Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 
of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4301); and 
‘‘(B) management experience; 
‘‘(2) in coordination with U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection and United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services, enforce and administer 
immigration laws, as defined in paragraph (17) of 
section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)), including the identification, 
arrest, detention, and removal of aliens who may be 
inadmissible to, or deportable from, the United 
States; 
‘‘(3) have the power to investigate and, where 
appropriate, refer for prosecution, any criminal or 
civil violation of Federal law relating to or involv-
ing— 
‘‘(A) border control and security, including 
the prevention of the entry or residence of ter-
rorists, criminals, and human rights violators; 
‘‘(B) the customs and trade laws of the 
United States, as defined in section 2 of the 
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 
of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4301); 
‘‘(C) fraud, false statements, or the import 
or export of merchandise, including the illicit 
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possession, movement of, or trade in goods, 
services, property, arms, instruments of ter-
rorism, items controlled or prohibited from ex-
port, child exploitation, intellectual property, or 
currency or other monetary instruments; 
‘‘(D) bulk cash smuggling or other finan-
cial crimes with a cross-border or international 
nexus; 
‘‘(E) the immigration laws, as defined in 
paragraph (17) of section 101(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); 
‘‘(F) transnational organized crime; 
‘‘(G) chapter 40 or 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, or other violation relating to explo-
sives, firearms, other destructive devices involv-
ing an alien; 
‘‘(H) severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons, as defined in section 103 of the Victims 
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); 
‘‘(I) the production, procurement, counter-
feiting, alteration, or use of fraudulent immi-
gration documents or fraudulently obtaining im-
migration benefits; 
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‘‘(J) unlawful use of personal information, 
when such use relates to or affects border secu-
rity, terrorism, customs, immigration, natu-
ralization, trade, or transportation security; 
‘‘(K) computer crimes, pursuant to section 
1030(d) of title 18, United States Code, in co-
operation, where required by law, with the 
United States Secret Service and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation; and 
‘‘(L) drug laws, as specified in the Con-
trolled Substances Act and the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act in the context 
of cross-border criminal activity; 
‘‘(4) administer the National Intellectual Prop-
erty Rights Coordination Center established in sec-
tion 305 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade En-
forcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–125; 19 
U.S.C. 4344); 
‘‘(5) jointly with the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, develop and submit the 
joint strategic plan required under section 105 of 
the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 
of 2015 (Public Law 114–125; 19 U.S.C. 4314); 
‘‘(6) coordinate, as otherwise permitted by law, 
with Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign agen-
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cies in carrying out the duties set forth in para-
graphs (2) and (3); 
‘‘(7) in coordination with the Office of Inter-
national Affairs of the Department and the Depart-
ment of State, establish staff liaison offices and vet-
ted units in foreign countries to support law enforce-
ment activities that require international coopera-
tion, including investigations and repatriation ef-
forts; 
‘‘(8) assign employees of the Department to 
diplomatic and consular posts, in coordination with 
the Secretary, pursuant to section 428(e); 
‘‘(9) establish, maintain, and administer appro-
priate law enforcement centers, including inter-
agency centers, in accordance with applicable law, or 
as prescribed by the Secretary or in furtherance of 
the Director’s assigned duties; 
‘‘(10) administer the Border Enforcement Secu-
rity Task Force established under section 432; 
‘‘(11) operate the Cyber Crimes Center estab-
lished in section 890A; 
‘‘(12) in carrying out paragraph (3), administer 
internal conspiracy investigations at United States 
ports of entry; and 
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‘‘(13) carry out other duties and powers pre-
scribed by law or delegated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) GENERAL ENFORCEMENT POWERS.—The Di-
rector may authorize agents and officers of U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the duties and responsibilities 
authorized under section 287 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) and section 
589 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1589a); 
‘‘(2) 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 U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement is authorized 
to enforce; 
‘‘(3) offer and pay rewards for services and in-
formation regarding the apprehension of persons in-
volved in, or the seizure and forfeiture of property 
associated with, the violation or attempted violation 
of those provisions of law which U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement is authorized to enforce; 
‘‘(4) issue detainers for purposes of immigra-
tion enforcement pursuant to sections 236, 241, and 
287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1226, 1231, and 1357); and 
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‘‘(5) conduct undercover investigative oper-
ations pursuant to section 294 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1363a), and section 
3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 
U.S.C. 2081; enacted as part of the Anti-Drug 
Abuse Act of 1986). 
