118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4698 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Department of 

Homeland Security, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

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

5 SECURITY ACT OF 2002. 

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

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

8 (1) in paragraph (9)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

11 the end; 

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

13 at the end; and 

14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

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

17 Task Force;’’; and 

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

19 as follows: 

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

21 and annually thereafter, submit to the commit22 tees specified in subparagraph (B) a report con23 taining information regarding— 

24 ‘‘(i) the progress in implementing the 

25 outcome-based and other appropriate per-
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1 formance metrics established pursuant to 

2 subparagraph (A)(iii); 

3 ‘‘(ii) the staffing plan developed for 

4 each Joint Task Force pursuant to sub5 paragraph (A)(iv); and 

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

7 strategic goals, and objectives of each 

8 Joint Task Force, and a description of, 

9 and rationale for, any such modifica10 tions.’’; and 

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

12 inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

13 (b) ANNUAL BRIEFING.— 

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

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

16 thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

17 brief— 

18 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

19 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

20 (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

21 and Transportation of the Senate; 

22 (C) the Committee on Homeland Security 

23 of the House of Representatives; and 

24 (D) the Committee on Transportation and 

25 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
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1 (2) TOPICS.—Each briefing required under 

2 paragraph (1) shall cover the latest staffing and re3 source assessment at Joint Task Force-East, includ4 ing— 

5 (A)(i) a determination of whether the cur6 rent staffing levels of Joint Task Force-East 

7 are sufficient to successfully advance the mis8 sion, strategic goals, and objectives of such 

9 Joint Task Force; and 

10 (ii) if such determination reveals insuffi11 cient staffing levels, the cost, timeline, and 

12 strategy for increasing such staffing levels; and 

13 (B)(i) a determination of whether suffi14 cient resources are being provided for Joint 

15 Task Force-East in accordance with section 

16 708(b)(7)(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 

17 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)(7)(a)); and 

18 (ii) if such determination reveals insuffi19 cient resource levels, the cost, timeline, and 
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1 strategy for providing any remaining resource 

2 requirements. 

Passed the Senate September 19, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4698 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Departposes. ment of Homeland Security, and for other pur-