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risk to the other primary missions of the Department, may allocate to 
the Joint Task Force on a temporary basis personnel and equipment 
of components and offices of the Department. 
(2) COST NEUTRALITY.—A Joint Task Force may not require more 
resources than would have otherwise been required by the Department 
to carry out the duties assigned to the Joint Task Force if the Joint 
Task Force had not been established. 
(3) LOCATION OF OPERATIONS.—In establishing a location of oper-
ations for a Joint Task Force, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, use existing facilities that integrate efforts of components of 
the Department and State, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
or military entities. 
(4) CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT.—When reviewing requests for allo-
cation of component personnel and equipment under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall consider the impact of the allocation on the ability of 
the donating component or office to carry out the primary missions of 
the Department, and in the case of the Coast Guard, the missions spec-
ified in section 10312 of this title. 
(5) LIMITATION.—Personnel and equipment of the Coast Guard allo-
cated under this subsection may be used only to carry out operations 
and investigations relating to the missions specified in section 10312 
of this title. 
(6) REPORT.—The Secretary, at the time the budget of the Presi-
dent for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report on the total funding, personnel, and 
other resources that each component or office of the Department allo-
cated under this subsection to each Joint Task Force to carry out the 
mission of the Joint Task Force during the fiscal year immediately pre-
ceding each report, and a description of the degree to which the re-
sources drawn from each component or office impact the primary mis-
sion of the component or office. 
(g) COMPONENT RESOURCE AUTHORITY.—As directed by the Secretary— 
(1) each Director of a Joint Task Force shall be provided sufficient 
resources from relevant components and offices of the Department and 
the authority necessary to carry out the missions and responsibilities 
of the Joint Task Force required under this section; 
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(2) the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be under the 
operational authority, direction, and control of the Director of the Joint 
Task Force to which the resources are assigned; and 
(3) the personnel and equipment of each Joint Task Force shall re-
main under the administrative direction of the head of the component 
or office of the Department that provided the personnel or equipment. 
(h) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PERFORMANCE
METRICS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) establish outcome-based and other appropriate performance 
metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force; 
(2) not later than 120 days after December 23, 2016, and 120 days 
after the establishment of a new Joint Task Force, as appropriate, sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate the metrics established under paragraph (1); and 
(3) not later than January 31 of each year, submit to each com-
mittee specified in paragraph (2) a report that contains the evaluation 
described in paragraph (1). 
(i) JOINT DUTY TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) establish a joint duty training program in the Department 
for the purposes of— 
(i) enhancing coordination in the Department; and 
(ii) promoting workforce professional development; and 
(B) tailor the joint duty training program to improve joint oper-
ations as part of the Joint Task Forces. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The joint duty training program established under 
paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, the following topics: 
(A) National security strategy. 
(B) Strategic and contingency planning. 
(C) Command and control of operations under joint command. 
(D) International engagement. 
(E) The homeland security enterprise. 
(F) Interagency collaboration. 
(G) Leadership. 
(H) Specific subject matters relevant to the Joint Task Force, 
including matters relating to the missions specified in section 
10312 of this title, to which the joint duty training program is as-
signed. 
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(3) TRAINING REQUIRED.— 
(A) DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—Except as provided 
in subparagraphs (C) and (D), an individual shall complete the 
joint duty training program before being appointed Director or 
Deputy Director of a Joint Task Force. 
(B) STAFF.—Each official serving on the staff of a Joint Task 
Force shall complete the joint duty training program in the 1st 
year of assignment to the Joint Task Force. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the 1st 
Director or Deputy Director appointed to a Joint Task Force on 
or after December 23, 2016. 
(D) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of sub-
paragraph (A) if the Secretary determines that the waiver is in 
the interest of homeland security or necessary to carry out the 
mission for which a Joint Task Force was established. 
(j) NOTIFICATION OF JOINT TASK FORCE FORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days before establishing a Joint 
Task Force under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the major-
ity leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, The Speak-
er of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House 
of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a notification regarding the establishment. 
(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive the requirement 
under paragraph (1) in the event of an emergency circumstance that 
imminently threatens the protection of human life or property. 
(k) REVIEW.—Not later than January 31, 2018, and January 31, 2021, 
the Inspector General of the Department shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a review of the Joint Task Forces estab-
lished under this section. The reviews shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the structure of each Joint 
Task Force; and 
(2) recommendations for enhancements to the structure to strength-
en the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force. 
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(l) JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM.—After establishing the joint 
duty training program under subsection (i), the Secretary shall establish a 
joint duty assignment program in the Department for the purposes of en-
hancing coordination in the Department and promoting workforce profes-
sional development. 
(m) SUNSET.—This section expires on September 30, 2022. 
§ 11509. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
is the principal policy advisor to the Secretary. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
shall— 
(1) lead, conduct, and coordinate Department-wide policy develop-
ment and implementation and strategic planning; 
(2) develop and coordinate policies to promote and ensure quality, 
consistency, and integration for the programs, components, offices, and 
activities across the Department; 
(3) develop and coordinate strategic plans and long-term goals of the 
Department with risk-based analysis and planning to improve oper-
ational mission effectiveness, including consultation with the Secretary 
regarding the quadrennial homeland security review under section 
11506 of this title; 
(4) manage Department leadership councils and provide analytics 
and support to the councils; 
(5) manage international coordination and engagement for the De-
partment; 
(6) review and incorporate, as appropriate, external stakeholder feed-
back into Department policy; and 
(7) carry out such other responsibilities as the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION BY DEPARTMENT COMPONENTS.—To ensure consist-
ency with the policy priorities of the Department, the head of each compo-
nent of the Department shall coordinate with the Office of Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans in establishing or modifying policies or strategic planning guid-
ance with respect to each component. 
(d) HOMELAND SECURITY STATISTICS AND JOINT ANALYSIS.— 
(1) HOMELAND SECURITY STATISTICS.—The Under Secretary for 
Strategy, Policy, and Plans shall— 
(A) establish standards of reliability and validity for statistical 
data collected and analyzed by the Department; 
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