Union Calendar No. 600
115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 115–774]
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the immigration advisory program, and for other purposes.
March 7, 2018
Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
June 21, 2018
Additional sponsor: Mr. Katko
June 21, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 7, 2018]
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the immigration advisory program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Immigration Advisory Program Authorization Act of 2018” or the “IAP Authorization Act of 2018”.
SEC. 2. Authorization of the immigration advisory program.
(a) In general.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 420. Immigration advisory program.
“(a) In general.—There is authorized within U.S. Customs and Border Protection an immigration advisory program (in this section referred to as the ‘program’) for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, pursuant to an agreement with a host country, to assist air carriers and security employees at foreign airports with review of traveler information during the processing of flights bound for the United States.
“(b) Activities.—In carrying out the program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers may—
“(2) assist air carriers and security employees with document examination and traveler security assessments;
“(4) analyze electronic passenger information and passenger reservation data to identify potential threats;
“(c) Notification to Congress.—Not later than 60 days before an agreement with the government of a host country pursuant to the program described in this section enters into force, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate with—
“(1) a copy of such agreement, which shall include—
“(A) the identification of the host country with which U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to enter into such agreement;
“(2) country-specific information on the anticipated homeland security benefits associated with such agreement;
“(3) an assessment of the impacts such agreement will have on U.S. Customs and Border Protection domestic port of entry staffing;
“(4) information on the anticipated costs over the five fiscal years after such agreement enters into force associated with carrying out such agreement;
“(d) Amendment of existing agreements.—Not later than 30 days before a substantially amended program agreement with the government of a host country in effect as of the date of the enactment of this section enters into force, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate—
(b) Conforming amendment.—Subsection (c) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended—
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[Report No. 115–774] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the immigration advisory program, and for
other purposes. | |||||
June 21, 2018 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed |