Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4071 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4071

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the operations of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in foreign countries, and for other
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2025

  Mr. Guest (for himself and Ms. Pou) introduced the following bill;
   which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in
    addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the operations of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in foreign countries, and for other
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting International Drug
Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
              IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

    Section 411(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
211(f)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Permissible activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Employees of U.S. Customs and
                Border Protection designated with the authorities
                granted to officers and agents of Air and Marine
                Operations may provide the support described in
                subparagraph (B) to the government of a foreign
                country, including by conducting joint operations with
                appropriate government officials within the territory
                of such country, if an arrangement has been entered
                into between the Government of the United States and
                the government of such country that permits such
                support.
                    ``(B) Support described.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The support described in
                        this subparagraph is support for the following:
                                    ``(I) The monitoring, locating,
                                tracking, and deterrence of the
                                following:
                                            ``(aa) Illegal drugs to the
                                        United States.
                                            ``(bb) The illicit
                                        smuggling of persons and goods
                                        into the United States.
                                            ``(cc) Terrorist threats to
                                        the United States.
                                            ``(dd) Other threats to the
                                        security or economy of the
                                        United States.
                                    ``(II) Emergency humanitarian
                                efforts.
                                    ``(III) Law enforcement capacity-
                                building efforts.
                            ``(ii) Definition.--In this subparagraph,
                        the term `emergency humanitarian efforts' means
                        activities carried out by U.S. Customs and
                        Border Protection pertaining to search and
                        rescue activities, medical assistance, air
                        traffic control assistance, and transport
                        necessary to accomplish such purposes.
                    ``(C) Payment of claims.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii)
                        and (iv), the Secretary may expend funds that
                        have been appropriated or otherwise made
                        available for the operating expenses of the
                        Department to pay claims for money damages
                        against the United States, in accordance with
                        the first paragraph of section 2672 of title
                        28, United States Code, which arise in a
                        foreign country in connection with U.S. Customs
                        and Border Protection operations in such
                        country.
                            ``(ii) Submission deadline.--A claim may be
                        allowed under clause (i) only if such claim is
                        presented not later than two years after the
                        date of the incident that gives rise to such
                        claim.
                            ``(iii) Report.--Not later than 90 days
                        after the date on which the expenditure
                        authority under clause (i) expires pursuant to
                        clause (iv), the Secretary 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 describes, for each of the
                        payments made pursuant to such clause (i), the
                        following:
                                    ``(I) The person or entity that
                                received such payment.
                                    ``(II) The amount paid to such
                                person or entity.
                                    ``(III) The country in which such
                                person or entity resides or has its
                                principal place of business.
                                    ``(IV) A detailed account of the
                                circumstances to justify such payment.
                            ``(iv) Sunset.--The expenditure authority
                        under clause (i) shall expire on the date that
                        is five years after the date of the enactment
                        of this subparagraph.''.
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