[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2590 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 201
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2590
[Report No. 116-97]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2019
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
September 10, 2019
Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Overseas Personnel
Enhancement Act of 2019''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. OVERSEAS PERSONNEL BRIEFING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after submission
of the comprehensive 3-year strategy required under section 1910 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
114-328) and every 180 days thereafter, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Requirements.--The briefings required under subsection
(a) shall include the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) A detailed summary of, and deployment schedule
for, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Information related to how the geographic and
regional placement of such positions contributes to the
Department's counterterrorism mission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Information related to any risk mitigation
plans for each geographic and regional placement, including to
address counter-intelligence risks.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Information regarding the costs of deploying
or maintaining personnel at each geographic and regional
placement, including information on any cost-sharing agreement
with foreign partners to cover a portion or all the costs
relating to such deployment or maintenance.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Maintain and enhance practices to guard
against counter-espionage and counter-intelligence threats,
including cyber threats, associated with Department
personnel.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Information regarding trends in foreign
efforts to influence such personnel while deployed overseas to
contribute to the Department's counterterrorism
mission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Information related to the position-specific
training received by such personnel before and during placement
at a foreign location.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) The status of efforts to implement the
strategy referred to in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) The status of efforts (beginning with the
second briefing required under this section) to implement the
enhancement plan under section 3.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. OVERSEAS PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENT PLAN.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the first
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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Plan Requirements.--The plan required under subsection
(a) shall include proposals to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) as appropriate, redeploy Department personnel
to respond to changing threats to the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) enhance collaboration among Department
personnel at foreign locations, other Federal personnel at
foreign locations, and foreign partners;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) maintain practices to guard against counter-
espionage threats associated with Department
personnel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. TERMINATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The briefing requirement under section 2 shall terminate
on the date that is 4 years after the submission of the strategy
referred to in such section.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement
Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. OVERSEAS PERSONNEL BRIEFING.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after submission of the
comprehensive 3-year strategy required under section 1910 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
114-328) and annually thereafter, the Secretary 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 personnel with primary duties that take place
outside of the United States.
(b) Requirements.--The briefings required under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A detailed summary of, and deployment schedule for,
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's mission.
(2) Information related to how the geographic and regional
placement of such positions contributes to the Department's
mission.
(3) Information related to any risk mitigation plans for
each geographic and regional placement, including to address
counter-intelligence risks.
(4) Information regarding the costs of deploying or
maintaining personnel at each geographic and regional
placement, including information on any cost-sharing agreement
with foreign partners to cover a portion or all the costs
relating to such deployment or maintenance.
(5) Information on guidance and practices to guard against
counter-espionage and counter-intelligence threats, including
cyber threats, associated with Department personnel.
(6) Information regarding trends in foreign efforts to
influence such personnel while deployed overseas to contribute
to the Department's mission.
(7) Information related to the position-specific training
received by such personnel before and during placement at a
foreign location.
(8) 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.
(9) The status of efforts to implement the strategy
referred to in subsection (a).
(10) The status of efforts (beginning with the second
briefing required under this section) to implement the
enhancement plan under section 3.
SEC. 3. OVERSEAS PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENT PLAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the first briefing
required under section 2, the Secretary 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 plan to
enhance the effectiveness of Department personnel at foreign locations.
(b) Plan Requirements.--The plan required under subsection (a)
shall include proposals to--
(1) improve efforts of Department personnel at foreign
locations, as necessary, for purposes of providing foreign
partner capacity development and furthering the Department's
mission;
(2) as appropriate, redeploy Department personnel to
respond to changing threats to the United States, consistent
with the limits on the resources of the Department;
(3) enhance collaboration among Department personnel at
foreign locations, other Federal personnel at foreign
locations, and foreign partners;
(4) improve the communication of information between
Department personnel at foreign locations and Department
entities in the United States, including to address technical,
resource, and administrative challenges; and
(5) maintain practices to guard against counter-espionage
threats associated with Department personnel.
SEC. 4. TERMINATION.
The briefing requirement under section 2 shall terminate on the
date that is 4 years after the submission of the strategy referred to
in subsection (a) of such section.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of
Homeland Security; and
(2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
Calendar No. 201
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2590
[Report No. 116-97]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To require a Department of Homeland Security overseas personnel
enhancement plan, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 10, 2019
Reported with an amendment