[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9167 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9167

  To provide for operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 
               foreign countries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 11, 2022

 Mr. Guest (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 
               foreign countries, 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 ``Combatting International Drug 
Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
              IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

    (a) Operations in Foreign Countries and Support to Foreign 
Authorities.--
            (1) In general.--The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et 
        seq.) is amended by inserting after section 629 the following 
        new section:

``SEC. 629A. OPERATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND SUPPORT TO FOREIGN 
              AUTHORITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other customs 
officers designated in accordance with section 401(i) may provide the 
support described in subsection (b) to authorities of the government of 
a foreign country, including by conducting joint operations with 
appropriate law enforcement officials within the territory of that 
country, if an arrangement has been entered into between the Government 
of the United States and the government of that country under which the 
provision of such support by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and 
such other customs officers is permitted.
    ``(b) Support Described.--Support described in this subsection is 
air and marine support for--
            ``(1) the monitoring, locating, tracking, and deterrence 
        of--
                    ``(A) illegal drugs to the United States;
                    ``(B) the illicit traffic of persons and goods into 
                the United States;
                    ``(C) terrorist threats to the United States; and
                    ``(D) other threats to the security or economy of 
                the United States;
            ``(2) emergency humanitarian efforts; and
            ``(3) law enforcement capacity-building efforts.
    ``(c) Payment of Claims Against U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for Actions in Foreign Countries.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may use funds appropriated or otherwise available to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection for operations and support to pay tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, 
United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries in 
connection with U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations abroad''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 411(f) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(f)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Permissible activities.--U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection may provide support to authorities of the government 
        of a foreign country, including by conducting joint operations, 
        with appropriate officials within the territory of that country 
        in accordance with section 629A of the Tariff Act of 1930.''.
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