I 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3439

To promote the sharing of personnel between Federal law enforcement 

agencies and other public law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 4, 2003

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. FROST) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 

to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL

To promote the sharing of personnel between Federal law 

enforcement agencies and other public law enforcement 

agencies, and for other purposes.

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 ‘‘JTTF Enhancement 

5 Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCES. 

7 (a) JTTFS REQUIRED.—The Director of the Federal 

8 Bureau of Investigation shall carry out a program under 
2

•HR 3439 IH 

1 which the Director maintains, in such regions and local2 ities of the United States as the Director considers appro3 priate, task forces of law enforcement agents to combat 

4 international terrorism (known as joint terrorism task 

5 forces). 

6 (b) COMPOSITION.—Each task force under the pro7 gram required by subsection (a) shall be comprised of at 

8 least one law enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau 

9 of Investigation. Each such task force shall also include 

10 such other law enforcement agents as the Director con11 siders appropriate, selected by the Director from among 

12 those Federal, State, and local law enforcement agents 

13 that are made available to the Director for such purposes. 

14 (c) TRAINING.—The Director shall make available to 

15 the law enforcement agents participating in such program 

16 such training as the Director considers appropriate to en17 sure that such agents are fully and properly prepared to 

18 combat international terrorism. 

19 (d) FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL AGENTS.—For 

20 each State and local law enforcement agent participating 

21 in such program, the Director shall continue to reimburse 

22 the agent’s jurisdiction for the agent’s overtime pay dur23 ing the period the agent was so participating. 
3

•HR 3439 IH 

1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

3 necessary to carry out this section. 

4 SEC. 3. INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF IMMIGRATION 

5 AGENTS ON JOINT TERRORISM TASK 

6 FORCES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to 

8 carry out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

9 shall increase the number of law enforcement agents of 

10 the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and 

11 available for participation in the joint terrorism task force 

12 program carried out under section 2. 

13 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

15 necessary to carry out this section. 

16 SEC. 4. DETAIL PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN17 FORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO THE CENTRAL 

18 INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 

19 The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 

20 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

21 following new section: 

22 ‘‘DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW

23 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

24 ‘‘SEC. 23. (a) DETAIL.—Notwithstanding any other 

25 provision of law—
4

•HR 3439 IH 

1 ‘‘(1) upon request of the head of State or local 

2 law enforcement agency, the Director of Central In3 telligence may detail any employee within the Cen4 tral Intelligence Agency to that State or local law 

5 enforcement agency on a nonreimbursable basis; and 

6 ‘‘(2) subject to the approval of the Director of 

7 Central Intelligence, the head of a State or local law 

8 enforcement agency may detail any employee of that 

9 State or local law enforcement agency to the Central 

10 Intelligence Agency on a reimbursable basis. 

11 ‘‘(b) PERIOD OF DETAIL.—Details shall be for such 

12 periods as are agreed to between the Director and the 

13 head of the State or local agency. 

14 ‘‘(c) BENEFITS, ALLOWANCES, TRAVEL, INCEN15 TIVES.—An employee detailed under subsection (a) may 

16 be authorized any benefit, allowance, travel, or incentive 

17 otherwise provided to enhance staffing by the organization 

18 from which the employee is detailed. 

19 ‘‘(d) APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There are authorized to 

20 be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry 

21 out this section. 

22 ‘‘(2) Details under subsection (a) are subject to the 

23 availability of appropriations for such purpose.’’. 
5

•HR 3439 IH 

1 SEC. 5. DETAIL PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN2 FORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO THE DEPART3 MENT OF JUSTICE AND ITS ELEMENTS. 

4 (a) DETAIL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law—

6 (1) upon request of the head of State or local 

7 law enforcement agency, the Attorney General may 

8 detail any employee within the Department of Jus9 tice, or any element of the Department, to that 

10 State or local law enforcement agency on a non11 reimbursable basis; and 

12 (2) subject to the approval of the Attorney Gen13 eral, the head of a State or local law enforcement 

14 agency may detail any employee of that State or 

15 local law enforcement agency to the Department of 

16 Justice, or any element of the Department, on a re17 imbursable basis. 

18 (b) PERIOD OF DETAIL.—Details shall be for such 

19 periods as are agreed to between the Attorney General and 

20 the head of the State or local agency. 

21 (c) BENEFITS, ALLOWANCES, TRAVEL, INCEN22 TIVES.—An employee detailed under subsection (a) may 

23 be authorized any benefit, allowance, travel, or incentive 

24 otherwise provided to enhance staffing by the organization 

25 from which the employee is detailed. 
6

•HR 3439 IH 

1 (d) APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There are authorized to 

2 be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry 

3 out this section. 

4 (2) Details under subsection (a) are subject to the 

5 availability of appropriations for such purpose. 

6 SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT CEN7 TER. 

8 (a) EXPANSION OF CENTER.—From amounts made 

9 available to carry out this section, the Attorney General 

10 shall expand the Law Enforcement Support Center to en11 sure that all Federal, State, and local law enforcement 

12 agencies are able to access the Center. 

13 (b) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be 

14 appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 

15 this section.

Æ