(a) Meetings; Functions- The Task Force shall--

(1) meet at the call of the Chair; and

(2) perform such functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

(b) Coordinated Response- The Task Force shall work with executive branch agencies--

(1) to provide a coordinated Federal response to issues that impact the lives of new immigrants and receiving communities, including--

(A) access to youth and adult education programming;

(B) workforce training;

(C) health care policy;

(D) access to naturalization; and

(E) community development challenges; and

(2) to ensure that Federal programs and policies adequately address such impacts.

(c) Liaisons- Members of the Task Force shall serve as liaisons to their respective agencies to ensure the quality and timeliness of their agency's participation in activities of the Task Force, including--

(1) creating integration goals and indicators;

(2) implementing the biannual consultation process with the agency's State and local counterparts; and

(3) reporting on agency data collection, policy, and program efforts relating to achieving the goals and indicators referred to in paragraph (1).

(d) Recommendations- Not later than 18 months after the end of the period specified in section 2521(b), the Task Force shall--

(1) provide recommendations to the Domestic Policy Council and the Secretary on the effects of pending legislation and executive branch policy proposals;

(2) suggest changes to Federal programs or policies to address issues of special importance to new immigrants and receiving communities;

(3) review and recommend changes to policies that have a distinct impact on new immigrants and receiving communities; and

(4) assist in the development of legislative and policy proposals of special importance to new immigrants and receiving communities.

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