,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #egi #aagth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #dfef    
,report ,no4 #aag-bbb ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #bh1 #bjbb,mr4 ,peters introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,december #e1 #bjbb,reported  
by ,mr4 ,peters1 with an amendment,omit 
the part struck through and insert the  
part printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
reauthorize and amend the ,homeland     
,security ,act of #bjjb to create       
stronger accountability mechanisms for  
,joint ,task ,forces4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs    
,joint ,task ,forces ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,amending ,section  
#gjh of the ,homeland ,security ,act of 
#bjjb  #b4 ,sense of the ,senate ,it is 
the sense of the ,senate that the       
,department of ,homeland ,security      
should consider using the authority     
under subsection 7b7 of section #gjh of 

the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7;b77 to create a     
,joint ,task ,force described in such   
subsection to improve coordination and  
response to the number of encounters and
 amount of seizures of illicit narcotics
 along the southwest border4  #c4       
,amending section #gjh of the ,homeland 
,security ,act of #bjjb  ,section       
#gjh7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7;b77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph    
7#h7 and inserting the following3  7#h7 
,joint ,task ,force staff  7,a7 ,in     
general ,each ,joint ,task ,force shall 
have a staff1 composed of officials from
 relevant components and offices of the 
,department1 to assist the ,director of 
that ,joint ,task ,force in carrying out
 the mission and responsibilities of    
that ,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 strategy and of after        
,establishment of2  7,b7 by striking    
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following3  7,a7 using leading practices
 in performance management and lessons  
learned by other law enforcement task   
forces and joint operations1 establish a
 strategy for each ,joint ,task ,force  
that contains-- 7i7 the mission of each 
,joint ,task ,force and strategic goals 
and objectives to assist the ,joint     
,task ,force in accomplishing that      
mission2 and  7ii7 outcome-based and    
other appropriate performance metrics to
 evaluate the effectiveness of each     
,joint ,task ,force and measure progress
 towards the goals and objectives       
described in clause 7i71 which include--
 7,i7 targets for current and future    

fiscal years2 and  7,,ii7 a description 
of the methodology used to establish    
those metrics and any limitations with  
respect to data or information used to  
assess performance2  2  7,c7 in         
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking     
enactment of this section and insert    
enactment of the ,,dhs ,joint ,task     
,forces ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbb2 
7ii7 by inserting strategy and after    
,senate the2 and  7iii7 by striking the 
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,d7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 
and inserting the following3  7,c7      
beginning not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of the ,,dhs      
,joint ,task ,forces ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjbb1 submit annually to each  
committee specified in subparagraph 7,b7
 a report that-- 7i7 contains the       
evaluation described in subparagraphs   
7,a7 and 7,b72 and  7ii7 outlines the   
progress in implementing outcome-based  
and other performance metrics referred  
to in subparagraph 7,a77ii74  2  7#c7 in

 paragraph 7#aa77;,a71 by striking the  
period at the end and inserting the     
following3 1 which shall include-- 7i7  
the justification1 focus1 and mission of
 the ,joint ,task ,force2 and  7ii7 a   
strategy for the conduct of the ,joint  
,task ,force1 including goals and       
performance metrics for the ,joint ,task
 ,force4  2  7#d7 in paragraph 7#ab7--  
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
,january #ca1 #bjah1 and ,january #ca1  
#bjba1 the ,inspector ,general of the   
,department and inserting #a year after 
the date of enactment of the ,,dhs      
,joint ,task ,forces ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjbb1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 in   
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking clauses  
7i7 and 7ii7 and inserting the          
following3  7i7 an assessment of the    
structure of each ,joint ,task ,force2  
7ii7 an assessment of the effectiveness 
of oversight over each ,joint ,task     
,force2  7iii7 an assessment of the     
strategy of each ,joint ,task ,force2   

and  7iv7 an assessment of staffing     
levels and resources of each ,joint     
,task ,force4  2 and  7#e7 in paragraph 
7#ac71 by striking #bjbb and inserting  
#bjbd4  ,december #e1 #bjbb,reported    
with an amendment