[House Report 117-545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress   }                                      {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                      {     117-545

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            DHS JOINT TASK FORCE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022

                                _______
                                

October 28, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, from the Committee on Homeland Security, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 8801]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 8801) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
to establish stronger accountability mechanisms for Joint Task 
Forces, and for other purposes, having considered the same, 
reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that 
the bill as amended do pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                   Page
Purpose and Summary..............................................     3
Background and Need for Legislation..............................     3
Hearings.........................................................     4
Committee Consideration..........................................     4
Committee Votes..................................................     5
Committee Oversight Findings.....................................     5
C.B.O. Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and 
  Tax Expenditures...............................................     5
Federal Mandates Statement.......................................     6
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives............     7
Duplicative Federal Programs.....................................     7
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff 
  Benefits.......................................................     7
Advisory Committee Statement.....................................     7
Applicability to Legislative Branch..............................     7
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation...................     7
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............     8

    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. JOINT TASK FORCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

  Subsection (b) of section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 348) is amended--
          (1) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:
          ``(8) Joint task force staff.--
                  ``(A) In general.--Each Joint Task Force shall have a 
                staff, composed of personnel from relevant components 
                and offices of the Department, to assist the Director 
                of such Joint Task Force in carrying out the mission 
                and responsibilities of such Joint Task Force.
                  ``(B) Report.--The Secretary shall include in the 
                report submitted under paragraph (6)(F)--
                          ``(i) the number of personnel permanently 
                        assigned to each Joint Task Force by each 
                        component and office; and
                          ``(ii) the number of personnel assigned on a 
                        temporary basis to each Joint Task Force by 
                        each component and office.'';
          (2) in paragraph (9)--
                  (A) in the heading, by inserting ``mission and'' 
                after ``Establishment of'';
                  (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                  ``(A) using leading practices in performance 
                management and lessons learned by other law enforcement 
                task forces and joint operations, establish--
                          ``(i) the mission, strategic goals, and 
                        objectives of each Joint Task Force;
                          ``(ii) the criteria for terminating each 
                        Joint Task Force; and
                          ``(iii) outcome-based and other appropriate 
                        performance metrics for evaluating the 
                        effectiveness of each Joint Task Force with 
                        respect to the mission, strategic goals, and 
                        objectives established pursuant to clause (i), 
                        including--
                                  ``(I) targets for each such Joint 
                                Task Force to achieve for each of the 
                                three years after such establishment; 
                                and
                                  ``(II) a description of the 
                                methodology used to establish such 
                                metrics;'';
                  (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                          (i) by striking ``date of the enactment of 
                        this section'' and insert ``date of the 
                        enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces 
                        Reauthorization Act of 2022'';
                          (ii) by inserting ``mission, strategic goals, 
                        objectives, and'' before ``metrics''; and
                          (iii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                  (D) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
                  ``(C) not later than one year after the date of the 
                enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization 
                Act of 2022 and annually thereafter, submit to the 
                committees specified in subparagraph (B) a report that 
                contains information on the progress in implementing 
                the outcome-based and other appropriate performance 
                metrics established pursuant to subparagraph 
                (A)(iii).'';
          (3) in paragraph (11)--
                  (A) in the heading, by inserting ``or termination'' 
                after ``formation''; and
                  (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                  ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days before 
                establishing or terminating a Joint Task Force under 
                this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 
                majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of 
                the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, the majority leader of the House of 
                Representatives, the minority leader of the House of 
                Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
                the Senate a notification regarding such establishment 
                or termination, as the case may be. The contents of any 
                such notification shall include the following:
                          ``(i) The criteria and conditions required to 
                        establish or terminate such Joint Task Force.
                          ``(ii) The primary mission, strategic goals, 
                        objectives, and plan of operations of such 
                        Joint Task Force.
                          ``(iii) If such notification is a 
                        notification of termination, information on the 
                        effectiveness of such Joint Task Force as 
                        measured by the outcome-based performance 
                        metrics and other appropriate performance 
                        metrics established pursuant to paragraph 
                        (9)(A)(iii).
                          ``(iv) The funding and resources required to 
                        establish or terminate such Joint Task Force.
                          ``(v) The number of personnel permanently 
                        assigned to such Joint Task Force from each 
                        component and office.
                          ``(vi) The number of personnel assigned on a 
                        temporary basis to such Joint Task Force from 
                        each component and office.
                          ``(vii) If such notification is a 
                        notification of establishment, the anticipated 
                        costs of establishing and operating such Joint 
                        Task Force.
                          ``(viii) If such notification is a 
                        notification of termination, funding allocated 
                        in the immediately preceding fiscal year to 
                        such Joint Task Force for--
                                  ``(I) operations notwithstanding such 
                                termination; and
                                  ``(II) activities associated with 
                                such termination.
                          ``(ix) The anticipated establishment or 
                        termination date of such Joint Task Force, as 
                        the case may be.'';
          (4) in paragraph (12)--
                  (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                          (i) by striking ``January 31, 2018, and 
                        January 31, 2021, the Inspector General of the 
                        Department'' and inserting ``one year after the 
                        date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task 
                        Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, the 
                        Comptroller General of the United States''; and
                          (ii) by inserting ``an assessment of the 
                        effectiveness of the Secretary's utilization of 
                        the authority provided under this section for 
                        the purposes set forth in subsection (b)(2) as 
                        among the range of options available to the 
                        Secretary to conduct joint operations among 
                        departmental components and offices and'' 
                        before ``a review of the Joint Task Forces''; 
                        and
                  (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``reviews'' and inserting ``review''; 
                        and
                          (ii) by amending clauses (i) and (ii) to read 
                        as follows:
                          ``(i) an assessment of methodology utilized 
                        to determine whether to establish or terminate 
                        each Joint Task Force; and
                          ``(ii) an assessment of the effectiveness of 
                        oversight over each Joint Task Force with 
                        specificity regarding the Secretary's 
                        utilization of outcome-based or other 
                        appropriate performance metrics established 
                        pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(iii) to evaluate 
                        the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force in 
                        measuring progress with respect to the mission, 
                        strategic goals, and objectives established 
                        pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(i) of such Joint 
                        Task Force.''; and
          (5) in paragraph (13), by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
        ``2024''.

