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‘‘(aa) the officer or agent is 
in active pursuit of a person who 
is otherwise subject to arrest 
under this subparagraph; and 
‘‘(bb) such person exits the 
area covered by subclause (I) or 
(II), as applicable, during such 
pursuit; and 
‘‘(iii) there are specific and articulable 
facts to support a reasonable belief that 
the person may— 
‘‘(I) escape before a warrant can 
be obtained for his or her arrest; 
‘‘(II) destroy evidence; or 
‘‘(III) continue the commission of 
a felony on or related to property 
owned or occupied by the Federal 
Government;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (E) by inserting be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, except that 
such investigations and any associated surveil-
lance shall be restricted solely to offenses that 
may have been committed against property 
owned or occupied by the Federal Government; 
and’’; and 
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(E) by amending subparagraph (F) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(F) carry out such other activities nec-
essary to protect the property described in sub-
section (a) and persons on such property as the 
Secretary may prescribe.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may enter 
into agreements’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary 
shall enter into agreements, including memo-
randa of understanding,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Any such agreement, including 
memoranda of understanding, entered into 
under this subsection shall include a require-
ment that all officers and agents designated 
under this subsection and subject to such agree-
ment wear body cameras while on duty.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) IDENTIFICATION AS FEDERAL OFFICER.—An of-
ficer or agent designated under this section shall, while 
engaged in the performance of official duties, display— 
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‘‘(1) appropriate insignia identifying the compo-
nent of the Department from which such officer or 
agent has been designated; and 
‘‘(2) the full name of the officer or agent. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ARRESTS.—With respect to any 
arrest carried out under subsection (b)(2)(C), the officer 
or agent shall— 
‘‘(1) identify himself or herself and the compo-
nent of the Department with which such officer or 
agent is employed; 
‘‘(2) inform the individual being arrested of the 
cause for such arrest; 
‘‘(3) in the case of an arrest carried out pursu-
ant to an agreement under subsection (e), notify any 
State or local government that is party to such 
agreement of the arrest; and 
‘‘(4) document the details of the arrest and the 
cause for such arrest.’’. 
SEC. 502. REQUESTS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND 
SECURITY 
PERSONNEL 
OR 
EQUIP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 890F. REQUESTS RELATING TO PERSONNEL OR 
EQUIPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide noti-
fication to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of 
the acceptance of a request by the Secretary to augment 
local law enforcement capabilities with the deployment of 
Department personnel, including law enforcement per-
sonnel, unmanned aerial system operations, or other 
equipment within 24 hours of such acceptance. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The notification required under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to ongoing or routine joint 
operations or assignments authorized under law, including 
section 1303 of the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1112).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 890E the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890F. Requests relating to personnel or equipment.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Accountability and In-
tegrity Reforms and Miscella-
neous Matters 
SEC. 511. PRIVACY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES 
COORDINATION REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No head of a component or office 
of the Department may initiate, modify, or expand a pro-
gram that may substantially impact the privacy, civil 
rights, or civil liberties of an individual or include the col-
lection of personally identifiable information. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the head of the component or office 
of the Department at issue coordinates with the Chief Pri-
vacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties of the Department prior to the initiation, modifica-
tion, or expansion referred to in such subsection. 
SEC. 512. OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
for Management of the Department, in coordination with 
the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs of the Depart-
ment and the General Counsel of the Department, shall— 
(1) issue a code of conduct for all personnel in-
volved in the public affairs operations of the Depart-
ment and require certifications of receipt by such 
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personnel of such code within 30 days of receipt; 
and 
(2) publish and disseminate a Department-wide 
management directive and associated guidelines for 
internal review of all public-facing materials to maxi-
mize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
information (including statistical information) that 
includes information with respect to reviews of such 
materials by the Office of General Counsel of the 
Department for— 
(A) legal sufficiency; and 
(B) compliance with section 515 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public 
Law 106–554) (otherwise referred to as the 
‘‘Data Quality Act’’ or the ‘‘Information Qual-
ity Act’’) and any other relevant Federal data 
integrity requirements. 
