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Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced: May 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 17, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4271)
May 17, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2281.
May 17, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4271-4273)
May 17, 2017
Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 17, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 17, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4271)
May 16, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.
May 16, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-122.
May 3, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 3, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
May 2, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 16, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), before establishing a Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) unit, to apply risk-based criteria that takes into consideration specified factors, including:

  • whether the area in which the unit would be established is significantly impacted by threats posed by transnational criminal organizations;
  • the extent to which the unit would advance DHS's homeland and border security strategic priorities and related objectives; and
  • whether departmental Joint Task Force operations would be enhanced, improved, or otherwise assisted by the unit.

A BEST unit with a port security nexus must be composed of at least one member of each of: (1) the Coast Guard Investigative Service, and (2) the geographically-responsible Coast Guard Sector Intelligence Office.

The bill requires DHS to submit an annual report on the BEST program for the next five years, and such report must include:

  • a description of the effectiveness of BEST in disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations;
  • an assessment of how BEST enhances information-sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information, among federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies;
  • a description of how BEST advances DHS's homeland and border security strategic priorities and effectiveness of BEST in achieving related objectives; and
  • an assessment of BEST's joint operational efforts with departmental Joint Task Force operations.
What's happening now May 18, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3