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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9653 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department 

of Homeland Security the Early Migration Alert Program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Mr. GUEST (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. EZELL, and Mr. 

D’ESPOSITO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

in the Department of Homeland Security the Early Migration Alert Program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Early Migration Alert 

5 Program Act’’ or the ‘‘EMAP Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title IV of the 

8 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 447. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM. 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

3 Department a program to be known as the ‘Early Migra4 tion Alert Program’ (referred to in this section as 

5 ‘EMAP’). 

6 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of EMAP is to— 

7 ‘‘(1) lead the Department’s dissemination of in8 formation pertaining to the movement and release of 

9 aliens into the United States; and 

10 ‘‘(2) formalize partnerships with regional stake11 holders to integrate, analyze, and disseminate infor12 mation pertaining to the movement and release of 

13 aliens into the United States. 

14 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 

17 hours before releasing an alien into the United 

18 States, the Secretary, in consultation with the 

19 Secretary of Health and Human Services, act20 ing through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

21 and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. 

22 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall 

23 provide to State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

24 government personnel in the relevant jurisdic25 tion information relating to the number of such 

26 aliens to be released, the number of such aliens 


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1 with known criminal histories, the initial des2 tinations of such aliens, and the final destina3 tions where such aliens intend to settle. 

4 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

5 in subparagraph (A) may be construed as re6 quiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection or 

7 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to 

8 detain an alien any longer than required by law. 

9 ‘‘(2) ELECTRONIC MAIL NOTIFICATION SERV10 ICE.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

12 through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 

13 Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Im14 migration and Customs Enforcement, shall take 

15 such actions as are necessary to develop an 

16 electronic mail notification system and a list of 

17 State, local, Tribal, and territorial government 

18 personnel who may receive information under 

19 paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(B) DELIVERY.—Information under para21 graph (1) may be provided via the electronic 

22 mail notification system under subparagraph 

23 (A) only if a verified official government email 

24 address of the receiving jurisdiction is on file 

25 with EMAP. 


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1 ‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take ef2 fect and apply with respect to any alien who is appre3 hended or released on or after the date of the enactment 

4 of this section. 

5 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 is authorized to be appropriated $400,000 for each of fis7 cal years 2024 and 2025 to carry out this section.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

9 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

10 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

11 446 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 447. Early Migration Alert Program.’’. 

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