Sec. 108. Office of Partnership and Engagement
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Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following new section: There is an Office of Partnership and Engagement in the Department headed by an Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement. The Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement shall— lead the efforts of the Department to incorporate external feedback from stakeholders into policy and strategic planning efforts, as appropriate, in consultation with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department; develop an engagement strategy to ensure continuous and collaborative communication with stakeholders that, among other things, sets forth how the Department can use its authorities to convene government and outside stakeholders and how such interactions can support efforts to increase trust between the Department and stakeholders and ensure timely information sharing; conduct the activities specified in section 2006(b); advise the Secretary on the effects of the policies, regulations, processes, and actions of the Department on the private sector and create and foster strategic communications with the private sector to enhance the primary mission of the Department to protect the homeland; facilitate relationships with academic institutions and the private sector, including through the administration of the Homeland Security Advisory Council; facilitate relationships with State and local governments and provide State and local governments with regular information, research, and technical support to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; and perform such other functions as are established by law or delegated by the Secretary.
There shall be a Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement and a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Engagement within the Office of Partnership and Engagement. . The functions authorized to be performed by the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the Office of Partnership and Engagement under section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section.
For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the activities of the Office of Partnership and Engagement of the Department. Each such report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, a description of all programs, events, activities, and outreach conducted by the following sub-offices and campaigns of the Office:
The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. The Private Sector Office. The Loaned Executive Program. The Office of Academic Engagement. The Committee Management Office. The If You See Something, Say Something® Public Awareness Campaign. The Blue Campaign. Faith Initiatives. Section 2006(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 607(b) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (6); and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following new paragraph (5): For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the Deputy Assistant Secretary’s activities for the period. Each such report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, a description of each of the following: Efforts to coordinate and share information regarding Department and component agency programs with State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies. Efforts to improve information sharing through the Homeland Security Information Network by appropriate component agencies of the Department and by State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies. The status of performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to carry out responsibilities specified in this subsection. Any feedback from State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies about the Office, including the mechanisms utilized to collect such feedback. . Section 2006(b)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 607(b)(4) ) is amended— in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: produce an annual catalog that summarizes opportunities for training, publications, programs, and services available to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies from the Department and from each component and office within the Department and, not later than 30 days after the date of such production, disseminate such catalog, including by— making such catalog available to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, including by posting such catalog on the website of the Department and cooperating with national organizations that represent such agencies; making such catalog available through the Homeland Security Information Network; and submitting such catalog to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. . The Office for State and Local Government Coordination of the Department of Homeland Security is abolished. The functions authorized to be performed by the Office for State and Local Government Coordination of the Department of Homeland Security on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement of the Department under section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking section 801 ( 6 U.S.C. 631 ). The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 801. In accordance with the amendment made by section 104(c)(2) of this Act (relating to striking subsection
(f)of section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002), the position of Special Assistant to the Secretary authorized by such subsection
(f)is abolished. The functions authorized to be performed by the Special Assistant to the Secretary referred to in paragraph
(1)on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement under section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section. The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 710 the following new item: Sec. 711. Office of Partnership and Engagement. .
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