,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfa #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fbca
 ,report ,no4 #aah-cbb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #f1 #bjbc,mr4 ,ivey 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,north         
,carolina1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1  
and ,mr4 ,ezell7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,december #ai1 #bjbc ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
require a prioritized policy issuance   
review process for the ,department of   
,homeland ,security1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,homeland ,security ,policy ,issuance   
,review ,act4  #b4 ,policy issuance     
review process ,section #gja of the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #cda7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    

subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#ac7 as paragraph 7#ad72 and 
7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ab7 
the following new paragraph3  7#ac7     
,overseeing the ,department's process   
for review and approval of policy       
issuance documents4  2  7#b7 by         
redesignating the second subsection 7e7 
7relating to the definition of          
interoperable communications7 as        
subsection 7f72 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7g7 ,policy issuance review process     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection1 the ,under ,secretary  
for ,management shall require a         
prioritized periodic review process 7in 
this subsection referred to as the      
,review ,process7 of ,department policy 
issuance documents4  7#b7 ,congressional
 oversight ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection and annually thereafter1 the 
,under ,secretary for ,management shall 

provide to the ,committee on ,homeland  
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a briefing on   
the ,review ,process1 including relating
 to the ,department's record of         
reviewing and updating existing policy  
issuance documents4 ,each such briefing 
shall include information relating to   
the following3 7,a7 ,all policy issuance
 documents1 including1 with respect to  
each such document1 the title1 policy   
number1 revision number1 issue date1 and
 last reviewed date4  7,b7 ,all policy  
issuance documents canceled in the prior
 year4  7,c7 ,an explanation of the     
methodology used to prioritize the      
review of policy issuance documents4    
7,d7 ,the procedures used by the        
,department to track and coordinate with
 ,department components the issuance1   
review1 and cancellations of policy     
issuance documents4  7,e7 ,the number of
 staff and vacancies within the         

,management ,directorate responsible for
 supporting the ,review ,process4  7#c7 
,definition ,in this subsection the term
 policy issuance document-- 7,a7 means a
 ,department-level directive1           
instruction1 designation1 or delegation1
 issued in accordance with the process  
referred to in subsection 7a77#ac7 or   
any process for issuing such documents  
consistent with ,department policy as   
may be in effect2 and  7,b7 does not    
include documents-- 7i7 issued in       
accordance with a process other than a  
process referred to in subsection       
7a77#ac7 or the ,review ,process2 or    
7ii7 documents published in the ,federal
 ,register4  7#d7 ,rule of construction 
,nothing in this subsection may be      
construed to-- 7,a7 invalidate any      
policy issuance document created on1    
before1 or after the date of the        
enactment of this subsection2  7,b7     
serve as a basis for action to challenge
 the validity of such a policy issuance 
document2 or  7,c7 create any right or  

benefit1 whether substantive or         
procedural1 enforceable by any person in
 any administrative or judicial         
proceeding4  4  ,december #ai1 #bjbc    
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed