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‘‘(l) LIMITATION
ON
ADDITIONAL
JOINT
TASK 
FORCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not es-
tablish a Joint Task Force for any major disaster or 
emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or an incident for which the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency has pri-
mary responsibility for management of the response 
under title V of this Act, including section 
504(a)(3)(A), unless the responsibilities of the Joint 
Task Force— 
‘‘(A) do not include operational functions 
related to incident management, including co-
ordination of operations; and 
‘‘(B) are consistent with the requirements 
of sections 509(c), 503(c)(3), and 503(c)(4)(A) 
of this Act and section 302 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143). 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS NOT 
REDUCED.—Nothing in this section reduces the re-
sponsibilities or functions of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency or the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency under title 
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V of this Act, provisions of law enacted by the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–295), and other laws, includ-
ing the diversion of any asset, function, or mission 
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
or the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency pursuant to section 506. 
‘‘(m) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 
a notification to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, and in the case of a Joint Task 
Force in which the Coast Guard will participate or 
a Joint Task Force established under paragraph (2) 
or (3) of subsection (k) to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, 90 days prior to the establishment of 
the Joint Task Force. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement of paragraph (1) in the event 
of an emergency circumstance that imminently 
threatens the protection of human life or the protec-
tion of property. 
‘‘(n) REVIEW.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 
the Department shall conduct a review of the Joint 
Task Forces established under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The review required under 
paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the ef-
fectiveness of the Joint Task Force structure in se-
curing the land and maritime borders of the United 
States, together with recommendations for enhance-
ments to such structure to further strengthen border 
security. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION.—The Inspector General of 
the Department shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that 
contains the review required under paragraph (1) by 
not later than January 31, 2018. 
‘‘(o) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘situa-
tional awareness’ means a knowledge and unified under-
standing of unlawful cross-border activity, including 
threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlaw-
ful crossings, and the ability to forecast future shifts in 
such threats and trends, the ability to evaluate such 
threats and trends at a level sufficient to create actionable 
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plans, and the operational capability to conduct contin-
uous and integrated surveillance of the land and maritime 
borders of the United States. 
‘‘(p) SUNSET.—This section expires on September 
30, 2018. 
‘‘SEC. 435. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDI-
NATION PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a maritime 
operations coordination plan for the coordination and co-
operation of maritime operations undertaken by compo-
nents and offices of the Department with responsibility for 
maritime security missions. Such plan shall update the 
maritime operations coordination plan released by the De-
partment in July 2011, and shall address the following: 
‘‘(1) Coordination of planning, integration of 
maritime operations, and development of joint mari-
time domain awareness efforts of any component or 
office of the Department with responsibility for mar-
itime homeland security missions. 
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‘‘(2) Maintaining effective information sharing 
and, as appropriate, intelligence integration, with 
Federal, State, and local officials and the private 
sector, regarding threats to maritime security. 
‘‘(3) Leveraging existing departmental coordi-
nation mechanisms, including the interagency oper-
ational centers as authorized under section 70107A 
of title 46, United States Code, Coast Guard’s Re-
gional Coordinating Mechanisms, the U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations 
Center, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Operational Integration Center, and other regional 
maritime operational command centers. 
‘‘(4) Cooperation and coordination with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment, and State and local agencies, in the maritime 
environment, in support of maritime homeland secu-
rity missions. 
‘‘(5) Work conducted within the context of 
other national and Department maritime security 
strategic guidance. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL UPDATES.—Not later than July 1, 
2020, the Secretary, acting through the Department’s Of-
fice of Operations Coordination and Planning, shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
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mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an update 
to the maritime operations coordination plan required 
under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 433 
the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 434. Border Security Joint Task Forces. 
‘‘Sec. 435. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan.’’. 
SEC. 4. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle G—U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection Public Private 
Partnerships 
‘‘SEC. 481. FEE AGREEMENTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES AT 
PORTS OF ENTRY. 
‘‘(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
13031(e) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(e)) and section 451 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451), the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may, upon 
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the request of any entity, enter into a fee agreement with 
such entity under which— 
‘‘(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
provide services described in subsection (c) at a 
United States port of entry or any other facility at 
which U.S. Customs and Border Protection provides 
or will provide such services; 
‘‘(2) such entity shall remit to U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection a fee imposed under sub-
section (e) in an amount equal to the full costs that 
are incurred or will be incurred in providing such 
services; and 
‘‘(3) if space is provided by such entity, each 
facility at which U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion services are performed shall be maintained and 
equipped by such entity, without cost to the Federal 
Government, in accordance with U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection specifications. 
‘‘(b) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—The services described 
in this section are any activities of any employee or con-
tractor of U.S. Customs and Border Protection pertaining 
to, or in support of, customs, agricultural processing, bor-
der security, or immigration inspection-related matters at 
a port of entry or any other facility at which U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection provides or will provide services. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IMPACTS
OF
SERVICES.—The Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection— 
‘‘(A) may enter into fee agreements under 
this section only for services that will increase 
or enhance the operational capacity of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection based on avail-
able staffing and workload and that will not 
shift the cost of services funded in any appro-
priations Act, or provided from any account in 
the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees, to entities under this Act; 
and 
‘‘(B) may not enter into a fee agreement 
under this section if such agreement would un-
duly and permanently impact services funded in 
any appropriations Act, or provided from any 
account in the Treasury of the United States, 
derived by the collection of fees. 
‘‘(2) NUMBER.—There shall be no limit to the 
number of fee agreements that the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into 
under this section. 
‘‘(d) FEE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the fee to 
be charged pursuant to an agreement authorized 
under subsection (a) shall be paid by each entity re-
questing U.S. Customs and Border Protection serv-
ices, and shall be for the full cost of providing such 
services, including the salaries and expenses of em-
ployees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, to provide such services and other costs 
incurred by U.S. Customs and Border Protection re-
lating to such services, such as temporary placement 
or permanent relocation of such employees and con-
tractors. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection may require that the fee 
referred to in paragraph (1) be paid by each entity 
that has entered into a fee agreement under sub-
section (a) with U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion in advance of the performance of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection services. 
‘‘(3) OVERSIGHT OF FEES.—The Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall develop 
a process to oversee the services for which fees are 
charged pursuant to an agreement under subsection 
(a), including the following: 
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‘‘(A) A determination and report on the 
full costs of providing such services, as well as 
a process for increasing such fees, as necessary. 
‘‘(B) Establishment of a periodic remit-
tance schedule to replenish appropriations, ac-
counts, or funds, as necessary. 
‘‘(C) Identification of costs paid by such 
fees. 
‘‘(e) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCOUNT.—Funds collected pursuant to 
any agreement entered into under subsection (a) 
shall be deposited as offsetting collections, shall re-
main available until expended without fiscal year 
limitation, and shall be credited to the applicable ap-
propriation, account, or fund for the amount paid 
out of such appropriation, account, or fund for any 
expenses incurred or to be incurred by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection in providing U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection services under any such 
agreement and any other costs incurred or to be in-
curred by U.S. Customs and Border Protection re-
lating to such services. 
‘‘(2) RETURN OF UNUSED FUNDS.—The Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall return any unused funds collected and depos-
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ited into the account described in paragraph (1) in 
the event that a fee agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) is terminated for any reason, or in the 
event that the terms of such fee agreement change 
by mutual agreement to cause a reduction of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protections services. No inter-
est shall be owed upon the return of any such un-
used funds. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall terminate the 
provision of services pursuant to a fee agreement en-
tered into under subsection (a) with an entity that, 
after receiving notice from the Commissioner that a 
fee under subsection (d) is due, fails to pay such fee 
in a timely manner. In the event of such termi-
nation, all costs incurred by U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection which have not been paid shall be-
come immediately due and payable. Interest on un-
paid fees shall accrue based on the rate and amount 
established under sections 6621 and 6622 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any entity that, after notice 
and demand for payment of any fee under sub-
section (d), fails to pay such fee in a timely manner 
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shall be liable for a penalty or liquidated damage 
equal to two times the amount of such fee. Any such 
amount collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
deposited into the appropriate account specified 
under subsection (e) and shall be available as de-
scribed in such subsection. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate an annual report identifying the activities under-
taken and the agreements entered into pursuant to this 
section. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as imposing in any manner on U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection any responsibilities, du-
ties, or authorities relating to real property. 
‘‘SEC. 482. PORT OF ENTRY DONATION AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) PERSONAL PROPERTY DONATION AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, in consultation with 
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the Administrator of General Services, may enter 
into an agreement with any entity to accept a dona-
tion of personal property, money, or nonpersonal 
services for uses described in paragraph (3) only 
with respect to the following locations at which U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection performs or will be 
performing inspection services: 
‘‘(A) A new or existing sea or air port of 
entry. 
‘‘(B) An existing Federal Government- 
owned land port of entry. 
‘‘(C) A new Federal Government-owned 
land port of entry if— 
‘‘(i) the fair market value of the dona-
tion is $50,000,000 or less; and 
‘‘(ii) the fair market value, including 
any personal and real property donations 
in total, of such port of entry when com-
pleted, is $50,000,000 or less. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON MONETARY DONATIONS.— 
Any monetary donation accepted pursuant to this 
subsection may not be used to pay the salaries of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees per-
forming inspection services. 
