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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7335 

To direct the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to report to the appropriate committees on encounters 

with covered aliens included in the terrorist screening database. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 

Mr. MCCLINTOCK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 direct the Attorney General, in coordination with the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, to report to the appropriate committees on encounters with covered aliens included in the terrorist screening database. 

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 ‘‘Transparency in Na5 tional Security Threats Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIRED PROVISION OF MEMORANDUM OF UN2 DERSTANDING. 

3 Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

4 of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the ap5 propriate committees the memorandum of understanding 

6 entitled ‘‘Integration and Use of Screening Information to 

7 Protect Against Terrorism’’, effective September 16, 

8 2003, and any successor memoranda. 

9 SEC. 3. REQUIRED REPORTS ON ENCOUNTERS WITH 

10 ALIENS INCLUDED IN TERRORIST SCREEN11 ING DATABASE. 

12 (a) MONTHLY REPORTS.—Subject to subsection (e) 

13 and not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, and every month thereafter, the Attorney Gen15 eral, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu16 rity, shall submit to the appropriate committees a report, 

17 including, with respect to encounters, apprehensions, and 

18 arrests during the month immediately preceding the date 

19 of the report, the following information: 

20 (1) The total number of covered aliens, 

21 disaggregated by the geographic region of the en22 counter, apprehension, or arrest. 

23 (2) The number of covered aliens who were pa24 roled, admitted, or otherwise released into the 

25 United States. 

26 (3) The citizenship of the covered aliens. 


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1 (b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The report under 

2 subsection (a) shall also contain, disaggregated by each 

3 covered alien, the following information: 

4 (1) The geographic region of encounter, appre5 hension, or arrest for each covered alien. 

6 (2) The derogatory information causing each 

7 covered alien to be included in the terrorist screen8 ing database. 

9 (3) The criminal history of each covered alien. 

10 (4) If the covered alien was paroled, admitted, 

11 or otherwise released into the United States. 

12 (5) The citizenship of each covered alien. 

13 (6) The immigration status of each covered 

14 alien and any previous immigration status of such 

15 alien, if any. 

16 (7) Case history information on each covered 

17 alien, including the alien’s immigration history, any 

18 applications made for an immigration benefit by the 

19 alien, and the alien file. 

20 (8) The detention status of each covered alien. 

21 (9) For each covered alien who is not detained, 

22 the location of the covered alien at the time of the 

23 applicable report and, if such covered alien is en24 rolled in an alternative to detention program, the 


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1 type of alternatives to detention on which such cov2 ered alien has been placed. 

3 (10) For each covered alien in the United 

4 States, whether the covered alien has been placed in 

5 removal proceedings and, for each covered alien not 

6 placed in removal proceedings, an explanation of the 

7 reason such covered alien was not placed in such 

8 proceedings. 

9 (11) The number of covered aliens removed 

10 from the United States, disaggregated by the coun11 try to which each alien was removed. 

12 (c) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, and every month thereafter, 

14 the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary 

15 of Homeland Security, shall publish, on a publicly acces16 sible website the information in paragraphs (1), (2), and 

17 (3) of subsection (a) for the month immediately preceding 

18 the date of the report. 

19 (d) INSTANCE REPORTS.—Subject to subsection (e) 

20 and beginning not later than 30 days after the date of 

21 enactment of this Act, and within 96 hours of each en22 counter, apprehension, or arrest of a covered alien, the At23 torney General, in coordination with the Secretary of 

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1 tees of any such encounter, apprehension, or arrest. The 

2 notification shall include the following: 

3 (1) The derogatory information causing each 

4 covered alien to be included in the terrorist screen5 ing database. 

6 (2) The citizenship of the covered alien. 

7 (3) The geographic region where the covered 

8 alien was encountered, apprehended, or arrested. 

9 (4) The detention status of each covered alien. 

10 (e) CLASSIFICATION.—Only the following may be 

11 submitted in a classified setting: 

12 (1) Any information described in subsection 

13 (b)(2). 

14 (2) Any information described in subsection 

15 (d)(1). 

16 SEC. 4. REQUIRED PROVISION OF SPECIAL INTEREST 

17 COUNTRY LIST. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 

20 provide to the appropriate committees the special interest 

21 countries list. 

22 (b) REVISION.—Not later than 30 days after any re23 vision to the special interest countries list, the Attorney 

24 General shall notify the appropriate committees of such 

25 revision. 


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1 SEC. 5. REQUIRED REPORTING ON ENCOUNTERS. 

2 Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, and every month thereafter, the Secretary of 

4 Homeland Security shall publish on a publicly accessible 

5 website the number of aliens, disaggregated by citizenship, 

6 who— 

7 (1) are inadmissible under the immigration laws 

8 (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immi9 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); and 

10 (2) during the month immediately preceding the 

11 date of publication, were encountered by the Sec12 retary of Homeland Security along the United 

13 States border. 

14 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) ALIEN.—The term ‘‘alien’’ shall have the 

17 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 

18 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

19 1101(a)). 

20 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—The term 

21 ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means the Committee on 

22 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 

23 the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 

24 (3) COVERED ALIEN.—The term ‘‘covered 

25 alien’’ means an alien— 


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1 (A) who is encountered, apprehended, or 

2 arrested by the Secretary of Homeland Secu3 rity; and 

4 (B) whose identifying information is found 

5 to be included within the terrorist screening 

6 database. 

7 (4) TERRORIST SCREENING DATABASE.—The 

8 term ‘‘terrorist screening database’’ shall have the 

9 meaning given such term in section 2101 of the 

10 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621). 

11 (5) SPECIAL INTEREST COUNTRY LIST.—The 

12 term ‘‘special interest country list’’ means the list 

13 maintained by the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

14 Investigation that identifies any country determined 

15 by the Director to be a country of special interest. 

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