,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,van ,drew 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb relating to the 
responsibilities and functions of ,chief
 ,privacy ,officer of the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,privacy ,office    
,enhancement ,act4  #b4                 
,responsibilities and functions of      
,chief ,privacy ,officer  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #bbb of the ,homeland  
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#adb7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection  
7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding      
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 by inserting to be
 the ,chief ,privacy ,officer of the    
,department1 after in the ,department12 
and  7ii7 by striking to the ,secretary1

 to assume and inserting to the         
,secretary4 ,such official shall have2  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#e77;,b71 by striking
 and at the end2 and  7,c7 by striking  
paragraph 7#f7 and inserting the        
following new paragraphs3  7#f7         
developing guidance to assist components
 of the ,department in developing       
privacy policies and practices2  7#g7   
establishing a mechanism to ensure such 
components are in compliance with       
,federal1 regulatory1 statutory1 and    
,department privacy requirements1       
mandates1 directives1 and policies2     
7#h7 working with the ,chief            
,information ,officer of the ,department
 to identify methods for managing and   
overseeing the records1 management      
policies1 and procedures of the         
,department2  7#i7 working with         
components and offices of the           
,department to ensure that information  
sharing activities incorporate privacy  
protections2  7#aj7 serving as the      
,chief ,,foia ,officer of the           

,department for purposes of subsection  
7j7 of section #eeb of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code 7popularly known as the  
,freedom of ,information ,act71 to      
manage and process requests related to  
such section2  7#aa7 developing guidance
 on procedures to be followed by        
individuals making requests for         
information under such section #eeb2    
7#ab7 overseeing the management and     
processing of requests for information  
under such section #eeb within          
,department ,headquarters and relevant  
,department component offices2  7#ac7   
providing component heads with input on 
the management of their respective      
,,foia offices1 including recruiting and
 hiring component ,,foia officers1      
budget formulation1 and organizational  
placement within each such component2   
7#ad7 identifying and eliminating       
unnecessary and duplicative actions     
taken by the ,department in the course  
of processing requests for information  
under such section #eeb2  7#ae7         

preparing an annual report to ,congress 
that includes-- 7,a7 a description of   
the activities of the ,department that  
affect privacy during the fiscal year   
covered by the report1 including        
complaints of privacy violations1       
implementation of section #eeb;a of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7popularly known as the ,privacy ,act of
 #aigd71 internal controls1 and other   
matters2 and  7,b7 the number of new    
technology programs implemented in the  
,department during the fiscal year      
covered by the report1 the number of    
such programs that the ,chief ,privacy  
,officer has evaluated to ensure that   
privacy protections are considered and  
implemented1 the number of such programs
 that effectively implemented privacy   
protections into new technology         
programs1 and an explanation of why any 
new programs did not effectively        
implement privacy protections2 and      
7#af7 carrying out such other           
responsibilities as the ,secretary      

determines are appropriate1 consistent  
with this section4  2 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,reassignment of       
functions ,notwithstanding subsection   
7a77#aj71 the ,secretary may reassign   
the functions related to managing and   
processing requests for information     
under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to another officer within
 the ,department1 consistent with       
requirements of such section4  4