To amend title 5 and title 3, United States Code, to include the Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security in lists of executive departments and officers.

Includes: (1) the Department of Homeland Security in the list of executive departments of the Federal Government; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security in the line of presidential succession after the Attorney General.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1455 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1455

   To amend title 5 and title 3, United States Code, to include the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
            in lists of executive departments and officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2005

 Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Platts) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5 and title 3, United States Code, to include the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
            in lists of executive departments and officers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN LIST OF 
              EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.

    Section 101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after ``The Department of Justice.'' the following:
            ``The Department of Homeland Security.''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN LIST OF 
              PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSORS.

    Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security,'' after ``Attorney 
General,''.
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