,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,miss 
,rice ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb to      
provide = c]ta9 succession re=ms1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,succession re=ms    
,subsection 7g7 ( section #ajc ( !      
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #aac7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ nei!r !         
,secret>y nor ,deputy ,secret>y is &    
ins]t+ ! ,secret>y1 ,deputy ,secret>y1  
or ,associate ,secret>y are n2 &  7#b7  
by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+
 new p>agraphs3  7#b7 ,fur!r ord] (     
succession ,not)/&+ section #ccde (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !        
,secret>y may designate su* o!r (ficial 
( ! ,dep>tm5t-- 7,a7 9 fur!r ord] (     
succession1 to p]=m ! functions & duties
 ( ! ,secret>y1 provid$ t su* (ficial   
has s]v$ 9 ! ,dep>tm5t = at lea/ #ij    

days prior to su* designation 9 ei!r--  
7i7 ! position ( ! head ( a compon5t2 or
  7ii7 9 ano!r position by & ) ! advice 
& cons5t ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 9 ! ev5t t ! 
,secret>y position is vacant & an       
(ficial meet+ ! crit]ia set =? 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 is n available1 !      
,presid5t may designate an (fic] or     
employee 9 ! ,dep>tm5t to p]=m !        
functions & duties ( ! ,secret>y1 if--  
7i7 prior to su* designation1 ! (fic] or
 employee s]v$ 9 a position 9 !         
,dep>tm5t = n less ?an #ij days2 &  7ii7
 ! rate ( pay = ! position ref]r$ to 9  
clause 7i7 is equal to or great] ?an !  
m9imum rate ( pay payable = a position  
at ,,gs-#ae ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule2 &  7,c7 
9 ! ev5t ! head ( a ,dep>tm5t compon5t  
is vacant1 ! ,secret>y may designate an 
(fic] or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t to p]=m 
! functions & duties ( su* vacant       
position1 if-- 7i7 prior to su*         
designation1 ! (fic] or employee s]v$ 9 
a position 9 ! ,dep>tm5t = n less ?an   
#ij days2 &  7ii7 ! rate ( pay = !      

position ref]r$ to 9 clause 7i7 is equal
 to or great] ?an ! m9imum rate ( pay   
payable = a position at ,,gs-#ae ( !    
,g5]al ,s*$ule4  7#c7 ,applicability (  
o!r provisions ( law ,sections #ccdf    
?r\gh #ccdi;d ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 %all apply to any individual s]v+
 9 an act+ capacity "u ?is subsection 9 
! same mann] & to ! same ext5t z su*    
sections are applicable to an individual
 s]v+ z an act+ (fic] describ$ "u       
section #ccde ( su* title4  4