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Union Calendar No. 439 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4780 

[Report No. 114–566] 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive 

strategy for Department of Homeland Security operations abroad, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2016 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security 

MAY 13, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 17, 2016] 

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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 

a comprehensive strategy for Department of Homeland 

Security operations abroad, and for other purposes. 

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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 ‘‘Department of Home5 land Security Strategy for International Programs Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

7 PROGRAMS FOR VETTING AND SCREENING 

8 PERSONS SEEKING TO ENTER THE UNITED 

9 STATES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 

12 Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu13 rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

15 a comprehensive three-year strategy for international pro16 grams of the Department of Homeland Security in which 

17 personnel and resources of the Department are deployed 

18 abroad for vetting and screening of persons seeking to enter 

19 the United States. 

20 (b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub21 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

22 (1) Specific Department of Homeland Security 

23 risk-based goals for international programs of the De24 partment in which personnel and resources of the Demstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS

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1 partment are deployed abroad for vetting and screen2 ing of persons seeking to enter the United States. 

3 (2) A risk-based method for determining whether 

4 to establish new international programs in new loca5 tions, given resource constraints, or expand existing 

6 international programs of the Department, in which 

7 personnel and resources of the Department are de8 ployed abroad for vetting and screening of persons 

9 seeking to enter the United States. 

10 (3) Alignment with the highest Department-wide 

11 and Government-wide strategic priorities of resource 

12 allocations on international programs of the Depart13 ment in which personnel and resources of the Depart14 ment are deployed abroad for vetting and screening of 

15 persons seeking to enter the United States. 

16 (4) A common reporting framework for the sub17 mission of reliable, comparable cost data by compo18 nents of the Department on overseas expenditures at19 tributable to international programs of the Depart20 ment in which personnel and resources of the Depart21 ment are deployed abroad for vetting and screening of 

22 persons seeking to enter the United States. 

23 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the strategy re24 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Se25 curity shall consider, at a minimum, the following: 

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1 (1) Information on existing operations of inter2 national programs of the Department of Homeland 

3 Security in which personnel and resources of the De4 partment are deployed abroad for vetting and screen5 ing of persons seeking to enter the United States that 

6 includes corresponding information for each location 

7 in which each such program operates. 

8 (2) The number of Department personnel de9 ployed to each location at which an international 

10 program referred to in subparagraph (A) is in oper11 ation during the current and preceding fiscal year. 

12 (3) Analysis of the impact of each international 

13 program referred to in paragraph (1) on domestic ac14 tivities of components of the Department of Homeland 

15 Security. 

16 (4) Analysis of barriers to the expansion of an 

17 international program referred to in paragraph (1). 

18 (d) FORM.—The strategy required under subsection (a) 

19 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

20 a classified annex if the Secretary of Homeland Security 

21 determines that such is appropriate. 

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Union Calendar No. 439 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4780 

[Report No. 114–566] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

other purposes. of Homeland Security operations abroad, and for develop a comprehensive strategy for Department 

MAY 13, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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