H.R. 4403 — what changed
Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 2 Open-source screening software
In general— Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State—
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
may make such software and any related technical assistance or training available to foreign governments or multilateral organizations for such purposes.
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).
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—
certify to the appropriate congressional committees that such availability is in the national security interests of the United States; and
provide to such committees information on how such software or any related technical assistance or training will be made available.
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.
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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.section.
Definitions— In this section:
Appropriate congressional committees— The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
in the House of Representatives—
the Committee on Homeland Security; and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
in the Senate—
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Export Administration Regulations— The term “Export Administration Regulations” means—
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
any successor regulations.