,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egab ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ad1 #bjad ,mr4 ,clawson of ,florida 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,private ,sector ,office of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to improve private sector engagement in protecting the homeland1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs ,private ,sector ,office ,engagement ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,private ,sector ,office 7a7 ,in general ,subsection 7f7 of section #ajb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aab7 is amended to read as follows3 7f7 ,authorization 7#a7 ,in general ,there is within the ,department an office to be known as the ,private ,sector ,office 7in this section referred to as the ,office74 ,the ,office shall be headed by the ,assistant ,secretary for ,private ,sector ,coordination1 who shall be appointed by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,mission ,the mission of the ,private ,sector ,office shall be to-- 7,a7 create and foster strategic engagement with the private sector to enhance the primary mission of the ,department to protect the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 conduct ongoing economic impact analysis to reduce the burden of ,department decisions1 regulations1 and initiatives on the private sector and the ,united ,states economy4 7#c7 ,qualifications of the ,assistant ,secretary ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,private ,sector ,coordination shall have-- 7,a7 a minimum of ten years of professional experience working in the private sector2 7,b7 a minimum of five years of management experience2 and 7,c7 a basic knowledge of the regulatory process4 7#d7 ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary ,the ,office shall have a ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary4 ,such position shall be part of the career civil service and the individual serving in such position shall satisfy the qualifications specified in paragraph 7#c7 relating to the ,assistant ,secretary1 except that the ten year professional experience requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 of such paragraph may be satisfied by a combination of engaging with or working in the private sector4 7#e7 ,responsibilities ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,private ,sector ,coordination shall-- 7,a7 create a strategic plan for the ,office1 to be updated or affirmed at a minimum each time there is a new ,assistant ,secretary2 7,b7 advise1 inform1 and assist the ,secretary regarding the impact on the private sector of the ,department's policies1 regulations1 processes1 and actions2 7,c7 analyze and report to the ,secretary and other appropriate ,department officials regarding the economic impact of changes in homeland security policy1 including all regulations originating from the ,department before such regulations are available for comment in the ,federal ,register2 7,d7 determine what actions1 if any1 are needed to reduce associated homeland security burdens on the private sector1 including unnecessary barriers to private sector job creation2 7,e7 create and foster strategic engagement with the private sector to improve homeland security2 7,f7 coordinate private sector efforts1 with respect to functions of the ,department and throughout all components of the ,department1 to identify private sector resources and capabilities that could be effective in augmenting ,federal1 ,state1 and local government agency efforts to prevent or respond to an incident2 7,g7 in coordination with appropriate components of the ,department1 encourage and promote to the private sector best practices regarding cyber security and critical infrastructure protection2 7,h7 provide information to the private sector regarding voluntary preparedness and the business justification for resilience2 7,i7 advise the ,secretary regarding the ,department's collective recommendation in evaluating commercial actions pending with other relevant ,federal agencies with homeland security related functions2 7,j7 provide technical assistance across the ,department on issues related to international trade1 aviation security1 supply chain security1 global customs modernization1 trade facilitation1 and intellectual property rights2 7,k7 promote existing public-private partnerships and develop new public-private partnerships to provide for collaboration and mutual support to address homeland security challenges2 7,l7 create and manage private sector advisory councils composed of representatives of industries and associations designated by the ,secretary to advise the ,secretary regarding-- 7i7 private sector solutions as such relate to homeland security challenges2 7ii7 homeland security policies1 regulations1 processes1 and actions that affect such industries and associations2 and 7iii7 private sector preparedness issues1 including effective methods for-- 7,i7 promoting voluntary preparedness standards to the private sector2 and 7,,ii7 assisting the private sector in adopting voluntary preparedness standards2 and 7,m7 collaborate with the ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer to facilitate the ,,dhs ,loaned ,executive ,program through which the ,department can obtain ad hoc1 unpaid1 short-term expertise through appointment of appropriate individuals from the private sector to provide critical skills that1 to be fully utilized1 require an appointment as an employee and cannot be obtained through other existing hiring mechanisms4 7#f7 ,accountability 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,office shall develop objective output and outcome-based performance metrics and measures that will be maintained over time4 7,b7 ,biannual assessments ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall perform biannual assessments of the ,office's performance metrics and measures referred to in subparagraph 7,a71 including an evaluation of the accuracy of the economic impact analysis conducted under paragraph 7#b77;,a74 7,c7 ,annual briefings ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall annually brief the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate on the activities and performance metrics and measures of the ,office4 7#g7 ,sunset and reevaluation ,the authorization under this subsection shall expire on ,december #ca1 #bjah4 ,the ,secretary shall conduct an assessment of the ,office concurrently with the next ,quadrennial ,homeland ,security ,review required under section #gjg of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdg7 that is required after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 and submit 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 following3 7,a7 ,office performance against the performance metrics and measures referred to in paragraph 7#f77;,a74 7,b7 ,office strategic plan4 7,c7 ,the results of the biannual assessments under paragraph 7#f77;,b74 7,d7 ,input from relevant private sector stakeholders and ,congress4 7#h7 ,miscellaneous ,the ,office shall not duplicate the functions of the ,chief ,procurement ,officer as the ,department's primary liaison for industry or the ,office of ,small and ,disadvantaged ,business ,utilization regarding potential goods or services the ,department may acquire4 4 7b7 ,prohibition on additional authorization of appropriations ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act4 ,this ,act and such amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purposes4