[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5207 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5207

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

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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. 419. 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) 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 419, 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 418 the following new item:

``Sec. 419. Immigration advisory program.''.
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