IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3586 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 14, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve 
border and maritime security coordination in the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. 
Sec. 2. U.S. Customs and Border Protection coordination. 
Sec. 3. Border and maritime security efficiencies. 
Sec. 4. Public-private partnerships. 
Sec. 5. Establishment of the Office of Biometric Identity Management. 
Sec. 6. Cost-benefit analysis of co-locating operational entities. 
Sec. 7. Strategic personnel plan for U.S. Customs and Border Protection per-
sonnel deployed abroad. 
Sec. 8. Threat assessment for United States-bound international mail. 
Sec. 9. Evaluation of Coast Guard Deployable Specialized Forces. 
Sec. 10. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism improvement. 
Sec. 11. Strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply 
chain. 
Sec. 12. Container Security Initiative. 
Sec. 13. Transportation Worker Identification Credential waiver and appeals 
process. 
Sec. 14. Repeals. 
SEC. 2. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION COORDI-
NATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 420. IMMIGRATION COOPERATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection a program to be known 
as the Immigration Cooperation Program. Under the Pro-
gram, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, pur-
suant to an arrangement with the government of a foreign 
country, may cooperate with authorities of that govern-
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ment, air carriers, and security employees at airports lo-
cated in that country, to identify persons who may be in-
admissible to the United States or otherwise pose a risk 
to border security. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the program, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection officers posted in a for-
eign country under subsection (a) may— 
‘‘(1) be stationed at airports in that country, 
including for purposes of conducting risk assess-
ments and enhancing border security; 
‘‘(2) assist authorities of that government, air 
carriers, and security employees with document ex-
amination and traveler security assessments; 
‘‘(3) provide relevant training to air carriers, 
their security staff, and such authorities; 
‘‘(4) exchange information with, and provide 
technical assistance, equipment, and training to, 
such authorities to facilitate risk assessments of 
travelers and appropriate enforcement activities re-
lated to such assessments; 
‘‘(5) make recommendations to air carriers to 
deny boarding to potentially inadmissable travelers 
bound for the United States; and 
‘‘(6) conduct other activities, as appropriate, to 
protect the international borders of the United 
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States and facilitate the enforcement of United 
States laws, as directed by the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘SEC. 420A. AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING. 
‘‘The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall— 
‘‘(1) consistent with the requirements enacted 
by the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210)— 
‘‘(A) establish a program for the collection 
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of ad-
vance electronic information from air carriers 
and other persons and governments within the 
supply chain regarding cargo being transported 
to the United States by air; and 
‘‘(B) under such program, require that 
such information be transmitted by such per-
sons and governments at the earliest point 
practicable prior to loading of such cargo onto 
an aircraft destined to or transiting through the 
United States; and 
‘‘(2) coordinate with the Administrator for the 
Transportation Security Administration to identify 
opportunities where the information furnished in 
compliance with the program established under this 
section can be used to meet the requirements of a 
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program administered by the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration. 
‘‘SEC. 420B. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OF-
FICE OF AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 
ASSET DEPLOYMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any deployment of new assets 
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air 
and Marine Operations following the date of the enact-
ment of this section, shall, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, occur in accordance with a risk-based assessment 
that considers mission needs, validated requirements, per-
formance results, threats, costs, and any other relevant 
factors identified by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection. Specific factors to be included in 
such assessment shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Mission requirements that prioritize the 
operational needs of field commanders to secure the 
United States border and ports. 
‘‘(2) Other Department assets available to help 
address any unmet border and port security mission 
requirements, in accordance with paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) Risk analysis showing positioning of the 
asset at issue to respond to intelligence on emerging 
terrorist or other threats. 
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‘‘(4) Cost-benefit analysis showing the relative 
ability to use the asset at issue in the most cost-ef-
fective way to reduce risk and achieve mission suc-
cess. 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—An assessment required 
under subsection (a) shall consider applicable Federal 
guidance, standards, and agency strategic and perform-
ance plans, including the following: 
‘‘(1) The most recent departmental Quadrennial 
Homeland Security Review under section 707, and 
any follow-up guidance related to such Review. 
