,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bicb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,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 ,paragraph 7#f7 of section       
#gji7;c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act

 of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdi7;c77 is    
amended by inserting 1 including        
feedback from organizations representing
 the needs of children1 after           
stakeholder feedback4  #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 review and incorporate
 feedback from organizations            
representing the needs of children into 
,department policy in accordance with   
paragraph 7#f7 of section #gji7;c7 of   
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7as amended 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#f74  7#b7 ,any review1 
formal or informal1 of ,department      
policies1 programs1 or activities to    

assess the suitability of such policies1
 programs1 or activities for children   
and where feedback from organizations   
representing the needs of children      
should be reviewed and incorporated4    
7#c7 ,any review1 change1 modification1 
or promulgation of ,department 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#f7 conducted to    
inform any such review1 change1         
modification1 or promulgation of such   
policies1 programs1 or activities4