,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjbc,mr4   
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4    
,he9ri*1 & ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 
9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (          
,transportation1 to e/abli% a task =ce  
to develop & implem5t /rategies to det]1
 prev5t1 & combat ! !ft & traffick+ (   
catalytic conv]t]s & o!r automobile p>ts
 t conta9 preci\s metals t>get$ by      
?ieves4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,catalytic ,conv]t] ,!ft    
,task ,=ce ,act4  #b4 ,task =ce to      
combat catalytic conv]t] !ft  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
automobile p>ts ,! t]m cov]$ automobile 
p>ts means catalytic conv]t]s & o!r     
automobile p>ts t conta9 preci\s metals 
t>get$ by ?ieves4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m    
,/ate means any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? 

( ,pu]to ,rico1 & any t]ritory or       
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7      
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9      
consultation ) ! ,secret>y (            
,transportation1 %all e/abli% a task =ce
 to develop & implem5t /rategies to     
det]1 prev5t1 & combat ! !ft & traffick+
 ( cov]$ automobile p>ts 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,task ,=ce74  7c7       
,memb]%ip ,! ,task ,=ce %all be compos$ 
( #aa memb]s1 ( :om-- 7#a7 #c %all be   
appo9t$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al f among   
employees ( ! ,crim9al ,division ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2  7#b7 #b %all be   
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation
 f among employees ( ! ,national        
,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration2
 &  7#c7 #f %all be appo9t$ by !        
,attorney ,g5]al f among repres5tatives 
( ,/ate or local law en=cem5t ag5cies4  
7d7 ,*air2 vice *air ,! ,attorney ,g5]al
 %all select-- 7#a7 a *air f among !    
memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce appo9t$ "u        
subsection 7c77#a72 &  7#b7 a vice *air 
f among ! memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce appo9t$ 

"u subsection 7c77#c74  7e7 ,duties ,!  
,task ,=ce %all-- 7#a7 assess exi/+     
laws1 regulations1 & law en=cem5t       
practices & res\rces relat$ to ! !ft &  
traffick+ ( cov]$ automobile p>ts2 &    
7#b7 make recomm5dations to ,congress1 !
 ,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation1 & ,/ate & local law    
en=cem5t ag5cies on legislative1        
regulatory1 & law en=cem5t re=ms to     
develop & implem5t /rategies to det]1   
detect1 prev5t1 solve1 & prosecute ! !ft
 & traffick+ ( cov]$ automobile p>ts4   
7f7 ,p[]s  7#a7 ,task ,=ce ,! ,task ,=ce
 may hold su* he>+s1 sit & act at su*   
times & places1 take su* te/imony1 &    
receive su* evid5ce z ! ,task ,=ce      
consid]s advisable4  7#b7 ,memb]s ,a    
memb] ( ! ,task ,=ce may1 ) !           
au?orization ( ! ,task ,=ce1 take any   
action t ! ,task ,=ce is au?oriz$ to    
take "u ?is section4  7g7 ,op]at+ rules 
& proc$ures  7#a7 ,meet+s  7,a7 ,initial
 meet+ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date 
on :i* a majority ( memb]s ( ! ,task    

,=ce h be5 appo9t$1 ! ,task ,=ce %all   
hold an initial meet+4  7,b7 ,subsequ5t 
meet+s ,aft] ! initial meet+ "u         
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,task ,=ce %all meet
 n less frequ5tly ?an once e #ij days4  
7#b7 ,vot+ ,ea* memb] ( ! ,task ,=ce    
%all h #a vote4  7#c7 ,recomm5dations ,!
 ,task ,=ce may make a recomm5dation "u 
subsection 7e77#b7 only ^u a majority   
vote4  7#d7 ,quorum ,a majority ( !     
memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce %all con/itute a  
quorum1 b a less] numb] ( memb]s may    
hold meet+s1 ga!r in=mation1 & review   
draft reports4  7h7 ,reports  7#a7      
,initial report ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date on :i* a majority ( ! memb]s
 ( ! ,task ,=ce h be5 appo9t$1 ! ,task  
,=ce %all submit an initial report on   
its composition1 activities1 & plann$   
activities to-- 7,a7 ,congress2  7,b7 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al2 &  7,c7 ! ,secret>y ( 
,transportation4  7#b7 ,int]im report ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !   
,task ,=ce is e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7b71 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit an int]im 

report on its legislative1 regulatory1 &
 law en=cem5t recomm5dations to-- 7,a7  
,congress2  7,b7 ! ,attorney ,g5]al2    
7,c7 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation2 &   
7,d7 ! attorney g5]al ( ea* ,/ate4  7#c7
 ,p]iodic updates ,! ,task ,=ce %all    
provide p]iodic updates to ,congress on 
its activities & plann$ activities4     
7#d7 ,f9al report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s 
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,task ,=ce is      
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ,task ,=ce
 %all submit a f9al report on its       
legislative1 regulatory1 & law en=cem5t 
recomm5dations to-- 7,a7 ,congress2     
7,b7 ! ,attorney ,g5]al2  7,c7 !        
,secret>y ( ,transportation2 &  7,d7 !  
attorney g5]al ( ea* ,/ate4  7i7        
,t]m9ation ,! ,task ,=ce %all t]m9ate on
 ! date t is #ah mon?s aft] ! date on   
:i* ! ,task ,=ce is e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7b74