,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,blumenthal7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,organized ,crime ,drug ,enforcement   
,task ,forces to combat transnational   
organized crime and to reduce the       
availability of illicit narcotics in the
 ,united ,states by using a             
prosecutor-led1 multi-agency approach to
 enforcement1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protect ,law ,enforcement ,task
 ,forces ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,established  
in #aihb1 the ,organized ,crime ,drug   
,enforcement ,task ,forces has been the 
centerpiece of the strategy of the      
,attorney ,general to combat            
transnational organized crime and to    
reduce the availability of illicit      

narcotics in the ,united ,states by     
using a prosecutor-led1 multi-agency    
approach to enforcement through         
concentrated1 coordinated1 long-term    
enterprise investigations of            
transnational organized crime1 money    
laundering1 and major drug trafficking  
networks4  7#b7 ,,ocdetf is the largest 
anti-crime task force in the ,united    
,states with its own executive office   
and is accountable for over #ejj        
,federal prosecutors1 #a1bjj ,federal   
agents1 and some #e1jjj ,state and local
 police4 ,the program has #i regions and
 #ai strike forces around the ,united   
,states to coordinate investigations and
 prosecutions by bringing together      
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement for multi-jurisdictional    
operations1 while the ,,ocdetf ,fusion  
,center leads on intelligence sharing4  
7#c7 ,,ocdetf implements a nationwide   
strategy combining priority targeting1  
coordination1 intelligence sharing1 and 
directed resourcing to have the greatest

 impact disrupting and dismantling      
command and control elements of criminal
 organizations4  7#d7 ,,ocdetf has one  
of the best returns on investment in    
,federal law enforcement1 as            
demonstrated by the following3 7,a7 ,in 
fiscal year #bjbb1 ,,ocdetf brought in  
#ebd1jjj1jjj in cash and property       
seizures and forfeitures4  7,b7 ,in     
fiscal year #bjbc1 ,,ocdetf brought in  
#dbc1jjj1jjj1 almost offsetting its     
funding4  7#e7 ,since the inception of  
,,ocdetf1 tens of thousands of arrests  
have been made1 and hundreds of tons of 
narcotics and billions in currency1 real
 property1 and conveyances have all been
 seized proving how1 in its current     
structure1 ,,ocdetf is a legitimate and 
effective initiative that has           
successfully lowered crime in cities    
across the ,united ,states4  #c4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,covered agency ,the term covered agency
 means-- 7,a7 the ,department of the    
,treasury2  7,b7 the ,department of     

,homeland ,security2  7,c7 the ,united  
,states ,postal ,service2  7,d7 the     
,department of ,labor2 and  7,e7 the    
,department of ,state4  7#b7 ,,ocdetf   
,the term ,,ocdetf means the ,organized 
,crime ,drug ,enforcement ,task ,forces 
established by and under the direction  
of the ,attorney ,general and announced 
on ,october #ad1 #aihb1 in the ,remarks 
,announcing ,federal ,initiatives       
,against ,drug ,trafficking and         
,organized ,crime4  7#c7 ,,ofc ,the term
 ,,ofc means the ,,ocdetf ,fusion       
,center4  7#d7 ,task ,forces ,the term  
,task ,forces means the interagency task
 force established under section #d4    
#d4 ,interagency task force  7a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general1 acting through the  
,director of the ,,ocdetf1 and in       
coordination with other agencies of the 
,department of ,justice1 including the  
,drug ,enforcement ,administration1 and 
covered agencies shall structure the    

,,ocdetf to combat transnational        
organized crime and to reduce the       
availability of illicit narcotics in the
 ,united ,states by using a             
prosecutor-led1 multi-agency approach to
 enforcement4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general1 acting through the  
,director of the ,,ocdetf1 in           
conjunction with the head of each       
covered agency1 shall submit a joint    
report on the successes of the ,task    
,forces to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the 
,judiciary of the ,senate2  7,b7 the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
7,c7 the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary of the ,house of         
,representatives2  7,e7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,f7 the         
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7       

,classification and public release ,the 
report submitted under paragraph 7#a7   
shall be-- 7,a7 submitted in            
unclassified form1 to the greatest      
extent possible1 with a classified annex
 only if necessary2 and  7,b7 in the    
case of the unclassified portion of the 
report1 posted on the public website of 
the ,department of ,justice and each    
covered agency included in the ,task    
,forces4  #e4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall  
have no force or effect after ,january  
#bj1 #bjbi4