Sec. 3. Coordination and information sharing

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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a strategy to strengthen existing and establish new public-private partnerships with shipping, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries to assist with early detection and interdiction of illicit drugs and precursor chemicals. The strategy required under paragraph

(1)shall contain goals and objectives for employees of the Department of Homeland Security to ensure the tactics, techniques, and procedures gained from the public-private partnerships described in paragraph

(1)are included in policies, best practices, and training for the Department. Not later than 180 days after developing the strategy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop an implementation plan for the strategy, which shall outline departmental lead and support roles, responsibilities, programs, and timelines for accomplishing the goals and objectives of the strategy. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide annual briefings to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding the progress made in addressing the implementation plan developed pursuant to paragraph (3). The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an assessment of the counterdrug task forces in which the Department of Homeland Security, including components of the Department, participates in or leads, which shall include— areas of potential overlap; opportunities for sharing information and best practices; how the Department’s processes for ensuring accountability and transparency in its vetting and oversight of partner agency task force members align with best practices; and corrective action plans for any capability limitations and deficient or negative findings identified in the report for any such task forces led by the Department. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that contains a summary of the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— implement the corrective action plans described in paragraph (1)(D) immediately after the submission of the report pursuant to paragraph (2); and provide annual briefings to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding the progress made in implementing the corrective action plans. The Secretary of Homeland Security may combine the briefings required under subsections (a)(4) and (b)(3).