Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Terrorist Reporting Act of 2022”.
Terrorist Reporting Act of 2022
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress quarterly reports relating to the total numbers of aliens apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol unlawfully crossing the border whose identifying information is within the terrorist screening database, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Reports on aliens included in terrorist screening database apprehended unlawfully entering the United States
In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report, subject to subsection (b), that contains the following with respect to each immediately preceding 90-day period:
Information relating to the total numbers of aliens apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol after unlawfully crossing the border whose identifying information is included within the terrorist screening database (as such term is defined in section 2101(10) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621(10))) upon processing.
Information relating to the reason each such alien is included in such database.
An identification of the country of national origin and citizenship of each such alien.
The current status of each such alien’s detention, including, if applicable, information relating to the reason why any such alien has not, as of the time of the applicable report, been placed in removal proceedings.
Classification— Each report required under subsection (a) shall, with respect to the matters considered pursuant to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of such subsection, be submitted in classified form.