                          Purpose and Summary

    H.R. 8801, the ``DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act 
of 2022,'' reauthorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security's 
authority to establish and operate Joint Task Forces (JTFs) 
through 2024 to conduct joint operations using Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) personnel and capabilities. This bill 
includes accountability mechanisms that require each JTF to 
establish its mission, strategic goals, and objectives, as well 
as outcome-based performance metrics to measure effectiveness. 
It also requires the Secretary to submit a notification to 
Congress whenever a JTF is established or terminated that 
includes the criteria and conditions required to establish or 
terminate the task force, the associated funding and resource 
requirements, and number of personnel assigned to such task 
force. Finally, the bill also requires the Comptroller General 
of the United States to assess the Secretary's use of JTF 
authority.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The ``DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022'' 
preserves the Secretary of Homeland Security's existing 
authority to co-locate agency personnel and resources from 
across the Department to improve coordination and tackle 
threats to the homeland. The original authority dates to the 
Obama administration, when then-Secretary Jeh Johnson stood up 
JTF-West as part of his Southern Border Campaign to enhance 
border operations at the Southwest border. JTF-West and JTF-
Investigations, which was responsible for enhancing and 
integrating criminal investigations that supported the 
priorities of other task forces, were terminated by the prior 
administration without notification to Congress. JTFs have been 
successful in formalizing and synchronizing joint operations 
between the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
    DHS currently has one JTF in operation, JTF-East. It 
focuses on threats along the U.S. southern maritime border and 
coordinates DHS operations that target illicit smuggling 
activity by transnational criminal organizations. JTF-East has 
permanent staff with regional expertise and longevity to 
develop and maintain key relationships with Federal, State, 
local, and other officials. JTF-East has had many successes. 
For example, in 2019, it was an essential contributor to an ICE 
Homeland Security Investigations operation in which 20 tons of 
cocaine valued at $1 billion was seized. That operation--dubbed 
``Operation VELAS NEGRAS''--was the largest drug seizure in 
U.S. history. JTF-East also works closely with the Homeland 
Security Task Force-Southeast--a standing Federal 
interdepartmental task force responsible for deterring, 
preventing, and responding to illegal maritime migration and 
the illicit smuggling of narcotics in the maritime domain. 
Enactment of H.R. 8801 will ensure that JTF-E continues to 
function and will preserve the Secretary's authority to 
establish and operate other JTFs to enhance operational 
coordination among DHS components to tackle certain threats to 
the homeland.