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‘‘(3) USE.—Donations accepted pursuant to 
this subsection may be used for activities related to 
a new or existing sea or air port of entry or a new 
or existing Federal Government-owned land port of 
entry described in paragraph (1), including expenses 
related to— 
‘‘(A) furniture, fixtures, equipment, or 
technology, including installation or the deploy-
ment thereof; and 
‘‘(B) operation and maintenance of such 
furniture, fixtures, equipment, or technology. 
‘‘(b) REAL PROPERTY DONATION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection, and the Administrator of the General Serv-
ices Administration, as applicable, may enter into an 
agreement with any entity to accept a donation of 
real property or money for uses described in para-
graph (2) only with respect to the following locations 
at which U.S. Customs and Border Protection per-
forms or will be performing inspection services: 
‘‘(A) A new or existing sea or air port of 
entry. 
‘‘(B) An existing Federal Government- 
owned land port of entry. 
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‘‘(C) A new Federal Government-owned 
land port of entry if— 
‘‘(i) the fair market value of the dona-
tion is $50,000,000 or less; and 
‘‘(ii) the fair market value, including 
any personal and real property donations 
in total, of such port of entry when com-
pleted, is $50,000,000 or less. 
‘‘(2) USE.—Donations accepted pursuant to 
this subsection may be used for activities related to 
construction, alteration, operation, or maintenance 
of a new or existing sea or air port of entry or a new 
or existing a Federal Government-owned land port 
of entry described in paragraph (1), including ex-
penses related to— 
‘‘(A) land acquisition, design, construction, 
repair, or alteration; and 
‘‘(B) operation and maintenance of such 
port of entry facility. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON REAL PROPERTY DONA-
TIONS.—A donation of real property under this sub-
section at an existing land port of entry owned by 
the General Services Administration may only be ac-
cepted by the Administrator of General Services. 
‘‘(4) SUNSET.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to enter 
into an agreement under this subsection shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The ter-
mination date referred to in subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to carrying out the terms of an 
agreement under this subsection if such agree-
ment is entered into before such termination 
date. 
‘‘(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—An agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) or (b) (and, in the case of such 
subsection (b), in accordance with paragraph (4) of 
such subsection) may last as long as required to 
meet the terms of such agreement. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In carrying out agreements 
entered into under subsection (a) or (b), the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
in consultation with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall establish criteria that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Selection and evaluation of donors. 
‘‘(B) Identification of roles and responsibil-
ities between U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
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tion, the General Services Administration, as 
applicable, and donors. 
‘‘(C) Identification, allocation, and man-
agement of explicit and implicit risks of 
partnering between the Federal Government 
and donors. 
‘‘(C) Decision-making and dispute resolu-
tion processes. 
‘‘(D) Processes for U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection, and the General Services Ad-
ministration, as applicable, to terminate agree-
ments if selected donors are not meeting the 
terms of any such agreement, including the se-
curity standards established by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of General 
Services, as applicable, shall— 
‘‘(i) establish criteria for evaluating a 
proposal to enter into an agreement under 
subsection (a) or (b); and 
‘‘(ii) make such criteria publicly avail-
able. 
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‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—Criteria estab-
lished pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall con-
sider the following: 
‘‘(i) The impact of a proposal referred 
to in such subparagraph on the land, sea, 
or air port of entry at issue and other 
ports of entry or similar facilities or other 
infrastructure near the location of the pro-
posed donation. 
‘‘(ii) Such proposal’s potential to in-
crease trade and travel efficiency through 
added capacity. 
‘‘(iii) Such proposal’s potential to en-
hance the security of the port of entry at 
issue. 
‘‘(iv) For a donation under subsection 
(b)— 
‘‘(I) whether such donation satis-
fies the requirements of such pro-
posal, or whether additional real prop-
erty would be required; and 
‘‘(II) an explanation of how such 
donation was acquired, including if 
eminent domain was used. 
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‘‘(v) The funding available to complete 
the intended use of such donation. 
‘‘(iv) The costs of maintaining and 
operating such donation. 
‘‘(v) The impact of such proposal on 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff-
ing requirements. 
‘‘(vi) Other factors that the Commis-
sioner or Administrator determines to be 
relevant. 
‘‘(C) 
DETERMINATION
AND
NOTIFICA-
TION.—Not later than 180 days after receiving 
a proposal to enter into an agreement under 
subsection (a) or (b), the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, with the con-
currence of the Administrator of General Serv-
ices, as applicable, shall make a determination 
to deny or approve such proposal, and shall no-
tify the entity that submitted such proposal of 
such determination. 
