1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Department of Homeland Security Firearms Act of 2019 or the Securing DHS Firearms Act of 2019 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Department The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. (2) Lost The term lost includes loss by theft. (3) Sensitive assets The term sensitive assets means any asset, regardless of value— (A) that the Department of Homeland Security issues to a Department employee; and (B) that either the Under Secretary for Management of the Department or a component head determines requires special control and accounting. (4) Under Secretary for Management The term Under Secretary for Management means the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security. 3. Inclusion of securing firearms and other sensitive assets in responsibilities of Under Secretary for Management Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting (including firearms and other sensitive assets) after equipment ; (2) by redesignating the second subsection (e) (relating to the definition of interoperable communications) as subsection (f); and (3) by amending such redesignated subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Interoperable communications The term interoperable communications has the meaning given such term in section 7303(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 6 U.S.C. 194(g) ). (2) Sensitive assets The term sensitive assets means any asset, regardless of value— (A) that the Department issues to a Department employee