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This Act may be cited as the or the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 . DHS Authorization Act of 2017 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. Title I—Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Subtitle A—Headquarters Operations Sec. 101. Homeland security enterprise defined. Sec. 102. Functions and components of Headquarters of Department of Homeland Security. Sec. 103. Repeal of Director of Shared Services and Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement of Department of Homeland Security.

Sec. 104. Responsibilities and functions of Chief Privacy Officer. Sec. 105. Responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer. Sec. 106. Chief Information Officer. Sec. 107. Quadrennial Homeland Security review. Sec. 108. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. Sec. 109. Chief Procurement Officer. Sec. 110. Chief Security Officer. Sec. 111. Office of Inspector General. Sec. 112. Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Sec. 113. Department of Homeland Security Rotation Program.

Sec. 114. Future Years Homeland Security Program. Sec. 115. Field efficiencies plan. Sec. 116. Submission to Congress of information regarding reprogramming or transfer of Department of Homeland Security resources to respond to operational surges. Sec. 117. Report to Congress on cost savings and efficiency. Sec. 118. Research and development and CBRNE organizational review. Sec. 119. Activities related to children. Subtitle B—Human Resources and Other Matters Sec. 121. Chief Human Capital Officer responsibilities.

Sec. 122. Employee engagement steering committee and action plan. Sec. 123. Annual employee award program. Sec. 124. Independent investigation and implementation plan. Sec. 125. Center for faith-based and neighborhood partnerships. Sec. 126. Timely guidance to DHS personnel regarding Executive Orders. Sec. 127. Secretary’s responsibilities regarding election infrastructure. Title II—Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Sec. 201. Definitions.

Subtitle A—Acquisition Authorities Sec. 211. Acquisition authorities for Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security. Sec. 212. Acquisition authorities for Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security. Sec. 213. Acquisition authorities for Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security. Sec. 214. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk Management. Sec. 215. Acquisition innovation. Subtitle B—Acquisition Program Management Discipline Sec. 221.

Acquisition Review Board. Sec. 222. Requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. Sec. 223. Department leadership council. Sec. 224. Government Accountability Office review of Board and of requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. Sec. 225. Excluded party list system waivers. Sec. 226. Inspector General oversight of suspension and debarment. Subtitle C—Acquisition Program Management Accountability and Transparency Sec. 231. Congressional notification for major acquisition programs.

Sec. 232. Multiyear Acquisition Strategy. Sec. 233. Acquisition reports. Title III—Intelligence and Information Sharing Subtitle A—Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise Sec. 301. Homeland intelligence doctrine. Sec. 302. Analysts for the Chief Intelligence Officer. Sec. 303. Annual homeland terrorist threat assessments. Sec. 304. Department of Homeland Security data framework. Sec. 305. Establishment of Insider Threat Program. Sec. 306. Threat assessment on terrorist use of virtual currency.

Sec. 307. Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism advisory board. Sec. 308. Border and gang threat assessment. Sec. 309. Security clearance management and administration. Subtitle B—Stakeholder Information Sharing Sec. 311. Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Initiative. Sec. 312. Fusion center personnel needs assessment. Sec. 313. Program for State and local analyst clearances. Sec. 314. Information technology assessment. Sec. 315. Department of Homeland Security classified facility inventory and dissemination.

Sec. 316. Terror inmate information sharing. Sec. 317. Annual report on Office for State and Local Law Enforcement. Sec. 318. Annual catalog on Department of Homeland Security training, publications, programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Title IV—Maritime Security Sec. 401. Strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply chain. Sec. 402. Container Security Initiative. Sec. 403. Cyber at ports. Sec. 404. Facility inspection intervals.

Sec. 405. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan. Sec. 406. Evaluation of Coast Guard Deployable Specialized Forces. Sec. 407. Cost benefit analysis of co-locating DHS assets. Sec. 408. Repeal of interagency operational centers for port security and secure systems of transportation. Sec. 409. Maritime security capabilities assessments. Sec. 410. Conforming and clerical amendments. Title V—Transportation Security Administration Subtitle A—Administration Sec. 501. Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and title 5, United States Code.

Sec. 502. Amendments to title 49, United States Code. Sec. 503. Amendments to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. Sec. 504. Information required to be submitted to Congress under the strategic 5-year technology investment plan of the Transportation Security Administration. Sec. 505. Maintenance of security-related technology. Sec. 506. Transportation Security Administration efficiency. Sec. 507. Transportation senior executive service accountability. Subtitle B—Passenger Security and Screening Sec. 511.

Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler program collaboration. Sec. 512. PreCheck Biometric pilot project. Sec. 513. Identity and travel document verification. Sec. 514. Computed tomography pilot project. Sec. 515. Explosives detection canine teams for aviation. Sec. 516. Standard operating procedures at airport checkpoints. Sec. 517. Traveler redress improvement. Sec. 518. Screening in areas other than passenger terminals. Sec. 519. Federal Air Marshal Service agreements.

