I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4578 
To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2017 
Mr. VELA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. KATKO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 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 ‘‘Counter Terrorist Net-
work Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DUTY TO COUNTER TERRORIST NETWORKS; DE-
TAILS AND ASSIGNMENT. 
Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 211) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(4)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as 
clause (viii); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (vi) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) collaborate with appropriate 
agencies, including Federal, State, local, 
tribal, and international entities, to en-
hance border security through operations 
such as operations that seek to disrupt and 
dismantle networks, including foreign ter-
rorist organizations (as such term is de-
scribed in section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), that 
pose terrorist or other threats; and’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (p) through (r) 
as subsections (q) through (s), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (o) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(p) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—The Commis-
sioner may detail or otherwise assign personnel of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to other appropriate agen-
cies, including to serve overseas in support of global infor-
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mation sharing partnership operations in furtherance of 
enhancing border security, including by preventing entry 
into the United States by individuals known or suspected 
of being associated with a network, including a foreign ter-
rorist organization (as such term is described in section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189)), that poses terrorist or other threats.’’. 
SEC. 3. BRIEFINGS. 
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection shall biannually brief the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate regarding activities, during the prior six 
months, in furtherance of clause (vii) of section 411(g)(4) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
211(g)(4)), as added by section 2 of this Act. Such brief-
ings may be provided in a classified setting if the Commis-
sioner determines such is appropriate. 
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