Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act”.
Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act
A BILL
To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pay stipends to members of Transnational Criminal Investigative Units who have been properly vetted.
Sec. 2 Homeland Security Investigations Transnational Criminal Investigative Units
In general— Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“890C. Transnational Criminal Investigative Units
“(a) In general—The Secretary shall operate Transnational Criminal Investigative Units within United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.
“(b) Composition—Each Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit shall be composed of trained foreign law enforcement officials who shall collaborate with Homeland Security Investigations to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in transnational criminal activity.
“(c) Vetting requirement
“(1) In general—Upon entry into a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, and at periodic intervals while serving in such a unit, foreign law enforcement officials shall be required to pass certain security evaluations, which may include a background check, a polygraph examination, a urinalysis test, or other measures that the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement determines to be appropriate.
“(2) Report—The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that describes—
“(A) the procedures used for vetting Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit members; and
“(B) any additional measures that should be implemented to prevent personnel in vetted units from being compromised by criminal organizations.
“(d) Monetary stipend—The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is authorized to pay vetted members of a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit a monetary stipend in an amount associated with their duties dedicated to unit activities.
“(e) Annual briefing—The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall provide an annual unclassified briefing to the congressional committees referred to in subsection (c)(2), which may include a classified session, if necessary, that identifies—
“(1) the number of vetted members of Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each country;
“(2) the amount paid in stipends to such members, disaggregated by country; and
“(3) relevant enforcement statistics, such as arrests and progress made on joint investigations, in each such country.”
Clerical amendment— The table of contents for the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890B the following: