6 U.S.C. § 350 — Workforce health and medical support

Page 205 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 351 shall be responsible for policy formulation re- garding matters relating to economic security and trade, as such matters relate to the mis- sion and the operations of the Department. (3) Additional responsibilities In addition to the duties specified in para- graph (2), the Assistant Secretary established under paragraph (1), at the direction of the Secretary, may— (A) oversee— (i) coordination of supply chain policy; and (ii) assessments and reports to Congress related to critical economic security do- mains; (B) coordinate with stakeholders in other Federal departments and agencies and non- governmental entities with trade and eco- nomic security interests, authorities, and responsibilities; and (C) perform such additional duties as the Secretary or the Under Secretary of Strat- egy, Policy, and Plans may prescribe. (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Critical economic security domain The term ‘‘critical economic security do- main’’ means any infrastructure, industry, technology, or intellectual property (or com- bination thereof) that is essential for the economic security of the United States. (B) Economic security The term ‘‘economic security’’ has the meaning given such term in section 474(c)(2) of this title. (h) Limitation Nothing in this section overrides or otherwise affects the requirements specified in section 468 of this title. (Pub. L. 107–296, title VII, § 709, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIX, § 1902(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2670; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7116(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3637.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries RULE OF CONSTRUCTION Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7116(c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3638, provided that: ‘‘Nothing in this sec- tion [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 451 of this title] or the amendments made by this section may be construed to affect or diminish the authority otherwise granted to any other officer of the Department of Homeland Secu- rity.’’ § 350. Workforce health and medical support (a) In general The Under Secretary for Management shall be responsible for workforce-focused health and medical activities of the Department. The Under Secretary for Management may further delegate responsibility for those activities, as appro- priate. (b) Responsibilities The Under Secretary for Management, in co- ordination with the Chief Medical Officer, shall— (1) provide oversight and coordinate the medical and health activities of the Depart- ment for the human and animal personnel of the Department; (2) establish medical, health, veterinary, and occupational health exposure policy, guidance, strategies, and initiatives for the human and animal personnel of the Department; (3) as deemed appropriate by the Under Sec- retary, provide medical liaisons to the compo- nents of the Department, on a reimbursable basis, to provide subject matter expertise on occupational medical and public health issues; (4) serve as the primary representative for the Department on agreements regarding the detail of Commissioned Corps officers of the Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services to the Depart- ment, except that components of the Depart- ment shall retain authority for funding, deter- mination of specific duties, and supervision of such detailed Commissioned Corps officers; and (5) perform such other duties relating to the responsibilities described in this subsection as the Secretary may require. (Pub. L. 107–296, title VII, § 710, as added Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(d), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5167.) § 351. Employee engagement (a) Steering committee Not later than 120 days after December 27, 2021, the Secretary shall establish an employee engagement steering committee, including rep- resentatives from operational components, headquarters, and field personnel, including su- pervisory and nonsupervisory personnel, and employee labor organizations that represent De- partment employees, and chaired by the Under Secretary for Management, to carry out the fol- lowing activities: (1) Identify factors that have a negative im- pact on employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department, such as perceptions about limitations on career progression, mobility, or development oppor- tunities, collected through employee feedback platforms, including through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other commu- nications, as appropriate. (2) Identify, develop, and distribute initia- tives and best practices to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department, including through an- nual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate. (3) Monitor efforts of each component to ad- dress employee engagement, morale, and com- munications based on employee feedback pro- vided through annual employee surveys, ques- tionnaires, and other communications, as ap- propriate.