To increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, to provide independent oversight of border security activities, to improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, to provide independent oversight of border security activities, to improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3D0C36A807374E6FB03B9DD30922EC84: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland Security Improvement Act.
- Section HCC9F3FF8198041A7A19F9B95E3FE3C57: 2. Stakeholder and community engagement There is established an independent commission, which shall be known as the Department of Homeland Security Border...
- Section H933E2C18B3874BD6AD6F59830FCF6417: 3. Establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Related Concerns Subtitle A of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6...
- Section H575F1254C8E1408086C18A61689B2E0B: 406. Ombudsman for Border and Immigration-Related Concerns There shall be within the Department an Ombudsman for Border and Immigration-Related Concerns...
- Section H49477C13240F4240BA356A838292D4B0: 4. Training and continuing education The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish policies and guidelines to ensure that all U.S. Customs and Border...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, to provide independent oversight of border security activities, to improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, to provide independent oversight of border security activities, to improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Escobar introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a location— at which vehicles or individuals traveling through the location are stopped by a law enforcement official for the purposes of enforcement of United States immigration laws and regulations
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