‘‘(4) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.—Except as re-
quired under section 3307 of title 40, United States 
Code, for real property donations to the Adminis-
trator of General Services at a GSA-owned land port 
of entry, donations made pursuant to subsection (a) 
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and (b) may be used in addition to any other fund-
ing for such purpose, including appropriated funds, 
property, or services. 
‘‘(5) RETURN OF DONATIONS.—The Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or 
the Administrator of General Services, as applicable, 
may return any donation made pursuant to sub-
section (a) or (b). No interest shall be owed to the 
donor with respect to any donation provided under 
such subsections that is returned pursuant to this 
subsection. 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FUNDING.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsections (a) and (b) regarding 
the acceptance of donations, the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Ad-
ministrator of General Services, as applicable, may 
not, with respect to an agreement entered into under 
either of such subsections, obligate or expend 
amounts in excess of amounts that have been appro-
priated pursuant to any appropriations Act for pur-
poses specified in either of such subsections or oth-
erwise made available for any of such purposes. 
‘‘(7) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in collabora-
tion with the Administrator of General Services, as 
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applicable, shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate an annual report identifying the activities 
undertaken and agreements entered into pursuant to 
subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, nothing in this section may be 
construed as affecting in any manner the responsibilities, 
duties, or authorities of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion or the General Services Administration. 
‘‘SEC. 483. CURRENT AND PROPOSED AGREEMENTS. 
‘‘Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as affect-
ing in any manner— 
‘‘(1) any agreement entered into pursuant to 
section 560 of division D of the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub-
lic Law 113–6) or section 559 of title V of division 
F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (6 
U.S.C. 211 note; Public Law 113–76), as in exist-
ence on the day before the date of the enactment of 
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this subtitle, and any such agreement shall continue 
to have full force and effect on and after such date; 
or 
‘‘(2) a proposal accepted for consideration by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to 
such section 559, as in existence on the day before 
such date of enactment. 
‘‘SEC. 484. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) DONOR.—The term ‘donor’ means any en-
tity that is proposing to make a donation under this 
Act. 
‘‘(2) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ means any— 
‘‘(A) person; 
‘‘(B) partnership, corporation, trust, es-
tate, cooperative, association, or any other orga-
nized group of persons; 
‘‘(C) Federal, State or local government 
(including any subdivision, agency or instru-
mentality thereof); or 
‘‘(D) any other private or governmental en-
tity.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
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amended by adding at the end of the list of items relating 
to title IV the following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle G—U.S. Customs and Border Protection Public Private 
Partnerships 
‘‘Sec. 481. Fee agreements for certain services at ports of entry. 
‘‘Sec. 482. Port of entry donation authority. 
‘‘Sec. 483. Current and proposed agreements. 
‘‘Sec. 484. Definitions.’’. 
(c) REPEALS.—Section 560 of division D of the Con-
solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Public Law 113–6) and section 559 of title V of 
division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 
(6 U.S.C. 211 note; Public Law 113–76) are repealed. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC 
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341, et. seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 708. OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Office of Biometric 
Identity Management is established within the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office of Biometric 
Identity Management shall be administered by the 
Director of the Office of Biometric Identity Manage-
ment (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’) 
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who shall report to the Secretary, or to another offi-
cial of the Department, as the Secretary may direct. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES.—The Di-
rector shall— 
‘‘(A) have significant professional manage-
ment experience, as well as experience in the 
field of biometrics and identity management; 
‘‘(B) lead the Department’s biometric iden-
tity services to support anti-terrorism, counter- 
terrorism, border security, credentialing, na-
tional security, and public safety and enable 
operational missions across the Department by 
matching, storing, sharing, and analyzing bio-
metric data; 
‘‘(C) deliver biometric identity information 
and analysis capabilities to— 
‘‘(i) the Department and its compo-
nents; 
‘‘(ii) appropriate Federal, State, local, 
and tribal agencies; 
‘‘(iii) 
appropriate 
foreign 
govern-
ments; and 
‘‘(iv) appropriate private sector enti-
ties; 
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‘‘(D) support the law enforcement, public 
safety, national security, and homeland security 
missions of other Federal, State, local and trib-
al agencies, as appropriate; 
‘‘(E) establish and manage the operation 
and maintenance of the Department’s sole bio-
metric repository; 
‘‘(F) establish, manage, and operate Bio-
metric Support Centers to provide biometric 
identification and verification analysis and serv-
ices to the Department, appropriate Federal, 
State, local, and tribal agencies, appropriate 
foreign governments, and appropriate private 
sector entities; 
‘‘(G) in collaboration with the Undersecre-
tary for Science and Technology, establish a 
Department-wide research and development 
program to support efforts in assessment, devel-
opment, and exploration of biometric advance-
ments and emerging technologies; 
‘‘(H) oversee Department-wide standards 
for biometric conformity, and work to make 
such standards Government-wide; 
‘‘(I) in coordination with the Department’s 
Office of Policy, and in consultation with rel-
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evant component offices and headquarters of-
fices, enter into data sharing agreements with 
appropriate Federal agencies to support immi-
gration, law enforcement, national security, and 
public safety missions; 
‘‘(J) maximize interoperability with other 
Federal, State, local, and international biomet-
ric systems, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(K) carry out the duties and powers pre-
scribed by law or delegated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in the Of-
fice of Biometric Identity Management a Deputy Director, 
who shall assist the Director in the management of the 
Office. 