(b) REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department shall— 
(1) submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate an audit of the public affairs of-
fices throughout the Department that reviews com-
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pliance with the requirements specified in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) issue, as appropriate, recommendations to 
the Department to improve the quality, objectivity, 
utility, and integrity of public-facing materials dis-
seminated by the public affairs offices throughout 
the Department. 
SEC. 513. DEPARTMENT-WIDE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management of the De-
partment, shall issue a Department-wide management di-
rective with respect to social media activity on official de-
partmental accounts. 
(b) ELEMENTS.— The directive required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) information relating to— 
(A) the roles and responsibilities of offices 
within the Department with respect to moni-
toring the compliance of the social media policy 
of the Department, including the Office of the 
General Counsel and Privacy Office; and 
(B) applicable Federal laws, regulations, 
and requirements that apply to social media 
use, including those related to information qual-
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ity, ethical conduct, protecting individual pri-
vacy, and records management; 
(2) the process for authorizing an official, De-
partment-branded social media account; 
(3) training requirements, including mass com-
munication and ethics training, for authorizing agen-
cy officials to use Department accounts to commu-
nicate in their official capacity; and 
(4) guidance with respect to the use of personal 
social media accounts. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall maintain a 
list of all current official social media accounts of the De-
partment on the website of the Department. 
(d) SOCIAL MEDIA DEFINED.—The term ‘‘social 
media’’ means tools and technology to share communica-
tions, postings, or information on a public-facing website, 
web application, or digital application. 
SEC. 514. PROPAGANDA PROHIBITED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management of the De-
partment, shall— 
(1) issue a Department-wide directive prohib-
iting personnel from engaging in propaganda wheth-
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er internally or externally, including with respect to 
public-facing materials; and 
(2) establish a process to enforce the directive 
required under paragraph (1). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 
30, 2022, the Inspector General of the Department 
shall review— 
(A) the internal and external communica-
tions within the Department to determine if 
there is evidence of the Department engaging in 
propaganda with respect to— 
(i) the August 2020 Kenosha, Wis-
consin, shooting; 
(ii) the 2020 protests in Portland, Or-
egon; or 
(iii) the issuance of Executive Order 
13769; and 
(B) the implementation of the Depart-
ment-wide directive and oversight process re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.—After the completion of the re-
view required under paragraph (1), the Inspector 
General of the Department shall issue recommenda-
tions, as appropriate, to strengthen protections 
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against the engagement of propaganda within the 
Department. 
(c) PROPAGANDA DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘propaganda’’ means information originated or dis-
seminated through the use of Departmental resources with 
the intent to promote or publicize a particular political 
cause or point of view, including— 
(1) materials designed to support or defeat the 
enactment of legislation before Congress or any 
State or local legislature or legislative body; 
(2) materials designed to support or defeat pro-
posed or pending regulation, administrative action, 
or order issued by the executive branch, including 
any State or local government; 
(3) materials self-aggrandizing or overly publi-
cizing and emphasizing the importance of the agency 
of the Department or departmental activity at issue; 
(4) materials that are prepared by the agency 
at issue or its contractors at the behest of the agen-
cy and circulated as the ostensible position of parties 
outside the agency without disclosure that the infor-
mation originated with the Department; and 
(5) purely partisan materials, including mate-
rials designed to aid a particular political party or 
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candidate subject to Federal prohibitions with re-
spect to Federal employees. 
SEC. 515. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting before section 812 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 811. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
‘‘(a) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.—The Office of 
Inspector General of the Department shall, in ac-
cordance with section 4(a)(5) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, provide to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate and publish on the 
website of the Inspector General, the following, irre-
spective of whether the record contains recommenda-
tions or whether the Department concurs with in-
cluded recommendations: 
‘‘(A) Any report that substantiates an alle-
gation of whistleblower retaliation pursuant to 
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 
U.S.C. 5509 note), Military Whistleblower Pro-
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tection Act (10 U.S.C. 1034), or Presidential 
Personnel Directive–19. 
‘‘(B) Any report that substantiates an alle-
gation of misconduct, waste, fraud, abuse, or 
violation of Department policy against a mem-
ber of the Senior Executive Service or politically 
appointed official. 
