Description:
H.R. 1196 would require the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prioritize the transfer of systems that monitor travel by terrorists and foreign fighters to countries from which such individuals are likely to travel to the United States and would require the departments to notify the Congress of any planned transfers. The bill also would require the Department of State to submit to the Congress a plan to increase the capacity of foreign countries to monitor such travel and to report on the efforts of foreign countries to develop that capacity.
The bill would direct DHS to share with foreign governments certain technology used to screen persons who enter the United States. Based on an analysis of information from DHS, CBO estimates that implementing that provision would cost about $2 million in 2018 and $13 million over the 2018-2022 period ($2 million to $3 million each year after 2018), mostly for additional personnel and contractor services, assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts.
