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Hiring in Rural States (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Executive Summary: "Hiring and retention of a qualified workforce continues to be a top priority for DHS in order to ensure mission readiness to safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values. While much attention is placed in areas where there is a large DHS presence, such as the Southwest Border, DHS must ensure that it can operate fully and effectively in all parts of the United States, including in states with small populations. The purpose of this report is to describe the challenges in hiring and retaining staff in rural and noncontiguous states. This report contains data and analysis on these challenges and the effect that vacancies have on the Department's ability to accomplish its mission in these states."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Directorate for Management
2019-11-07
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Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland, Hearing Before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Testimony of Mr. Russell Travers, Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
From the Testimony: "The US and its allies continue to pursue an aggressive global campaign against a complex array of terrorist actors. Operating across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, US and partner forces have killed or captured thousands of terrorist leaders and operatives since September 11th, exemplified this past weekend in the heroic removal of the brutal ISIS [Islamic State of Syria and Iraq] in Iraq and Syria leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. These removals degrade the ability of terrorists to organize, communicate, and strike the US. Working unilaterally or with partner-nations, the US has disrupted numerous attack plots, saving the lives of countless potential victims. At home, federal, state, and local intelligence and law enforcement agencies--working in close cooperation--continue to counter terrorist activity. Enhanced border security efforts have constrained groups' ability to infiltrate the US, and we now assess the most predominant terrorist threat to the Homeland to emanate from US-based lone actors. Additionally, the US government and private sector allies have made significant strides curtailing terrorists' online presence."
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Travers, Russell E.
2019-10-30
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Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Collection of New Shipper Single Entry Bonds (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Document: "This report provides information concerning each Antidurnping/ Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) order for which more than $25 million in assessed AD/CVDs secured by single entry bonds (SEB) accepted by CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1675(a)(2)(B)(iii) remains uncollected more than 2 years after the dates of liquidation of the secured entries."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
2019-10-22
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Georgia: Background and U.S. Policy [Updated October 17, 2019]
From the Document: "Georgia is one of the United States' closest partners among the states that gained their independence after the USSR collapsed in 1991. With a history of strong economic aid and security cooperation, the United States has deepened its strategic partnership with Georgia since Russia's 2008 invasion of Georgia and 2014 invasion of Ukraine. U.S. policy expressly supports Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, and Georgia is a leading recipient of U.S. aid to Europe and Eurasia. Many observers consider Georgia to be one of the most democratic states in the post-Soviet region, even as the country faces ongoing governance challenges. The center-left Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party (GD) holds a dominant political position, with about 70% of seats in parliament. Although Georgia faces high rates of poverty and underemployment, its economy has performed better since 2017 than it did in the previous four years."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Welt, Cory
2019-10-17
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Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2020: In Brief [October 15, 2019]
From the Document: "The homeland security appropriations bill includes all annual appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing resources to every departmental component. This report reviews the budget authority provided to DHS for FY2019 and requested by the Trump Administration for FY2020, as well as the funding levels proposed by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees in their reported legislation for FY2020. In the process, it also includes information on DHS funding from two enacted FY2019 supplemental appropriations measures: P.L. 116-20, a disaster relief supplemental; and P.L. 116-26, a supplemental appropriations bill funding humanitarian and security operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. The report provides a look at the resources available to DHS components that are described in appropriations committee reports, and examines 'net discretionary annual appropriations' for DHS--a perspective on the net impact of legislation funding DHS on congressionally tracked budget totals."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Painter, William L.