‘‘(C) Any other programmatic report, re-
view, inspection, or audit. 
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.—Beginning 
with the first semiannual report transmitted to the 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate pursuant to section 5(b) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 that is transmitted after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each such report 
shall be accompanied by a list of ongoing pro-
grammatic audits or inspections that include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A description of each audit or inspec-
tion, including the office or component under 
review. 
‘‘(B) Information relating to the source of 
each audit or inspection. 
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‘‘(C) Information relating to the actual or 
proposed dates for— 
‘‘(i) initiating each audit or inspec-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) submitting a draft report to the 
Department for review; and 
‘‘(iii) publishing the final report to the 
website of the Inspector General pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(D) An explanation for any significant 
changes to the description of an audit or in-
spection, including the office or component 
under review, or a delay of more than 30 days 
in the actual or proposed date for submitting a 
draft report to the Department for review or 
publishing the final report to the website of the 
Inspector General of the Department. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REGARDING MISCONDUCT ALLE-
GATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of offices and 
components of the Department shall promptly notify 
the Inspector General of the Department of all alle-
gations of misconduct with respect to which the In-
spector General has investigative authority under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978. 
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‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Inspector General of the 
Department may waive the notification requirement 
under this subsection with respect to any category or 
subset of allegations of misconduct. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as affecting the authority of the 
Secretary under subsection (a) of section 8I of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting be-
fore the item relating to section 812 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 811. Office of Inspector General.’’. 
SEC. 516. LIMITS ON EXPENSES FOR A SWEARING-IN CERE-
MONY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may not obligate or expend any 
Federal funds or use any Government property for a re-
ception or gathering after a swearing-in ceremony. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under subsection 
(a) shall not apply if— 
(1) it is the swearing-in ceremony for a Presi-
dential appointee; 
(2) the reception or gathering is located at 
space owned or leased by the Department; 
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(3) the Federal funds are used for meals or re-
freshments served at such reception or gathering; 
and 
(4) if the total cost for such meals or refresh-
ments does not exceed an amount established by the 
Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORTING.—Not later than October 31, 2021, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department, shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating 
to the expenditure of funds in the immediately preceding 
fiscal year expended for a swearing-in ceremony pursuant 
to subsection (b). 
(d) GOVERNMENT PROPERTY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Government property’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2635.704(b)(1) of title 5, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 517. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AWARENESS AND RE-
PORTING. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of the 
Department shall— 
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(1) disseminate existing laws, regulations, and 
agency policies relating to— 
(A) the avoidance of personal conflicts of 
interest and improper business practices to all 
Department contracting and grant officials; and 
(B) protections for such officials that re-
port any attempt or actual interference by an 
official of the Department, an elected official, 
or a private individual with a conflict of interest 
relating to or an intent to unfairly influence the 
procurement process; and 
(2) require all Department contracting and 
grant officials to certify receipt and review of the in-
formation disseminated pursuant to paragraph (1). 
SEC. 518. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a suspension and debarment program that ensures the De-
partment and each of the components of the Department 
complies with the laws, regulations, and guidance related 
to the suspension, debarment, and ineligibility of contrac-
tors. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The program required to be 
established under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) require that any referral made by a con-
tracting official for consideration of actions to pro-
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tect the interests of the Federal Government be eval-
uated, in writing, by an individual designated within 
the Department as a suspension and debarment offi-
cial in accordance with the program established 
under subsection (a) and other applicable Federal 
regulations; 
(2) develop and require training for— 
(A) all contracting officials of the Depart-
ment on the causes for suspension and debar-
ment; and 
(B) compliance with the program estab-
lished under subsection (a) and other applicable 
Federal regulations; and 
(3) include policies and processes for— 
(A) tracking, reviewing, and documenting 
suspension and debarment decisions, including 
those related to poor performance, fraud, na-
tional security considerations, and other criteria 
determined appropriate by the Secretary; 
(B) ensuring consideration of and referral 
for suspension, debarment, or other necessary 
actions that protect the interests of the Federal 
Government; 
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(C) managing and sharing relevant docu-
ments and information on contractors for use 
across the Department; 
(D) requiring timely reporting into a cen-
tralized departmental and Government-wide 
databases by the suspension and debarment of-
ficials to capture suspension and debarment ac-
tivities, document justifications for decisions, or 
other relevant information; 
(E) issuing guidance to implement such 
policies and processes that is regularly updated 
and includes definitions for all relevant terms 
related to the program; and 
(F) timely implementation of agreed upon 
recommendations from the Inspector General of 
the Department or the Comptroller General of 
the United States. 
