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This section requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to the congressional homeland security committees, not later than 120 days after enactment, a comprehensive plan to (1) identify redundant or non-essential positions, programs, or functions in the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach (ELO) office within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and explain how reorganization addresses them; (2) realign the ELO office's essential functions and personnel within I&A's Partner Engagement directorate; and (3) improve management and coordination of strategic relationships with priority law enforcement agencies (i.e., Federal, state, and local agencies identified as key partners for national security, counterterrorism, emergency response, or other mission-critical operations) by establishing clear communication protocols, centralizing points of contact, enhancing information-sharing mechanisms, reducing duplication of outreach across Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components, and improving accountability and performance metrics. The plan must include (1) an organizational analysis with cost-benefit estimates; (2) detailed staffing proposals and reassignment plans; (3) a transition timeline; (4) internal oversight mechanisms; (5) recommendations for future engagement models to reduce redundancy and improve efficiency in law enforcement and homeland security partnerships; and (6) assurances of continuity of intelligence support and convenings for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) entity partners (as defined in 6 U.S.C. 650), including relevant Homeland Security Information Network-Intelligence (HSIN-INTEL) access. This section further requires the Secretary to submit a certification of plan implementation commencement not later than 60 days thereafter and prohibits, until plan submission and certification, any expansion of ELO office staffing, budget, or programmatic scope or establishment of new DHS offices duplicating ELO or I&A Partner Engagement functions without congressional authorization.