,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #defg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjag,mr4 ,katko 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,caul1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4  
,vela1 and ,ms4 ,meng7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to require a ,department of 
,homeland ,security overseas personnel  
enhancement plan1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,dhs ,overseas     
,personnel ,enhancement ,act of #bjag4  
#b4 ,overseas personnel briefing  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #ij days    
after submission of the comprehensive   
three-year strategy required under      
section #aiaj of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh71 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 ,states4   
7b7 ,requirements ,the briefing required
 under subsection 7a7 shall include the 
following3 7#a7 ,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 mission4  7#b7         
,information related to how the         
geographic and regional placement of    
such positions contributes to the       
,department's counterterrorism mission4 
7#c7 ,information related to the        
position-specific training received by  
such personnel before and during        
placement at a foreign location4  7#d7  
,challenges that may impede the         
communication of counterterrorism       
information between ,department         

personnel at foreign locations and      
,department entities in the ,united     
,states1 including technical1 resource1 
and administrative challenges4  #c4     
,overseas personnel enhancement plan    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the briefing required under      
section #b1 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 locations4  7b7 ,plan           
requirements ,the plan referred to in   
subsection 7a7 shall include proposals  
to-- 7#a7 improve efforts of ,department
 of ,homeland ,security personnel at    
foreign locations1 as necessary1 for    
purposes of providing foreign partner   
capacity development and furthering the 
,department's counterterrorism mission2 
7#b7 as appropriate1 redeploy           
,department personnel to respond to     

changing threats to the ,united ,states2
  7#c7 enhance collaboration among      
,department personnel at foreign        
locations1 other ,federal personnel at  
foreign locations1 and foreign partners2
 and  7#d7 improve the communication of 
counterterrorism information between    
,department personnel at foreign        
locations and ,department entities in   
the ,united ,states1 including to       
address technical1 resource1 and        
administrative challenges4