                                Hearings

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, the following hearing 
was used to develop H.R. 8801.
           On May 18, 2022, the Border Security, 
        Facilitation, and Operations Subcommittee held a 
        hearing entitled, ``Examining DHS's Efforts to Combat 
        the Opioid Epidemic.'' The Subcommittee received 
        testimony from Mr. Brian Sulc, Executive Director, 
        Transnational Organized Crime Mission Center, Office of 
        Intelligence and Analysis, DHS; Mr. Pete Flores, 
        Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 
        Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS; 
        and Mr. Steve Cagen, Assistant Director for Countering 
        Transnational Organized Crime, Homeland Security 
        Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement, DHS.

                        Committee Consideration

    The Committee met on September 14, 2022, a quorum being 
present, to consider H.R. 8801 and ordered the measure to be 
favorably reported to the House, as amended, by voice vote.

                            Committee Votes

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII requires the Committee to list the 
recorded votes on the motion to report legislation and 
amendments thereto.
    No recorded votes were requested during consideration of 
H.R. 8801.

                      Committee Oversight Findings

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII, the 
Committee advises that the findings and recommendations of the 
Committee, based on oversight activities under clause 2(b)(1) 
of rule X, are incorporated in the descriptive portions of this 
report.

Congressional Budget Office Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement 
                    Authority, and Tax Expenditures

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) of rule 
XIII and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, and with respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(3) of 
rule XIII and section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee adopts as its own the estimate of any new 
budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an 
increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures contained 
in the cost estimate prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                   Washington, DC, October 6, 2022.
Hon. Bennie G. Thompson,
Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 8801, the DHS 
Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Margot 
Berman.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
    

    H.R. 8801 would extend through 2024 the authority for the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create and operate 
``Joint Task Forces'' (JTFs). JTFs integrate resources, 
intelligence, planning and operations across DHS's component 
units, including the Coast Guard, Customs and Border 
Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. DHS uses 
JTFs to combat transnational criminal organizations, enforce 
immigration laws, and coordinate its border security efforts. 
The bill also would require DHS to notify the Congress each 
time it establishes or terminates a JTF. Under current law, 
DHS's authority to establish and operate JTFs expired at the 
end of fiscal year 2022.
    H.R 8801 would also require the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) to report on the effectiveness of each JTF.
    DHS currently operates one Joint Task Force staffed by 40 
personnel. Based on information from DHS about its current 
staffing and spending for this JTF and about the costs for GAO 
to produce similar reports, CBO estimates that implementing 
H.R. 8801 would cost $17 million to continue operating the JTF 
over the 2023-2027 period, mostly for personnel costs. Such 
spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated 
funds.
    H.R. 8801 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    On September 29, 2022, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for 
S. 4656, the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, 
as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, on August 3, 2022. The bills 
are similar, and CBO's estimate of their budgetary effects are 
the same.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Margot Berman. 
The estimate was reviewed by Leo Lex, Deputy Director of Budget 
Analysis.

