I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9167 
To provide for operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in foreign 
countries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2022 
Mr. GUEST (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for 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 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS 
AND 
BORDER 
PROTECTION 
IN 
FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) OPERATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND SUP-
PORT TO FOREIGN AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1304 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 629 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 629A. OPERATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND 
SUPPORT TO FOREIGN AUTHORITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, employees of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection and other customs officers designated in accord-
ance with section 401(i) may provide the support de-
scribed in subsection (b) to authorities of the government 
of a foreign country, including by conducting joint oper-
ations with appropriate law enforcement officials within 
the territory of that country, if an arrangement has been 
entered into between the Government of the United States 
and the government of that country under which the provi-
sion of such support by U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion and such other customs officers is permitted. 
‘‘(b) SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Support described in 
this subsection is air and marine support for— 
‘‘(1) the monitoring, locating, tracking, and de-
terrence of— 
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‘‘(A) illegal drugs to the United States; 
‘‘(B) the illicit traffic of persons and goods 
into the United States; 
‘‘(C) terrorist threats to the United States; 
and 
‘‘(D) other threats to the security or econ-
omy of the United States; 
‘‘(2) emergency humanitarian efforts; and 
‘‘(3) law enforcement capacity-building efforts. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST U.S. CUSTOMS 
AND BORDER PROTECTION FOR ACTIONS IN FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
use funds appropriated or otherwise available to U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection for operations and support 
to pay tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 
when such claims arise in foreign countries in connection 
with U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations 
abroad’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 411(f) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
211(f)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection may provide support to au-
thorities of the government of a foreign country, in-
cluding by conducting joint operations, with appro-
priate officials within the territory of that country in 
accordance with section 629A of the Tariff Act of 
1930.’’. 
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