,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ehh #aag? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #dcbf ,report ,no4   
#aag-bbi ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,may #bf1 #bjbb,mr4 ,portman  
7= himself & ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,decemb] #e1      
#bjbb,report$ by ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ) an      
amendment,insert ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,director (     
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t 
to pay /ip5ds to memb]s ( ,transnational
 ,crim9al ,inve/igative ,units :o h be5 
prop]ly vett$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,transnational     
,crim9al ,inve/igative ,unit ,/ip5d     
,act4  #b4 ,homel& ,security            
,inve/igations ,transnational ,crim9al  
,inve/igative ,units  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,subtitle ,h ( title ,,viii ( ! ,homel& 
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#dea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #hij;,c4 ,transnational      
,crim9al ,inve/igative ,units  7a7 ,9   

g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all op]ate          
,transnational ,crim9al ,inve/igative   
,units )9 ,unit$ ,/ates ,immigration &  
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t1 ,homel& ,security    
,inve/igations4  7b7 ,composition ,ea*  
,transnational ,crim9al ,inve/igative   
,unit %all be compos$ ( tra9$ =eign law 
en=cem5t (ficials :o %all collaborate ) 
,homel& ,security ,inve/igations to     
inve/igate & prosecute individuals      
involv$ 9 transnational crim9al         
activity4  7c7 ,vett+ requirem5t  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,^u entry into a ,transnational
 ,crim9al ,inve/igative ,unit1 & at     
p]iodic int]vals :ile s]v+ 9 su* a unit1
 =eign law en=cem5t (ficials %all be    
requir$ to pass c]ta9 security          
evaluations1 :i* may include a backgr\nd
 *eck1 a polygraph exam9ation1 a        
ur9alysis te/1 or o!r measures t !      
,director ( ,u4,s4 ,immigration &       
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t det]m9es to be        
appropriate4  7#b7 ,report ,! ,director 
( ,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms         
,en=cem5t %all submit a report to !     

,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t describes--   
7,a7 ! proc$ures us$ = vett+            
,transnational ,crim9al ,inve/igative   
,unit memb]s2 &  7,b7 any additional    
measures t %\ld be implem5t$ to prev5t  
p]sonnel 9 vett$ units f be+ compromis$ 
by crim9al organizations4  7d7 ,monet>y 
/ip5d ,! ,director ( ,u4,s4 ,immigration
 & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t is au?oriz$ to pay 
vett$ memb]s ( a ,transnational ,crim9al
 ,inve/igative ,unit a monet>y /ip5d 9  
an am\nt associat$ ) _! duties d$icat$  
to unit activities4  7e7 ,annual brief+ 
,! ,director ( ,u4,s4 ,immigration &    
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t1 dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod  
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 %all provide an annual unclassifi$
 brief+ to ! congressional committees   
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7c77#b71 :i* may 
include a classifi$ session1 if         
necess>y1 t id5tifies-- 7#a7 ! numb] (  
vett$ memb]s ( ,transnational ,crim9al  

,inve/igative ,unit 9 ea* c\ntry2  7#b7 
! am\nt paid 9 /ip5ds to su* memb]s1    
disaggregat$ by c\ntry2 &  7#c7 relevant
 en=cem5t /ati/ics1 su* z arre/s &      
progress made on jo9t inve/igations1 9  
ea* su* c\ntry4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t
 ,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,homel&         
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
note7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #hij;,b ! foll[+3     
,sec4 #hij;,c4 ,transnational ,crim9al  
,inve/igative ,units4  4  ,decemb] #e1  
#bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t