                       Federal Mandates Statement

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal 
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act.

         Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the objective of 
H.R. 8801 is to preserve the Secretary's existing authority to 
establish and operate Joint Task Forces to conduct joint 
operations using DHS personnel and capabilities through 2024. 
This bill includes accountability mechanisms that require each 
JTF to establish its mission, strategic goals, and objectives, 
as well as outcome-based and other performance metrics to 
measure effectiveness.

                      Duplicative Federal Programs

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII, the Committee 
finds that H.R. 8801 does not contain any provision that 
establishes or reauthorizes a program known to be duplicative 
of another Federal program.

   Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff 
                                Benefits

    In compliance with rule XXI, this bill, as reported, 
contains no congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or 
limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 
9(f) of rule XXI.

                      Advisory Committee Statement

    No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this 
legislation.

                  Applicability to Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that H.R. 8801 does not relate to the 
terms and conditions of employment or access to public services 
or accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of 
the Congressional Accountability Act.

             Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation


Section 1. Short title.

    This section states that the Act may be cited as the ``DHS 
Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022''.

Sec. 2. Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security.

     This section amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
direct the Secretary to include in the report required to 
Congress pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 348 the following additional 
elements:
          1. The number of personnel permanently assigned to 
        each Joint Task Force by each component and office.
          2. The number of personnel assigned on a temporary 
        basis to each Joint Task Force by each component and 
        office.
    The section also directs the Secretary to establish the 
mission, strategic goals, and objectives of each Joint Task 
Force, including the criteria for terminating each Joint Task 
Force; and outcome-based performance metrics to evaluate the 
effectiveness of each Joint Task Force. The performance metrics 
must include targets for each Joint Task Force to achieve for 
each of the 3 years after establishment and a description of 
the methodology used to establish metrics. Furthermore, not 
later than 1 year after the date of the Act's enactment and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
Congress that contains information on the progress toward 
implementing the outcome-based performance metrics.
    This section additionally directs the Secretary to provide 
notification to Congress not later than 90 days before 
establishing or terminating a Joint Task Force. The contents of 
such notification shall include the following:
          1. The criteria and conditions required to establish 
        or terminate the Joint Task Force.
          2. The primary mission, strategic goals, objectives, 
        and plan of operations of the Joint Task Force.
          3. If such notification is a notification of 
        termination, information on the effectiveness of the 
        Joint Task Force as measured by the outcome-based 
        performance metrics.
          4. The funding and resources required to establish or 
        terminate the Joint Task Force.
          5. The number of personnel permanently assigned to 
        the Joint Task Force from each component or office.
          6. The number of personnel assigned on a temporary 
        basis to the Joint Task Force from each component or 
        office.
          7. If such notification is a notification of 
        establishment, the anticipated costs of establishing 
        and operating Joint Task Force. If notification is a 
        notification of termination, funding allocated in the 
        immediately preceding fiscal year to the Joint Task 
        Force for operations notwithstanding such termination; 
        and activities associated with such termination.
          8. The anticipated establishment or termination date 
        of the Joint Task Force.
    Lastly, this section also requires the Comptroller General 
of the United States, 1 year after enactment, to assess the 
effectiveness of the Secretary's utilization of the JTF 
authority. The review shall include the following:
          1. An assessment of the methodology utilized to 
        determine whether to establish or terminate each Joint 
        Task Force.
          2. An assessment of the effectiveness of each Joint 
        Task Force, including the utilization of outcome-based 
        performance metrics to evaluate progress with respect 
        to the mission, strategic goals, and objectives of the 
        Joint Task Force.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

                     HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002




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TITLE VII--MANAGEMENT

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SEC. 708. JOINT TASK FORCES.

