BITMAP Authorization Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, BITMAP Authorization Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers 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, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2BD6EF4FE3D64926A5DFC6F3D427ECFE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act or the BITMAP Authorization Act.
- Section HC4D7E042C0FD4E06BFA225EDA2C75B52: 2. Biometric identification transnational migration alert program Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended...
- Section H2F08801C6A3C483E938F205540A1506D: 448. Biometric identification transnational migration alert program In addition to the Secretary’s existing information sharing authorities provided under this...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, BITMAP Authorization Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Government Operations, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, BITMAP Authorization Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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