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Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

Introduced: May 4, 2023 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.
Oct 3, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-104.
May 17, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

This bill addresses various issues related to border security and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Under this bill, DHS employees may receive danger pay while stationed in a foreign area while that area is experiencing certain conditions, such as civil war, that threaten physical harm or imminent danger to the employee. The danger pay may be for up to 35% of the employee's basic pay.

Furthermore, DHS may waive reimbursement for the salaries of DHS employees providing training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units under an agreement with the Department of Defense.

The bill also authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide air and marine support to foreign governments for certain operations, such as an operation to deter illegal drugs from entering the United States.

The bill also makes it a crime to destroy or significantly damage physical or electronic devices (e.g., fences or cameras) used by the federal government to control a U.S. international border with the intent to achieve certain goals relating to securing financial gain and breaking federal laws. Similarly, it shall be a crime to knowingly track, monitor, or transmit the activities of federal, state, or local law enforcement officers with the intent to achieve such goals.

The crimes established by this bill shall be punishable by fines, imprisonment of up to five years, or both.

What's happening now October 3, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.

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