. ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Custom s ▁En for cement ▁( which ▁includes ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Investig ations ), ▁the ▁Secret ▁Service , ▁and ▁the ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁either ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁or , ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁acting ▁secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁is ▁Ch ad ▁Wolf , ▁who ▁began ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In clusion ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁is ▁determined ▁( after ▁the ▁vice ▁president , ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁House , ▁and ▁president ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ) ▁by ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁cabinet ▁positions , ▁and ▁the ▁list ▁as ▁mand ated ▁under ▁ ▁follows ▁this ▁tradition . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 4 3 rd ▁president ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁signed ▁ ▁as ▁, ▁which ▁renew ed ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁am ended ▁the ▁President ial ▁Su cc ession ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁president ial ▁Cab inet ▁position ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁after ▁the ▁previously ▁author ized ▁Secretary ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁( § ▁ 5 0 3 ) ▁( which ▁are ▁listed ▁and ▁designated ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁that ▁their ▁depart