Sec. 102. Task Force on New Americans
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The Director shall establish within the Office of New Americans a Task Force on New Americans. The Task Force shall be fully operational not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The purposes of the Task Force are— to establish a coordinated Federal program to respond effectively to immigrant integration issues; and to advise and assist the Director in identifying and implementing the necessary policies to carry out such program. The Task Force shall be comprised of— the Director, who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force; the Secretary of the Treasury; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Commerce; the Secretary of Labor; the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; the Secretary of Education; the Secretary of Homeland Security; the Director of the Small Business Administration; the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; and any other individual the Director of the National Office of New Americans invites to participate who occupies a position listed under level I or II of the Executive Schedule, as provided in sections 5312 and 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
The Task Force shall meet at the call of the Chair and perform such duties as the Chair reasonably requires. The Task Force shall work with executive agencies and departments to provide a coordinated Federal response to adequately address issues that affect the lives of new immigrants and local communities with growing immigrant populations, including— early childhood care and education; elementary, secondary and postsecondary education; adult education and workforce training; health care; naturalization; and economic development.
Each member of the Task Force shall serve as a liaison to the respective agency of the member to ensure that the agency participates in the activities of the Task Force in a timely and meaningful manner. The duties of each member as an agency liaison include— creating immigrant integration goals within the agency; creating immigration integration indicators within the agency; implementing the biannual consultation process described in section 101(b)(8) by consulting with the State and local counterparts of the agency; and reporting to the Task Force on the progress made by the agency in achieving the goals and indicators described in clauses
(i)and (ii). The Director of the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following: Findings from the consultation process described in section 101(b)(8), including a description of the immigrant integration challenges and opportunities facing States and units of local government. Recommendations on the effects of pending legislation and executive branch policy proposals related to immigration. Suggestions for changes to Federal programs or policies that have a negative impact on new immigrants and local communities with growing immigrant populations, in comparison to the general population. Recommendations on legislative solutions to promote immigrant integration. Except as provided in clause (ii), the Task Force shall submit a report required by subparagraph
(A)not later than 18 months after the Task Force is fully operational and every two years thereafter. The Task Force is not required to submit a report described in clause
(i)if the total number of aliens issued immigrant visas or granted permanent residence under section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ), including individuals subject and not subject to numerical limitations for admission, is less than 500,000 at any time during a period of two years ending on the required submission date of such report pursuant to clause (i).
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