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Calendar No. 493 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4698 

[Report No. 118–215] 

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

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11 (legislative day, JULY 10), 2024 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 


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

2 SECURITY ACT OF 2002. 

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

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

5 (1) in paragraph (9)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

8 the end; 

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

10 at the end; and 

11 (iii) by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

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

14 Task Force;’’; and 

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

16 as follows: 

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

18 and annually thereafter, submit to the commit19 tees specified in subparagraph (B) a report con20 taining information regarding— 

21 ‘‘(i) the progress in implementing the 

22 outcome-based and other appropriate per23 formance metrics established pursuant to 

24 subparagraph (A)(iii); 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the staffing plan developed for 

2 each Joint Task Force pursuant to sub3 paragraph (A)(iv); and 

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

5 strategic goals, and objectives of each 

6 Joint Task Force, and a description of, 

7 and rationale for, any such modifica8 tions.’’; and 

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

10 inserting ‘‘2029 2026’’. 

11 (b) ANNUAL BRIEFING.— 

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

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

14 thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

15 brief— 

16 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

17 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

18 (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

19 and Transportation of the Senate; 

20 (C) the Committee on Homeland Security 

21 of the House of Representatives; and 

22 (D) the Committee on Transportation and 

23 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

24 (2) TOPICS.—Each briefing required under 

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1 source assessment at Joint Task Force-East, includ2 ing— 

3 (A)(i) a determination of whether the cur4 rent staffing levels of Joint Task Force-East 

5 are sufficient to successfully advance the mis6 sion, strategic goals, and objectives of such 

7 Joint Task Force; and 

8 (ii) if such determination reveals insuffi9 cient staffing levels, the cost, timeline, and 

10 strategy for increasing such staffing levels; and 

11 (B)(i) a determination of whether suffi12 cient resources are being provided for Joint 

13 Task Force-East in accordance with section 

14 708(b)(7)(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 

15 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)(7)(a)); and 

16 (ii) if such determination reveals insuffi17 cient resource levels, the cost, timeline, and 

18 strategy for providing any remaining resource 

19 requirements. 

20 (c) REPORT ON JOINT TASK FORCE-EAST HEAD21 QUARTERS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu23 rity, in consultation with the Commandant of the United 

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

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


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1 and Customs Enforcement, and the Administrator of Gen2 eral Services, shall submit a report to the congressional 

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

4 cost and effectiveness of hosting the Joint Task Force5 East headquarters in Portsmouth, Virginia compared to 

6 alternative headquarters locations. 


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Calendar No. 493 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4698 

[Report No. 118–215] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Departposes. ment of Homeland Security, and for other purSEPTEMBER 9, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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