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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4578 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 16, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Counter Terrorist Net3 work Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DUTY TO COUNTER TERRORIST NETWORKS; DE5 TAILS AND ASSIGNMENT. 

6 Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

7 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (g)(4)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (i) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as 

13 clause (viii); and 

14 (iii) by inserting after clause (vi) the 

15 following new clause: 

16 ‘‘(vii) collaborate with appropriate 

17 agencies, including Federal, State, local, 

18 tribal, and international entities, to en19 hance border security through operations 

20 such as operations that seek to disrupt and 

21 dismantle networks, including foreign ter22 rorist organizations (as such term is de23 scribed in section 219 of the Immigration 

24 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), that 

25 pose terrorist or other threats; and’’; 


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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (p) through (r) 

2 as subsections (q) through (s), respectively; and 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (o) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(p) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—The Commis6 sioner may detail or otherwise assign personnel of U.S. 

7 Customs and Border Protection to other appropriate agen8 cies, including to serve overseas in support of global infor9 mation sharing partnership operations in furtherance of 

10 enhancing border security, including by preventing entry 

11 into the United States by individuals known or suspected 

12 of being associated with a network, including a foreign ter13 rorist organization (as such term is described in section 

14 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

15 1189)), that poses terrorist or other threats.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. BRIEFINGS. 

17 The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro18 tection shall biannually brief the Committee on Homeland 

19 Security of the House of Representatives and the Com20 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

21 of the Senate regarding activities, during the prior 6 

22 months, in furtherance of clause (vii) of section 411(g)(4) 

23 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

24 211(g)(4)), as added by section 2 of this Act. Such briefVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:36 Jan 16, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4578.RFS H4578

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1 ings may be provided in a classified setting if the Commis2 sioner determines such is appropriate. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 11, 

2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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