,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #adfd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #d1 #bjbc,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,hawley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to restrict the flow of illicit drugs into the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,enhancing ,,dhs ,drug ,seizures ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,coordination and information sharing4,sec4 #c4 ,danger pay for ,department of ,homeland ,security personnel deployed abroad4,sec4 #d4 ,improving training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units4,sec4 #e4 ,enhancing the operations of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection in foreign countries4,sec4 #f4 ,drug seizure data improvement4,sec4 #g4 ,drug performance measures4,sec4 #h4 ,penalties for hindering immigration1 border1 and customs controls4 #b4 ,coordination and information sharing 7a7 ,public-,private partnerships 7#a7 ,strategy ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall develop a strategy to strengthen existing and establish new public-private partnerships with shipping1 chemical1 and pharmaceutical industries to assist with early detection and interdiction of illicit drugs and precursor chemicals4 7#b7 ,contents ,the strategy required under paragraph 7#a7 shall contain goals and objectives for employees of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to ensure the tactics1 techniques1 and procedures gained from the public-private partnerships described in paragraph 7#a7 are included in policies1 best practices1 and training for the ,department4 7#c7 ,implementation plan ,not later than #ahj days after developing the strategy required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall develop an implementation plan for the strategy1 which shall outline departmental lead and support roles1 responsibilities1 programs1 and timelines for accomplishing the goals and objectives of the strategy4 7#d7 ,briefing ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide annual briefings to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives regarding the progress made in addressing the implementation plan developed pursuant to paragraph 7#c74 7b7 ,assessment of drug task forces 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall conduct an assessment of the counterdrug task forces in which the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 including components of the ,department1 participates in or leads1 which shall include-- 7,a7 areas of potential overlap2 7,b7 opportunities for sharing information and best practices2 7,c7 how the ,department's processes for ensuring accountability and transparency in its vetting and oversight of partner agency task force members align with best practices2 and 7,d7 corrective action plans for any capability limitations and deficient or negative findings identified in the report for any such task forces led by the ,department4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 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 contains a summary of the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,corrective action plan ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall-- 7,a7 implement the corrective action plans described in paragraph 7#a77;,d7 immediately after the submission of the report pursuant to paragraph 7#b72 and 7,b7 provide annual briefings to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives regarding the progress made in implementing the corrective action plans4 7c7 ,combination of briefings ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may combine the briefings required under subsections 7a77#d7 and 7b77#c7 and provide such combined briefings through fiscal year #bjbf4 #c4 ,danger pay for ,department of ,homeland ,security personnel deployed abroad 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 inserting after section #hha the following3 #hha;,a4 ,danger pay allowance 7a7 ,authorization ,an employee of the ,department1 while stationed in a foreign area1 may be granted a danger pay allowance1 not to exceed #ce percent of the basic pay of such employee1 for any period during which such foreign area experiences a civil insurrection1 a civil war1 ongoing terrorist acts1 or wartime conditions that threaten physical harm or imminent danger to the health or well-being of such employee4 7b7 ,notice ,before granting or terminating a danger pay allowance to any employee pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary1 after consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall notify the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives of-- 7#a7 the intent to make such payments and the circumstances justifying such payments2 or 7#b7 the intent to terminate such payments and the circumstances justifying such termination4 4 #d4 ,improving training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 or the designee of the ,secretary1 may waive reimbursement for salary expenses of ,department of ,homeland ,security for personnel providing training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units in accordance with an agreement with the ,department of ,defense pursuant to section #aece of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 #e4 ,enhancing the operations of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection in foreign countries ,section #daa7;f7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,permissible activities 7,a7 ,in general ,employees of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection and other customs officers designated in accordance with the authorities granted to officers and agents of ,air and ,marine ,operations may provide the support described in subparagraph 7,b7 to authorities of the government of a foreign country1 including by conducting joint operations with appropriate government officials within the territory of such country1 if an agreement has been entered into between the ,government of the ,united ,states and the government of such country that permits such support by such employees and officers4 7,b7 ,support described ,the support described in this subparagraph is support for-- 7i7 the monitoring1 locating1 tracking1 and deterrence of-- 7,i7 illegal drugs to the ,united ,states2 7,,ii7 the illicit smuggling of persons and goods into the ,united ,states2 7,,iii7 terrorist threats to the ,united ,states2 and 7,,iv7 other threats to the security or economy of the ,united ,states2 7ii7 emergency humanitarian efforts2 and 7iii7 law enforcement capacity-building efforts4 7,c7 ,payment of claims ,the ,secretary may expend funds1 which have been appropriated or otherwise made available to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection for operations and support1 to pay claims for money damages against the ,united ,states1 in accordance with the first paragraph of section #bfgb of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 which arise in a foreign country in connection with ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection operations in such country4 4 #f4 ,drug seizure data improvement 7a7 ,study ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall conduct a study to identify any opportunities for improving drug seizure data collection4 7b7 ,elements ,the study required under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 include a survey of the entities that use drug seizure data2 and 7#b7 address-- 7,a7 any additional data fields or drug type categories that should be added to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection's ,,seacats1 ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol's e#c portal1 and any other systems deemed appropriate by the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 in accordance with the first recommendation in the ,government ,accountability ,office's report ,,gao-#bb-ajdgbe1 entitled ,border ,security3 ,,cbp ,could ,improve ,how ,it ,categorizes ,drug ,seizure ,data and ,evaluates ,training2 7,b7 how all the ,department of ,homeland ,security components that collect drug seizure data can standardize their data collection efforts and deconflict drug seizure reporting2 7,c7 how the ,department of ,homeland ,security can better identify1 collect1 and analyze additional data on precursor chemicals1 synthetic drugs1 novel psychoactive substances1 and analogues that have been seized by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection and ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement2 and 7,d7 how the ,department of ,homeland ,security can improve its model of anticipated drug flow into the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,implementation of findings ,following the completion of the study required under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in accordance with the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy's #bjbb ,national ,drug ,control ,strategy1 shall modify ,department of ,homeland ,security drug seizure policies and training programs1 as appropriate1 consistent with the findings of such study2 and 7#b7 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 in consultation with the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 shall make any necessary updates to relevant systems to include the results of confirmatory drug testing results4 #g4 ,drug performance measures ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall develop and implement a ,department of ,homeland ,security plan to ensure that components of the ,department develop and maintain outcome-based performance measures that adequately assess the success of drug interdiction efforts and how to utilize the existing drug-related metrics and performance measures to achieve the missions1 goals1 and targets of the ,department4 #h4 ,penalties for hindering immigration1 border1 and customs controls 7a7 ,personnel and structures ,title ,,ii of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #bgd;,d the following3 #bgd;,e4 ,destroying or evading border controls 7a7 ,illicit spotting 7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be unlawful to knowingly surveil1 track1 monitor1 or transmit the location1 movement1 or activities of any officer or employee of a ,federal1 ,state1 or ,tribal law enforcement agency with the intent to knowingly and willfully-- 7,a7 secure a financial gain2 7,b7 further the objectives of a criminal organization2 and 7,c7 violate-- 7i7 section #bgd7;a77#a77;,a77i72 7ii7 the customs and trade laws of the ,united ,states 7as defined in section #b7d7 of the ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae 7,public ,law #aad-abe772 7iii7 any other ,federal law relating to transporting controlled substances1 agriculture1 or monetary instruments into the ,united ,states2 or 7iv7 any ,federal law relating to border controls measures of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,penalty ,any person who violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned for not more than #e years1 or both4 7b7 ,destruction of ,united ,states border controls 7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be unlawful to knowingly and without lawful authorization-- 7,a7 7i7 destroy or significantly damage any fence1 barrier1 sensor1 camera1 or other physical or electronic device deployed by the ,federal ,government to control an international border of1 or a port of entry to1 the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 otherwise construct1 excavate1 or make any structure intended to defeat1 circumvent or evade such a fence1 barrier1 sensor camera1 or other physical or electronic device deployed by the ,federal ,government to control an international border of1 or a port of entry to1 the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 in carrying out an act described in paragraph 7#a71 have the intent to knowingly and willfully-- 7i7 secure a financial gain2 7ii7 further the objectives of a criminal organization2 and 7iii7 violate-- 7,i7 section #bgd7;a77#a77;,a77i72 7,,ii7 the customs and trade laws of the ,united ,states 7as defined in section #b7d7 of the ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae 7,public ,law #aad-abe772 7,,iii7 any other ,federal law relating to transporting controlled substances1 agriculture1 or monetary instruments into the ,united ,states2 or 7,,iv7 any ,federal law relating to border controls measures of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,penalty ,any person who violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned for not more than #e years1 or both4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bgd;,d the following3 ,sec4 #bgd;,e4 ,destroying or evading border controls4 4