1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Joint Requirements Council Act of 2018 . 2. Joint Requirements Council (a) In general 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: 710. Joint Requirements Council (a) Definition of joint requirement In this section, the term joint requirement means a condition or capability of multiple operating components of the Department that is required to be met or possessed by a system, product, service, result, or component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed document. (b) Department leadership councils (1) Establishment The Secretary may establish such Department leadership councils as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure coordination and improve programs and activities of the Department. (2) Function A Department leadership council shall— (A) serve as a coordinating forum; (B) advise the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on Department strategy, operations, and guidance; (C) establish policies to reduce duplication in programs; and (D) consider and report on such other matters as the Secretary or Deputy Secretary may direct. (3) Relationship to other forums The Secretary or Deputy Secretary may delegate the authority to direct the implementation of any decision or guidance resulting from the action of a Department leadership council to any office, component, coordinator, or other senior official of the Department. (c) Joint Requirements Council (1) Establishment There Secretary shall establish within the Department a Joint Requirements Council. (2) Mission In addition to other matters assigned to it by the Secretary and Deputy Secretary, the Joint Requirements Council shall— (A) identify, assess, and validate joint requirements (including existing systems and associated capability gaps) to meet mission needs of the Department