2019-10-15
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Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview [Updated October 9, 2019]
From the Summary: "The number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC, unaccompanied children) apprehended at the Southwest border between U.S. ports of entry while attempting to enter the United States without authorization has increased substantially in recent years: from 16,067 in FY2011 to 24,481 in FY2012 to 38,759 in FY2013. In FY2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 68,541 UAC, a record at that time. Since FY2014, UAC apprehensions have fluctuated considerably, declining to 39,970 in FY2015, increasing to 59,692 in FY2016, declining to 41,435 in FY2017, and increasing to 50,036 in FY2018. In the first 11 months of FY2019, they reached 72,873, a level that now exceeds the FY2014 peak."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Kandel, William
2019-10-09
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Legal Authority to Repurpose Funds for Border Barrier Construction [Updated October 2, 2019]
From the Document: "President Trump has prioritized the construction of border barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Over the course of negotiations for FY2019 appropriations, the Administration asked Congress to appropriate $5.7 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for that purpose. When Congress appropriated $1.375 billion to DHS for border fencing, the President announced that his Administration would fund the construction of border barriers by repurposing funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) and transferring funds from the Department of the Treasury."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Elsea, Jennifer K.; Liu, Edward C.; Hayes, Benjamin
2019-10-02
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Homeland Security Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve DHS's Oversight of Test and Evaluation Activities, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "DHS invests several billion dollars in major acquisition programs each year to support its many missions. Conducting T&E [test and evaluation] of program capabilities is a critical aspect of DHS's acquisition process to ensure systems work as intended before being delivered to end users, such as Border Patrol agents. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review DHS's T&E activities for major acquisition programs. This report examines, among other objectives, the extent to which DHS has (1) assessed programs' test results and used this information to make acquisition decisions; (2) policies and guidance that reflect key T&E practices; and (3) a workforce to effectively oversee programs' T&E activities."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-10
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2019 Global Health Security Index: Building Collective Action and Accountability
From the Executive Summary: "Biological threats--natural, intentional, or accidental--in any country can pose risks to global health, international security, and the worldwide economy. Because infectious diseases know no borders, all countries must prioritize and exercise the capabilities required to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to public health emergencies. Every country also must be transparent about its capabilities to assure neighbors it can stop an outbreak from becoming an international catastrophe. In turn, global leaders and international organizations bear a collective responsibility for developing and maintaining robust global capability to counter infectious disease threats. This capability includes ensuring that financing is available to fill gaps in epidemic and pandemic preparedness. These steps will save lives and achieve a safer and more secure world. [...] The GHS [Global Health Security] Index is intended to be a key resource in the face of increasing risks of high-consequence and globally catastrophic biological events and in light of major gaps in international financing for preparedness. These risks are magnified by a rapidly changing and interconnected world; increasing political instability; urbanization; climate change; and rapid technology advances that make it easier, cheaper, and faster to create and engineer pathogens."
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Nuclear Threat Initiative; Economist Intelligence Unit (New York, N.Y.)
Cameron, Elizabeth E.; Nuzzo, Jennifer B.; Bell, Jessica . . .
2019-10
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Removal of Aliens Claiming U.S.-Born Children: Second Half, Calendar Year 2018 (Fiscal Year 2018 Report to Congress)
From the Legislative Language: "This document responds to the reporting requirements set forth in the Joint Explanatory Statement and House Report 115-239, which accompany the Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (P.L. 115-141). The Joint Explanatory Statement includes the following provision: The Department shall continue to submit quarterly Border Security Status reports and data on the deportation of parents of U.S.-born children semiannually, as in prior years. House Report 115-239 states: Consistent with prior years, ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] shall also continue submitting semiannual reports to the Committees on the removal of parents of U.S. citizen minors. This report has been prepared pursuant to the report language and covers data for the second half of calendar year (CY) 2018, from July 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2019-09-27
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Military Funding for Southwest Border Barriers [Updated September 27, 2019]
From the Document: "The Department of Defense (DOD, or the Department) has played a prominent role in the Trump Administration's border security strategy because of controversies related to $13.3 billion in defense funding it has sought to use for border barrier construction projects not otherwise authorized by Congress. These defense funds would comprise a complex mix of DOD program savings and unobligated military construction funds from past years ($6.1 billion), as well as a request for new appropriations in FY2020 ($7.2 billion). An additional $2 billion in non-DOD appropriations are often cited as part of the Administration's overall border funding plan. These include $1.375 billion in previously enacted FY2019 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations, and $601 million in contributions from a Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF) that manages seized assets. Altogether, these defense and non-defense funds would total $15.3 billion, of which 87% would be DOD funds."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Mann, Christopher T.
