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 outcomebased 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; 
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(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.