,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fdj #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gegd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-gcf ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 ,evans of      
,colorado introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security  ,july #i1         
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,goldman of ,new ,york and ,ms4 ,pou    
,july #i1 #bjbf;,committed to the       
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the 
reorganization and realignment of the   
,engagement1 ,liaison1 and ,outreach    
,office of the ,department of ,homeland 
,security1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,elo ,realignment and ,strategic   
,engagement ,reform ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 
,plan for reorganization and realignment
 of ,,dhs ,engagement1 ,liaison1 and    
,outreach ,office  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #abj days after the date of  

the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary 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 
comprehensive plan to carry out the     
following3 7#a7 ,an identification of   
redundant or non-essential positions1   
programs1 or functions within the       
,engagement1 ,liaison1 and ,outreach    
office1 including how reorganization of 
the ,office will address such redundant 
or non-essential positions1 programs1 or
 functions4  7#b7 ,realign the essential
 functions and personnel of the ,,elo   
,office within the ,partner ,engagement 
directorate of ,i,a4  7#c7 ,improve the 
management and coordination of strategic
 relationships with priority law        
enforcement agencies1 including by      
carrying out the following3 7,a7        
,establishing clear communication       
protocols4  7,b7 ,centralizing points of
 contact for law enforcement engagement4

  7,c7 ,enhancing information-sharing   
mechanisms4  7,d7 ,reducing duplication 
of outreach across ,department of       
,homeland ,security components4  7,e7   
,improving accountability and           
performance metrics related to          
stakeholder engagement4  7b7 ,plan      
requirements ,the plan required under   
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,organizational analysis
 justifying the reorganization and      
realignment1 including cost-benefit     
estimates1 under paragraph 7#a7 of such 
subsection4  7#b7 ,detailed staffing    
proposals1 including reassignment plans4
  7#c7 ,a transition timeline for       
implementing the realignment within the 
,partner ,engagement directorate of     
,i,a1 in accordance with paragraph 7#b7 
of such subsection4  7#d7 ,internal     
oversight mechanisms to monitor         
implementation of such plan4  7#e7      
,recommendations for future engagement  
models that reduce redundancy and       
improve efficiency in managing law      

enforcement and homeland security       
partnerships with priority law          
enforcement agencies4  7#f7 ,assurance  
of continuity of intelligence support   
and convenings currently being provided 
to ,,sltt entity partners through the   
,,elo office1 including relevant        
,,hsin-,,intel access4  7c7             
,certification ,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 
certification not later than #fj days   
after commencing implementation of the  
plan required under subsection 7a74  7d7
 ,limitation on expansion ,until such   
time as the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security submits the plan required     
under subsection 7a7 and certifies      
commencement of the implementation of   
such plan under subsection 7c71 the     
,secretary may not-- 7#a7 expand the    
staffing1 budget1 or programmatic scope 

of the ,,elo ,office2 or  7#b7 establish
 new offices in the ,department         
duplicating the mission of the ,,elo    
,office or the ,partner ,engagement     
directorate of ,i,a without specific    
congressional authorization4  7e7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 
7#b7 ,,elo ,office ,the term ,,elo      
,office means the ,engagement1 ,liaison1
 and ,outreach office within the ,office
 of ,intelligence and ,analysis 7,i,a7  
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security4  7#c7 ,i,a ,the term ,i,a    
means the ,office of ,intelligence and  
,analysis of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security4  7#d7 ,secretary   
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  7#e7
 ,,sltt entity ,the term ,,sltt entity  
has the meaning given such term in      
section #bbjj of the ,homeland ,security
 ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fej74     
7#f7 ,priority law enforcement agencies 

,the term priority law enforcement      
agencies means ,federal1 ,state1 and    
local law enforcement agencies          
identified by the ,secretary as key     
partners for national security1         
counterterrorism1 emergency response1 or
 other mission-critical operations4     
,july #i1 #bjbf;,committed to the       
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed