,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bf1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,hassan7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to authorize the ,director of ,u4,s4   
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
to pay stipends to members of           
,transnational ,criminal ,investigative 
,units who have been properly vetted4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,transnational ,criminal        
,investigative ,unit ,stipend ,act4  #b4
 ,homeland ,security ,investigations    
,transnational ,criminal ,investigative 
,units  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,h of 
title ,,viii of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et     
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #hij;,c4 ,transnational 
,criminal ,investigative ,units  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary shall operate  

,transnational ,criminal ,investigative 
,units within ,united ,states           
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
,homeland ,security ,investigations4    
7b7 ,composition ,each ,transnational   
,criminal ,investigative ,unit shall be 
composed of trained foreign law         
enforcement officials who shall         
collaborate with ,homeland ,security    
,investigations to investigate and      
prosecute individuals involved in       
transnational criminal activity4  7c7   
,vetting requirement  7#a7 ,in general  
,upon entry into a ,transnational       
,criminal ,investigative ,unit1 and at  
periodic intervals while serving in such
 a unit1 foreign law enforcement        
officials shall be required to pass     
certain security evaluations1 which may 
include a background check1 a polygraph 
examination1 a urinalysis test1 or other
 measures that the ,director of ,u4,s4  
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
determines to be appropriate4  7#b7     
,report ,the ,director of ,u4,s4        

,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
shall submit a report to the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives that        
describes-- 7,a7 the procedures used for
 vetting ,transnational ,criminal       
,investigative ,unit members2 and  7,b7 
any additional measures that should be  
implemented to prevent personnel in     
vetted units from being compromised by  
criminal organizations4  7d7 ,monetary  
stipend ,the ,director of ,u4,s4        
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
is authorized to pay vetted members of a
 ,transnational ,criminal ,investigative
 ,unit a monetary stipend in an amount  
associated with their duties dedicated  
to unit activities4  4  7b7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f  
,u4,s4,c4 note7 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section      
#hij;,b the following3  ,sec4 #hij;,c4  

,transnational ,criminal ,investigative 
,units4  4