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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7311 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the operations 

of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in foreign countries, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2024 

Mr. GUEST (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to 

the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 

the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

in foreign countries, 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 ‘‘Combatting Inter5 national Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Part6 nership Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS 

2 AND BORDER PROTECTION IN FOREIGN 

3 COUNTRIES. 

4 Section 411(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

5 (6 U.S.C. 211(f)) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para7 graph (5); and 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol9 lowing new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(4) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Employees of U.S. 

12 Customs and Border Protection and other cus13 toms officers designated in accordance with the 

14 authorities granted to officers and agents of Air 

15 and Marine Operations may provide the support 

16 described in subparagraph (B) to authorities of 

17 the government of a foreign country, including 

18 by conducting joint operations with appropriate 

19 government officials within the territory of such 

20 country, if an arrangement has been entered 

21 into between the Government of the United 

22 States and the government of such country that 

23 permits such support by such employees and of24 ficers. 


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1 ‘‘(B) SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—The support 

2 described in this subparagraph is support for 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(i) The monitoring, locating, track5 ing, and deterrence of the following: 

6 ‘‘(I) Illegal drugs to the United 

7 States. 

8 ‘‘(II) The illicit smuggling of per9 sons and goods into the United 

10 States. 

11 ‘‘(III) Terrorist threats to the 

12 United States. 

13 ‘‘(IV) Other threats to the secu14 rity or economy of the United States. 

15 ‘‘(ii) Emergency humanitarian efforts. 

16 ‘‘(iii) Law enforcement capacity-build17 ing efforts. 

18 ‘‘(C) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—The Sec19 retary may expend funds, which have been ap20 propriated or otherwise made available to U.S. 

21 Customs and Border Protection for operations 

22 and support, to pay claims for money damages 

23 against the United States, in accordance with 

24 the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, 

25 United States Code, which arise in a foreign 


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1 country in connection with U.S. Customs and 

2 Border Protection operations in such country.’’. 

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