  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``situational 
awareness'' means knowledge and unified understanding of 
unlawful cross-border activity, including--
          (1) threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking 
        and unlawful crossings;
          (2) the ability to forecast future shifts in such 
        threats and trends;
          (3) the ability to evaluate such threats and trends 
        at a level sufficient to create actionable plans; and
          (4) the operational capability to conduct continuous 
        and integrated surveillance of the air, land, and 
        maritime borders of the United States.
  (b) Joint Task Forces.--
          (1) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish and 
        operate departmental Joint Task Forces to conduct joint 
        operations using personnel and capabilities of the 
        Department for the purposes specified in paragraph (2).
          (2) Purposes.--
                  (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                the purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are 
                or relate to the following:
                          (i) Securing the land and maritime 
                        borders of the United States.
                          (ii) Homeland security crises.
                          (iii) Establishing regionally-based 
                        operations.
                  (B) Limitation.--
                          (i) In general.--The Secretary may 
                        not establish a Joint Task Force for 
                        any major disaster or emergency 
                        declared under the Robert T. Stafford 
                        Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 
                        or an incident for which the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency has primary 
                        responsibility for management of the 
                        response under title V of this Act, 
                        including section 504(a)(3)(A), unless 
                        the responsibilities of such a Joint 
                        Task Force--
                                  (I) do not include 
                                operational functions related 
                                to incident management, 
                                including coordination of 
                                operations; and
                                  (II) are consistent with the 
                                requirements of paragraphs (3) 
                                and (4)(A) of section 503(c) 
                                and section 509(c) of this Act, 
                                and section 302 of the Robert 
                                T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
                                Emergency Assistance Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 5143).
                          (ii) Responsibilities and functions 
                        not reduced.--Nothing in this section 
                        may be construed to reduce the 
                        responsibilities or functions of the 
                        Federal Emergency Management Agency or 
                        the Administrator of the Agency under 
                        title V of this Act or any other 
                        provision of law, including the 
                        diversion of any asset, function, or 
                        mission from the Agency or the 
                        Administrator of the Agency pursuant to 
                        section 506.
          (3) Joint task force directors.--
                  (A) Director.--Each Joint Task Force 
                established and operated pursuant to paragraph 
                (1) shall be headed by a Director, appointed by 
                the President, for a term of not more than two 
                years. The Secretary shall submit to the 
                President recommendations for such appointments 
                after consulting with the heads of the 
                components of the Department with membership on 
                any such Joint Task Force. Any Director 
                appointed by the President shall be--
                          (i) a current senior official of the 
                        Department with not less than one year 
                        of significant leadership experience at 
                        the Department; or
                          (ii) if no suitable candidate is 
                        available at the Department, an 
                        individual with--
                                  (I) not less than one year of 
                                significant leadership 
                                experience in a Federal agency 
                                since the establishment of the 
                                Department; and
                                  (II) a demonstrated ability 
                                in, knowledge of, and 
                                significant experience working 
                                on the issues to be addressed 
                                by any such Joint Task Force.
                  (B) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the 
                appointment of a Director of a Joint Task Force 
                under subparagraph (A) for not more than two 
                years if the Secretary determines that such an 
                extension is in the best interest of the 
                Department.
          (4) Joint task force deputy directors.--For each 
        Joint Task Force, the Secretary shall appoint a Deputy 
        Director who shall be an official of a different 
        component or office of the Department than the Director 
        of such Joint Task Force.
          (5) Responsibilities.--The Director of a Joint Task 
        Force, subject to the oversight, direction, and 
        guidance of the Secretary, shall--
                  (A) when established for the purpose referred 
                to in paragraph (2)(A)(i), maintain situational 
                awareness within the areas of responsibility of 
                the Joint Task Force, as determined by the 
                Secretary;
                  (B) provide operational plans and 
                requirements for standard operating procedures 
                and contingency operations within the areas of 
                responsibility of the Joint Task Force, as 
                determined by the Secretary;
                  (C) plan and execute joint task force 
