,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bi1  
#bjai,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a ,department  
of ,homeland ,security                  
counterintelligence vetting task force1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,homeland ,security ,counterintelligence
 ,threat ,reduction ,act4  #b4          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
counterintelligence vetting task force  
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security shall assign personnel of the 
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
participate in a counterintelligence    
vetting task force to make              
recommendations to improve              
counterintelligence vetting for         

appropriate departmental programs4  7b7 
,personnel ,in carrying out subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security may assign personnel from any 
component of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security the ,secretary      
determines necessary to participate in  
the task force established pursuant to  
such subsection4  7c7 ,coordination ,in 
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
request participation in the task force 
established pursuant to such subsection 
from other appropriate ,federal         
agencies4  7d7 ,report ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on the recommendations made by   
the task force established pursuant to  
subsection 7a74  #c4                    

,counterintelligence training and       
vetting  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 in carrying out 
the program administered pursuant to    
section #ddb7;a77#d7 of the ,homeland   
,security ,act 7#f ,u4,s4,c4            
#beb7;a77#d771 the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security shall develop a     
counterintelligence awareness training  
program and require participation in    
such program from appropriate faculty1  
as determined by the ,secretary in      
consultation with the ,homeland         
,security ,academic ,advisory ,council  
7established pursuant to section #hga of
 the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb  
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dea771 from approved     
institutions of higher education1 other 
approved educational institutions1 and  
designated exchange visitor programs in 
the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,program      
enhancements ,not later than one year   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       

,security shall make the following      
enhancements to the program administered
 pursuant to section #ddb7;a77#d7 of the
 ,homeland ,security ,act 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 
#beb7;a77#d773  7#a7 ,identify degrees  
and fields of study determined to be    
sensitive for homeland security and     
counterintelligence purposes4  7#b7     
,update the information to be collected 
to include any changes to the degree    
programs1 if applicable1 and fields of  
study4  7#c7 ,make any other            
enhancements determined appropriate by  
the ,secretary to improve               
counterintelligence vetting             
capabilities4  7c7 ,consultation ,in    
carrying out the identification required
 pursuant to subsection 7b77#a71 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
consult with the ,secretary of ,state to
 ensure the degrees and field of study  
determined to be sensitive for homeland 
security and counterintelligence        
purposes referred to in such subsection 
are aligned1 to the greatest extent     

practicable1 between the ,department of 
,homeland ,security and the ,department 
of ,state4  7d7 ,definitions  7#a7      
,approved institution of higher         
education ,the term approved institution
 of higher education has the meaning    
given such term in section #fda7;h7 of  
the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and   
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgb74  7#b7 ,designated
 exchange visitor program ,the term     
designated exchange visitor program has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#fda7;h7 of the ,illegal ,immigration   
,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility  
,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgb74     
7#c7 ,other approved educational        
institution ,the term other approved    
educational institution has the meaning 
given such term in section #fda7;h7 of  
the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and   
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgb74  #d4 ,homeland   
,security ,academic ,advisory ,council  
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days

 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security shall convene a meeting of the
 ,homeland ,security ,academic ,advisory
 ,council to seek advice and            
recommendations from the ,council on the
 counterintelligence awareness training 
and appropriate faculty designated to   
receive such training required under    
section #c4  7b7 ,notification ,not     
later than ,february #a1 #bjbj1 the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
notify the ,committee on ,homeland      
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate if the          
,secretary determines to not extend the 
existence of the ,homeland ,security    
,academic ,advisory ,council4