,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjag,mr4 
,payne 7for himself and ,mr4 ,thompson  
of ,mississippi7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb to ensure that the needs of       
children are considered in homeland     
security planning1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,homeland ,security 
for ,children ,act4  #b4                
,responsibilities of the ,under         
,secretary for ,strategy1 ,policy1 and  
,plans ,subsection 7c7 of section #gji  
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb

 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdi7 is amended--  7#a7 
by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through
 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h71  
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 lead1 conduct1 and     
coordinate ,department-wide             
identification and integration of the   
needs of children into the ,department's
 policies1 programs1 and activities1 in 
coordination with relevant outside      
organizations and experts1 as necessary4
  4  #c4 ,technical expert authorized   
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #ejc7;b7 of  
the ,homeland ,security ,act 7#f        
,u4,s4,c4 #cac7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 subparagraph 7,g71 by striking and at  
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,i7 identify and integrate the needs of
 children into activities to prepare    
for1 protect against1 respond to1       
recover from1 and mitigate against the  

risk of natural disasters1 acts of      
terrorism1 and other manmade disasters1 
including catastrophic incidents1       
including by appointing a technical     
expert1 who may consult with relevant   
outside organizations and experts1 as   
necessary1 to coordinate such           
integration1 as necessary4  4  #d4      
,report ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and annually thereafter for five years1 
the ,under ,secretary for ,strategy1    
,policy1 and ,plans of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report describing the efforts the       
,department has undertaken to identify  
and integrate the needs of children into
 the ,department's policies1 programs1  
and activities in accordance with       
paragraph 7#d7 of section #gji7;c7 of   
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   

7as added by section #b of this ,act71  
including information on the following3 
7#a7 ,the designation of any individual 
responsible for carrying out such       
paragraph 7#d74  7#b7 ,any review1      
formal or informal1 of any policies1    
programs1 or activities of the          
,department under such paragraph 7#d7 to
 assess the suitability of such         
policies1 programs1 or activities for   
children4  7#c7 ,any such review1       
change1 modification1 or promulgation of
 any such policies1 programs1 or        
activities to ensure that such policies1
 programs1 or activities are appropriate
 for children4  7#d7 ,coordination with 
organizations or experts outside the    
,department pursuant to such paragraph  
7#d7 conducted to inform any such       
review1 change1 modification1 or        
promulgation of such policies1 programs1
 or activities4