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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3525 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 15, 2019 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 

the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening 

of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, 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 ‘‘U.S. Border Patrol 

3 Medical Screening Standards Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RESEARCH REGARDING PROVISION OF MEDICAL 

5 SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS INTERDICTED 

6 BY U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 

7 BETWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home10 land Security, acting through the Under Secretary for 

11 Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland 

12 Security, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. 

13 Customs and Border Protection and the Chief Medical Of14 ficer of the Department, shall research innovative ap15 proaches to address capability gaps regarding the provi16 sion of comprehensive medical screening of individuals, 

17 particularly children, pregnant women, the elderly, and 

18 other vulnerable populations, interdicted by U.S. Customs 

19 and Border Protection between ports of entry and issue 

20 to the Secretary recommendations for any necessary cor21 rective actions. 

22 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the research 

23 required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for 

24 Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland 

25 Security shall consult with appropriate national profes26 sional associations with expertise and non-governmental 


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1 experts in emergency, nursing, and other medical care, in2 cluding pediatric care. 

3 (c) REPORT.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

4 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 

5 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

6 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen7 ate a report containing the recommendations referred to 

8 in subsection (a), together with information relating to 

9 what actions, if any, the Secretary plans to take in re10 sponse to such recommendations. 

11 SEC. 3. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS IMPLEMENTATION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information 

14 Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, in co15 ordination with the Chief Medical Officer of the Depart16 ment, shall establish within the Department an electronic 

17 health record system that can be accessed by all depart18 mental components operating along the borders of the 

19 United States for individuals in the custody of such com20 ponents. 

21 (b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 

22 implementation of the electronic health records system, 

23 the Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the 

24 Chief Medical Officer, shall conduct an assessment of such 


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1 system to determine system capacity for improvement and 

2 interoperability. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 

2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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