H.R. 370 – Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021

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The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021 amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to fix and clarify how the Department of Homeland Security conducts its four‑year security reviews. It updates who must be consulted, adjusts timelines and language, and adds new reporting and documentation requirements. The changes affect the Secretary of Homeland Security, DHS advisory committees, and congressional oversight committees.

Key Provisions

Adds representatives from DHS advisory committees (including the Homeland Security Advisory Council and Science and Technology Advisory Committee) to participate in the quadrennial review process.
Changes wording to "to the extent practicable" and replaces references to a "budget plan" with "resources required" throughout the review requirements.
Sets the risk‑assessment deadline to 60 days after the President’s budget submission rather than a fixed calendar date.
Requires the Secretary to retain and provide to Congress documentation of the consultation process and the risk‑assessment methodology, data, and assumptions used.
Mandates that within 90 days after each review report, the Secretary must inform the House and Senate Homeland Security committees how the review’s findings were incorporated into acquisition and spending plans.
Removes or redesignates several existing subsections and updates the effective date to apply to reviews conducted after December 31, 2021.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.

December 5, 2022

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 19, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Homeland Security Committee

January 19, 2021

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee

January 20, 2021

HouseFloor

Mr. Torres (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

April 19, 2021 • 2:42 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1900-1901; text: CR H1900)

April 19, 2021 • 2:42 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 370.

April 19, 2021 • 2:42 PM

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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

April 19, 2021 • 2:47 PM

HouseFloor

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 330, proceedings on H.R. 370 are considered vacated.

April 20, 2021 • 6:20 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 330, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 367; H.R. 370; H.R. 396; H.R. 397, as amended; H.R. 408; H.R. 490; H.R. 965, as amended; H.R. 1251, as amended; H.R. 1395; H.R. 1491; H.R. 1528; H.R. 1532; H.R. 1565; H.R. 1602; and H.R. 2523, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 124, as amended.(consideration: CR H1979-1994; text: CR H1980-1981)

April 20, 2021 • 6:20 PM

HouseFloor

Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 330, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 367; H.R. 370; H.R. 396; H.R. 397, as amended; H.R. 408; H.R. 490; H.R. 965, as amended; H.R. 1251, as amended; H.R. 1395; H.R. 1491; H.R. 1528; H.R. 1532; H.R. 1565; H.R. 1602; and H.R. 2523, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 124, as amended. (consideration: CR H1979-1994; text: CR H1980-1981)

April 20, 2021 • 6:20 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

April 22, 2021

SenateCommittee

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

August 3, 2022

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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-231.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

December 5, 2022

SenateCalendars

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581.

December 5, 2022

Floor Debate

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What members said about H.R. 370 on the floor

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Rep. Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2 · Dec 12, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that we are closing out the Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support for 23 important measures to make our communities more secure and improve Department of Homeland…

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that we are closing out the Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support for 23 important measures to make our communities more secure and improve Department of Homeland Security operations in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.

I am particularly pleased that we were able to reach agreement on the Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act to expand and strengthen this vital program so that more nonprofits and houses of worship can access security assistance at this time of heightened threats of violent extremism and terrorism. With antisemitic and other violent threats on the rise, it is clear this legislation is needed now more than ever.

I also want to thank Ranking Member John Katko, as he retires from Congress, for his contributions to the Homeland Security Committee and his critical support throughout this process for the Committee's bipartisan package found in Division G of the NDAA.

While the package reflects the contributions of so many of my colleagues, l would like to give special acknowledgment to Congresswoman Val Demings who championed the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act. This legislation directs DHS to explore ways to provide needed bridge funding to cities to preserve homeland security capability gains accomplished through the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program when they no longer receive such funding.

With respect to cybersecurity, I am pleased that we were able to reach agreement on bipartisan provisions that originated in the Committee on Homeland Security. They include Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin's legislation to reauthorize the Secret Service's National Computer Forensics Institute, Congresswoman Elaine Luria's bill to authorize DHS's President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition, and legislation authored by Congressman Eric Swalwell aimed at improving DHS's cybersecurity training to protect industrial control systems.

