(a) Deputy Secretary; Under Secretaries.--There are the
following officers, appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate:
(1) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, who
shall be the Secretary's first assistant for purposes
of subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) An Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
(3) An Under Secretary for Border and
Transportation Security.
(4) An Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
(5) A Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
(6) An Under Secretary for Management.
(7) A Director of the Office of Counternarcotics
Enforcement.
(8) An Under Secretary responsible for overseeing
critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and
other related programs of the Department.
(9) Not more than 12 Assistant Secretaries.
(10) A General Counsel, who shall be the chief
legal officer of the Department.
(b) Inspector General.--There shall be in the Department an
Office of Inspector General and an Inspector General at the
head of such office, as provided in the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(c) Commandant of the Coast Guard.--To assist the Secretary
in the performance of the Secretary's functions, there is a
Commandant of the Coast Guard, who shall be appointed as
provided in section 44 of title 14, United States Code, and who
shall report directly to the Secretary. In addition to such
duties as may be provided in this Act and as assigned to the
Commandant by the Secretary, the duties of the Commandant shall
include those required by section 2 of title 14, United States
Code.
(d) Other Officers.--To assist the Secretary in the
performance of the Secretary's functions, there are the
following officers, appointed by the President:
(1) A Director of the Secret Service.
(2) A Chief Information Officer.
(3) An Officer for Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties.
(4) A Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection.
(f) Performance of Specific Functions.--Subject to the
provisions of this Act, every officer of the Department shall
perform the functions specified by law for the official's
office or prescribed by the Secretary.
(e) Chief Financial Officer.--There shall be in the
Department a Chief Financial Officer, as provided in chapter 9
of title 31, United States Code.