‘‘(e) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement a Deputy Director 
who shall assist the Director in the management of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(f) OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Of-
fice 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) serve as the law enforcement office of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
with primary responsibility to conduct investiga-
tions of terrorist organizations and other crimi-
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nal organizations that threaten the homeland or 
border security; 
‘‘(B) serve as the law enforcement office of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
with primary responsibility to conduct investiga-
tions of, and, where appropriate, refer for pros-
ecution, any criminal or civil violations of Fed-
eral law, including— 
‘‘(i) financial crimes; 
‘‘(ii) money laundering and bulk cash 
smuggling; 
‘‘(iii) commercial fraud and intellec-
tual property theft; 
‘‘(iv) cybercrimes; 
‘‘(v) human smuggling, human traf-
ficking, and human rights violations; 
‘‘(vi) narcotics and weapons smug-
gling and trafficking; 
‘‘(vii) transnational gang activity; 
‘‘(viii) export violations; 
‘‘(ix) international art and antiquity 
theft; 
‘‘(x) identity and benefit fraud; 
‘‘(xi) unlawful employment of unau-
thorized aliens; and 
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‘‘(xii) any other criminal or civil viola-
tion prescribed by law or delegated by the 
Director; 
‘‘(C) administer the program to collect in-
formation relating to nonimmigrant foreign stu-
dents and exchange visitor program partici-
pants described in section 641 of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), including the 
Student and Exchange Visitor Information Sys-
tem established under such section, and use 
such information to carry out the enforcement 
functions of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; and 
‘‘(D) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(g) OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL OP-
ERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Of-
fice of Enforcement and Removal Operations. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Office of Enforcement and 
Removal Operations shall— 
‘‘(A) serve as the law enforcement office of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
with primary responsibility to enforce the civil 
immigration and nationality laws of the United 
States, except to the extent that any other 
agency of the Federal Government has the re-
sponsibility or authority for so doing; 
‘‘(B) identify, locate, detain, and arrest 
aliens in custodial settings or at-large who may 
be subject to removal from the United States; 
‘‘(C) have custody (and the authority to re-
lease) over aliens detained for potential exclu-
sion, deportation, or removal from the United 
States, manage the administrative immigration 
detention operations of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, and provide necessary 
and appropriate medical care and dental and 
mental health services to detained aliens in the 
custody of the agency; 
‘‘(D) plan, coordinate, and manage the 
execution of exclusion, deportation, and removal 
orders issued to aliens; 
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‘‘(E) investigate and refer for prosecution 
any civil or criminal violation of the immigra-
tion laws or any offense described in section 
287(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(5)); and 
‘‘(F) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(h) OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL LEGAL ADVISOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Of-
fice of the Principal Legal Advisor. 
‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL LEGAL ADVISOR.—There shall 
be at the head of the Office the Principal Legal Ad-
visor a Principal Legal Advisor. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Office of the Principal 
Legal Advisor shall— 
‘‘(A) represent U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement in venues and fora as au-
thorized by the Director or otherwise permitted 
by law; and 
‘‘(B) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(i) OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Of-
fice of Professional Responsibility. 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There shall be at 
the head of the Office of Professional Responsibility 
an Associate Director, who shall report to the Direc-
tor. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Office of Professional Re-
sponsibility shall— 
‘‘(A) investigate allegations of criminal, 
civil, or administrative misconduct involving any 
employee, officer, or contractor of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement; 
‘‘(B) inspect and review U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement’s offices, operations, 
and processes, including detention facilities op-
erated or used by U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, and provide an independent 
review of U.S. Immigration and Custom En-
forcement’s organizational health, effectiveness, 
and efficiency of mission; 
‘‘(C) provide and manage the security pro-
grams and operations for U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement; and 
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‘‘(D) carry out other duties and powers 
prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(j) OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may estab-
lish such other Executive Associate Directors, As-
sistant Directors, or other similar officers or offi-
cials, or other offices or positions as the Secretary 
determines necessary to carry out the missions, du-
ties, functions, and authorities of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary exercises 
the authority provided pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate not 
later than 30 days before exercising such authority. 