2019-09-27
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H. Rept. 116-217: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2203) to Increase Transparency, Accountability, and Community Engagement Within the Department of Homeland Security, Provide Independent Oversight of Border Security Activities, Improve Training for Agents and Officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3525) to Amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to Direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Establish Uniform Processes for Medical Screening of Individuals Interdicted Between Ports of Entry, and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Resolution (H. Res. 576) Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives with Respect to the Whistleblower Complaint of August 12, 2019, Made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; and for Other Purposes, Report to Accompany H. Res. 577, September 24, 2019
From the Document: "The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-27, modified by the amendment printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3525, the U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, under a closed rule."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-09-24
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of Rules Committee Print 116-27, the Homeland Security Improvement Act
of 2019, as Reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security, with Modifications
From the Document: "Rules Committee Print 116-27, a modified version of the text of H.R. 2203, as reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security, would make several changes to immigration policy and to the operations and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Among those changes, section 208 of the bill would terminate DHS's Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's policy of limiting the number of prospective asylum applicants who may cross the international border based on the space available at the port of entry (known as metering). Ending MPP and metering would allow more aliens (non-U.S. nationals) who have expressed a fear of returning to their country of nationality to enter the United States while awaiting removal proceedings before an immigration judge. It is at such proceedings that affected aliens have the opportunity to seek relief from removal."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-24
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S&T is Not Effectively Coordinating Research and Development Efforts Across DHS
From the Document: "S&T [Science and Technology Directorate] did not fully comply with requirements of the 'Homeland Security Act of 2002', as amended, by not effectively coordinating and integrating department-wide R&D [research and development] activities. In August 2015, S&T established IPTs [Integrated Product Team] as the central mechanism to identify, track, and coordinate department-wide priority R&D efforts. However, S&T did not follow its IPT process as intended. Specifically: [1] not all components submitted all information on capability gaps to the IPTs because some components believed they were not required to do so, and S&T believed it did not have the authority to enforce the requirement; [2] S&T did not effectively gather, track, and manage data on the Department's R&D gaps and activities because the tools it had to capture the data were redundant, and S&T had not developed policies and procedures for integrating the data from them into a single, comprehensive database; and, [3] S&T did not adequately monitor the IPT process to ensure it was effective because, according to S&T, it had limited staffing and the IPT process is restructuring. Consequently, S&T may not be able to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security and Congress with an accurate profile of the Department's R&D activities or funding needs for a wide range of missions, including securing the border, detecting nuclear devices, and screening airline passengers."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2019-09-18
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H. Rept. 116-211: U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, Report Together with Minority Views to Accompany H.R. 3525, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, September 18, 2019
From the Purpose and Summary: "H.R. 3525, the 'U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act,' improves on existing medical screenings performed by U.S. Border Patrol. The bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in conjunction with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department), to establish uniform standards and training for an initial medical screening of all individuals apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol, with priority given to children under the age of 18. The bill provides deadlines for screenings to be completed and specifies elements that must be a part of the screening. These efforts would establish a consistent medical screening process to be carried out by trained personnel at all U.S. borders. To further improve medical screenings by U.S. Border Patrol, H.R. 3525 requires the Department to establish a pediatric medical presence along the border, research innovative solutions to address any capability gaps, and mandates the use of electronic health records for individuals in DHS custody. These are critical steps to safeguard against further deaths at our borders."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-09-18
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Department of Homeland Security: Review of Report on Agency Estimates of Foreign Nationals Unlawfully Residing in the U.S., Letter to Congressional Committees
This is a September 10, 2019 letter and draft report regarding a Department of Homeland Security Review, from Rebecca Gambler, Director of Homeland Security and Justice. From the Letter: "Under U.S. immigration law, there are various types of immigration benefits that provide lawful immigration status or presence in the United States on a temporary or permanent basis. Foreign nationals in the United States without valid immigration status or protection are unlawfully present. Information about the size and composition of the unlawfully present population can help inform immigration and border security-related policy decisions. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) has the primary responsibility for collecting and disseminating statistical information and analysis used in evaluating the impacts of immigration laws, migration flows, and immigration enforcement."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09-10
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S. Rept. 116-94: Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019, Report to Accompany S. 2107, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, September 10, 2019
From the Purpose and Summary: "The purpose of S. 2107, the Protecting America's Food & Agriculture Act of 2019, is to ensure the safe and secure trade of food and agriculture across our nation's borders by properly staffing ports of entry with trained agricultural inspection personnel. This bill authorizes the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, train and assign 240 new Agricultural Specialists above attrition levels each year until the total number is equal to or sustains the staffing requirements identified in the Agriculture Resource Allocation Model. The bill also authorizes CBP to hire, train, and assign 200 new Agriculture Technicians every year until the total number is equal to or sustains the staffing requirements identified in the Mission and Operational Support Resource Allocation Model. In addition, CBP may hire, train and assign 20 agriculture canine teams each year for the first three fiscal years following the enactment of this bill. The bill also authorizes funding to support the hiring and training of the specialists, technicians and canine teams. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide a report to Congress on the coordination and effectiveness of inspections by CBP, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other Federal agencies, and the training and working environment of Agricultural Specialists."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-09-10
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Legal Authority to Repurpose Funds for Border Barrier Construction [September 10, 2019]
From the Document: "President Trump has prioritized the construction of border barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Over the course of negotiations for FY2019 appropriations, the Administration asked Congress to appropriate $5.7 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for that purpose. When Congress appropriated $1.375 billion to DHS for border fencing, the President announced that his Administration would fund the construction of border barriers by repurposing funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) and transferring funds from the Department of the Treasury."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Elsea, Jennifer; Hayes, Benjamin; Liu, Edward C.