While I am enormously proud of the bipartisan homeland security provisions that were included, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge my disappointment that we were not able to reach agreement with the Senate on amending the law to treat TSA's workforce like most other Federal employees or authorize the vital work of DHS's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. We will continue to seek an agreement on these critical measures.

Lastly, I am particularly proud that the NDAA honors my late friend, Congressman A. Donald McEachin, by including his bill, the DHS Mentor- Protege Program Act, to help small businesses better compete for DHS contracts. It is a fitting tribute to my friend that we came together to pass a bill to open doors of opportunity to small businesses-- something that he was passionate about doing.

Mr. Speaker, the full list of Homeland Security Committee measures that will be enacted by this year's NOAA is as follows:

H.R. 6825, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022, sponsored by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS).

H.R. 5615, the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, sponsored by Rep. Val Butler Demings (D-FL).

H.R. 6387, the School and Daycare Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-NJ).

H.R. 8801, the DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022, sponsored by Rep. J. Luis Correa (D-CA) and S. 4656, the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, sponsored by Sen. Gary C. Peters (D-MI).

H.R. 2915, the Homeland Procurement Reform Act, sponsored by Rep. J. Luis Correa (D-CA) and S. 1009, the Homeland Procurement Reform Act, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).

H.R. 6824, the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act, sponsored by Rep. Elaine G. Luria (D-VA).

H.R. 7777, the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Act, sponsored by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA).

H.R. 7174, the National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022, sponsored by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and S. 4673, the National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022, sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

H.R. 5574, the TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act (``TRANSLATE Act''), sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) and S. 3296, the TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act (``TRANSLATE Act''), sponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-

Rep. Ritchie TorresD-NY-15 · Apr 19, 2021

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 370) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make technical corrections to the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 370) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make technical corrections to the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security submit quadrennial homeland security reviews, and for other purposes.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 370, the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act.

Since 2007, the Department of Homeland Security has been required to produce a quadrennial review of the sprawling Federal department to help chart its course for the future. To date, DHS has issued two Quadrennial Homeland Security Reviews, or QHSRs. The third review, which was due by December 31, 2017, was never released by the Trump administration.

Congress mandated that DHS, like the Defense Department, undertake a bottom-up review every 4 years in recognition of the fact that it has a vital, complex, and ever-expanding set of missions that need to be assessed in regular intervals to help DHS stay ahead of the constantly evolving threats facing our country.

With the deadline for the fourth QHSR fast approaching, the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Watson Coleman) reintroduced this bill to ensure that deficiencies that the Government Accountability Office identified in prior reviews are fully addressed.

In 2016, GAO issued a report that identified several weaknesses in how the Department developed the first two QHSRs. GAO, for example, expressed concerns about the degree to which the Department retained documentation to explain its findings and emphasized that documentation of the review process is essential to ensuring the repeatability of the review process.

Importantly, H.R. 370 requires that DHS retain and, when requested, provide to Congress certain documentation related to each QHSR.

It also addresses weaknesses that GAO identified with respect to consultation with Homeland Security stakeholders and directs robust consultation with State and local governments, academic institutions, and other stakeholders.

Finally, H.R. 370 requires DHS to undertake and document a risk analysis to inform its policy positions, a critical feature that was lacking in prior reviews.

Madam Speaker, I urge the passage of H.R. 370, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, DHS is a sprawling $50 billion Federal agency with a diverse array of mission sets. As such, it is critical that, every 4 years, DHS carry out a rigorous bottom-up, risk- informed review of the entire department that reflects robust engagement with Homeland Security partners to produce a QHSR that can drive the department's strategic vision for years to come.

Enactment of H.R. 370 will help ensure that happens and that, in the years ahead, DHS better aligns its budgets and programs with its ever- expanding missions.

An identical version of this measure passed the House last Congress by a vote of 415-0.