‘‘(2) The Department’s Annual Performance 
Plans. 
‘‘(3) Department policy guiding use of inte-
grated risk management in resource allocation deci-
sions. 
‘‘(4) Department and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection Strategic Plans and Resource Deploy-
ment Plans. 
‘‘(5) Applicable aviation guidance from the De-
partment, including the DHS Aviation Concept of 
Operations. 
‘‘(6) Other strategic and acquisition guidance 
promulgated by the Federal Government as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
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‘‘(c) AUDIT AND REPORT.—The Inspector General of 
the Department shall biennially audit the deployment of 
new assets by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Of-
fice of Air and Marine Operations and submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the compli-
ance of the Department with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) MARINE INTERDICTION STATIONS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate an identification of facilities owned by the Federal 
Government in strategic locations along the maritime bor-
der of California that may be suitable for establishing ad-
ditional Office of Air and Marine Operations marine inter-
diction stations. 
‘‘SEC. 420C. INTEGRATED BORDER ENFORCEMENT TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the Department a program to be known as the 
Integrated Border Enforcement Team program (referred 
to in this section as ‘IBET’). 
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‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall administer the 
IBET program in a manner that results in a cooperative 
approach between the United States and Canada to— 
‘‘(1) strengthen security between designated 
ports of entry; 
‘‘(2) detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to 
terrorism and violations of law related to border se-
curity; 
‘‘(3) facilitate collaboration among components 
and offices within the Department and international 
partners; 
‘‘(4) execute coordinated activities in further-
ance of border security and homeland security; and 
‘‘(5) enhance information-sharing, including the 
dissemination of homeland security information 
among such components and offices. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION AND LOCATION OF IBETS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—IBETs shall be led by the 
United States Border Patrol and may be comprised 
of personnel from the following: 
‘‘(A) Other subcomponents of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement, led by Homeland Security Investiga-
tions. 
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‘‘(C) Whether, in accordance with para-
graph (3), other joint cross-border initiatives al-
ready take place within the region in which the 
IBET would be established, including other De-
partment cross-border programs such as the In-
tegrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforce-
ment Operation Program established under sec-
tion 711 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2012 (46 U.S.C. 70101 
note) or the Border Enforcement Security Task 
Force established under section 432. 
‘‘(3) DUPLICATION
OF
EFFORTS.—In deter-
mining whether to establish a new IBET or to ex-
pand an existing IBET in a given region, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the IBET under consider-
ation does not duplicate the efforts of other existing 
interagency task forces or centers within such re-
gion, including the Integrated Cross-Border Mari-
time Law Enforcement Operation Program estab-
lished under section 711 of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (46 U.S.C. 
70101 note) or the Border Enforcement Security 
Task Force established under section 432. 
‘‘(d) OPERATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After determining the re-
gions in which to establish IBETs, the Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(A) direct the assignment of Federal per-
sonnel to such IBETs; and 
‘‘(B) take other actions to assist Federal, 
State, local, and tribal entities to participate in 
such IBETs, including providing financial as-
sistance, as appropriate, for operational, admin-
istrative, and technological costs associated with 
such participation. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Coast Guard personnel as-
signed under paragraph (1) may be assigned only 
for the purposes of securing the maritime borders of 
the United States, in accordance with subsection 
(c)(1)(C). 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
the IBET program with other similar border security and 
antiterrorism programs within the Department in accord-
ance with the strategic objectives of the Cross-Border Law 
Enforcement Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(f) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary may enter into memoranda of understanding with 
appropriate representatives of the entities specified in sub-
section (c)(1) necessary to carry out the IBET program. 
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‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which an IBET is established and biannually 
thereafter for the following six years, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, in-
cluding the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and in the case of Coast Guard personnel used to secure 
the maritime borders of the United States, additionally to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, a report that— 
‘‘(1) describes the effectiveness of IBETs in ful-
filling the purposes specified in subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) assess the impact of certain challenges on 
the sustainment of cross-border IBET operations, 
including challenges faced by international partners; 
‘‘(3) addresses ways to support joint training 
for IBET stakeholder agencies and radio interoper-
ability to allow for secure cross-border radio commu-
nications; and 
‘‘(4) assesses how IBETs, Border Enforcement 
Security Task Forces, and the Integrated Cross-Bor-
der Maritime Law Enforcement Operation Program 
can better align operations, including interdiction 
and investigation activities.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 419 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 420. Immigration cooperation program. 
