,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #adg  #aafth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cebf  ,report ,no4 #aaf-ahi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june  
#bg1 #bjai ,ms4 ,underwood 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,august #bg1 #bjai ,committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize       
certain counter terrorist networks      
activities of ,u4,s4 ,customs and       
,border ,protection1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,counter ,terrorist 
,network ,act4  #b4 ,duty to counter    
terrorist networks2 details and         
assignment ,section #daa of the         
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #baa7 is amended--  7#a7 in   
subsection 7g77#d7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,c7--  7i7 in clause 7vi71
 by striking and at the end2  7ii7 by   

redesignating clause 7vii7 as clause    
7viii72 and  7iii7 by inserting after   
clause 7vi7 the following new clause3   
7vii7 collaborate with appropriate      
agencies1 including ,federal1 ,state1   
local1 ,tribal1 and international       
entities1 to enhance border security    
through operations such as operations   
that seek to disrupt and dismantle      
networks1 including foreign terrorist   
organizations 7as such term is described
 in section #bai of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aahi771 that pose terrorist or other   
threats2 and  2  7#b7 by redesignating  
subsections 7p7 through 7r7 as          
subsections 7q7 through 7s71            
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7o7 the following new  
subsection3  7p7 ,assignment of         
personnel ,the ,commissioner may detail 
or otherwise assign personnel of ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection to     
other appropriate agencies1 including to
 serve overseas in support of global    

information sharing partnership         
operations in furtherance of enhancing  
border security1 including by preventing
 entry into the ,united ,states by      
individuals known or suspected of being 
associated with a network1 including a  
foreign terrorist organization 7as such 
term is described in section #bai of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi771 that poses terrorist 
or other threats4  4  #c4 ,briefings    
,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection shall biannually
 brief the ,committee on ,homeland      
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate regarding       
activities1 during the prior six months1
 in furtherance of clause 7vii7 of      
section #daa7;g77#d77;,c7 of the        
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;g77#d77;,c771 as added  
by section #b of this ,act4 ,such       
briefings may be provided in a          

classified setting if the ,commissioner 
determines such is appropriate4  ,august
 #bg1 #bjai ,committed to the ,committee
 of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of  
the ,union and ordered to be printed