EMAP Act

Early Migration Alert Program Act or the EMAP Act

This bill establishes within the Department of Homeland Security a program to (1) lead the dissemination of information pertaining to the release of non-U.S. nationals (alien under federal law) from custody, and (2) formalize partnerships with regional stakeholders relating to such information.

The bill also requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide certain information to the relevant state and local governments at least 24 hours before releasing a non-U.S. national from custody.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7462 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7462

    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the 
Department of Homeland Security the Early Migration Alert Program, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2022

     Mr. Guest (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Higgins of 
Louisiana, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Norman, Mrs. 
Miller-Meeks, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Meijer, 
Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the 
Department of Homeland Security the Early Migration Alert Program, 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 ``Early Migration Alert Program Act'' 
or the ``EMAP Act''.

SEC. 2. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 447. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
program to be known as the `Early Migration Alert Program' (referred to 
in this section as `EMAP').
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of EMAP is to--
            ``(1) lead the Department's dissemination of information 
        pertaining to the movement and release of aliens into the 
        United States; and
            ``(2) formalize partnerships with regional stakeholders to 
        integrate, analyze, and disseminate information pertaining to 
        the movement and release of aliens into the United States.
    ``(c) Information Sharing.--
            ``(1) Provision of information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 24 hours before 
                releasing an alien into the United States, the 
                Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. 
                Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. 
                Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall provide to 
                State, local, Tribal, and territorial government 
                personnel in the relevant jurisdiction information 
                relating to the number of such aliens to be released, 
                the number of such aliens with known criminal 
                histories, the initial destinations of such aliens, and 
                the final destinations where such aliens intend to 
                settle.
                    ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                subparagraph (A) may be construed as requiring U.S. 
                Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and 
                Customs Enforcement to detain an alien any longer than 
                required by law.
            ``(2) Electronic mail notification service.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through 
                the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
                Enforcement, shall take such actions as are necessary 
                to develop an electronic mail notification system and a 
                list of State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
                government personnel who may receive information under 
                paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Delivery.--Information under paragraph (1) 
                may be provided via the electronic mail notification 
                system under subparagraph (A) only if a verified 
                official government email address of the receiving 
                jurisdiction is on file with EMAP.
    ``(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect and apply 
with respect to any alien who is apprehended or released on or after 
the date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to carry 
out this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 446 the following new item:

``Sec. 447. Early Migration Alert Program.''.
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