[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DHS OVERSEAS PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2019

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                               speech of

                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 10, 2019

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2590, 
the ``DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2019.''
  H.R. 2590 is a continuation of an existing program that requires an 
overseas personal enhancement plan to be provided by the Department of 
Homeland Security.
  Current law mandates that the Department of Homeland Security have a 
three-year strategic plan for overseas deployment of DHS personnel 
(P.L. 114-328 (authored by Chairman Thompson)).
  The requirements currently state that DHS must provide Congress with 
a briefing regarding all DHS personnel with primary duties taking place 
overseas.
  H.R. 2590 will build on the existing Federal DHS mandate by 
strengthening congressional oversight.
  The resolution requires DHS to submit a plan to enhance the 
effectiveness of the overseas deployment of DHS personnel 90 days after 
their initial briefing.
  The DHS plan will be required to include proposals on how to improve 
efforts to develop foreign partnership capacity and further the United 
States' counterterrorism mission.
  The plan will also consider possible redeployment in response to 
evolving threats.
  The DHS plan will result in enhanced collaboration and improved 
communication between DHS personnel at home and abroad.
  A version of this bill passed the House 415-0 in the 115th Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 2590.

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