                activities within the areas of responsibility 
                of the Joint Task Force, as determined by the 
                Secretary;
                  (D) set and accomplish strategic objectives 
                through integrated operational planning and 
                execution;
                  (E) exercise operational direction over 
                personnel and equipment from components and 
                offices of the Department allocated to the 
                Joint Task Force to accomplish the objectives 
                of the Joint Task Force;
                  (F) when established for the purpose referred 
                to in paragraph (2)(A)(i), establish 
                operational and investigative priorities within 
                the areas of responsibility of the Joint Task 
                Force, as determined by the Secretary;
                  (G) coordinate with foreign governments and 
                other Federal, State, and local agencies, as 
                appropriate, to carry out the mission of the 
                Joint Task Force; and
                  (H) carry out other duties and powers the 
                Secretary determines appropriate.
          (6) Personnel and resources.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary may, upon 
                request of the Director of a Joint Task Force, 
                and giving appropriate consideration of risk to 
                the other primary missions of the Department, 
                allocate to such Joint Task Force on a 
                temporary basis personnel and equipment of 
                components and offices of the Department.
                  (B) Cost neutrality.--A Joint Task Force may 
                not require more resources than would have 
                otherwise been required by the Department to 
                carry out the duties assigned to such Joint 
                Task Force if such Joint Task Force had not 
                been established.
                  (C) Location of operations.--In establishing 
                a location of operations for a Joint Task 
                Force, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
                practicable, use existing facilities that 
                integrate efforts of components of the 
                Department and State, local, tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement or military 
                entities.
                  (D) Consideration of impact.--When reviewing 
                requests for allocation of component personnel 
                and equipment under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall consider the impact of such 
                allocation on the ability of the donating 
                component or office to carry out the primary 
                missions of the Department, and in the case of 
                the Coast Guard, the missions specified in 
                section 888.
                  (E) Limitation.--Personnel and equipment of 
                the Coast Guard allocated under this paragraph 
                may be used only to carry out operations and 
                investigations related to the missions 
                specified in section 888.
                  (F) Report.--The Secretary shall, at the time 
                the budget of the President is submitted to 
                Congress for a fiscal year under section 
                1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, submit 
                to the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
                of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation of the Senate a report on 
                the total funding, personnel, and other 
                resources that each component or office of the 
                Department allocated under this paragraph to 
                each Joint Task Force to carry out the mission 
                of such Joint Task Force during the fiscal year 
                immediately preceding each such report, and a 
                description of the degree to which the 
                resources drawn from each component or office 
                impact the primary mission of such component or 
                office.
          (7) Component resource authority.--As directed by the 
        Secretary--
                  (A) each Director of a Joint Task Force shall 
                be provided sufficient resources from relevant 
                components and offices of the Department and 
                the authority necessary to carry out the 
                missions and responsibilities of such Joint 
                Task Force required under this section;
                  (B) the resources referred to in subparagraph 
                (A) shall be under the operational authority, 
                direction, and control of the Director of the 
                Joint Task Force to which such resources are 
                assigned; and
                  (C) the personnel and equipment of each Joint 
                Task Force shall remain under the 
                administrative direction of the head of the 
                component or office of the Department that 
                provided such personnel or equipment.
          [(8) Joint task force staff.--Each Joint Task Force 
        shall have a staff, composed of officials from relevant 
        components and offices of the Department, to assist the 
        Director of such Joint Task Force in carrying out the 
        mission and responsibilities of such Joint Task Force.]
          (8) Joint task force staff.--
                  (A) In general.--Each Joint Task Force shall 
                have a staff, composed of personnel from 
                relevant components and offices of the 
                Department, to assist the Director of such 
                Joint Task Force in carrying out the mission 
                and responsibilities of such Joint Task Force.
                  (B) Report.--The Secretary shall include in 
                the report submitted under paragraph (6)(F)--
                          (i) the number of personnel 
                        permanently assigned to each Joint Task 
                        Force by each component and office; and
                          (ii) the number of personnel assigned 
                        on a temporary basis to each Joint Task 
                        Force by each component and office.
          (9) Establishment of mission and performance 
        metrics.--The Secretary shall--
                  [(A) establish outcome-based and other 
                appropriate performance metrics to evaluate the 
