SEC. 2. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION TRANSNATIONAL MI-
GRATION ALERT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 447. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION TRANSNATIONAL 
MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a program to be known as the ‘Biometric 
Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program’ 
(referred to in this section as ‘BITMAP’) to address and 
reduce national security, border security, and terrorist 
threats before such threats reach the international border 
of the United States. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out BITMAP operations, 
the Secretary, acting through the Director of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, appropriate representatives of for-
eign governments, and the heads of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate, to facilitate the voluntary 
sharing of biometric and biographic information col-
lected from foreign nationals for the purpose of iden-
tifying and screening such nationals to identify those 
nationals who may pose a terrorist threat or a threat 
to national security or border security; 
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‘‘(2) provide capabilities, including training and 
equipment, to partner countries to voluntarily collect 
biometric and biographic identification data from in-
dividuals to identify, prevent, detect, and interdict 
high risk individuals identified as national security, 
border security, or terrorist threats who may at-
tempt to enter the United States utilizing illicit 
pathways; 
‘‘(3) provide capabilities, including training and 
equipment, to partner countries to compare foreign 
data against appropriate United States national se-
curity, border security, terrorist, immigration, and 
counter-terrorism data, including— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 
Terrorist Screening Database, or successor 
database; 
‘‘(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 
Next Generation Identification database, or suc-
cessor database; 
‘‘(C) the Department of Defense Auto-
mated Biometric Identification System (com-
monly known as ‘ABIS’), or successor database; 
‘‘(D) the Department’s Automated Biomet-
ric Identification System (commonly known as 
‘IDENT’), or successor database; and 
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‘‘(E) any other database, notice, or means 
that the Secretary, in consultation with the 
heads of other Federal departments and agen-
cies responsible for such databases, notices, or 
means, designates; 
‘‘(4) provide partner countries with training, 
guidance, and best practices recommendations re-
garding the enrollment of individuals in BITMAP; 
and 
‘‘(5) ensure biometric and biographic identifica-
tion data collected pursuant to BITMAP are incor-
porated into appropriate United States Government 
databases, in compliance with the policies and proce-
dures established by the Privacy Officer appointed 
under section 222. 
‘‘(c) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that BITMAP operations include participation from rel-
evant components of the Department, and request partici-
pation from other Federal agencies, as appropriate. Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
may enter into agreements related to such participation 
on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) AGREEMENTS.—Before carrying out BITMAP 
operations in a foreign country that, as of the date of the 
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enactment of this section, was not a partner country de-
scribed in this section, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall enter into agreement or ar-
rangement with the government of such country that sets 
forth program goals for such country, includes training, 
guidance, and best practices recommendations regarding 
the enrollment of individuals in BITMAP, and outlines 
such operations in such country, including related depart-
mental operations. Such country shall be a partner coun-
try described in this section pursuant to and for purposes 
of such agreement or arrangement. 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
60 days before an agreement or arrangement with the gov-
ernment of a foreign country to carry out BITMAP oper-
ations in such foreign country enters into force, the Sec-
retary shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate with a copy of such agreement or arrangement to es-
tablish such operations, including the following: 
‘‘(1) The identification of the foreign country 
with which the Secretary intends to enter into such 
an agreement or arrangement. 
‘‘(2) The location at which such operations will 
be conducted. 
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‘‘(3) Goals for BITMAP operations in the for-
eign country. 
‘‘(4) The terms and conditions for Department 
personnel operating at such location. 
‘‘(f) CAPTURED INFORMATION OF UNITED STATES 
CITIZENS.—The Secretary shall ensure that any biometric 
and biographic identification data of United States citi-
zens that is captured by BITMAP operations is expunged 
from all databases to which such data was uploaded, un-
less such data is retained for specific law enforcement or 
intelligence purposes.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Biometric Identification Transnational Mi-
gration Alert Program (BITMAP) is established under 
section 447 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as 
added by subsection (a) of this section) and annually 
thereafter for the following five years, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report that— 
(1) outlines the strategic goals and operational 
plans for BITMAP; 
(2) outlines key efforts and the progress made 
with each partner country; 
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