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House Bill 8992
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.
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H. R. 8992 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8992


To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 16, 2020

Miss Rice of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, 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. Succession reforms.

Subsection (g) of section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “neither the Secretary nor Deputy Secretary is” and inserting “the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Associate Secretary are not”; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “designate such other officers of the Department in further order of succession to serve as Acting Secretary.” and inserting “designate—

“(A) such other official of the Department in further order of succession to serve as Acting Secretary in a manner that requires such official to have served in the Department for at least 90 days prior to such designation in either the position of the head of a component or in another position by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or in the event that an official satisfying such criteria is not available, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service in the Department; and

“(B) such other official of the Department to serve as the acting head of a component in the event the head of a component vacates the position, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service.”.