[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5246-S5247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3477. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 448. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Department a program to be known as the `Early Migration 
     Alert Program' (referred to in this section as `EMAP').
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of EMAP are--
       ``(1) to lead the Department's dissemination of information 
     relating to the movement and release of aliens into the 
     United States; and
       ``(2) to formalize partnerships with regional stakeholders 
     to integrate, analyze, and disseminate information relating 
     to the movement and release of aliens into the United States.
       ``(c) Information Sharing.--
       ``(1) Provision of information.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 24 hours before releasing 
     an alien into the United States, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     acting through the Commissioner of U.S.

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     Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall provide to State, 
     local, Tribal, and territorial government personnel in the 
     relevant jurisdiction information relating to the number of 
     such aliens to be released, the number of such aliens with 
     known criminal histories, the initial destinations of such 
     aliens, and the final destinations where such aliens intend 
     to settle.
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
     may be construed to require U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to 
     detain an alien any longer than required by law.
       ``(2) Electronic mail notification service.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the 
     Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall 
     take such actions as are necessary to develop an electronic 
     mail notification system and a list of State, local, Tribal, 
     and territorial government personnel who may receive 
     information under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Delivery.--Information under paragraph (1) may be 
     provided via the electronic mail notification system under 
     subparagraph (A) only if a verified official government email 
     address of the receiving jurisdiction is on file with EMAP.
       ``(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect and 
     apply with respect to any alien who is apprehended or 
     released on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 
     2027 to carry out this section.''.
       (b) 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 447 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 448. Early Migration Alert Program.''.
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