Sec. 1126. Foreign migration assistance
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Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), as amended by sections 1115 and 1123 of this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide to a foreign government financial assistance for foreign country operations to address migration flows that may affect the United States. Assistance provided under subsection
(a)may be provided only if such assistance would enhance the recipient government’s capacity to address irregular migration flows that may affect the United States, including through related detention or removal operations by the recipient government, including procedures to screen and provide protection for certain individuals. The Secretary may, if appropriate, seek reimbursement from the receiving foreign government for the provision of financial assistance under this section. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, any reimbursement collected pursuant to subsection
(c)shall— be credited as offsetting collections to the account that finances the financial assistance under this section for which such reimbursement is received; and remain available until expended for the purpose of carrying out this section. The authority provided under this section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2023. The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall jointly develop and implement any financial assistance under this section. Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting, augmenting, or diminishing the authority of the Secretary of State. In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out this section. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 436 the following new item: Sec. 437. Foreign migration assistance. .
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