[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 5385 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5385
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 12, 2016
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make technical
corrections to the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security
submit quadrennial homeland security reviews, 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 ``Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
Technical Correction Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW.
(a) In General.--Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 347) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraph (C):
``(C) representatives from appropriate advisory
committees established pursuant to section 871 of this
Act, including 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'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ``based on the risk
assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by inserting ``, to the extent
practicable,'' after ``describe''; and
(ii) by striking ``budget plan'' and
inserting ``resources required'';
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by inserting ``, to the extent
practicable,'' after ``identify'';
(ii) by striking ``budget plan required to
provide sufficient resources to successfully''
and inserting ``resources required to''; and
(iii) by striking the semicolan after
``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``, including
any resources identified from redundant,
wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities and
capacities that can be redirected to better
support other existing capabilities and
capacities; and'';
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(E) by striking paragraph (6);
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``December 31 of the year''
and inserting ``60 days after the date of the
submittal of the President's budget for the
fiscal year after the fiscal year''; and
(ii) by striking ``conducted'' and
inserting ``required under subsection (a)(1)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``description of the threats to'' and inserting
``risk assessment of'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``,
as required under subsection (b)(2)'' before
the semicolon at the end;
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting
``to the extent practicable,'' before ``a
description'';
(iv) in subparagraph (F)--
(I) by inserting ``to the extent
practicable,'' before ``a discussion'';
and
(II) by striking ``the status of'';
(v) in subparagraph (G)--
(I) by inserting ``to the extent
practicable,'' before ``a discussion'';
(II) by striking ``the status of'';
(III) by inserting ``and risks''
before ``to national homeland''; and
(IV) by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); and
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as
subparagraph (H);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph (3):
``(3) Documentation.--The Secretary shall retain and, upon
request, provide to Congress the following documentation
regarding the quadrennial homeland security review:
``(A) Records regarding the consultation carried
out the pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including--
``(i) 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
``(ii) information on how feedback received
by the Secretary informed the quadrennial
homeland security review.
``(B) Information regarding the risk assessment, as
required under subsection (c)(2)(B), including--
``(i) the risk model utilized to generate
the risk assessment;
``(ii) information, including data used in
the risk model, utilized to generate the risk
assessment;
``(iii) sources of information, including
other risk assessments, utilized to generate
the risk assessment; and
``(iv) information on assumptions, weighing
factors, and subjective judgments utilized to
generate the risk assessment, together with
information on the rationale or basis
thereof.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of the
report pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary 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 information on the degree to which the findings and
recommendations developed in the review were integrated into the
acquisition strategy and expenditure plans for the Department.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply
with respect to a quadrennial homeland security review required to be
submitted after December 31, 2017.
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.