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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2901 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements |
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| 6 | 6 | | with respect to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | APRIL10, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. T |
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| 11 | 11 | | HOMPSONof Mississippi (for himself, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. THANEDAR, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Mr. M |
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| 13 | 13 | | AGAZINER, Mr. GOLDMANof New York, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. KEN- |
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| 14 | 14 | | NEDYof New York, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. HERNA´NDEZ, Mr. CARTERof |
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| 15 | 15 | | Louisiana, and Mr. G |
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| 16 | 16 | | ARCIAof California) introduced the following bill; |
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| 17 | 17 | | which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security |
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| 18 | 18 | | A BILL |
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| 19 | 19 | | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make |
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| 20 | 20 | | certain improvements with respect to the Officer for Civil |
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| 21 | 21 | | Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Home- |
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| 22 | 22 | | land Security, and for other purposes. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | land Security Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act’’. 6 |
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| 31 | 31 | | •HR 2901 IH |
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| 32 | 32 | | SEC. 2. OFFICER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. 1 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Section 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 2 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (6 U.S.C. 345) is amended— 3 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘appointed 4 |
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| 36 | 36 | | pursuant to section 103(d)(3),’’ before ‘‘who shall 5 |
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| 37 | 37 | | report’’; 6 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-7 |
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| 39 | 39 | | section (c); and 8 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-9 |
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| 41 | 41 | | lowing new subsection: 10 |
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| 42 | 42 | | ‘‘(b) A |
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| 43 | 43 | | SSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary 11 |
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| 44 | 44 | | shall assign to the Officer permanent staff and resources 12 |
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| 45 | 45 | | to assist the Officer in carrying out the duties of the Offi-13 |
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| 46 | 46 | | cer under subsection (a).’’. 14 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Æ |
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