Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management (who shall assume many responsibilities of the current Under Secretary for Management), to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve as the Chief Management Officer and principal advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters related to management.

Includes among the Deputy Secretary's responsibilities the integration and transformation process to ensure an efficient and orderly consolidation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) functions and personnel, including the development of a management integration strategy.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 547 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 547

 To establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2007

 Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. McCaskill) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Effective Homeland Security 
Management Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Establishment and Succession.--Section 103 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Deputy 
                Secretary'' and inserting ``Deputy Secretaries'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (6);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
            ``(2) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for 
        Management.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Vacancies.--
            ``(1) Vacancy in office of secretary.--
                    ``(A) Deputy secretary.--In case of a vacancy in 
                the office of the Secretary, or of the absence or 
                disability of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of 
                Homeland Security may exercise all the duties of that 
                office, and for the purpose of section 3345 of title 5, 
                United States Code, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
                Security is the first assistant to the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Deputy secretary for management.--When by 
                reason of absence, disability, or vacancy in office, 
                neither the Secretary nor the Deputy Secretary of 
                Homeland Security is available to exercise the duties 
                of the office of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of 
                Homeland Security for Management shall act as 
                Secretary.
            ``(2) Vacancy in office of deputy secretary.--In the case 
        of a vacancy in the office of the Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, or of the absence or disability of the Deputy 
        Secretary of Homeland Security, the Deputy Secretary of 
        Homeland Security for Management may exercise all the duties of 
        that office.
            ``(3) Further order of succession.--The Secretary may 
        designate such other officers of the Department in further 
        order of succession to act as Secretary.''.
    (b) Responsibilities.--Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``under secretary'' 
        and inserting ``deputy secretary of homeland security'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``The Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
                Security for Management shall serve as the Chief 
                Management Officer and principal advisor to the 
                Secretary on matters related to the management of the 
                Department, including management integration and 
                transformation in support of homeland security 
                operations and programs.'' before ``The Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary for Management'' 
                and inserting ``Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security 
                for Management'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(7) Strategic planning and annual performance planning 
        and identification and tracking of performance measures 
        relating to the responsibilities of the Department.''; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (9), and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(9) The integration and transformation process, to ensure 
        an efficient and orderly consolidation of functions and 
        personnel to the Department, including the development of a 
        management integration strategy for the Department.''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Under Secretary 
                for Management'' and inserting ``Deputy Secretary of 
                Homeland Security for Management''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Under Secretary 
                for Management'' and inserting ``Deputy Secretary of 
                Homeland Security for Management''.
    (c) Appointment, Evaluation, and Reappointment.--Section 701 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(c) Appointment, Evaluation, and Reappointment.--The Deputy 
Secretary of Homeland Security for Management--
            ``(1) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
        advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who have--
                    ``(A) extensive executive level leadership and 
                management experience in the public or private sector;
                    ``(B) strong leadership skills;
                    ``(C) a demonstrated ability to manage large and 
                complex organizations; and
                    ``(D) a proven record in achieving positive 
                operational results;
            ``(2) shall--
                    ``(A) serve for a term of 5 years; and
                    ``(B) be subject to removal by the President if the 
                President--
                            ``(i) finds that the performance of the 
                        Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for 
                        Management is unsatisfactory; and
                            ``(ii) communicates the reasons for 
                        removing the Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
                        Security for Management to Congress before such 
                        removal;
            ``(3) may be reappointed in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        if the Secretary has made a satisfactory determination under 
        paragraph (5) for the 3 most recent performance years;
            ``(4) shall enter into an annual performance agreement with 
        the Secretary that shall set forth measurable individual and 
        organizational goals; and
            ``(5) shall be subject to an annual performance evaluation 
        by the Secretary, who shall determine as part of each such 
        evaluation whether the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security 
        for Management has made satisfactory progress toward achieving 
        the goals set out in the performance agreement required under 
        paragraph (4).''.
    (d) Incumbent.--The individual who serves in the position of Under 
Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security on the 
date of enactment of this Act--
            (1) may perform all the duties of the Deputy Secretary of 
        Homeland Security for Management at the pleasure of the 
        President, until a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for 
        Management is appointed in accordance with subsection (c) of 
        section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
        341), as added by this Act; and
            (2) may be appointed Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security 
        for Management, if such appointment is otherwise in accordance 
        with sections 103 and 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
        (6 U.S.C. 113 and 341), as amended by this Act.
    (e) References.--References in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or relating to the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall be deemed to refer to the Deputy Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Management.
    (f) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Other reference.--Section 702(a) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 342(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``Under Secretary for Management'' and inserting ``Deputy 
        Secretary of Homeland Security for Management''.
            (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(b)) is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 701 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 701. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management.''.
            (3) Executive schedule.--Section 5313 of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security the following:
            ``Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management.''.
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