,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bed #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aaii ,report ,no4 #aae-agi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bb1 #bjag,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mr4 ,johnson7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,october #cj1 #bjag,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with amendments,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to reauthorize the ,border ,enforcement ,security ,task ,force program within the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,border ,enforcement ,security ,task ,force ,reauthorization ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,modified instructions 7a7 ,updated considerations for the establishment of units ,section #dcb7;c77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bdj7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking shall consider and inserting shall apply risk-based criteria that takes into consideration2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 including threats posed by transnational criminal organizations before the semicolon at the end2 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking and at the end2 7#d7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 the extent to which the ,,best unit would advance the ,department's homeland and border security strategic priorities and related objectives2 and 7,f7 whether departmental ,joint ,task ,force operations established pursuant to section #gjh and other joint cross-border initiatives would be enhanced1 improved1 or otherwise assisted by the ,,best unit4 4 7b7 ,port security ,section #dcb7;c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as amended by subsection 7a71 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,port security ,,best units ,a ,,best unit established pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 with a port security nexus shall be composed of at least #a member of each of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,coast ,guard ,investigative ,service4 7,b7 ,the geographically responsible ,coast ,guard ,sector ,intelligence ,office4 4 7c7 ,updated report elements ,section #dcb7;e7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bdj7;e77 is amended to read as follows3 7e7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 and annually thereafter for the following #e years1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 a description of the effectiveness of ,,best in enhancing border security1 disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations1 and reducing drug trafficking1 arms smuggling1 child exploitation1 illegal alien trafficking and smuggling1 violence1 and kidnapping along and across the international borders of the ,united ,states1 as measured by crime statistics1 including violent deaths1 incidents of violence1 and drug-related arrests2 7#b7 an assessment of how ,,best enhances information-sharing1 including the dissemination of homeland security information1 among ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and foreign law enforcement agencies1 as well as ,,best capability gaps relating to intelligence coordinating and sharing efforts2 7#c7 a description of how ,,best advances the ,department's homeland and border security strategic priorities and effectiveness of ,,best in achieving related objectives2 and 7#d7 an assessment of ,,best's joint operational efforts with departmental ,joint ,task ,force operations established pursuant to section #gjh and other joint cross-border initiatives24 7#e7 ,an assessment of whether additional authorities are needed to accomplish the ,,best mission2 7#f7 ,an assessment of whether additional ,memos of ,understanding are needed to address intelligence and coordination gaps2 and 7#g7 ,an assessment of whether funding has an impact on the overall mission of ,,best operations to assist in advancing the ,department's homeland and border security priorities and related objectives4 4 #c4 ,authorization of danger pay allowance for ,,ice agents stationed in dangerous areas 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that providing personnel danger pay to ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement 7,,ice7 agents who are assigned to dangerous overseas posts will-- 7#a7 help modernize ,,ice's overseas workforce compensation system2 and 7#b7 place ,,ice on equal footing with the law enforcement agencies of the ,department of ,justice4 7b7 ,authorization ,section #eibh of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting ,the ,secretary of ,state may not deny a request by the ,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 or the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement to authorize a danger pay allowance under this section for any employee of any such agency4 after the first sentence4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #aea of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aiij and #aiia 7,public ,law #aja-bdf7 is repealed4 7d7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than #cj days after the date on which regulations are issued pursuant to subsection 7d71 the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement shall submit a report to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives that specifies-- 7#a7 the overseas posts that have been designated by the ,director as locations at which ,,ice agents will receive a danger pay allowance2 and 7#b7 the justification for each such designation4 ,october #cj1 #bjag,reported with amendments