I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2406 
To amend section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2017 
Mr. GOODLATTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland 
Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 to authorize United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017’’. 
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TITLE I—UNITED STATES IMMI-
GRATION AND CUSTOMS EN-
FORCEMENT 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRA-
TION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 442 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 252) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 442. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRA-
TION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an agency to be known as ‘United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’. The mission of 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is 
to protect the United States by enforcing the full range 
of immigration and customs laws within the interior of the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION 
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.—There shall be at the 
head of United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment a Director of United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement (in this section referred to as the ‘Di-
rector’), who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall 
report to the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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‘‘(c) DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director 
shall— 
‘‘(1) have a minimum of 5 years of professional 
experience in law enforcement (which may include 
enforcement of the immigration laws, as defined in 
section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))), and a minimum 
of 5 years of management experience; 
‘‘(2) seek the removal of inadmissible and de-
portable aliens and otherwise enforce the immigra-
tion laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(17))), other than through criminal prosecu-
tion; 
‘‘(3) investigate and, where appropriate, refer 
for prosecution, any criminal violation of Federal 
law relating to or involving— 
‘‘(A) the immigration laws (as defined in 
section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))); 
‘‘(B) customs, trade, or import or export 
control, including the illicit possession, move-
ment of, or trade in goods, services, property, 
contraband, arms, instruments of terrorism, 
items controlled or prohibited from export, por-
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nography, intellectual property, or monetary in-
struments; 
‘‘(C) transnational money laundering or 
bulk cash smuggling; 
‘‘(D) gangs or criminal syndicates engaged 
in transnational criminal activity; 
‘‘(E) chapter 40 or 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, or other violation relating to fire-
arms, explosives, or other destructive devices in-
volving an alien; 
‘‘(F) the subjection of aliens to a severe 
form of trafficking in persons, as defined in sec-
tion 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); 
‘‘(G) identification, travel, or employment 
documents; or 
‘‘(H) unlawful use of personal information, 
including immigration document fraud, when 
such use relates to or affects border security, 
terrorism, customs, immigration, naturalization, 
trade, travel, or transportation security; 
‘‘(4) coordinate with Federal, State, local, trib-
al, and foreign agencies in carrying out the duties 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3); 
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‘‘(5) in coordination with the Department of 
State and the Office of International Affairs of the 
Department, establish staff liaison offices and vetted 
units in appropriate foreign countries to support the 
counterterrorism efforts and other international ac-
tivities and relationships of United States Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement; 
‘‘(6) establish, maintain, and administer appro-
priate interagency law enforcement centers in fur-
therance of the Director’s statutory duties, including 
the centers specified in subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
of subsection (f)(3); and 
‘‘(7) carry out other duties prescribed by stat-
ute, or delegated by the Secretary, if within the stat-
utory authority of United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(d) GENERAL ENFORCEMENT POWERS.—The Di-
rector may authorize agents and officers of United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to— 
‘‘(1) execute any warrants issued under the 
laws of the United States; 
‘‘(2) issue and serve administrative or judicial 
subpoenas and summonses; 
‘‘(3) carry firearms; 
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‘‘(4) make arrests without warrant for any of-
fense against the United States committed in their 
presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws 
of the United States if they have reasonable grounds 
to believe that the person to be arrested has com-
mitted or is committing such felony; 
‘‘(5) seize any property, whether real or per-
sonal, that is involved in any violation or attempted 
violation, or which constitutes proceeds traceable to 
a violation, of those provisions of law which United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is au-
thorized by statute to enforce; 
‘‘(6) offer and pay rewards for services and in-
formation leading to the apprehension of persons in-
volved in the violation or attempted violation of 
those provisions of law which United States Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement is authorized by 
statute to enforce; and 
‘‘(7) issue civil detainers for purposes of the en-
forcement of the immigration laws (as defined in 
section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))). 
‘‘(e) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement a Deputy 
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Director who shall assist the Director in the management 
of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(f) OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment an Office of Homeland Security Investigations. 
‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There 
shall be at the head of the Office of Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations an Executive Associate Director, 
who shall report to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Office of Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct investigations of terrorist or-
ganizations and other criminal organizations 
that threaten homeland or border security; 
‘‘(B) administer the program to collect in-
formation relating to nonimmigrant foreign stu-
dents and other exchange program participants 
described in section 641 of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), including the Student 
and Exchange Visitor Information System es-
tablished under such section, and use such in-
formation to carry out the enforcement func-
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tions of United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement; 
‘‘(C) administer a National Intellectual 
Property Rights Coordination Center, which 
shall serve as the primary information sharing 
forum within the Federal Government to coordi-
nate, promote, and assist Federal and inter-
national investigations of intellectual property 
offenses; 
‘‘(D) administer a National Export En-
forcement Coordination Center, which shall 
serve as the primary information sharing forum 
within the Federal Government to coordinate, 
promote, and assist Federal and international 
investigations of export control offenses; 
‘‘(E) conduct investigations of alleged vio-
lations of, and make arrests under, section 
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a), including referring for pros-
ecution, or levying monetary penalties against, 
an employer found to be in violation of such 
section, and administratively arresting, and ini-
tiating removal proceeding against, any alien 
unlawfully employed; 
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‘‘(F) administer a Human Smuggling and 
Trafficking Center, which shall serve as the pri-
mary information sharing forum within the 
Federal Government to coordinate, promote, 
and assist Federal and international investiga-
tions in human smuggling and trafficking inves-
tigations; 
‘‘(G) administer the Bulk Cash Smuggling 
Center, which shall serve to investigate domes-
tic and international bulk cash smuggling ac-
tivities and support law enforcement in efforts 
to investigate and restrict bulk cash smuggling; 
‘‘(H) investigate and refer for prosecution 
public safety matters involving— 
‘‘(i) large-scale operations prosecuted 
pursuant to chapter 96 (relating to rack-
eteer influenced and corrupt organizations) 
of title 18, United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) the smuggling into, and sale 
within, the United States of weapons; 
‘‘(I) investigate and refer for prosecution 
matters involving immigration benefits and doc-
ument fraud; and 
‘‘(J) additional duties within the statutory 
authority of United States Immigration and 
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Customs Enforcement as assigned or delegated 
by the Director. 
‘‘(g) OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL OP-
ERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment an Office of Enforcement and Removal Oper-
ations. 
‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There 
shall be at the head of the Office of Enforcement 
and Removal Operations an Executive Associate Di-
rector, who shall report to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Office of Enforcement and 
Removal Operations shall— 
‘‘(A) identify, arrest, detain, and seek the 
removal of aliens, and remove aliens ordered re-
moved, who— 
‘‘(i) are inadmissible or deportable 
under section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) or 1227(a)(4)), or oth-
erwise present a national security risk to 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) are inadmissible or deportable 
under section 212(a)(2) or 237(a)(2) of 
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