Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State to:
DHS and the State Department shall submit an implementing plan to Congress.
Before making open-source software available to foreign governments or multilateral organizations, DHS and the State Department shall: (1) certify to Congress that such availability is in U.S. national security interests, and (2) inform Congress on how such software or any related technical assistance or training will be made available.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4403 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4403
To authorize the development of open-source software based on certain
systems of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of
State to facilitate the vetting of travelers against terrorist
watchlists and law enforcement databases, enhance border management,
and improve targeting and analysis, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 1, 2016
Mr. Hurd of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Loudermilk,
Ms. McSally, Mr. Ratcliffe, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr.
Vela, and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee
on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To authorize the development of open-source software based on certain
systems of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of
State to facilitate the vetting of travelers against terrorist
watchlists and law enforcement databases, enhance border management,
and improve targeting and analysis, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting
Act''.
SEC. 2. OPEN-SOURCE SCREENING SOFTWARE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State--
(1) are authorized to develop open-source software based on
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's global travel targeting
and analysis systems and the Department of State's
watchlisting, identification, and screening systems in order to
facilitate the vetting of travelers against terrorist
watchlists and law enforcement databases, enhance border
management, and improve targeting and analysis; and
(2) may make such software and any related technical
assistance or training available to foreign governments or
multilateral organizations for such purposes.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a plan to implement subsection (a).
(c) Provision of Software and Congressional Notification.--Not
later than 15 days before the open-source software described in
subsection (a) is made available to foreign governments or multilateral
organizations pursuant to such subsection, the Secretary of Homeland
Security and Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Director
of National Intelligence, shall--
(1) certify to the appropriate congressional committees
that such availability is in the national security interests of
the United States; and
(2) provide to such committees information on how such
software or any related technical assistance or training will
be made available.
(d) Rule of Construction.--The authority provided under this
section shall be exercised in accordance with applicable provisions of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Export
Administration Regulations, or any other similar provision of law.
(e) Prohibition on Additional Funding.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. This section
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated or made
available to the Department of Homeland Security.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) in the House of Representatives--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security; and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
(B) in the Senate--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs; and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations.
(2) Export administration regulations.--The term ``Export
Administration Regulations'' means--
(A) the Export Administration Regulations as
maintained and amended under the authority of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) and codified in subchapter C of chapter
VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; or
(B) any successor regulations.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-480, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-480, Part I.
Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1670-1672)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4403.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1670)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1670)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.