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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