2019-09-10
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Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2019 [Updated September 6, 2019]
From the Summary: "This CRS [Congressional Research Service] report provides an overview of the role Congress has played in shaping U.S. policy toward the conflict in Yemen, with summary tables providing information on various legislative proposals considered in the 114th , 115th , and 116th Congresses. These proposals have reflected a range of congressional perspectives and priorities, including [1] the authorization of the activities of the U.S. Armed Forces related to the conflict; [2] the extent of U.S. logistical, material, advisory, and intelligence support for the coalition led by Saudi Arabia; [3] the approval, disapproval, or conditioning of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia; [4] the appropriation of funds for U.S. operations in support of the Saudi-led coalition; [5] the conduct of the Saudi-led coalition's air campaign and its adherence to international humanitarian law and the laws of armed conflict; [6] the demand for greater humanitarian access to Yemen; [7] the call for a wider government assessment of U.S. policy toward Yemen and U.S. support to parties to the conflict; [8] the nature and extent of U.S.-Saudi counterterrorism and border security cooperation; and [9] the role of Iran in supplying missile technology and other weapons to the forces of the Houthi movement."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sharp, Jeremy Maxwell; Collins, Sarah R.; Blanchard, Christopher M.
2019-09-06
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DHS Border Barrier Funding [Updated September 6, 2019]
From the Introduction: "Congress and the Donald J. Trump Administration are debating enhancing and expanding barriers on the southwest border. The extent of these barriers, and how construction of these barriers will be funded has become a central part of the interactions between Congress and the Trump Administration on border security and funding legislation for the broader federal government. An authoritative compilation of data on the details of federal investment in border barriers is missing from the debate. [...] This report briefly contextualizes the history of U.S. enforcement of the U.S.-Mexico border, before turning to funding for border barriers within the contemporary period, accounting for changing appropriations structures."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Painter, William L.; Singer, Audrey
2019-09-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act
This is the September 5, 2019 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 28, 2019. From the Document: "H.R. 1639 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a workload staffing model and a workforce tracking system for the Border Patrol (BP) and for Customs Air and Marine Operations (AMO). The bill would require the DHS Inspector General (IG) to review the staffing model."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-05
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Memorandum for Acting Under Secretary of Defense, (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer: Military Construction Necessary to Support the Use of Armed Forces in Addressing the National Emergency at the Southern Border
From the Document: "On February 15, 2019, in accordance with the National Emergencies Act, the President declared that a national emergency exists at the southern border requiring the use of the armed forces. This declaration made available, among other statutes, 10 U.S.C. § 2808, which authorizes the Secretary of Defense, without regard to any other provision of law, to undertake military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law that are necessary to support the use of the armed forces in connection with the national emergency. Based on analysis and advice from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and input from the Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of the Interior and pursuant to the authority granted to me in Section 2808, I have determined that 11 military construction projects (as listed in Attachment A) along the international border with Mexico, with an estimated total cost of $3 .6 billion, are necessary to support the use of the armed forces in connection with the national emergency."
United States. Department of Defense
2019-09-03
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Capability Gaps Threatening CBP's Present and Future Operations
From the Abstract: "Thanks to an enduring burst of domestic populism, the United States is knee-deep in a tumultuous renegotiation of its superpower relationship with the world. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces two possible paths: transformation or trivialization. The agency either embraces the mission-creep demanded by this moment or surrenders responsibility to other government entities forced into greater action by larger political forces. CBP endures five capability gaps that threaten its ability to manage the operational fusion point now expanding between the homeland and national security communities. Fundamentally resource-starved, CBP lags on (1) mobilizing necessary human resources, (2) integrating new technologies, (3) managing a rapidly expanding interface with Defense, (4) developing next-generation leaders, and (5) erecting and harmonizing agency-wide planning, analytical, and risk-management systems. Comprehensively resolving these capability gaps is an existential imperative for CBP, which otherwise will not long survive its current 'time in the barrel.' Certainly, within a generation's time, CBP must evolve from a mere law-enforcement organization to a de facto federal technology enterprise on par with lead elements of the defense and intelligence communities. This necessary transformation will generate extraordinary management requirements, which, in turn, will mandate a radical upgrading of the agency's leadership development agenda. CBP's leadership-training programs should come to resemble - in strategic breadth and technological depth - those currently applied throughout the higher echelons of the national security community."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Barnett, Thomas P. M.
2019-09
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Department of Homeland Security Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence
From the Executive Summary: "The United States faces an increasingly complex, and evolving, threat of terrorism and targeted violence. [...] The Department has experienced clear successes in its mission to thwart foreign terrorist enemies. We have denied them entry, stopping them at our border or even before they reach it. We have integrated and supported the efforts of Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and international partners, gathering and sharing information and intelligence, and providing the resources they require to counter terrorism in their areas of responsibility. We have strengthened our communities. As a Nation, we are more resilient than ever. [...] This Strategic Framework outlines the Department's vision for reinvesting in programs and efforts that have enhanced our security, while incorporating key strategic changes that will allow us to address the threats we currently face. In addition to addressing terrorism, this Strategic Framework encompasses targeted violence, such as attacks on schools, house of worship, public spaces, and transportation systems, and other forms of racially, ethnically, and religiously motivated violence that can overlap and intersect with terrorism. The Strategy recognizes the critical role advances in technology have played in facilitating the spread, evolution, and interaction of violent ideologies and narratives of personal grievance, and the subsequent security implications, both for the Homeland and around the world."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2019-09
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U.S. Assistance to Mexico: State and USAID Allocated Over $700 Million to Support Criminal Justice, Border Security, and Related Efforts from Fiscal Year 2014 Through 2018, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "For more than a decade, the activities of transnational criminal organizations have led to increased crime, violence, and lawlessness in parts of Mexico. In October 2007, Mexico and the United States created the Mérida Initiative, a bilateral partnership to address crime and violence and enhance the rule of law in Mexico. [...] GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to describe funding and projects the United States has provided under the Mérida Initiative. This report describes (1) State/INL [Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs] and USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development] funding for the Mérida Initiative from fiscal year 2014 through 2018 and (2) the number and type of Mérida Initiative projects active during these years. GAO reviewed State and USAID documents and data, and interviewed officials from State, USAID, DOD, DHS, and DOJ [Department of Justice] in Washington, D.C., and Mexico City."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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H. Rept. 116-194: Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2019, Report to Accompany H.R. 3722, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, August 30, 2019
From the Purpose and Summary: "H.R. 3722, the 'Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2019' provides the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with authorization to establish a Joint Task Force (JTF) to enhance the integration of DHS's border security operations to detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering the United States."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-08-30
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H. Rept. 116-189: Counter Terrorist Network Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 3526, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, August 27, 2019
From the Document: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is charged with the important mission of securing the Nation's borders and ports of entry against a range of threats including those posed by transnational criminal organizations, smugglers and human traffickers, and terrorist networks. The purpose of this bill is to authorize certain CBP efforts to prevent terrorists and other nefarious actors from exploiting legitimate avenues of traveling to and entering the United States. [...] CBP is uniquely situated to combat threats emanating far from our shores due to its border security mission. One way CBP seeks to combat such threats is to detail personnel for CBP's National Targeting Center (NTC) to other U.S. agencies both domestically and internationally to support efforts to disrupt and dismantle foreign terrorist organizations. The 'Counter Network Act' authorizes such efforts to bolster national and homeland security."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-08-27
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DHS Border Barrier Funding [August 27, 2019]
From the Summary: "This report provides an overview of the funding appropriated for border barriers, based on data from CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] and congressional documents, and a primer on the Trump Administration's efforts to enhance the funding for border barriers, with a brief discussion of the legislative and historical context of construction of barriers at the U.S-Mexico border. It concludes with a number of unanswered questions Congress may wish to explore as this debate continues. An appendix tracks barrier construction mileage on the U.S.-Mexico border by year."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Painter, William L.; Singer, Audrey
2019-08-27
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Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Poland on Cooperation on Border Security and Immigration
This document contains an agreement between the government of the United States of America and the government of the Republic of Poland on cooperation on border security and Immigration.
United States. Department of State
2019-08-16
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Selected Homeland Security Issues in the 116th Congress [Updated August 14, 2019]
From the Document: "Initially, homeland security was largely seen as counterterrorism activities. Today, homeland security is a broad and complex network of interrelated issues, in policymaking terms. For example, in its executive summary, the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review issued in 2014 delineated the missions of the homeland security enterprise as follows: prevent terrorism and enhance security; secure and manage the borders; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard and secure cyberspace; and strengthen national preparedness and resilience."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Painter, William L.
2019-08-14
