[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4243 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4243
To establish the Department of Homeland Security 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 18 (legislative day, May 17), 2022
Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To establish the Department of Homeland Security 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 2022''.
SEC. 2. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the DHS Trade and
Economic Security Council established under subsection (b).
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' refers to the
Department of Homeland Security.
(3) Economic security.--The term ``economic security''
means the condition of having secure and resilient domestic
production capacity combined with reliable access to the global
resources necessary to maintain an acceptable standard of
living and protect core national values.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Department of Homeland Security.
(b) 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 subsection, the Secretary shall establish a standing
council of component heads or their designees within the Department
known as the ``DHS Trade and Economic Security Council''.
(c) Duties of the Council.--Pursuant to the scope of the
Department's mission as described in subsection (b), the Council shall
provide to the Secretary advice and recommendations on matters of trade
and economic security, including--
(1) identifying concentrated risks for trade and economic
security;
(2) setting priorities for securing the trade and economic
security of the United States;
(3) coordinating Department-wide activity on trade and
economic security matters;
(4) with respect to the development of the President's
continuity of the economy plan under section 9603 of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
of Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283);
(5) proposing statutory and regulatory changes impacting
trade and economic security; and
(6) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Assistant Secretary for Trade and
Economic Security of the Department--
(1) shall serve as Chair of the Council; and
(2) may designate a Council member as a Vice Chair.
(e) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less frequently than
quarterly, as well as--
(1) at the call of the Chair; or
(2) at the direction of the Secretary.
(f) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act and every 6 months 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.
SEC. 3. 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 new
subsection:
``(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.--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 shall--
``(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 designee of the Secretary for
the purposes of representing the Department on the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States,
and 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 non-governmental 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).''.
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