(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Office
of the Secretary an Office of International Affairs. The Office
shall be headed by a Director, who shall be a senior official
appointed by the Secretary.
(b) Duties of the Director.--The Director shall have the
following duties:
(1) To promote information and education exchange
with nations friendly to the United States in order to
promote sharing of best practices and technologies
relating to homeland security. Such exchange shall
include the following:
(A) Exchange of information on research and
development on homeland security technologies.
(B) Joint training exercises of first
responders.
(C) Exchange of expertise on terrorism
prevention, response, and crisis management.
(2) To identify areas for homeland security
information and training exchange where the United
States has a demonstrated weakness and another friendly
nation or nations have a demonstrated expertise.
(3) To plan and undertake international
conferences, exchange programs, and training
activities.
(4) To manage international activities within the
Department in coordination with other Federal officials
with responsibility for counter-terrorism matters.
SEC. 880. [6 U.S.C. 460] PROHIBITION OF THE TERRORISM INFORMATION AND
PREVENTION SYSTEM.
Any and all activities of the Federal Government to
implement the proposed component program of the Citizen Corps
known as Operation TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention
System) are hereby prohibited.