[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5277-S5278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 5804. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment of the DHS Trade and Economic Security
Council.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the DHS Trade and
Economic Security Council established under paragraph (2).
(B) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(C) Economic security.--The term ``economic security'' has
the meaning given that term in section 890B(c)(2) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 474(c)(2)).
(D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(2) DHS trade and economic security council.--In accordance
with the mission of the Department under section 101(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111(b)), and in
particular paragraph (1)(F) of that section, the Secretary
shall establish a standing council of component heads or
their designees within the Department, which shall be known
as the ``DHS Trade and Economic Security Council''.
(3) Duties of the council.--Pursuant to the scope of the
mission of the Department as described in paragraph (2), the
Council shall provide to the Secretary advice and
recommendations on matters of trade and economic security,
including--
(A) identifying concentrated risks for trade and economic
security;
(B) setting priorities for securing the trade and economic
security of the United States;
(C) coordinating Department-wide activity on trade and
economic security matters;
(D) with respect to the development of the continuity of
the economy plan of the President under section 9603 of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act of Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 322);
(E) proposing statutory and regulatory changes impacting
trade and economic security; and
(F) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
(4) Chair and vice chair.--The Under Secretary for
Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department--
(A) shall serve as Chair of the Council; and
(B) may designate a Council member as a Vice Chair.
(5) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less frequently
than quarterly, as well as--
(A) at the call of the Chair; or
(B) at the direction of the Secretary.
(6) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for 4
years, the Council shall brief the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives on the actions and activities of the Council.
(b) Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security.--
Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
349) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g) Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic
Security.--
``(1) In general.--There is established within the Office
of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Secretary for
Trade and Economic Security.
``(2) Duties.--At the direction of the Under Secretary for
Strategy, Policy, and Plans, the Assistant Secretary for
Trade and Economic Security shall be responsible for policy
formulation regarding matters relating to economic security
and trade, as such matters relate to the mission and the
operations of the Department.
``(3) Additional responsibilities.--In addition to the
duties specified in paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary
for Trade and Economic Security, at the direction of the
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, may--
``(A) oversee--
``(i) coordination of supply chain policy; and
``(ii) assessments and reports to Congress related to
critical economic security domains;
``(B) serve as the representative of the Under Secretary
for Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the purposes of
representing the Department on--
``(i) the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
States; and
``(ii) the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign
Participation in the United States Telecommunications
Services Sector;
``(C) coordinate with stakeholders in other Federal
departments and agencies and nongovernmental entities with
trade and economic security interests, authorities, and
responsibilities; and
``(D) perform such additional duties as the Secretary or
the Under Secretary of Strategy, Policy, and Plans may
prescribe.
``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Critical economic security domain.--The term
`critical economic security domain' means any infrastructure,
industry, technology, or intellectual property (or
combination thereof) that is essential for the economic
security of the United States.
``(B) Economic security.--The term `economic security' has
the meaning given that term in section 890B(c)(2).''.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed to affect
or diminish the authority otherwise granted to any other
officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
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