I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 82 
To establish conditions under which the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may commence U.S. Customs and Border Protection security screening 
operations at a preclearance facility outside the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To establish conditions under which the Secretary of Home-
land Security may commence U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection 
security 
screening 
operations 
at 
a 
preclearance facility outside the United States, 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 ‘‘Putting Security First 
in Preclearance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (in this Act referred to as 
the ‘‘Secretary’’) may establish conditions under which the 
Secretary may commence U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection security screening operations at a preclearance fa-
cility outside the United States only in accordance with 
the requirements of this Act. 
SEC. 3. NOTICE TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 90 days before entering into any 
agreement to commence security screening operations at 
a preclearance facility under section 2, the Secretary shall 
provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the 
following: 
(1) A notice of intent to commence such secu-
rity screening operations. 
(2) A copy of the proposed agreement that is 
the subject of such notice of intent. 
(3) A comprehensive assessment that includes 
the following: 
(A) A homeland security threat assessment 
for the country in which such screening oper-
ations are proposed. 
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(B) Information on the anticipated home-
land security benefits associated with estab-
lishing such facility or commencing such secu-
rity screening operations. 
(C) Information on potential security 
vulnerabilities associated with commencing such 
security screening operations, and mitigation 
plans to 
address 
such 
potential 
security 
vulnerabilities. 
(D) A U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion staffing model for such security screening 
operations and plans for how such positions 
would be filled. 
(E) Information about the anticipated im-
pact on border security staffing at United 
States airports of the deployment of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection officers to carry 
out such security screening operations. 
(F) Information on the anticipated costs 
over the next five fiscal years associated with 
commencing such security screening operations. 
(G) Information on anticipated funding 
sources for costs identified in subparagraph 
(F), including user fee collections. 
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(H) Information on potential impacts on 
passengers traveling to the United States. 
(I) Other factors that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary for Congress to com-
prehensively assess the appropriateness of com-
mencing such security screening operations. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION. 
No U.S. Customs and Border Protection security 
screening positions at a preclearance facility outside the 
United States may be funded directly or through reim-
bursement by a foreign government or a foreign person. 
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