#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #beij  ,,an ,,act  ,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 #bjai4  #b4 ,overseas personnel      
briefing  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ij days after submission of the   
comprehensive #c-year strategy required 
under section #aiaj of the ,national    
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh7 and
 every #ahj days thereafter1 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 briefings        

required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include the following3 7#a7 ,a detailed 
summary of1 and deployment schedule for1
 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 any risk   
mitigation plans for each geographic and
 regional placement1 including to       
address counter-intelligence risks4     
7#d7 ,information regarding the costs of
 deploying or maintaining personnel at  
each geographic and regional placement1 
including information on any            
cost-sharing agreement with foreign     
partners to cover a portion or all the  
costs relating to such deployment or    
maintenance4  7#e7 ,maintain and enhance

 practices to guard against             
counter-espionage and                   
counter-intelligence threats1 including 
cyber threats1 associated with          
,department personnel4  7#f7            
,information regarding trends in foreign
 efforts to influence such personnel    
while deployed overseas to contribute to
 the ,department's counterterrorism     
mission4  7#g7 ,information related to  
the position-specific training received 
by such personnel before and during     
placement at a foreign location4  7#h7  
,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  7#i7    
,the status of efforts to implement the 
strategy referred to in subsection 7a74 
7#aj7 ,the status of efforts 7beginning 
with the second briefing required under 
this section7 to implement the          

enhancement plan under section #c4  #c4 
,overseas personnel enhancement plan    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the first 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 required   
under 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  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           
challenges2 and  7#e7 maintain practices
 to guard against counter-espionage     
threats associated with ,department     
personnel4  #d4 ,termination ,the       
briefing requirement under section #b   
shall terminate on the date that is #d  
years after the submission of the       
strategy referred to in such section4   
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,june #aj1 #bjai4;,clerk4