S. 4656 — what changed

changed Section 708(b) It is the sense of the Senate that the Department of Homeland Security should consider using the authority under subsection (b) of section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)) is amended—to create a Joint Task Force described in such subsection to improve coordination and response to the number of encounters and amount of seizures of illicit narcotics along the southwest border.

removed “(8) Joint Task Force staff

removed “(A) In general—Each Joint Task Force shall have a staff, composed of officials from relevant components and offices of the Department, to assist the Director of that Joint Task Force in carrying out the mission and responsibilities of that Joint Task Force.

removed “(B) Report—The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under paragraph (6)(F)—

removed “(i) the number of personnel permanently assigned to each Joint Task Force by each component and office; and

removed “(ii) the number of personnel assigned on a temporary basis to each Joint Task Force by each component and office.”

removed “(A) using leading practices in performance management and lessons learned by other law enforcement task forces and joint operations, establish a strategy for each Joint Task Force that contains—

removed “(i) the mission of each Joint Task Force and strategic goals and objectives to assist the Joint Task Force in accomplishing that mission; and

removed “(ii) outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of each Joint Task Force and measure progress towards the goals and objectives described in clause (i), which include—

removed “(I) targets for current and future fiscal years; and

removed “(II) a description of the methodology used to establish those metrics and any limitations with respect to data or information used to assess performance.”

removed “(C) beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022, submit annually to each committee specified in subparagraph (B) a report that—

removed “(i) contains the evaluation described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and

removed “(ii) outlines the progress in implementing outcome-based and other performance metrics referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii).”

removed “(i) the justification, focus, and mission of the Joint Task Force; and

removed “(ii) a strategy for the conduct of the Joint Task Force, including goals and performance metrics for the Joint Task Force.”

removed “(i) an assessment of the structure of each Joint Task Force;

removed “(ii) an assessment of the effectiveness of oversight over each Joint Task Force;

removed “(iii) an assessment of the strategy of each Joint Task Force; and

removed “(iv) an assessment of staffing levels and resources of each Joint Task Force.”