I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4071 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the operations 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in foreign countries, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2025 
Mr. GUEST (for himself and Ms. POU) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
Committee on 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 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 
the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
in foreign countries, 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 ‘‘Combatting Inter-
national Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Part-
nership Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS 
AND 
BORDER 
PROTECTION 
IN 
FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
Section 411(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 211(f)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Employees of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection designated with 
the authorities granted to officers and agents of 
Air and Marine Operations may provide the 
support described in subparagraph (B) to the 
government of a foreign country, including by 
conducting joint operations with appropriate 
government officials within the territory of such 
country, if an arrangement has been entered 
into between the Government of the United 
States and the government of such country that 
permits such support. 
‘‘(B) SUPPORT DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The support de-
scribed in this subparagraph is support for 
the following: 
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‘‘(I) The monitoring, locating, 
tracking, and deterrence of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) Illegal drugs to the 
United States. 
‘‘(bb) The illicit smuggling 
of persons and goods into the 
United States. 
‘‘(cc) Terrorist threats to 
the United States. 
‘‘(dd) Other threats to the 
security 
or 
economy 
of 
the 
United States. 
‘‘(II) Emergency humanitarian 
efforts. 
‘‘(III) Law enforcement capacity- 
building efforts. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘emergency humanitarian 
efforts’ means activities carried out by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection per-
taining to search and rescue activities, 
medical assistance, air traffic control as-
sistance, and transport necessary to ac-
complish such purposes. 
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‘‘(C) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(ii) and (iv), the Secretary may expend 
funds that have been appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for the operating ex-
penses of the Department to pay claims for 
money damages against the United States, 
in accordance with the first paragraph of 
section 2672 of title 28, United States 
Code, which arise in a foreign country in 
connection with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection operations in such country. 
‘‘(ii) 
SUBMISSION
DEADLINE.—A 
claim may be allowed under clause (i) only 
if such claim is presented not later than 
two years after the date of the incident 
that gives rise to such claim. 
‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the expendi-
ture authority under clause (i) expires pur-
suant to clause (iv), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a re-
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port that describes, for each of the pay-
ments made pursuant to such clause (i), 
the following: 
‘‘(I) The person or entity that re-
ceived such payment. 
‘‘(II) The amount paid to such 
person or entity. 
‘‘(III) The country in which such 
person or entity resides or has its 
principal place of business. 
‘‘(IV) A detailed account of the 
circumstances to justify such pay-
ment. 
‘‘(iv) SUNSET.—The expenditure au-
thority under clause (i) shall expire on the 
date that is five years after the date of the 
enactment of this subparagraph.’’. 
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