Sec. 6. Enhancing the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in foreign countries
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The Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 629 the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other customs officers designated in accordance with section 401(i) may provide the support described in subsection
(b)to authorities of the government of a foreign county, including by conducting joint operations with appropriate law enforcement officials within the territory of that country, if an arrangement has been entered into between the Government of the United States and the government of that country under which the provision of such support by U.S. Customs and Border Protection is permitted. Support described in this subsection is air and marine support for— the detection, deterrence, interdiction, and disruption of— the transit of illegal drugs into the United States; the illicit traffic of persons and goods into the United States; terrorist threats to the United States; and other threats to the security or economy of the United States; emergency humanitarian efforts; and law enforcement capacity-building efforts. . Section 411(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(f) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: Air and Marine Operations may provide support to authorities of the government of a foreign county, including by conducting aviation and marine operations, in conjunction with appropriate government officials from the United States and such foreign country in accordance with section 629A of the Tariff Act of 1930. . The Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq. ) is further amended by inserting after section 629A, as added by subsection (a)(1), the following: In this section: The term covered claim means a claim against the United States— for— damage to, or loss of, real property of a foreign country or a political subdivision or resident of a foreign country, including damage or loss incident to use and occupancy of such real property; damage to, or loss of, personal property of a foreign country or a political subdivision or resident of a foreign country, including property bailed to the United States; or personal injury to, or death of, a resident of a foreign country; and if the damage, loss, personal injury, or death— that occurred in a foreign country; and was caused by, or was otherwise incident to the activities of, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The term foreign country includes any place under the jurisdiction of the United States in a foreign country. The Secretary of Homeland Security may settle and pay a covered claim in an amount that does not exceed $100,000 from amounts appropriated for the operating expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Secretary of Homeland Security, or an employee of the Department of Homeland Security who has been designated by the Secretary, may appoint, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe— a claims commission, composed of one or more employees of the Department of Homeland Security, to settle and pay covered claims that do not exceed $100,000; and an employee of the Department to act as an approval authority for settlement and payment of covered claims that do not exceed $10,000. If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a covered claim that exceeds $100,000 is meritorious, the Secretary may— pay the claimant $100,000; and report to the Secretary of the Treasury, for payment under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, the amount of the claim that— exceeds $100,000; and the Secretary of Homeland Security determines is meritorious. The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that lists the claims during the reporting period that exceeded $100,000, including the amount of the claim paid and a description of the nature of the claim. The report shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The claim of an insured may be considered under this section, but the claim of a subrogee may not be considered under this section. A covered claim may not be filed after the date that is 2 years after the occurrence of the damage, loss, personal injury, or death that is the subject of the claim. Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not settle or pay a covered claim unless the amount of the payment is accepted by the claimant as full satisfaction for the claim. .
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Enhancing the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in foreign countries
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