Sec. 520. Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling automation. Sec. 521. Canine detection research and development. Sec. 522. International Civil Aviation Organization. Sec. 523. Passenger security fee. Sec. 524. Last point of departure airport certification. Sec. 525. Security standards at foreign airports. Sec. 526. Security incident response at airports and surface transportation hubs. Sec. 527. Airport security screening opt-out program. Sec. 528. Personnel management system review.

Sec. 529. Innovation task force. Sec. 530. Airport law enforcement reimbursement. Subtitle C—Transportation Security Screening Personnel Training and Accountability Sec. 531. Transportation security training programs. Sec. 532. Alternate new security screening personnel training program cost and feasibility study. Sec. 533. Prohibition of advance notice of covert testing to security screeners. Subtitle D—Airport Access Controls and Perimeter Security Sec. 541. Reformation of certain programs of the Transportation Security Administration.

Sec. 542. Airport perimeter and access control security. Sec. 543. Exit lane security. Sec. 544. Reimbursement for deployment of armed law enforcement personnel at airports. Subtitle E—Air Cargo Security Sec. 551. Air cargo advance screening program. Sec. 552. Explosives detection canine teams for air cargo security. Subtitle F—Information Sharing and Cybersecurity Sec. 561. Information sharing and cybersecurity. Subtitle G—Surface Transportation Security Sec. 571. Definitions.

Sec. 572. Surface transportation security assessment and implementation of risk-based strategy. Sec. 573. Risk-based budgeting and resource allocation. Sec. 574. Surface transportation security management and interagency coordination review. Sec. 575. Transparency. Sec. 576. TSA counterterrorism asset deployment. Sec. 577. Surface transportation security advisory committee. Sec. 578. Review of the explosives detection canine team program. Sec. 579. Expansion of national explosives detection canine team program.

Sec. 580. Explosive detection technology. Sec. 581. Study on security standards and best practices for United States and foreign passenger transportation systems. Sec. 582. Amtrak security upgrades. Sec. 583. Study on surface transportation inspectors. Sec. 584. Security awareness program. Sec. 585. Voluntary use of credentialing. Sec. 586. Background records checks for issuance of hazmat licenses. Sec. 587. Recurrent vetting for surface transportation credential-holders. Sec. 588.

Pipeline security study. Sec. 589. Repeal of limitation relating to motor carrier security-sensitive material tracking technology. Subtitle H—Security Enhancements in Public Areas of Transportation Facilities Sec. 591. Working group. Sec. 592. Technical assistance; Vulnerability assessment tools. Sec. 593. Operations centers. Sec. 594. Review of regulations. Sec. 595. Definition. Title VI—Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications Subtitle A—Grants, Training, Exercises, and Coordination Sec. 601.

Urban Area Security Initiative. Sec. 602. State Homeland Security Grant Program. Sec. 603. Grants to directly eligible tribes. Sec. 604. Law enforcement terrorism prevention. Sec. 605. Prioritization. Sec. 606. Allowable uses. Sec. 607. Approval of certain equipment. Sec. 608. Memoranda of understanding. Sec. 609. Grants metrics. Sec. 610. Grant management best practices. Sec. 611. Prohibition on consolidation. Sec. 612. Maintenance of grant investments. Sec. 613. Transit security grant program.

Sec. 614. Port security grant program. Sec. 615. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. Sec. 616. Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium. Sec. 617. Emergency support functions. Sec. 618. Review of National Incident Management System. Sec. 619. Remedial action management program. Sec. 620. Cyber preparedness. Sec. 621. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program. Sec. 622. Center for Domestic Preparedness. Sec. 623. Operation Stonegarden. Sec. 624.

Non-Profit Security Grant Program. Sec. 625. FEMA Senior Law Enforcement Advisor. Sec. 626. Study of the use of grant funds for cybersecurity. Sec. 627. Technical expert authorized. Subtitle B—Communications Sec. 631. Office of Emergency Communications. Sec. 632. Responsibilities of Office of Emergency Communications Director. Sec. 633. Annual reporting on activities of the Office of Emergency Communications. Sec. 634. National Emergency Communications Plan. Sec. 635. Technical edit.

Sec. 636. Public Safety Broadband Network. Sec. 637. Communications training. Subtitle C—Medical Preparedness Sec. 641. Chief Medical Officer. Sec. 642. Medical Countermeasures Program. Subtitle D—Management Sec. 651. Mission support. Sec. 652. Systems modernization. Sec. 653. Strategic human capital plan. Sec. 654. Office of Disability Integration and Coordination of Department of Homeland Security. Title VII—Other Matters Sec. 701. Decision regarding certain executive memoranda.

Sec. 702. Permanent authorization for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program. Sec. 703. Authorization of appropriations for Office of Inspector General. Sec. 704. Canine teams. Sec. 705. Technical amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.