,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eiah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,morelle introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,organiz$     
,crime ,drug ,en=cem5t ,task ,=ces to   
combat transnational organiz$ crime & to
 r$uce ! availability ( illicit n>cotics
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by us+ a             
prosecutor-l$1 multi-ag5cy approa* to   
en=cem5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect
 ,law ,en=cem5t ,task ,=ces ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,e/abli%$ 9 #aihb1 ! ,organiz$ ,crime   
,drug ,en=cem5t ,task ,=ces 7,,ocdetf7  
has be5 ! c5t]piece ( ! ,attorney       
,g5]al's /rategy to combat transnational
 organiz$ crime & to r$uce !            
availability ( illicit n>cotics 9 !     
,nation by us+ a prosecutor-l$1         
multi-ag5cy approa* to en=cem5t ?r\gh   
conc5trat$1 coord9at$1 long-t]m         
ent]prise inve/igations ( transnational 

organiz$ crime1 money laund]+1 & major  
drug traffick+ networks4  7#b7 ,,ocdetf 
is ! l>ge/ anti-crime task =ce 9 !      
c\ntry ) its own ,executive ,(fice & its
 acc\ntability = ov] #ejj ,f$]al        
prosecutors1 #a1bjj ,f$]al ag5ts1 & "s  
#e1jjj ,/ate & local police4 ,! program 
has #i regions & #ai /rike =ces ar\nd ! 
c\ntry to coord9ate inve/igations &     
prosecutions by br++ toge!r ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t =           
multi-jurisdictional op]ations1 :ile !  
,,ocdetf ,fusion ,c5t] 7,,(c7 leads on  
intellig5ce %>+4  7#c7 ,,ocdetf         
implem5ts a nationwide /rategy comb9+   
priority t>get+1 coord9ation1           
intellig5ce %>+1 & direct$ res\rc+ to h 
! greate/ impact disrupt+ & dismantl+   
comm& & control elem5ts ( crim9al       
organizations4  7#d7 ,,ocdetf has "o ( !
 be/ returns on inve/m5t 9 ,f$]al law   
en=cem5t1 z demon/rat$ by ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjbb1 ,,ocdetf br\ght 9 
#ebd million 9 ca% & prop]ty seizures & 
=feitures4  7,b7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjbc1   

,,ocdetf br\ght 9 #dbc million1 almo/   
(fsett+ its fund+4  7#e7 ,s9ce          
,,ocdetf's inception1 t5s ( ?\s&s (     
arre/s h be5 made1 & hundr$s ( tons (   
n>cotics & billions 9 curr5cy1 real     
prop]ty1 & conveyances h all be5 seiz$  
prov+ h[1 9 its curr5t /ructure1        
,,ocdetf is a legitimate & effective    
initiative t has successfully l[]$ crime
 9 cities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4  
,int]ag5cy task =ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney     
,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !      
,organiz$ ,crime ,drug ,en=cem5t ,task  
,=ces1 & 9 coord9ation ) o!r ag5cies ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 includ+ ! ,drug   
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration1 %all /ructure !
 ,organiz$ ,crime ,drug ,en=cem5t ,task 
,=ces 79 ?is section1 ref]r$ to z ,task 
,=ces7 to combat transnational organiz$ 
crime & to r$uce ! availability (       
illicit n>cotics 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by   
us+ a prosecutor-l$1 multi-ag5cy approa*
 to en=cem5t4  7b7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,= !    

purpose ( subsection 7a71 ! foll[+ are  
cov]$ ag5cies3 7#a7 ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,treasury4  7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&    
,security4  7#c7 ,u4,s4 ,po/al ,s]vice4 
7#d7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7#e7 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,organiz$ ,crime  
,drug ,en=cem5t ,task ,=ces1 9          
conjunction ) ! head ( ea* cov]$ ag5cy1 
%all submit a jo9t report on ! successes
 ( ! ,task ,=ces to-- 7,a7 ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 !
 ,committee on ,appropriations ( !      
,s5ate2  7,d7 ! ,committee on !         
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  
7,e7 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,f7 !   
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,classification
 & public release ,! report submitt$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be-- 7,a7 submitt$ 9 

unclassifi$ =m1 to ! greate/ ext5t      
possible1 ) a classifi$ annex only if   
necess>y2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( !          
unclassifi$ portion ( ! report1 po/$ on 
! public website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice
 & ea* cov]$ ag5cy includ$ 9 ! ,task    
,=ces4  7d7 ,sunset ,?is ,act %all h no 
=ce or effect aft] ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbi4  
7e7 ,organiz$ ,crime ,drug ,en=cem5t    
,task ,=ces describ$ ,9 ?is ,act1       
,organiz$ ,crime ,drug ,en=cem5t ,task  
,=ces ref]s to ! task =ces e/abli%$ by &
 "u ! direction ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al &  
ann\nc$ on ,octob] #ad1 #aihb1 9 !      
,rem>ks ,ann\nc+ ,f$]al ,initiatives    
,aga9/ ,drug ,traffick+ & ,organiz$     
,crime4