,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iejh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 
,case 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moylan7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require ,homeland ,security             
,investigations to establish the        
,pacific ,islands ,liaison ,initiative  
to strengthen the ,united ,states       
strategic partnerships and ability to   
combat transnational criminal           
organizations in the ,pacific region1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pacific ,islands ,liaison ,initiative  
,act4  #b4 ,establishment of ,pacific   
,islands ,liaison ,initiative  7a7 ,in  

general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,executive ,associate ,director of  
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
shall establish the ,pacific ,islands   
,liaison ,initiative 7in this section   
referred to as the ,initiative74 ,the   
,initiative shall be carried out by     
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
,honolulu1 in collaboration with        
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
,guam1 ,homeland ,security              
,investigations ,attach ,canberra1      
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
,international ,operations1 and any     
other relevant offices of ,homeland     
,security ,investigations the ,executive
 ,associate ,director determines        
appropriate4  7b7 ,activities ,the      
,initiative shall carry out the         
following3 7#a7 ,strengthen the ,united 
,states partnerships with ,pacific      
,island countries by enhancing          
collaboration on law enforcement and    
security through the following3  7,a7   

,regular visits by ,united ,states law  
enforcement personnel4  7,b7 ,conducting
 joint operations throughout the region4
  7#b7 ,enhance the capacity of ,pacific
 ,island countries to combat            
transnational criminal organizations1   
including through the provision of      
training1 technical assistance1 and     
resource sharing4  7#c7 ,support the    
forward deployment of ,united ,states   
law enforcement personnel to a regional 
hub in the ,pacific ,islands to enable  
rapid and frequent access to and        
engagement with ,pacific ,island        
countries4  7#d7 ,counter malign        
influence in the ,pacific region by     
addressing transnational criminal       
threats and promoting shared values1    
such as the rule of law1 transparency1  
and good governance4  7#e7 ,position the
 ,united ,states as the partner of      
choice for ,pacific ,island countries by
 providing sustained support1 resources1
 and expertise to address shared        
challenges4  7#f7 ,promote regional     

stability and economic development by   
fostering secure and resilient ,pacific 
,island communities through the         
development of infrastructure1          
technology1 and other resources that    
support regional security and economic  
resilience4  7c7 ,personnel ,the        
,executive ,associate ,director of      
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
shall appoint not fewer than four       
full-time equivalent personnel for the  
,initiative1 to be overseen by an       
,assistant ,special ,agent in ,charge   
who is stationed at ,homeland ,security 
,investigations ,honolulu4 ,two of such 
personnel shall be stationed at         
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
,honolulu and two of such personnel     
shall be stationed at ,homeland         
,security ,investigations ,guam4  7d7   
,annual report ,not later than one year 
after the establishment of the          
,initiative and annually thereafter1 the
 ,executive ,associate ,director of     
,homeland ,security ,investigations     

shall submit to ,congress a report      
detailing the activities of the         
,initiative during the immediately      
preceding year1 including the following3
 7#a7 ,a detailed overview of how       
appropriated funds were obligated and   
expended4  7#b7 ,a description of the   
impact of the ,initiative on countering 
malign influence in the ,pacific region 
and strengthening regional security4    
7#c7 ,the effectiveness of the          
,initiative's capacity-building efforts 
in ,pacific ,island countries4  7#d7    
,recommendations for additional         
resources or legislative actions to     
advance ,united ,states strategic       
objectives in the ,pacific4  7e7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#e1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years 
#bjbg through #bjcd to carry out this   
section4