‘‘(d) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office 
of Biometric Identity Management a Chief Tech-
nology Officer. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Chief Technology Officer 
shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with policies, proc-
esses, standards, guidelines, and procedures re-
lated to information technology systems man-
agement, enterprise architecture, and data 
management; 
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‘‘(B) provide engineering and enterprise 
architecture guidance and direction to the Of-
fice of Biometric Identity Management; and 
‘‘(C) leverage emerging biometric tech-
nologies to recommend improvements to major 
enterprise applications, identify tools to opti-
mize information technology systems perform-
ance, and develop and promote joint technology 
solutions to improve services to enhance mission 
effectiveness. 
‘‘(e) OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may establish 
such other offices within the Office of Biometric 
Identity Management as the Director determines 
necessary to carry out the missions, duties, func-
tions, and authorities of the Office. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Director exercises 
the authority provided by paragraph (1), the Direc-
tor shall notify the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate not later than 30 days before ex-
ercising such authority.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER
LIMITATION.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may not transfer the location or re-
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porting structure of the Office of Biometric Identity Man-
agement (established by section 708 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion) to any component of the Department of Homeland 
Security. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 707 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 708. Office of Biometric Identity Management.’’. 
SEC. 6. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF CO-LOCATING OPER-
ATIONAL ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any location in which U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine 
Operations is based within 45 miles of locations where any 
other Department of Homeland Security agency also oper-
ates air and marine assets, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis to consider the 
potential cost of and savings derived from co-locating avia-
tion and maritime operational assets of the respective 
agencies of the Department. In analyzing such potential 
cost savings achieved by sharing aviation and maritime fa-
cilities, such analysis shall consider, at a minimum, the 
following factors: 
(1) Potential enhanced cooperation derived 
from Department personnel being co-located. 
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(2) Potential costs of, and savings derived 
through, shared maintenance and logistics facilities 
and activities. 
(3) Joint use of base and facility infrastructure, 
such as runways, hangars, control towers, operations 
centers, piers and docks, boathouses, and fuel de-
pots. 
(4) Potential operational costs of co-locating 
aviation and maritime assets and personnel. 
(5) Short term moving costs required in order 
to co-locate facilities. 
(6) Acquisition and infrastructure costs for en-
larging current facilities, as needed. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report summarizing the results of the cost- 
benefit analysis required under subsection (a) and any 
planned actions based upon such results. 
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SEC. 7. STRATEGIC PERSONNEL PLAN FOR U.S. CUSTOMS 
AND BORDER PROTECTION PERSONNEL DE-
PLOYED ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days of after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall provide to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a three year stra-
tegic plan for deployment of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (in this section referred to as ‘‘CBP’’) per-
sonnel to locations outside the United States. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A risk-based method for determining expan-
sion of CBP international programs to new loca-
tions, given resource constraints. 
(2) A plan to ensure CBP personnel deployed at 
locations outside the United States have appropriate 
oversight and support to ensure performance in sup-
port of program goals. 
(3) Information on planned future deployments 
of CBP personnel for a three year period, together 
with corresponding information on locations for such 
deployments outside the United States. 
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(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall consider, and in-
clude information on, the following: 
(1) Existing CBP programs in operation out-
side of the United States, together with specific in-
formation on locations outside the United States in 
which each such program operates. 
(2) The number of CBP personnel deployed at 
each location outside the United States during the 
preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 8. THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR UNITED STATES-BOUND 
INTERNATIONAL MAIL. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection 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 an assessment of the security threats 
posed by United States-bound international mail. 
SEC. 9. EVALUATION OF COAST GUARD DEPLOYABLE SPE-
CIALIZED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
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