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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4698 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.4698

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four

                                 An Act

 
    To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland 
                    Security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Joint Task Forces 
Reauthorization Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 708 OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.
    (a) In General.--Section 708(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (9)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (ii) in clause (iii)(II), by adding ``and'' at the end; 
            and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(iv) a staffing plan for each Joint Task Force;''; 
            and
            (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
            ``(C) not later than December 23, 2024, and annually 
        thereafter, submit to the committees specified in subparagraph 
        (B) a report containing information regarding--
                ``(i) the progress in implementing the outcome-based 
            and other appropriate performance metrics established 
            pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii);
                ``(ii) the staffing plan developed for each Joint Task 
            Force pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iv); and
                ``(iii) any modification to the mission, strategic 
            goals, and objectives of each Joint Task Force, and a 
            description of, and rationale for, any such 
            modifications.''; and
        (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``2024'' and inserting 
    ``2026''.
    (b) Annual Briefing.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
    Homeland Security shall brief--
            (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate;
            (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        of the Senate;
            (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (D) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
        the House of Representatives.
        (2) Topics.--Each briefing required under paragraph (1) shall 
    cover the latest staffing and resource assessment at Joint Task 
    Force-East, including--
            (A)(i) a determination of whether the current staffing 
        levels of Joint Task Force-East are sufficient to successfully 
        advance the mission, strategic goals, and objectives of such 
        Joint Task Force; and
            (ii) if such determination reveals insufficient staffing 
        levels, the cost, timeline, and strategy for increasing such 
        staffing levels; and
            (B)(i) a determination of whether sufficient resources are 
        being provided for Joint Task Force-East in accordance with 
        section 708(b)(7)(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
        U.S.C. 348(b)(7)(a)); and
            (ii) if such determination reveals insufficient resource 
        levels, the cost, timeline, and strategy for providing any 
        remaining resource requirements.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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