I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8992 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Miss Rice of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.

1. Succession reforms Subsection (g) of section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 113 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking neither the Secretary nor Deputy Secretary is and inserting the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Associate Secretary are not ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking designate such other officers of the Department in further order of succession to serve as Acting Secretary. and inserting designate— (A) such other official of the Department in further order of succession to serve as Acting Secretary in a manner that requires such official to have served in the Department for at least 90 days prior to such designation in either the position of the head of a component or in another position by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or in the event that an official satisfying such criteria is not available, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service in the Department; and (B) such other official of the Department to serve as the acting head of a component in the event the head of a component vacates the position, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service. .