Madam Speaker, I urge the passage of H.R. 370 and I yield back the balance of my time.

Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3 · Apr 22, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 120, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 121, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 122, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 123,…

Rep. Andrew R. GarbarinoR-NY-2 · Apr 19, 2021

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 370, the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act. This legislation makes important…

Rep. Steny H. HoyerD-MD-5 · Apr 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, pursuant to section 6 of House Resolution 330, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bills: H.R. 367, H.R. 370, H.R. 396, H.R. 397, H.R. 408, H.R. 490, H.R. 965, H.R. 1251, H.R.…

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Rep. Andy BiggsR-AZ-5 · Apr 19, 2021

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Rep. Chip RoyR-TX-21 · Apr 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Rep. Andy BiggsR-AZ-5 · Apr 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, I object.

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Reported to SenateIssued December 5, 2022

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Calendar No. 581

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 370

[Report No. 117–231]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 22, 2021

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

December 5, 2022

Reported by Mr. Peters, without amendment

AN ACT

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make technical corrections to the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security submit quadrennial homeland security reviews, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021.

2.

Technical corrections to quadrennial homeland security review

(a)

In general

Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(3)—

(A)

in subparagraph (B), by striking and after the semicolon at the end;

(B)

by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and

(C)

by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

(C)

representatives from appropriate advisory committees established pursuant to section 871, including the Homeland Security Advisory Council and the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, or otherwise established, including the Aviation Security Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, United States Code; and

;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: based on the risk assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B);

(B)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

by inserting , to the extent practicable, after describe; and

(ii)

by striking budget plan and inserting resources required;

(C)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

by inserting , to the extent practicable, after identify;

(ii)

by striking budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully and inserting resources required to; and

(iii)

by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , including any resources identified from redundant, wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities or capacities that may be redirected to better support other existing capabilities or capacities, as the case may be; and;

(D)

in paragraph (5), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and

(E)

by striking paragraph (6);

(3)

in subsection (c)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking December 31 of the year and inserting 60 days after the date of the submission of the President’s budget for the fiscal year after the fiscal year;

(B)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in subparagraph (B), by striking description of the threats to and inserting risk assessment of;

(ii)

in subparagraph (C), by inserting , as required under subsection (b)(2) before the semicolon at the end;

(iii)

in subparagraph (D)—

(I)

by inserting to the extent practicable, before a description; and

(II)

by striking budget plan and inserting resources required;

(iv)

in subparagraph (F)—

(I)

by inserting to the extent practicable, before a discussion; and

(II)

by striking the status of;

(v)

in subparagraph (G)—

(I)

by inserting to the extent practicable, before a discussion;

(II)

by striking the status of;

(III)

by inserting and risks before to national homeland; and

(IV)

by inserting and after the semicolon at the end;

(vi)

by striking subparagraph (H); and

(vii)

by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H);

(C)

by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and

(D)

by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)

Documentation

The Secretary shall retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the following documentation regarding each quadrennial homeland security review:

(A)

Records regarding the consultation carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including the following:

(i)

All written communications, including communications sent out by the Secretary and feedback submitted to the Secretary through technology, online communications tools, in-person discussions, and the interagency process.

(ii)

Information on how feedback received by the Secretary informed each such quadrennial homeland security review.

(B)

Information regarding the risk assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), including the following:

(i)

The risk model utilized to generate such risk assessment.

(ii)

Information, including data used in the risk model, utilized to generate such risk assessment.

(iii)

Sources of information, including other risk assessments, utilized to generate such risk assessment.

(iv)

Information on assumptions, weighing factors, and subjective judgments utilized to generate such risk assessment, together with information on the rationale or basis thereof.

;

(4)

by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(5)

by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

(d)

Review

Not later than 90 days after the submission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information on the degree to which the findings and recommendations developed in the quadrennial homeland security review that is the subject of such report were integrated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans for the Department.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland security review conducted after December 31, 2021.

December 5, 2022

Reported without amendment