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[H.R. 5207 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 600
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5207
[Report No. 115-774]
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the immigration
advisory program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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]
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A BILL
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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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--
``(1) be present during processing of flights bound for the
United States;
``(2) assist air carriers and security employees with
document examination and traveler security assessments;
``(3) provide relevant training to air carriers, security
employees, and host-country authorities;
``(4) analyze electronic passenger information and
passenger reservation data to identify potential threats;
``(5) engage air carriers and travelers to confirm
potential terrorist watchlist matches;
``(6) make recommendations to air carriers to deny
potentially inadmissable passengers boarding flights bound for
the United States; and
``(7) conduct other activities to secure flights bound for
the United States, as directed by the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
``(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;
``(B) the location at which activities described in
subsection (b) will be conducted pursuant to such
agreement; and
``(C) the terms and conditions for U.S. Customs and
Border Protection personnel operating at such location;
``(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;
``(5) details on information sharing mechanisms to ensure
that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has current information
to prevent terrorist and criminal travel; and
``(6) other factors that the Commissioner determines
necessary for Congress to comprehensively assess the
appropriateness of carrying out the program.
``(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--
``(1) a copy of such agreement, as amended; and
``(2) the justification for such amendment.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `air carrier' and
`foreign air carrier' have the meanings given such terms in section
40102 of title 49, United States Code.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of section 411 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new
paragraph:
``(19) carry out section 420, relating to the immigration
advisory program; and''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 419 the following new item:
``Sec. 420. Immigration advisory program.''.
Union Calendar No. 600
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5207
[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