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H.R. 4567 115th Congress House

DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017

Official title: To require a Department of Homeland Security overseas personnel enhancement plan, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEspionage and treason
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementTerrorism
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 548.
Jul 30, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-308.
Jun 13, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 11, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 10, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 10, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 12).
Jan 10, 2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration; CR H125)
Jan 9, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H34-36; text: CR H34)
Jan 9, 2018
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jan 9, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4567.
Jan 9, 2018
Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 9, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
Jan 9, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-490.
Dec 13, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 13, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jan 10, 2018 House · vote #12 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 415–0 See who voted →
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 Latest action July 30, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 548.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), by 90 days after the submission of the 3-year strategy for DHS international programs required under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 and every 180 days thereafter, to brief the congressional homeland security committees on DHS personnel with primary duties that take place outside of the United States.

The briefing shall include:

  • a detailed summary of each type of personnel position with such duties and how each such position contributes to DHS's counterterrorism mission,
  • information related to how the geographic and regional placement of such positions contributes to such mission,
  • information related to the position-specific training received by such personnel before and during placement at a foreign location,
  • challenges that may impede the communication of counterterrorism information between DHS personnel at foreign locations and DHS entities in the United States,
  • the status of efforts to implement the three-year strategy for DHS international programs, and
  • the status of efforts to implement a plan to enhance the effectiveness of DHS personnel at foreign locations.

(Sec. 3) DHS shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a plan to enhance the effectiveness of DHS personnel at foreign locations, which shall include proposals to:

  • improve efforts of DHS personnel for purposes of providing foreign partner capacity development and furthering DHS's counterterrorism mission;
  • redeploy DHS personnel to respond to changing threats to the United States;
  • enhance collaboration among DHS personnel at foreign locations, other federal personnel at foreign locations, and foreign partners;
  • improve the communication of counterterrorism information between DHS personnel at foreign locations and DHS entities in the United States; and
  • maintain practices to guard against counter-espionage threats associated with DHS personnel.

(Sec. 4) The briefing requirement shall terminate four years after the submission of the three-year strategy for DHS international programs.

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     Committees of jurisdiction 2
     Cosponsors 3
    All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
    R
    McCaul, Michael T.
    Texas · Dec 6, 2017
         D
    Meng, Grace
    New York · Dec 6, 2017
         D
    Watson Coleman, Bonnie
    New Jersey · Dec 6, 2017
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