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6 U.S.C. § 272 — Professional responsibility and quality review
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The Secretary shall be responsible for—
(1) conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department;
(2) inspecting the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of such agency as a whole and each of its components; and
(3) providing an analysis of the management of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The Secretary shall be responsible for—
(1) conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department;
(2) inspecting the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of such agency as a whole and each of its components; and
(3) providing an analysis of the management of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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**(a) Definition** In this section, the term “human trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) 11 See References in Text note below. of [section 7102 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Establishment** There is established within the Department a program, which shall be known as the “Blue Campaign”. The Blue Campaign shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
**(c) Purpose** The purpose of the Blue Campaign shall be to unify and coordinate Department efforts to address human trafficking.
**(d) Responsibilities** The Secretary, working through the Director, shall, in accordance with subsection (e)—
(1) issue Department-wide guidance to appropriate Department personnel;
(2) develop training programs for such personnel;
(3) coordinate departmental efforts, including training for such personnel; and
(4) provide guidance and training on trauma-informed practices to ensure that human trafficking victims are afforded prompt access to victim support service providers, in addition to the assistance required under [section 7105 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7105&num=0&edition=prelim), to address their immediate and long-term needs.
**(e) Guidance and training** The Blue Campaign shall provide guidance and training to Department personnel and other Federal, State, tribal, and law enforcement personnel, as appropriate, regarding—
(1) programs to help identify instances of human trafficking;
(2) the types of information that should be collected and recorded in information technology systems utilized by the Department to help identify individuals suspected or convicted of
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**(a) Establishment of Bureau**
(1) **In general** — There shall be in the Department a bureau to be known as the “Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services”.
(2) **Director** — The head of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, who—
(A) shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary;
(B) shall have a minimum of 5 years of management experience; and
(C) shall be paid at the same level as the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Border Security.
(3) **Functions** — The Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services—
(A) shall establish the policies for performing such functions as are transferred to the Director by this section or this chapter or otherwise vested in the Director by law;
(B) shall oversee the administration of such policies;
(C) shall advise the Deputy Secretary with respect to any policy or operation of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services that may affect the Bureau of Border Security of the Department, including potentially conflicting policies or operations;
(D) shall establish national immigration services policies and priorities;
(E) shall meet regularly with the Ombudsman described in [section 272 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section272&num=0&edition=prelim) to correct serious service problems identified by the Ombudsman; and
(F) shall establish procedures requiring a formal response to any recommendations submitted in the Ombudsman’s annual report to Congress within 3 months after its submission to Congress.
(4) **Managerial rotation program**
(A) *In general* — Not later than 1 year after the effective date specified in section 455,11 See R
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**(a) Submission of plan** Not later than 60 days after November 25, 2002, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan regarding the following:
(1) The transfer of agencies, personnel, assets, and obligations to the Department pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Any consolidation, reorganization, or streamlining of agencies transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter.
**(b) Plan elements** The plan transmitted under subsection (a) shall contain, consistent with this chapter, such elements as the President deems appropriate, including the following:
(1) Identification of any functions of agencies transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter that will not be transferred to the Department under the plan.
(2) Specification of the steps to be taken by the Secretary to organize the Department, including the delegation or assignment of functions transferred to the Department among officers of the Department in order to permit the Department to carry out the functions transferred under the plan.
(3) Specification of the funds available to each agency that will be transferred to the Department as a result of transfers under the plan.
(4) Specification of the proposed allocations within the Department of unexpended funds transferred in connection with transfers under the plan.
(5) Specification of any proposed disposition of property, facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and obligations of agencies transferred under the plan.
(6) Specification of the proposed allocations within the Department of the functions of the agencies and subdivisions that are not related directly to securing the homeland.
**(c) Modification of plan** The President may, on the basis of consultations with the appropriate
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**(a) In general** Employees of the Department of Homeland Security, including the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary’s counselors, the Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, counselors to such Director, and the Chief of the Immigrant Investor Programs Office (or any successor to such Office) at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall act impartially and may not give preferential treatment to any entity, organization, or individual in connection with any aspect of the immigrant visa program described in [section 1153(b)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1153/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Improper activities** Activities that constitute preferential treatment under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) working on, or in any way attempting to influence, in a manner not available to or accorded to all other petitioners, applicants, and seekers of benefits under the immigrant visa program referred to in subsection (a), the standard processing of an application, petition, or benefit for—
(A) a regional center;
(B) a new commercial enterprise;
(C) a job-creating entity; or
(D) any person or entity associated with such regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity; and
(2) meeting or communicating with persons associated with the entities listed in paragraph (1), at the request of such persons, in a manner not available to or accorded to all other petitioners, applicants, and seekers of benefits under such immigrant visa program.
**(c) Reporting of communications**
(1) **Written communication** — Employees of the Department of Homeland Security, including the officials listed in subsection (a), shall
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 272
Plan Modification for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, eff. Mar. 1, 2003, H. Doc. No. 108–32, 108th Con-
gress, 1st Session, set out as a note under section 542 of
this title.
TERMINATION DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 110–382, § 4, Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4089, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [amending this section and section 1439
of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, and enacting provi-
sions set out as notes under this section and section
1101 of Title 8] and the amendments made by this Act
are repealed on the date that is 5 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 9, 2008].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 455, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat.
2200, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 4 [enact-
ing provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this
title], sections 451 through 456 [enacting this section
and sections 272 to 275 of this title], and the amend-
ments made by such sections, shall take effect on the
date on which the transfer of functions specified under
section 441 [enacting section 251 of this title] takes ef-
fect.’’ [For date on which transfer of functions specified
under section 441 takes effect, see section 251 of this
title and Department of Homeland Security Reorga-
nization Plan, Nov. 25, 2002, set out as a note under sec-
tion 542 of this title.]
RULEMAKING
Pub. L. 110–382, § 2(b), Oct. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 4087, which
required the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General, to promulgate
rules to carry out the amendment made by section 2(a)
of Pub. L. 110–382 no later than 180 days after Oct. 9,
2008, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–382, § 4, Oct. 9, 2008, 122
Stat. 4089, effective 5 years after Oct. 9, 2008.
§ 272. Citizenshi
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