[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4857 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4857

To require the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to enter into a memorandum of understanding to guide the integration of 
the automated fingerprint identification systems of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2004

Ms. Hooley of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to enter into a memorandum of understanding to guide the integration of 
the automated fingerprint identification systems of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ``Border Security Information 
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATION OF AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding, not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, to guide the integration of the IAFIS system and the IDENT 
system.
    (b) Coordination.--The Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Justice and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall be responsible for coordinating the integration 
of the IAFIS system and the IDENT system.
    (c) Daily Update of the IDENT System.--Until the IAFIS system and 
the IDENT system have been fully integrated, as determined by the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Justice and the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, the IDENT 
system shall be updated on a daily basis with information pertaining to 
warrants issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and individuals 
wanted for questioning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (d) Use of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems by a Border 
Patrol Agent.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a clear 
and uniform policy that details when a border patrol agent shall use 
the IAFIS system and the IDENT system. If a border patrol agent uses 
the IAFIS system or the IDENT system with respect to an alien, the 
border patrol agent shall update both systems with information 
pertaining to the agent's encounter with the alien.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``IAFIS system'' means the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation's integrated automated fingerprint identification 
        system; and
            (2) the term ``IDENT system'' means the Department of 
        Homeland Security's automated biometric fingerprint 
        identification system.
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