mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that includes the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the workforce, authorities, 
and responsibilities of the Joint Requirements Coun-
cil (JRC) of the Department. 
(2) A determination regarding whether the JRC 
is meeting its intent, including whether the JRC im-
plements a joint requirements process or any addi-
tional responsibility that the Secretary has assigned 
to it, including relating to the following: 
(A) The validation of any evaluation, as 
appropriate, by a component, support compo-
nent, or office, of the Department that— 
(i) identifies any capability gaps, 
redundancies, or overlaps; and 
(ii) provides recommendations for ei-
ther materiel or nonmateriel solutions to 
address any such capability gap, redun-
dancy, or overlap. 
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(B) The submission of such validation to 
department leadership for consideration in in-
vestment decisions. 
(3) An identification of the position within the 
Department responsible for implementing a joint re-
quirements process that validates an evaluation by a 
component of the Department that identifies any ca-
pability gaps, redundancies, or overlaps pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(A). 
(4) An identification of the officer or official of 
the Department who oversees the JRC’s activities 
and responsibilities, including the JRC’s reporting 
responsibilities to the DMAG. 
(5) A description of how the JRC is assisting 
the Department’s efforts in performing border secu-
rity-related missions and assisting incorporation of 
technological advances into border management 
based on available resources, such as the flow of 
fentanyl across the border and the backlog of mi-
grant processing. 
(6) A review of the progress of the Depart-
ment’s engagement with the JRC to carry out the 
following: 
(A) Review the JRC’s recommendations. 
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(B) Approve or direct related follow-on ac-
tivities. 
(C) Provide direction and guidance to the 
JRC. 
(7) A review of the JRC’s recommendations, 
the approval and direct related follow-on activities, 
and the direction and guidance to the JRC from the 
Secretary or the Secretary’s designee. 
(8) A description of how Department senior 
leadership makes use of JRC analyses and associ-
ated products. 
(9) An evaluation of the placement of the JRC 
within the Management Directorate of the Depart-
ment to ensure such placement aligns fully with the 
JRC’s mission and maintains the JRC’s independ-
ence. 
(10) An evaluation of the role of the JRC and 
broader Department internal communications of 
needs and requirements, and how the processes for 
communicating and documenting such needs and re-
quirements can be improved at the Department. 
(c) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS.—The reports 
required under subsections (a) and (b) shall also be sub-
mitted to the following: 
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(1) Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. 
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, with any 
illicit drug highlights. 
(2) The Office of National Drug Control Policy 
(ONDCP), with any illicit drug highlights. 
(3) The Drug Enforcement Administration, 
with any illicit drug highlights. 
(4) The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy, with any migrant crossing surges that would 
cross the threshold into emergency situations. 
(5) The Department of Justice, including law 
enforcement agencies of the Department, regarding 
such Department’s and agencies’ related border 
metrics. 
(d) DEFINITION.—The terms ‘‘Joint Requirements 
Council’’ and ‘‘JRC’’ include any successor entity. 
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