Sec. 108. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
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Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 349 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans shall include the following components: The Office of Partnership and Engagement. The Office of International Affairs. The Office of Cyber, Infrastructure, and Resilience Policy. The Office of Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and Risk. The Office of Threat Prevention and Security Policy. The Office of Border, Immigration, and Trade Policy. ; by redesignating subsections
(e)through
(g)as subsections
(f)through (h), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(d)the following new subsection (e): The Office of Partnership and Engagement shall be led by an Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement appointed by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall— lead the efforts of the Department to incorporate external feedback from stakeholders into policy and strategic planning efforts, as appropriate, in consultation with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; conduct the activities specified in section 2006(b); advise the Secretary on the effects of the policies, regulations, processes, and actions of the Department on the private sector and create and foster strategic communications with the private sector to enhance the primary mission of the Department to protect the homeland; coordinate the activities of the Department relating to State and local government; provide State and local governments with regular information, research, and technical support to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; and perform such other functions as are established by law or delegated by the Under Secretary for Policy. The Office of International Affairs shall be led by an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs appointed by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall— coordinate international activities within the Department, including activities carried out by the components of the Department, in consultation with other Federal officials with responsibility for counterterrorism and homeland security matters; advise, inform, and assist the Secretary with respect to the development and implementation of the policy priorities of the Department, including strategic priorities for the deployment of assets, including personnel, outside the United States; develop, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Management, guidance for selecting, assigning, training, and monitoring overseas deployments of Department personnel, including minimum standards for pre-deployment training; maintain awareness regarding the international travel of senior officers of the Department and their intent to pursue negotiations with foreign government officials, and review resulting draft agreements; and perform such other functions as are established by law or delegated by the Under Secretary for Policy. . The Office of International Affairs within the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security is abolished. The functions authorized to be performed by such office as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the head of the Office of International Affairs provided for by section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking section 879 ( 6 U.S.C. 459 ). The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 879. The functions authorized to be performed by the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the head of the Office of Partnership and Engagement provided for by section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section. The Office for State and Local Government Coordination of the Department of Homeland Security is abolished. The functions authorized to be performed by such office immediately before the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the head of Office of Partnership and Engagement provided for by section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking section 801 ( 6 U.S.C. 631 ). The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 801. The Special Assistant to the Secretary authorized by section 102(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 112(f) ), as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act, is abolished. The functions authorized to be performed by such Special Assistant to the Secretary immediately before the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the head of the Office of Partnership and Engagement provided for by section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section. Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 112 ) is amended by striking subsection (f). Subsection
(a)of section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 113 ) is amended— in the subsection heading, by inserting after ; Assistant Secretaries ; Under Secretaries in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph
(I)and redesignating subparagraphs
(J)and
(K)as subparagraphs
(I)and (J), respectively; and by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: The Department shall have the following officials appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: The Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Administrator, Transportation Security Administration. The Department shall have the following Assistant Secretaries appointed by the President: The Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection. The Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs. The Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs. The Department shall have the following Assistant Secretaries appointed by the Secretary: The Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications. The Assistant Secretary for International Affairs. The Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement. The Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy. The Assistant Secretary for Border, Immigration, and Trade Policy. The Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, and Resilience Policy. The Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and Risk. The Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement. ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: The Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs shall oversee one internal reporting structure for engaging with authorizing and appropriating congressional committees. No Assistant Secretary position may be created in addition to the positions provided for by this section unless such position is authorized by a statute enacted after the date of the enactment of the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017. . Subsection
(b)of section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 112 ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: shall establish a Homeland Security Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations on homeland security-related matters, including advice with respect to the preparation of the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. . No new office may be created to perform functions transferred by this section, other than as provided in section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. In this section each of the terms functions , assets , and personnel has the meaning given each such term under section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101 ). Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete a review of the functions and responsibilities of each Department of Homeland Security component responsible for international affairs to identify and eliminate areas of unnecessary duplication. Not later than 30 days after the completion of the review required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide the results of the review to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees an action plan, including corrective steps and an estimated date of completion, to address areas of duplication, fragmentation, and overlap and opportunities for cost savings and revenue enhancement, as identified by the Government Accountability Office based on the annual report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits .
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