,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cia #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hhja
 ,report ,no4 #aag-ede ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #ac1 #bjbb,mr4 ,correa 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,gimenez1 and ,ms4        
,slotkin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security  ,october #bh1     
#bjbb,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,september #ac1   
#bjbb  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the         
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish stronger accountability       
mechanisms for ,joint ,task ,forces1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs    
,joint ,task ,force ,reauthorization    
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,joint ,task ,forces

 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security ,subsection 7b7 of section    
#gjh of the ,homeland ,security ,act of 
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7 is amended--  
7#a7 by amending paragraph 7#h7 to read 
as follows3  7#h7 ,joint ,task ,force   
staff  7,a7 ,in general ,each ,joint    
,task ,force shall have a staff1        
composed of personnel from relevant     
components and offices of the           
,department1 to assist the ,director of 
such ,joint ,task ,force in carrying out
 the mission and responsibilities of    
such ,joint ,task ,force4  7,b7 ,report 
,the ,secretary shall include in the    
report submitted under paragraph        
7#f77;,f7-- 7i7 the number of personnel 
permanently assigned to each ,joint     
,task ,force by each component and      
office2 and  7ii7 the number of         
personnel assigned on a temporary basis 
to each ,joint ,task ,force by each     
component and office4  2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#i7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by
 inserting mission and after            

,establishment of2  7,b7 by amending    
subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3   
7,a7 using leading practices in         
performance management and lessons      
learned by other law enforcement task   
forces and joint operations1 establish--
 7i7 the mission1 strategic goals1 and  
objectives of each ,joint ,task ,force2 
7ii7 the criteria for terminating each  
,joint ,task ,force2 and  7iii7         
outcome-based and other appropriate     
performance metrics for evaluating the  
effectiveness of each ,joint ,task      
,force with respect to the mission1     
strategic goals1 and objectives         
established pursuant to clause 7i71     
including-- 7,i7 targets for each such  
,joint ,task ,force to achieve for each 
of the three years after such           
establishment2 and  7,,ii7 a description
 of the methodology used to establish   
such metrics2  2  7,c7 in subparagraph  
7,b7-- 7i7 by striking date of the      
enactment of this section and insert    
date of the enactment of the ,,dhs      

,joint ,task ,forces ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjbb2  7ii7 by inserting       
mission1 strategic goals1 objectives1   
and before metrics2 and  7iii7 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,d7 by amending  
subparagraph 7,c7 to read as follows3   
7,c7 not later than one year after the  
date of the enactment of the ,,dhs      
,joint ,task ,forces ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjbb and annually thereafter1  
submit to the committees specified in   
subparagraph 7,b7 a report that contains
 information on the progress in         
implementing the outcome-based and other
 appropriate performance metrics        
established pursuant to subparagraph    
7,a77iii74  2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#aa7--
 7,a7 in the heading1 by inserting or   
termination after formation2 and  7,b7  
by amending subparagraph 7,a7 to read as
 follows3  7,a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ij days before establishing or    
terminating a ,joint ,task ,force under 
this subsection1 the ,secretary shall   

submit to the majority leader of the    
,senate1 the minority leader of the     
,senate1 the ,speaker of the ,house of  
,representatives1 the majority leader of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 the    
minority leader of the ,house of        
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and the ,committee  
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs and the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a        
notification regarding such             
establishment or termination1 as the    
case may be4 ,the contents of any such  
notification shall include the          
following3 7i7 ,the criteria and        
conditions required to establish or     
terminate such ,joint ,task ,force4     
7ii7 ,the primary mission1 strategic    
goals1 objectives1 and plan of          
operations of such ,joint ,task ,force4 
7iii7 ,if such notification is a        

notification of termination1 information
 on the effectiveness of such ,joint    
,task ,force as measured by the         
outcome-based performance metrics and   
other appropriate performance metrics   
established pursuant to paragraph       
7#i77;,a77iii74  7iv7 ,the funding and  
resources required to establish or      
terminate such ,joint ,task ,force4  7v7
 ,the number of personnel permanently   
assigned to such ,joint ,task ,force    
from each component and office4  7vi7   
,the number of personnel assigned on a  
temporary basis to such ,joint ,task    
,force from each component and office4  
7vii7 ,if such notification is a        
notification of establishment1 the      
anticipated costs of establishing and   
operating such ,joint ,task ,force4     
7viii7 ,if such notification is a       
notification of termination1 funding    
allocated in the immediately preceding  
fiscal year to such ,joint ,task ,force 
for-- 7,i7 operations notwithstanding   
such termination2 and  7,,ii7 activities

 associated with such termination4  7ix7
 ,the anticipated establishment or      
termination date of such ,joint ,task   
,force1 as the case may be4  2  7#d7 in 
paragraph 7#ab7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph  
7,a7-- 7i7 by striking ,january #ca1    
#bjah1 and ,january #ca1 #bjba1 the     
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
and inserting one year after the date of
 the enactment of the ,,dhs ,joint ,task
 ,forces ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbb1
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states2 and  7ii7 by inserting 
an assessment of the effectiveness of   
the ,secretary's utilization of the     
authority provided under this section   
for the purposes set forth in subsection
 7b77#b7 as among the range of options  
available to the ,secretary to conduct  
joint operations among departmental     
components and offices and before a     
review of the ,joint ,task ,forces2 and 
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in the  
matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking
 reviews and inserting review2 and  7ii7

 by amending clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 to    
read as follows3  7i7 an assessment of  
methodology utilized to determine       
whether to establish or terminate each  
,joint ,task ,force2 and  7ii7 an       
assessment of the effectiveness of      
oversight over each ,joint ,task ,force 
with specificity regarding the          
,secretary's utilization of             
outcome-based or other appropriate      
performance metrics established pursuant
 to paragraph 7#i77;,a77iii7 to evaluate
 the effectiveness of each ,joint ,task 
,force in measuring progress with       
respect to the mission1 strategic goals1
 and objectives established pursuant to 
paragraph 7#i77;,a77i7 of such ,joint   
,task ,force4  2 and  7#e7 in paragraph 
7#ac71 by striking #bjbb and inserting  
#bjbd4  ,october #bh1 #bjbb,reported    
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed