[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5679 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5679
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit to five years the
term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2020
Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. Langevin) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform,
and 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 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit to five years the
term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Agency of 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 ``CISA Director Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. CISA DIRECTOR TERM LIMITATION.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 2202(b) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(b)) is amended by inserting at the
end the following new sentence: ``Each Director shall serve for a term
of five years.''.
(b) Transition Rules.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply
beginning--
(1) with the confirmation of the new Director of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency of the
Department of Homeland Security, or
(2) on January 1, 2021,
whichever comes first.
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