,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgf #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #djga
 ,report ,no4 #aai-cbc1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,june #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 ,guest 7for himself
 and ,ms4 ,pou7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on ,ways  
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,october #c1 #bjbe;,additional sponsor3 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick  ,october #c1         
#bjbe,reported from the ,committee on   
,homeland ,security  ,october #c1       
#bjbe;,committee on ,ways and ,means    
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland        
,security ,act of #bjjb to enhance the  
operations of ,u4,s4 ,customs and       

,border ,protection in foreign          
countries1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,combatting ,international ,drug    
,trafficking and ,human ,smuggling      
,partnership ,act of #bjbe4  #b4        
,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 following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 ,permissible activities
  7,a7 ,in general ,employees of ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection        
designated with the authorities granted 
to officers and agents of ,air and      
,marine ,operations may provide the     
support described in subparagraph 7,b7  
to the government of a foreign country1 
including by conducting joint operations
 with appropriate government officials  
within the territory of such country1 if

 an arrangement has been entered into   
between the ,government of the ,united  
,states and the government of such      
country that permits such support4  7,b7
 ,support described  7i7 ,in general    
,the support described in this          
subparagraph is support for the         
following3 7,i7 ,the monitoring1        
locating1 tracking1 and deterrence of   
the following3 7aa7 ,illegal drugs to   
the ,united ,states4  7bb7 ,the illicit 
smuggling of persons and goods into the 
,united ,states4  7cc7 ,terrorist       
threats to the ,united ,states4  7dd7   
,other threats to the security or       
economy of the ,united ,states4  7,,ii7 
,emergency humanitarian efforts4        
7,,iii7 ,law enforcement                
capacity-building efforts4  7ii7        
,definition ,in this subparagraph1 the  
term emergency humanitarian efforts     
means activities carried out by ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection        
pertaining to search and rescue         
activities1 medical assistance1 air     

traffic control assistance1 and         
transport necessary to accomplish such  
purposes4  7,c7 ,payment of claims  7i7 
,in general ,subject to clauses 7ii7 and
 7iv71 the ,secretary may expend funds  
that have been appropriated or otherwise
 made available for the operating       
expenses of the ,department 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 
7ii7 ,submission deadline ,a claim may  
be allowed under clause 7i7 only if such
 claim is presented not later than two  
years after the date of the incident    
that gives rise to such claim4  7iii7   
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the date on which the expenditure       
authority under clause 7i7 expires      
pursuant to clause 7iv71 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the ,committee on       

,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report that   
describes1 for each of the payments made
 pursuant to such clause 7i71 the       
following3 7,i7 ,the person or entity   
that received such payment4  7,,ii7 ,the
 amount paid to such person or entity4  
7,,iii7 ,the country in which such      
person or entity resides or has its     
principal place of business4  7,,iv7 ,a 
detailed account of the circumstances to
 justify such payment4  7iv7 ,sunset    
,the expenditure authority under clause 
7i7 shall expire on the date that is    
five years after the date of the        
enactment of this subparagraph4  4      
,october #c1 #bjbe,reported from the    
,committee on ,homeland                 
,security,october #c1 #bjbe;,committee  
on ,ways and ,means discharged2         
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed