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Union Calendar No. 582 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9460 

[Report No. 118–688] 

To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 

Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Department of 

Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Joint Task 

5 Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 708 OF THE HOMELAND 

7 SECURITY ACT OF 2002. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 708(b) of the Homeland 

9 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (9)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (ii) in clause (iii)(II), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

15 at the end; and 

16 (iii) by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(iv) a staffing plan for each Joint 

19 Task Force;’’; and 

20 (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘(C) not later than December 23, 2024, 

23 and annually thereafter, submit to the commit24 tees specified in subparagraph (B) a report con25 taining information regarding— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the progress in implementing the 

2 outcome-based and other appropriate per3 formance metrics established pursuant to 

4 subparagraph (A)(iii); 

5 ‘‘(ii) the staffing plan developed for 

6 each Joint Task Force pursuant to sub7 paragraph (A)(iv); and 

8 ‘‘(iii) any modification to the mission, 

9 strategic goals, and objectives of each 

10 Joint Task Force, and a description of, 

11 and rationale for, any such modifica12 tions.’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

15 (b) ANNUAL BRIEFING.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

18 thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

19 brief— 

20 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

21 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

22 (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

23 and Transportation of the Senate; 

24 (C) the Committee on Homeland Security 

25 of the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (D) the Committee on Transportation and 

2 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) TOPICS.—Each briefing required under 

4 paragraph (1) shall cover the latest staffing and re5 source assessment at Joint Task Force-East, includ6 ing— 

7 (A)(i) a determination of whether the cur8 rent staffing levels of Joint Task Force-East 

9 are sufficient to successfully advance the mis10 sion, strategic goals, and objectives of such 

11 Joint Task Force; and 

12 (ii) if such determination reveals insuffi13 cient staffing levels, the cost, timeline, and 

14 strategy for increasing such staffing levels; and 

15 (B)(i) a determination of whether suffi16 cient resources are being provided for Joint 

17 Task Force-East in accordance with section 

18 708(b)(7)(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 

19 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)(7)(a)); and 

20 (ii) if such determination reveals insuffi21 cient resource levels, the cost, timeline, and 

22 strategy for providing any remaining resource 

23 requirements. 

24 (c) REPORT ON JOINT TASK FORCE-EAST HEAD25 QUARTERS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 


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1 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu2 rity, in consultation with the Commandant of the United 

3 States Coast Guard, the Commissioner for U.S. Customs 

4 and Border Protection, the Director of U.S. Immigration 

5 and Customs Enforcement, and the Administrator of Gen6 eral Services, shall submit a report to the congressional 

7 committees listed in subsection (b)(1) that analyzes the 

8 cost and effectiveness of hosting the Joint Task Force9 East headquarters in Portsmouth, Virginia compared to 

10 alternative headquarters locations. 


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Union Calendar No. 582 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9460 

[Report No. 118–688] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Departposes. ment of Homeland Security, and for other purSEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 


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