[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81423-81424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25781]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2023-0041]


Establishment of Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council 
Subcommittees

AGENCY: The Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE), The Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS).

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ACTION: Notice of new taskings for the Homeland Security Academic 
Partnership Council (HSAPC).

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SUMMARY: On November 14, 2023, the Secretary of DHS, Alejandro N. 
Mayorkas, issued three memoranda tasking the Homeland Security Academic 
Partnership Council (HSAPC) to establish three subcommittees further 
outlined below. This notice is not a solicitation for membership.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zarinah ``Traci'' Silas, Executive 
Director of the Office of Academic Engagement and Designated Federal 
Officer, Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council, Department of 
Homeland Security at [email protected] or 202-891-2876.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HSAPC provides organizationally 
independent, strategic, timely, specific, and actionable 
recommendations to the Secretary on key issues at the intersection of 
education, academia, and the DHS mission.
    The Secretary has requested that the HSAPC form new subcommittees 
to study and provide recommendations in three critical areas for the 
Department:
    1. Supporting K-12 school and higher education communities in 
fostering safety and inclusivity in schools and on campuses and 
supporting campus law enforcement professionals and others charged with 
keeping academic communities safe.
    2. Combatting online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), 
including development of guidelines and best practices for educators 
and academic institutions to understand and reduce the risk of CSEA; 
establish processes and protocols to detect and report online CSEA and; 
partner with law enforcement and support communities to support 
investigations and victims. Additionally, the review and recommendation 
should include an assessment of DHS educational, awareness, and school 
safety resources to prevent, detect, and report CSEA. This should 
include best practices for content delivery, how it is delivered, who 
is delivering, and audience prioritization.
    3. Foreign malign influence in higher education, including 
guidelines and best practices for higher education institutions to 
reduce the risk of and counter foreign malign influence; consideration 
of a public-private partnership to enhance collaboration and 
information sharing on foreign malign influence; and an assessment of 
how the U.S. Government can enhance its internal operations and posture 
to effectively coordinate and address foreign malign influence-related 
national security risks posed to higher education institutions.
    Schedule: The subcommittees' findings and recommendations will be 
submitted to the HSAPC for its deliberation and vote during a public 
meeting on December 13, 2023 and a public meeting in Spring 2024.

Zarinah T. Silas,
Designated Federal Officer, Homeland Security Academic Partnership 
Council, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-25781 Filed 11-21-23; 8:45 am]
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