6A89C4F9ED4D48998" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Notice of delay</header><text>If the Secretary does not submit a briefing and a report required pursuant to section 2(g) of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/387">Public Law 115–387</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/591">6 U.S.C. 591</external-xref> note) by the deadline required by such Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H75F556FC6A754BD387A819EB085DFFC0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than one week from the date of such deadline, provide written notice specifying reasons for not submitting such briefing and report; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CA4615045E14BE69959C1894C9ED4E0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than two weeks from the date of such deadline, submit such briefing and report.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DDA6D9518154D59B05DEDED4AA1B913" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text><paragraph id="HBFFDBFE7F3B7404B81D1D5446C459156" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H67B9EC1C67E04E6AB1523E6ABCD8BD59" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDB777862A60149ED80894D1BF4819FDD" commented="no"><enum>520.</enum><header>Annual catalog on Department of Homeland Security training, publications, programs, and services for State and local law enforcement and annual reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2006(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/607">6 U.S.C. 607(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6E6941E462C5465A972B641E61A72CCA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="H4D65BAD579754749823B53ECB7506F2F" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0A4CB222F064AB0A320AAD03DDC44F6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3412CB56FC4A4A0485F4DBFBC8B0C023" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9214212C5E2445669EB89E688E8261C1"><subparagraph id="HED0A866E723F4E48B6B1852583E592EA" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>produce an annual catalog that summarizes opportunities for training, publications, programs, and services available to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies from each component and office of the Department and, not later than 30 days after the date of such production, disseminate such catalog, including by—</text><clause id="H21CA1120CDB94EFD9D67181505DB5DDF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making such catalog available to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, including by posting such catalog on the website of the Department and cooperating with national organizations that represent such agencies;</text></clause><clause id="H805775B720544768BB28C2B299F60D6D" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making such catalog available through the Homeland Security Information Network; and</text></clause><clause id="HFB309EA043764FF390BE92F5DB13B3B8" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>submitting such catalog to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEDC37CEF1394BCAB34E8EB64E1802C2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4121468681F04691B6E30FEBCFF6B398" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFAB7134AB17342BBA7021288C144C5BD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H91B816CB170E408A9AF71EC1423EB851" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual report</header><subparagraph id="H654FC41AB0DD4D1CA722147523400D06" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the fiscal year and annually thereafter through 2026, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report relating to the activities of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB01F1EDECCD64EC19C2C8A6AF5FACAAE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each such report required under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, a description of each of the following:</text><clause id="H4174499F6B1646D89A2E2A9D00D4B1E9" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efforts to coordinate and share information regarding Department and component agency programs with State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies.</text></clause><clause id="H5E79974E209B4C018C7A8E089594987D" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efforts to improve information sharing through the Homeland Security Information Network by appropriate component agencies of the Department and by State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies.</text></clause><clause id="H2A55264FC7704F18A5CB9D2D317FB9D8" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The status of performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to carry out responsibilities specified in this subsection.</text></clause><clause id="HAE4547095EF24A85B2709979D6CC1DE3" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any feedback from State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies about the Office, including the mechanisms utilized to collect such feedback.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle>