Title: DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), by 90 days after the submission of the 3-year strategy for DHS international programs required under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, to brief the congressional homeland security committees regarding DHS personnel with primary duties that take place outside of the United States.
DHS shall also submit to the congressional homeland security committees a plan to enhance the effectiveness of DHS personnel at foreign locations that includes proposals to improve efforts of DHS personnel for providing foreign partner capacity development and furthering the counterterrorism mission of DHS.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4567 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4567

    To require a Department of Homeland Security overseas personnel 
               enhancement plan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2017

Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Vela, and 
  Ms. Meng) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require a Department of Homeland Security overseas personnel 
               enhancement plan, 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 Overseas Personnel Enhancement 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. OVERSEAS PERSONNEL BRIEFING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after submission of the 
comprehensive three-year strategy required under section 1910 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114-328), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding 
Department of Homeland Security personnel with primary duties that take 
place outside of the United States.
    (b) Requirements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A detailed summary of each type of personnel position 
        with primary duties that take place outside of the United 
        States and how each such position contributes to the Department 
        of Homeland Security's counterterrorism mission.
            (2) Information related to how the geographic and regional 
        placement of such positions contributes to the Department's 
        counterterrorism mission.
            (3) Information related to the position-specific training 
        received by such personnel before and during placement at a 
        foreign location.
            (4) Challenges that may impede the communication of 
        counterterrorism information between Department personnel at 
        foreign locations and Department entities in the United States, 
        including technical, resource, and administrative challenges.

SEC. 3. OVERSEAS PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the briefing required 
under section 2, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a plan to enhance the 
effectiveness of Department of Homeland Security personnel at foreign 
locations.
    (b) Plan Requirements.--The plan referred to in subsection (a) 
shall include proposals to--
            (1) improve efforts of Department of Homeland Security 
        personnel at foreign locations, as necessary, for purposes of 
        providing foreign partner capacity development and furthering 
        the Department's counterterrorism mission;
            (2) as appropriate, redeploy Department personnel to 
        respond to changing threats to the United States;
            (3) enhance collaboration among Department personnel at 
        foreign locations, other Federal personnel at foreign 
        locations, and foreign partners; and
            (4) improve the communication of counterterrorism 
        information between Department personnel at foreign locations 
        and Department entities in the United States, including to 
        address technical, resource, and administrative challenges.
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