[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4476 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4476

   To establish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trade and 
 Economic Security Council and the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Trade and Economic Security within the Department of Homeland Security, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2021

 Mr. Meijer (for himself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trade and 
 Economic Security Council and the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Trade and Economic Security within the Department of Homeland Security, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Trade and Economic Security 
Council Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 890B. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department the 
DHS Trade and Economic Security Council (referred to in this section as 
the `Council').
    ``(b) Duties of the Council.--The Council shall provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary related to economic security of the 
homeland. Such advice and recommendations shall include--
            ``(1) identifying concentrated risks for economic security;
            ``(2) setting priorities for securing the nation's economic 
        security;
            ``(3) coordinating Department-wide activity on economic 
        security matters;
            ``(4) proposing statutory and regulatory changes impacting 
        economic security; and
            ``(5) any other matters the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Council shall be composed of the 
        following members:
                    ``(A) The Assistant Secretary for Trade and 
                Economic Security of the Office of Strategy, Policy, 
                and Plans.
                    ``(B) Permanent members from not fewer than nine 
                components or offices of the Department specified in 
                paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) Advisory members from other components and 
                offices of the Department other than those specified in 
                paragraph (2), as determined by the Assistant Secretary 
                for Trade and Economic Security in coordination with 
                the heads of such components and offices.
            ``(2) Permanent members.--The components and offices of the 
        Department specified in this paragraph are the following:
                    ``(A) United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                Services.
                    ``(B) The Coast Guard.
                    ``(C) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
                    ``(D) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
                Agency.
                    ``(E) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
                    ``(F) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
                    ``(H) The Transportation Security Administration.
                    ``(K) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
                    ``(L) The Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans.
            ``(3) Terms.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each member of the Council shall 
                be appointed by the Assistant Secretary for Trade and 
                Economic Security in coordination with the heads of 
                relevant components and offices. Each member shall 
                serve a term of two years.
                    ``(B) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a 
                vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for 
                which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be 
                appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member 
                may serve after the expiration of that term until a 
                successor has been appointed.
            ``(4) Chair and vice chair.--The Assistant Secretary for 
        Trade and Economic Security shall serve as Chair of the Council 
        and shall designate a Vice Chair of the Council.
    ``(d) Meetings and Charter.--
            ``(1) Meetings.--The Council shall meet upon the call of 
        the Chair, who shall call meetings not less frequently than 
        quarterly.
            ``(2) Charter.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Council shall establish a 
        charter that is agreed to by all permanent members of the 
        Council.
    ``(e) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section and every six months thereafter for four 
years, the Council shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the actions and activities of the 
Council.''.
    (b) Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security.--
            (1) In general.--Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act 
        of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
                (h); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
                new subsection:
    ``(g) Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is within the Office of Strategy, 
        Policy, and Plans an Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic 
        Security.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Assistant Secretary for Trade and 
        Economic Security shall--
                    ``(A) advise the Secretary regarding matters 
                relating to United States critical economic security 
                domains; and
                    ``(B) oversee activities of the Department relating 
                thereto.
            ``(3) Additional responsibilities.--In addition to the 
        duties specified in paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary for 
        Trade and Economic Security shall--
                    ``(A) oversee--
                            ``(i) the development of requirements for 
                        supply chain mapping; and
                            ``(ii) assessments and reports to Congress 
                        related to United States critical economic 
                        security domains and other economic security 
                        activities of the Department;
                    ``(B) serve as the executive for the Department on 
                the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
                States (CFIUS), the Committee for the Assessment of 
                Foreign Participation in the United States 
                Telecommunications Services Sector, and the Federal 
                Acquisition Security Council (in addition to any 
                position on such Council occupied by a representative 
                of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
                of the Department);
                    ``(C) coordinate with stakeholders in other Federal 
                departments and agencies and non-governmental entities 
                with economic security interests, authorities, and 
                responsibilities; and
                    ``(D) perform such additional duties as the 
                Secretary may prescribe.
            ``(4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `United 
        States critical economic security domain' means an industry, 
        emerging technology, infrastructure, or combination thereof 
        that is essential for the prosperity and resilience of the 
        economy to function, or with respect to which disruption will 
        have severe negative economic and homeland security 
        consequence.''.
            (2) Transition.--The individual serving as the Assistant 
        Secretary for Trade and Economic Security of the Office of 
        Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department of Homeland 
        Security as of the date of the enactment of this Act may 
        continue to serve as such Assistant Secretary.
            (3) Amendment relating to limitation on numbers.--
        Subsection (a) of section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Assistant secretary for trade and economic 
        security.--At least one of the Assistant Secretaries referred 
        to under paragraph (1)(I) shall be an Assistant Secretary for 
        Trade and Economic Security within the Office of Strategy, 
        Policy, and Plans.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--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 890A the following new item:

``Sec. 890B. DHS Trade and Economic Security Council.''.
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