Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “DHS Transnational Criminal Investigative Units Act”.
DHS Transnational Criminal Investigative Units Act
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security the Homeland Security Investigations Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Program to coordinate homeland security investigations into transnational criminal organizations, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Homeland security investigations transnational criminal investigative units
In general— Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“447. Transnational criminal investigative units
“(a) Establishment—There is established within the Department a program, which shall be known as the “Homeland Security Investigations Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Program” (referred to in this section as “TCIU Program”). The TCIU Program shall be headed by an Assistant Director, who shall be appointed by the Executive Associate Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.
“(b) Purpose—The purpose of the TCIU Program shall be to—
“(1) coordinate homeland security investigations into transnational criminal organizations; and
“(2) enhance cooperation between Homeland Security Investigations and trusted and vetted foreign law enforcement partners in order to identify targets, collect evidence, share information, and facilitate the prosecution of transnational criminal organizations both in-country and through the United States judicial system.
“(c) Authorization of appropriations—There is authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to carry out this section.”
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: