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,:iteh\se 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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 has be5 ! c5t]piece ( ! /rategy ( 
! ,attorney ,g5]al 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=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 !      
,unit$ ,/ates ) its own executive (fice 
& is acc\ntable = ov] #ejj ,f$]al       
prosecutors1 #a1bjj ,f$]al ag5ts1 & "s  
#e1jjj ,/ate & local police4 ,! program 
has #i regions & #ai /rike =ces ar\nd ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to coord9ate inve/igations
 & prosecutions by br++ toge!r ,f$]al1  
,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t =           
multi-jurisdictional op]ations1 :ile !  
,,ocdetf ,fusion ,c5t] leads on         
intellig5ce %>+4  7#c7 ,,ocdetf         
implem5ts a nationwide /rategy comb9+   
priority t>get+1 coord9ation1           
intellig5ce %>+1 & direct$ 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 
#ebd1jjj1jjj 9 ca% & prop]ty seizures & 

=feitures4  7,b7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjbc1   
,,ocdetf br\ght 9 #dbc1jjj1jjj1 almo/   
(fsett+ its fund+4  7#e7 ,s9ce !        
inception ( ,,ocdetf1 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  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$    
ag5cy ,! t]m cov]$ ag5cy means-- 7,a7 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury2  7,b7 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security2  7,c7 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice2  7,d7 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2 &  7,e7 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate4  7#b7 ,,ocdetf ,! t]m ,,ocdetf 
means ! ,organiz$ ,crime ,drug ,en=cem5t
 ,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    
7#c7 ,,(c ,! t]m ,,(c means ! ,,ocdetf  

,fusion ,c5t]4  7#d7 ,task ,=ces ,! t]m 
,task ,=ces means ! int]ag5cy task =ce  
e/abli%$ "u section #d4  #d4 ,int]ag5cy 
task =ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,,ocdetf1 & 9 coord9ation 
) o!r ag5cies ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1  
includ+ ! ,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration1
 & cov]$ ag5cies %all /ructure !        
,,ocdetf to combat transnational        
organiz$ crime & to r$uce ! availability
 ( illicit n>cotics 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by
 us+ a prosecutor-l$1 multi-ag5cy       
approa* to en=cem5t4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !      
,,ocdetf1 9 conjunction ) ! head ( ea*  
cov]$ 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  #e4 ,sunset ,?is ,act %all h no 
=ce or effect aft] ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbi4