,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aieh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,mc,caul introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to authorize    
provision to a foreign government of    
financial assistance for foreign country
 operations to address individuals who  
may pose a national security1 border    
security1 or terrorist threat to the    
,united ,states before such a threat    
reaches the ,united ,states1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,repatriation  
,assistance ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,provision of homeland security         

assistance to foreign governments for   
certain foreign country operations  7a7 
,in general ,subtitle ,c of title ,,iv  
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bca et seq47 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #dcg4 ,homeland security      
assistance  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary1 with the concurrence of the 
,secretary of ,state1 may provide to a  
foreign government financial assistance 
for foreign country operations to       
address individuals who may pose a      
national security1 border security1 or  
terrorist threat to the ,united ,states 
before such a threat reaches the ,united
 ,states4  7b7 ,determination           
,assistance provided under subsection   
7a7 may be provided if such assistance  
would enhance the recipient government's
 capacity to mitigate a threat described
 in such subsection1 including through  
related detention or removal operations 
by the recipient government and         
procedures to screen and provide        

protection for certain individuals1 as  
appropriate4  7c7 ,reimbursement of     
expenses ,the ,secretary may1 if        
appropriate1 seek reimbursement from the
 receiving foreign government for the   
provision of financial assistance under 
this section4  7d7 ,effective period    
,the authority provided under this      
section shall remain in effect until    
,september #cj1 #bjbc4  7e7 ,development
 and program execution ,the ,secretary  
and the ,secretary of ,state shall      
jointly develop and implement any       
financial assistance under this section4
  7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in 
this section may be construed as        
affecting1 augmenting1 or diminishing   
the authority of the ,secretary of      
,state4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of contents in section #a7;b7 of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is
 amended by striking the items relating 
to sections #dce and #dcf and adding the
 following new items3  ,sec4 #dce4      
,maritime operations coordination plan4 

,sec4 #dcf4 ,maritime security          
capabilities assessments4 ,sec4 #dcg4   
,homeland security assistance4  4