                effectiveness of each Joint Task Force;]
                  (A) using leading practices in performance 
                management and lessons learned by other law 
                enforcement task forces and joint operations, 
                establish--
                          (i) the mission, strategic goals, and 
                        objectives of each Joint Task Force;
                          (ii) the criteria for terminating 
                        each Joint Task Force; and
                          (iii) outcome-based and other 
                        appropriate performance metrics for 
                        evaluating the effectiveness of each 
                        Joint Task Force with respect to the 
                        mission, strategic goals, and 
                        objectives established pursuant to 
                        clause (i), including--
                                  (I) targets for each such 
                                Joint Task Force to achieve for 
                                each of the three years after 
                                such establishment; and
                                  (II) a description of the 
                                methodology used to establish 
                                such metrics;
                  (B) not later than 120 days after the [date 
                of the enactment of this section] date of the 
                enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces 
                Reauthorization Act of 2022 and 120 days after 
                the establishment of a new Joint Task Force, as 
                appropriate, submit to the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
                of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
                the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate the mission, 
                strategic goals, objectives, and metrics 
                established under subparagraph (A)[.]; and
                  [(C) not later than January 31 of each year 
                beginning in 2017, submit to each committee 
                specified in subparagraph (B) a report that 
                contains the evaluation described in 
                subparagraph (A).]
                  (C) not later than one year after the date of 
                the enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces 
                Reauthorization Act of 2022 and annually 
                thereafter, submit to the committees specified 
                in subparagraph (B) a report that contains 
                information on the progress in implementing the 
                outcome-based and other appropriate performance 
                metrics established pursuant to subparagraph 
                (A)(iii).
          (10) Joint duty training program.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                          (i) establish a joint duty training 
                        program in the Department for the 
                        purposes of--
                                  (I) enhancing coordination 
                                within the Department; and
                                  (II) promoting workforce 
                                professional development; and
                          (ii) tailor such joint duty training 
                        program to improve joint operations as 
                        part of the Joint Task Forces.
                  (B) Elements.--The joint duty training 
                program established under subparagraph (A) 
                shall address, at a minimum, the following 
                topics:
                          (i) National security strategy.
                          (ii) Strategic and contingency 
                        planning.
                          (iii) Command and control of 
                        operations under joint command.
                          (iv) International engagement.
                          (v) The homeland security enterprise.
                          (vi) Interagency collaboration.
                          (vii) Leadership.
                          (viii) Specific subject matters 
                        relevant to the Joint Task Force, 
                        including matters relating to the 
                        missions specified in section 888, to 
                        which the joint duty training program 
                        is assigned.
                  (C) Training required.--
                          (i) Directors and deputy directors.--
                        Except as provided in clauses (iii) and 
                        (iv), an individual shall complete the 
                        joint duty training program before 
                        being appointed Director or Deputy 
                        Director of a Joint Task Force.
                          (ii) Joint task force staff.--Each 
                        official serving on the staff of a 
                        Joint Task Force shall complete the 
                        joint duty training program within the 
                        first year of assignment to such Joint 
                        Task Force.
                          (iii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall 
                        not apply to the first Director or 
                        Deputy Director appointed to a Joint 
                        Task Force on or after the date of the 
                        enactment of this section.
                          (iv) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive 
                        the application of clause (i) if the 
                        Secretary determines that such a waiver 
                        is in the interest of homeland security 
                        or necessary to carry out the mission 
                        for which a Joint Task Force was 
                        established.
          (11) Notification of joint task force formation or 
        termination.--
                  [(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days 
                before establishing a Joint Task Force under 
                this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to 
                the majority leader of the Senate, the minority 
                leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 
                of Representatives, the majority leader of the 
                House of Representatives, the minority leader 
                of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security and the 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