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every three years thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
Department shall— 
(1) conduct audits relating to grant and pro-
curement awards to identify— 
(A) improperly awarded contracts or 
grants to a suspended or debarred entity; and 
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(B) whether corrective actions were taken 
to prevent recurrence; and 
(2) review the suspension and debarment pro-
gram 
established 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(a) 
throughout the Department to assess if— 
(A) suspension and debarment criteria are 
consistently applied; and 
(B) disparities exist in the application of 
such criteria, particularly with respect to busi-
ness size and categories. 
SEC. 519. COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 
OFFICE. 
(a) QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
THE ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.—Subsection (b) of section 1901 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) 
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY.—The 
Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office shall be headed by 
an Assistant Secretary who shall— 
‘‘(1) be appointed by the President; 
‘‘(2) have experience and expertise with respect 
to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear mate-
rials, devices, or agents; and 
‘‘(3) have experience successfully managing a 
workforce that includes scientists.’’. 
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(b) TRANSITION FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—If the 
incumbent serving in the position of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the 
Department on the date of the enactment of this Act does 
not satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) of section 
1901 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended 
by subsection (a), such incumbent may retain such posi-
tion until the appointment of a qualified individual to such 
position or six months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, whichever is earlier. 
(c) WORKFORCE MORALE
AND RETENTION.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction of the Department, in coordination with 
the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port relating to morale and employee retention challenges 
with respect to the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruc-
tion Office of the Department. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN CENTER AND PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Coun-
tering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Department 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report relating to the establishment of the National 
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Technical Nuclear Forensics Center and the National Nu-
clear Forensics Expertise Development Program pursuant 
to paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 1923(a) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 592(a)). 
(e) NOTICE OF DELAY.—If the Secretary does not 
submit a briefing and a report required pursuant to sec-
tion 2(g) of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–387; 6 U.S.C. 591 note) 
by the deadline required by such Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) not later than one week from the date of 
such deadline, provide written notice specifying rea-
sons for not submitting such briefing and report; 
and 
(2) not later than two weeks from the date of 
such deadline, submit such briefing and report. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
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SEC. 520. ANNUAL CATALOG ON DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY TRAINING, PUBLICATIONS, 
PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ANNUAL RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 2006(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding after subparagraph (F) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) produce an annual catalog that sum-
marizes opportunities for training, publications, 
programs, and services available to State, local, 
and Tribal law enforcement agencies from each 
component and office of the Department and, 
not later than 30 days after the date of such 
production, disseminate such catalog, including 
by— 
‘‘(i) making such catalog available to 
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 
agencies, including by posting such catalog 
on the website of the Department and co-
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operating with national organizations that 
represent such agencies; 
‘‘(ii) making such catalog available 
through the Homeland Security Informa-
tion Network; and 
‘‘(iii) submitting such catalog to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the conclusion of the fiscal year and 
annually thereafter through 2026, the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law 
Enforcement of the Department shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Home-
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land Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a re-
port relating to the activities of the Deputy As-
sistant Secretary for the immediately preceding 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each such report re-
quired under subparagraph (A) shall include, 
for the fiscal year covered by such report, a de-
scription of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) Efforts to coordinate and share 
information regarding Department and 
component agency programs with State, 
local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(ii) Efforts to improve information 
sharing through the Homeland Security 
Information Network by appropriate com-
ponent agencies of the Department and by 
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 
agencies. 
‘‘(iii) The status of performance 
metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of ef-
forts to carry out responsibilities specified 
in this subsection. 
‘‘(iv) Any feedback from State, local, 
and Tribal law enforcement agencies about 
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