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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4578 

To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 6, 2017 

Mr. VELA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Counter Terrorist Net5 work Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DUTY TO COUNTER TERRORIST NETWORKS; DE7 TAILS AND ASSIGNMENT. 

8 Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

9 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (g)(4)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (C)— 

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

3 the end; 

4 (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as 

5 clause (viii); and 

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

7 following new clause: 

8 ‘‘(vii) collaborate with appropriate 

9 agencies, including Federal, State, local, 

10 tribal, and international entities, to en11 hance border security through operations 

12 such as operations that seek to disrupt and 

13 dismantle networks, including foreign ter14 rorist organizations (as such term is de15 scribed in section 219 of the Immigration 

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

17 pose terrorist or other threats; and’’; 

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

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

20 (3) by inserting after subsection (o) the fol21 lowing new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(p) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—The Commis23 sioner may detail or otherwise assign personnel of U.S. 

24 Customs and Border Protection to other appropriate agen25 cies, including to serve overseas in support of global inforVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Dec 12, 2017 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4578.IH H4578

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1 mation sharing partnership operations in furtherance of 

2 enhancing border security, including by preventing entry 

3 into the United States by individuals known or suspected 

4 of being associated with a network, including a foreign ter5 rorist organization (as such term is described in section 

6 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

7 1189)), that poses terrorist or other threats.’’. 

8 SEC. 3. BRIEFINGS. 

9 The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro10 tection shall biannually brief the Committee on Homeland 

11 Security of the House of Representatives and the Com12 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

13 of the Senate regarding activities, during the prior six 

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

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

16 211(g)(4)), as added by section 2 of this Act. Such brief17 ings may be provided in a classified setting if the Commis18 sioner determines such is appropriate. 

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