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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6392 
To establish a Department of Homeland Security integrated border intel-
ligence analytical cell and Joint Task Force to combat transnational 
criminal organizations exploiting migration surges, strengthen cross-bor-
der partnerships, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. DUARTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a Department of Homeland Security integrated 
border intelligence analytical cell and Joint Task Force 
to combat transnational criminal organizations exploiting 
migration surges, strengthen cross-border partnerships, 
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 ‘‘Border Security and 
Migrant Safety Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. BORDER SECURITY AND MIGRANT SAFETY. 
(a) DHS INTEGRATED BORDER INTELLIGENCE ANA-
LYTICAL CELL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish within the National Targeting Center of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection a dedicated intel-
ligence cell focused on sharing information regarding con-
centrated surges of migrants arriving at the land border 
of the United States, and illicit smuggling and trafficking 
that may pose a border security, homeland security, public 
health, or other threat to the land border of the United 
States. Such cell shall integrate intelligence capabilities 
from across the Department of Homeland Security to 
carry out the following: 
(1) Develop intelligence products to improve the 
Department’s ability to track, prepare for, and man-
age in a humane and effective manner concentrated 
surges of migrants arriving along the land border of 
the United States. 
(2) Report on transnational criminal organiza-
tions exploiting migrating populations and migration 
routes to smuggle narcotics and other illicit goods 
across the land border of the United States. 
(3) Support Federal efforts to dismantle or dis-
rupt illicit smuggling and trafficking along the land 
border of the United States. 
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(4) Report on communications by transnational 
criminal organizations and other malicious actors 
that seek to encourage illicit migrant travel to the 
United States. 
(5) Develop other related intelligence products 
that support the Department’s border security oper-
ations. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY JOINT 
TASK FORCE TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL 
ORGANIZATIONS EXPLOITING MIGRATION SURGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b)(11) of section 708 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348), not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall, pursuant to such 
section, establish a departmental Joint Task Force 
to conduct operations using personnel and capabili-
ties of the Department of Homeland Security to 
combat human trafficking and smuggling along the 
land border of the United States for the purpose 
specified in clause (i) of subsection (b)(2)(A) of such 
section. Such task force shall— 
(A) 
pay 
particular 
attention 
to 
transnational criminal organizations that target 
foreign nationals, particularly children and fam-
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ilies, for smuggling and trafficking across the 
land border of the United States; and 
(B) when appropriate, refer to the Attor-
ney General for prosecution border-related 
criminal activity. 
(2) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—Consistent with 
subsection (b)(9) of section 708 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall establish and submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees performance metrics 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the Joint Task Force 
established pursuant to paragraph (1). Such per-
formance 
metrics 
shall 
include 
outcome-based 
metrics associated with efforts to combat human 
trafficking and smuggling across the land border of 
the United States, including information on effec-
tiveness at identifying transnational criminal organi-
zations engaged in such activity, the sharing of in-
formation regarding such organizations, efforts to 
dismantle or disrupt such activity by such organiza-
tions, and investigative contributions to the prosecu-
tion of such organizations. 
(3) QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not 
later than four months after the establishment of 
the Joint Task Force pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
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every four months thereafter until such Joint Task 
Force is disbanded by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security in accordance with paragraph (4), the Di-
rector of such Joint Task Force shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the activi-
ties of such Joint Task Force during the preceding 
four-month period. 
(4) DISBANDING OF JOINT TASK FORCE.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(A) upon establishment of the Joint Task 
Force pursuant to paragraph (1), report to the 
appropriate congressional committees the cri-
teria to be applied by the Secretary before mak-
ing a determination to disband such Joint Task 
Force; and 
(B) not later than 15 days prior to dis-
banding such Joint Task Force, submit to such 
committees a justification relating thereto. 
(5) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means the com-
mittees specified in subparagraph (F) of section 
708(b)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
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(6) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—Paragraph (13) of 
section 708(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 is repealed. 
(c) STRENGTHENING
CROSS-BORDER
PARTNER-
SHIPS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of State, shall expand partner-
ship efforts with law enforcement entities in Canada, Mex-
ico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to combat 
human smuggling and trafficking in such countries, in-
cluding through the following: 
(1) Expansion of transnational criminal inves-
tigative units to identify, disrupt, dismantle, and 
prosecute human smuggling and trafficking oper-
ations. 
(2) Participation in the Bilateral Human Traf-
ficking Enforcement Initiative by U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement and the Department of 
Justice with their Mexican law enforcement counter-
parts. 
(3) Advanced training programs for investiga-
tors and prosecutors from such countries. 
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