‘‘Sec. 420A. Air cargo advance screening. 
‘‘Sec. 420B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine Op-
erations asset deployment. 
‘‘Sec. 420C. Integrated Border Enforcement Teams.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREEN-
ING.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall implement section 420A of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by this section, by not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. BORDER AND MARITIME SECURITY EFFICIENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘SEC. 434. BORDER SECURITY JOINT TASK FORCES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and operate the following departmental Joint Task 
Forces (in this section referred to as ‘Joint Task Force’) 
to conduct joint operations using Department component 
and office personnel and capabilities to secure the land 
and maritime borders of the United States: 
‘‘(1) JOINT
TASK
FORCE–EAST.—Joint Task 
Force-East shall, at the direction of the Secretary 
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and in coordination with Joint Task Force West, 
create and execute a strategic plan to secure the 
land and maritime borders of the United States and 
shall operate and be located in a place or region de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) JOINT
TASK
FORCE–WEST.—Joint Task 
Force-West shall, at the direction of the Secretary 
and in coordination with Joint Task Force East, 
create and execute a strategic plan to secure the 
land and maritime borders of the United States and 
shall operate and be located in a place or region de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) JOINT
TASK
FORCE–INVESTIGATIONS.— 
Joint Task Force-Investigations shall, at the direc-
tion of the Secretary, be responsible for coordinating 
criminal 
investigations 
supporting 
Joint 
Task 
Force–West and Joint Task Force–East. 
‘‘(b) JOINT TASK FORCE DIRECTORS.—The Sec-
retary shall appoint a Director to head each Joint Task 
Force. Each Director shall be senior official selected from 
a relevant component or office of the Department, rotating 
between relevant components and offices every two years. 
The Secretary may extend the appointment of a Director 
for up to two additional years, if the Secretary determines 
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that such an extension is in the best interest of the De-
partment. 
‘‘(c) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
make the following appointments to the following Joint 
Task Forces: 
‘‘(1) The initial Director of Joint Task Force– 
East shall be a senior officer of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(2) The initial Director of Joint Task Force– 
West shall be a senior official of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
‘‘(3) The initial Director of Joint Task Force– 
Investigations shall be a senior official of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(d) JOINT TASK FORCE DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—The 
Secretary shall appoint a Deputy Director for each Joint 
Task Force. The Deputy Director of a Joint Task Force 
shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be an official of 
a different component or office than the Director of each 
Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Joint Task Force Di-
rector shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and prioritize border and maritime 
security threats to the homeland; 
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‘‘(2) maintain situational awareness within 
their areas of responsibility, as determined by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(3) provide operational plans and requirements 
for standard operating procedures and contingency 
operations; 
‘‘(4) plan and execute joint task force activities 
within their areas of responsibility, as determined by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(5) set and accomplish strategic objectives 
through integrated operational planning and execu-
tion; 
‘‘(6) exercise operational direction over per-
sonnel and equipment from Department components 
and offices allocated to the respective Joint Task 
Force to accomplish task force objectives; 
‘‘(7) establish operational and investigative pri-
orities within the Director’s operating areas; 
‘‘(8) coordinate with foreign governments and 
other Federal, State, and local agencies, where ap-
propriate, to carry out the mission of the Director’s 
Joint Task Force; 
‘‘(9) identify and provide to the Secretary the 
joint mission requirements necessary to secure the 
land and maritime borders of the United States; and 
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‘‘(10) carry out other duties and powers the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(f) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES OF JOINT TASK 
FORCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, upon 
request of the Director of a Joint Task Force, allo-
cate on a temporary basis component and office per-
sonnel and equipment to the requesting Joint Task 
Force, with appropriate consideration of risk given 
to the other primary missions of the Department. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
IMPACT.—When re-
viewing requests for allocation of component per-
sonnel and equipment under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consider the impact of such allocation on 
the ability of the donating component to carry out 
the primary missions of the Department, and in the 
case of the Coast Guard, the missions specified in 
section 888. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Personnel and equipment of 
the Coast Guard allocated under this subsection may 
only be used to carry out operations and investiga-
tions related to securing the maritime borders of the 
United States. 