                of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation of the Senate a notification 
                regarding such establishment.]
                  (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days 
                before establishing or terminating a Joint Task 
                Force under this subsection, the Secretary 
                shall submit to the majority leader of the 
                Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the 
                Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
                majority leader of the House of 
                Representatives, the minority leader of the 
                House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
                of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
                the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate a notification 
                regarding such establishment or termination, as 
                the case may be. The contents of any such 
                notification shall include the following:
                          (i) The criteria and conditions 
                        required to establish or terminate such 
                        Joint Task Force.
                          (ii) The primary mission, strategic 
                        goals, objectives, and plan of 
                        operations of such Joint Task Force.
                          (iii) If such notification is a 
                        notification of termination, 
                        information on the effectiveness of 
                        such Joint Task Force as measured by 
                        the outcome-based performance metrics 
                        and other appropriate performance 
                        metrics established pursuant to 
                        paragraph (9)(A)(iii).
                          (iv) The funding and resources 
                        required to establish or terminate such 
                        Joint Task Force.
                          (v) The number of personnel 
                        permanently assigned to such Joint Task 
                        Force from each component and office.
                          (vi) The number of personnel assigned 
                        on a temporary basis to such Joint Task 
                        Force from each component and office.
                          (vii) If such notification is a 
                        notification of establishment, the 
                        anticipated costs of establishing and 
                        operating such Joint Task Force.
                          (viii) If such notification is a 
                        notification of termination, funding 
                        allocated in the immediately preceding 
                        fiscal year to such Joint Task Force 
                        for--
                                  (I) operations 
                                notwithstanding such 
                                termination; and
                                  (II) activities associated 
                                with such termination.
                          (ix) The anticipated establishment or 
                        termination date of such Joint Task 
                        Force, as the case may be.
                  (B) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may 
                waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) in 
                the event of an emergency circumstance that 
                imminently threatens the protection of human 
                life or property.
          (12) Review.--
                  (A) In general.--Not later than [January 31, 
                2018, and January 31, 2021, the Inspector 
                General of the Department] one year after the 
                date of the enactment of the DHS Joint Task 
                Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, the 
                Comptroller General of the United States shall 
                submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
                and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
                Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
                Senate an assessment of the effectiveness of 
                the Secretary's utilization of the authority 
                provided under this section for the purposes 
                set forth in subsection (b)(2) as among the 
                range of options available to the Secretary to 
                conduct joint operations among departmental 
                components and offices and a review of the 
                Joint Task Forces established under this 
                subsection.
                  (B) Contents.--The [reviews] review required 
                under subparagraph (A) shall include--
                          [(i) an assessment of the 
                        effectiveness of the structure of each 
                        Joint Task Force; and
                          [(ii) recommendations for 
                        enhancements to such structure to 
                        strengthen the effectiveness of each 
                        Joint Task Force.]
                          (i) an assessment of methodology 
                        utilized to determine whether to 
                        establish or terminate each Joint Task 
                        Force; and
                          (ii) an assessment of the 
                        effectiveness of oversight over each 
                        Joint Task Force with specificity 
                        regarding the Secretary's utilization 
                        of outcome-based or other appropriate 
                        performance metrics established 
                        pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(iii) to 
                        evaluate the effectiveness of each 
                        Joint Task Force in measuring progress 
                        with respect to the mission, strategic 
                        goals, and objectives established 
                        pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(i) of such 
                        Joint Task Force.
          (13) Sunset.--This section expires on September 30, 
        [2022] 2024.
  (c) Joint Duty Assignment Program.--After establishing the 
joint duty training program under subsection (b)(10), the 
Secretary shall establish a joint duty assignment program 
within the Department for the purposes of enhancing 
coordination in the Department and promoting workforce 
professional development.

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