‘‘(k) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed as affecting or limiting in any 
manner the authority, as in existence on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this section, of any other 
Federal agency or other component of the Department.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.— 
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(1) TREATMENT.—Section 442 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section, shall be treated as if included in 
such Act as of the date of the enactment of such 
Act. In addition to the functions, missions, duties, 
and authorities specified in such amended section 
442, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
shall continue to perform and carry out the func-
tions, missions, duties, and authorities under section 
442 of such Act as in existence on the day before 
such date of enactment (notwithstanding the treat-
ment described in this paragraph). 
(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the treatment described in paragraph 
(1), nothing in this Act may be construed as af-
fecting in any manner any rule or regulation 
issued or promulgated pursuant to any provi-
sion of law, including section 442 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as in existence on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and any such rule or regulation shall con-
tinue to have full force and effect on and after 
such date. 
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by the Senate in accordance with such section 
441. 
(2) OTHER POSITIONS.—The individuals serv-
ing as the Deputy Director, Executive Associate Di-
rectors, Deputy Executive Associate Directors, or 
similar officers or officials of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement under section 442 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act (notwith-
standing the treatment described in subsection 
(b)(1)) may serve as the appropriate Deputy Direc-
tor, Executive Associate Directors, Deputy Executive 
Associate Directors, Associate Directors, Deputy As-
sociate Directors, Assistant Directors, and other of-
ficers and officials under section 442 of such Act, as 
amended by subsection (a), unless the Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deter-
mines that another individual should hold such posi-
tion. 
(d) TRANSPORTATION.—Paragraph (6) of section 
1344(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, the Commissioner of Customs and 
Border Protection,’’ before ‘‘the Administrator of the 
Drug Enforcement Administration,’’. 
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(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 5.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘Director 
of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices.’’ the following new item: ‘‘Director of U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement.’’. 
(2) TITLE 18.—Subsection (d) of section 1030 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’ 
after ‘‘United States Secret Service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting, ‘‘, in 
collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement’’ after ‘‘Federal Bureau of 
Investigation’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’. 
(3) TRADE
FACILITATION
AND
TRADE
EN-
FORCEMENT ACT OF 2015.—Paragraph (2) of section 
802(d) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforce-
ment Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–125) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
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Customs Enforcement, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’. 
(4) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Title 
IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subtitle C— 
(i) in subsection (e) of section 428 (6 
U.S.C. 236), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) DELEGATED
AUTHORITY.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall act through 
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement.’’; and 
(ii) in section 432 (6 U.S.C. 240)— 
(I) by redesignating subsection 
(e) as subsection (f); and 
(II) by inserting after subsection 
(d) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Director of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement shall administer BEST 
units established under this section.’’; 
(B) in subtitle D— 
(i) by amending the subtitle heading 
to read as follows: ‘‘U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement’’; and 
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(ii) by repealing sections 445 and 446 
(6 U.S.C. 255 and 256); 
(C) in subtitle E— 
(i) in subsection (a)(2)(C) of section 
451 (6 U.S.C. 271), by striking ‘‘at the 
same level as the Assistant Secretary of 
the Bureau of Border Security’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in accordance with section 5314 
of title 5, United States Code’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c) of section 459 (6 
U.S.C. 276), by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary of the Bureau of Border Security’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (b)(2)(A) of section 
462 (6 U.S.C. 279), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary of the Bureau of Border Secu-
rity’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement’’; and 
(D) in subtitle F, in subsection (a)(2)(B) 
of section 472 (6 U.S.C. 292), by striking ‘‘Bu-
reau of Border Security’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’. 
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(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to subtitle D 
of title IV and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Subtitle D—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’. 
(2) by striking the items relating sections 445 
and 446. 
Æ 
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