‘‘(g) COMPONENT RESOURCE AUTHORITY.—As di-
rected by the Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) each Director of a Joint Task Force shall 
be provided sufficient resources from relevant com-
ponents and offices of the Department and the au-
thority necessary to carry out the missions and re-
sponsibilities required under this section; 
‘‘(2) the resources referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall be under the operational authority, direction, 
and control of the Director of the Joint Task Force 
to which such resources were assigned; and 
‘‘(3) the personnel and equipment of the Joint 
Task Forces shall remain under the administrative 
direction of its primary component or office. 
‘‘(h) JOINT TASK FORCE STAFF.—Each Joint Task 
Force shall have a staff to assist the Directors in carrying 
out the mission and responsibilities of the Joint Task 
Forces. Such staff shall be filled by officials from relevant 
components and offices of the Department. 
‘‘(i) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PERFORMANCE 
METRICS.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish performance metrics to evaluate 
the effectiveness of the Joint Task Forces in secur-
ing the land and maritime borders of the United 
States; 
‘‘(2) submit such metrics to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
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and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate, and in the case of 
metrics related to securing the maritime borders of 
the United States, additionally to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, by the date that is not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) submit to such Committees— 
‘‘(A) an initial report that contains the 
evaluation described in paragraph (1) by not 
later than January 31, 2017; and 
‘‘(B) a second report that contains such 
evaluation by not later than January 31, 2018. 
‘‘(j) JOINT DUTY TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a Department joint duty training program for 
the purposes of enhancing departmental unity of ef-
forts and promoting workforce professional develop-
ment. Such training shall be tailored to improve 
joint operations as part of the Joint Task Forces es-
tablished under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The joint duty training pro-
gram established under paragraph (1) shall address, 
at minimum, the following topics: 
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‘‘(A) National strategy. 
‘‘(B) Strategic and contingency planning. 
‘‘(C) Command and control of operations 
under joint command. 
‘‘(D) International engagement. 
‘‘(E) The Homeland Security Enterprise. 
‘‘(F) Border security. 
‘‘(G) Interagency collaboration. 
‘‘(H) Leadership. 
‘‘(3) OFFICERS
AND
OFFICIALS.—The joint 
duty training program established under paragraph 
(1) shall consist of— 
‘‘(A) one course intended for mid-level offi-
cers and officials of the Department assigned to 
or working with the Joint Task Forces, and 
‘‘(B) one course intended for senior offi-
cers and officials of the Department assigned to 
or working with the Joint Task Forces, 
to ensure a systematic, progressive, and career-long 
development of such officers and officials in coordi-
nating and executing Department-wide joint plan-
ning and operations. 
‘‘(4) TRAINING REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) DIRECTORS
AND
DEPUTY
DIREC-
TORS.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
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(C), each Joint Task Force Director and Dep-
uty Director of a Joint Task Force shall com-
plete relevant parts of the joint duty training 
program under this subsection prior to assign-
ment to a Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(B) JOINT TASK FORCE STAFF.—All sen-
ior and mid-level officers and officials serving 
on the staff of a Joint Task Force shall com-
plete relevant parts of the joint duty training 
program under this subsection within the first 
year of assignment to a Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) does 
not apply in the case of the initial Directors 
and Deputy Directors of a Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(k) ESTABLISHING
ADDITIONAL
JOINT
TASK 
FORCES.—The Secretary may establish additional Joint 
Task Forces for the purposes of— 
‘‘(1) coordinating operations along the northern 
border of the United States; 
‘‘(2) homeland security crises, subject to sub-
section (l); 
‘‘(3) establishing other regionally-based oper-
ations; or 
‘‘(4) cybersecurity. 
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