,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjba,mr4 
,mc,caul 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cuellar7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish within the ,department of     
,homeland ,security the ,homeland       
,security ,investigations ,transnational
 ,criminal ,investigative ,unit ,program
 to coordinate homeland security        
investigations into transnational       
criminal organizations1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,dhs ,transnational
 ,criminal ,investigative ,units ,act4  
#b4 ,homeland security investigations   
transnational criminal investigative    
units  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,d 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  #ddg4       

,transnational criminal investigative   
units  7a7 ,establishment ,there is     
established within the ,department a    
program1 which shall be known as the    
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
,transnational ,criminal ,investigative 
,unit ,program 7referred to in this     
section as ,,tciu ,program74 ,the ,,tciu
 ,program shall be headed by an         
,assistant ,director1 who shall be      
appointed by the ,executive ,associate  
,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement1 ,homeland        
,security ,investigations4  7b7 ,purpose
 ,the purpose of the ,,tciu ,program    
shall be to-- 7#a7 coordinate homeland  
security investigations into            
transnational criminal organizations2   
and  7#b7 enhance cooperation between   
,homeland ,security ,investigations and 
trusted and vetted foreign law          
enforcement partners in order to        
identify targets1 collect evidence1     
share information1 and facilitate the   
prosecution of transnational criminal   

organizations both in-country and       
through the ,united ,states judicial    
system4  7c7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #f1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
years #bjbb and #bjbc to carry out this 
section4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #ddf the       
following new item3  ,sec4 #ddg4        
,transnational criminal investigative   
units4  4