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6 U.S.C. § 214 — Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities
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The Secretary shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Preventing the entry of terrorists and the instruments of terrorism into the United States.
(2) Securing the borders, territorial waters, ports, terminals, waterways, and air, land, and sea transportation systems of the United States, including managing and coordinating those functions transferred to the Department at ports of entry.
(3) Carrying out the immigration enforcement functions vested by statute in, or performed by, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (or any officer, employee, or component of the Immigration and Naturalization Service) immediately before the date on which the transfer of functions specified under [section 251 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section251&num=0&edition=prelim) takes effect.
(4) Establishing and administering rules, in accordance with [section 236 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section236&num=0&edition=prelim), governing the granting of visas or other forms of permission, including parole, to enter the United States to individuals who are not a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
(5) Establishing national immigration enforcement policies and priorities.
(6) Except as provided in part C of this subchapter, administering the customs laws of the United States.
(7) Conducting the inspection and related administrative functions of the Department of Agriculture transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security under [section 231 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section231&num=0&edition=prelim).
(8) In carrying out the foregoing responsibilities, ensuring the s
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The Secretary shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Preventing the entry of terrorists and the instruments of terrorism into the United States.
(2) Securing the borders, territorial waters, ports, terminals, waterways, and air, land, and sea transportation systems of the United States, including managing and coordinating those functions transferred to the Department at ports of entry.
(3) Carrying out the immigration enforcement functions vested by statute in, or performed by, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (or any officer, employee, or component of the Immigration and Naturalization Service) immediately before the date on which the transfer of functions specified under [section 251 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section251&num=0&edition=prelim) takes effect.
(4) Establishing and administering rules, in accordance with [section 236 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section236&num=0&edition=prelim), governing the granting of visas or other forms of permission, including parole, to enter the United States to individuals who are not a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
(5) Establishing national immigration enforcement policies and priorities.
(6) Except as provided in part C of this subchapter, administering the customs laws of the United States.
(7) Conducting the inspection and related administrative functions of the Department of Agriculture transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security under [section 231 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section231&num=0&edition=prelim).
(8) In carrying out the foregoing responsibilities, ensuring the speedy, orderly, and efficient flow of lawful traffic and commerce.
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**(a) Program established** The Secretary, through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (referred to in this section as “CBP”), in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish a program that—
(1) seeks to prevent a child (as defined in [section 1204(b)(1) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1204/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) from departing from the territory of the United States if a parent or legal guardian of such child presents a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting the removal of such child from the United States to a CBP Officer in sufficient time to prevent such departure for the duration of such court order; and
(2) leverages other existing authorities and processes to address the wrongful removal and return of a child.
**(b) Interagency coordination**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of State shall convene and chair an interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction. The group shall be composed of presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed officials from—
(A) the Department of State;
(B) the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
(C) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) **Department of Defense** — The Secretary of Defense shall designate an official within the Department of Defense—
(A) to coordinate with the Department of State on international child abduction issues; and
(B) to oversee activities designed to prevent or resolve international child abduction cases relating to active duty military servic
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**(a) Research on additional technologies to detect fentanyl** Not later than one year after December 23, 2022, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall research additional technological solutions to—
(1) target and detect illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals, including low-purity fentanyl, especially in counterfeit pressed tablets, and illicit pill press molds; and
(2) enhance detection of such counterfeit pressed tablets through nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other advanced screening technologies.
**(b) Evaluation of current technologies and strategies in illicit drug interdiction and procurement decisions**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall establish a program to collect available data and develop metrics to measure how technologies and strategies used by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other relevant Federal agencies have helped detect trafficked illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals or deter illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals from being trafficked into the United States at and between land, air, and sea ports of entry.
(2) **Considerations** — The data and metrics program established pursuant to paragraph (1) may consider—
(A) the rate of detection of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals at land, air, and sea ports of entry;
(B) investigations and inte
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**(a) Compliance with performance plan requirements** As part of the annual performance plan required in the budget submission of the United States Customs and Border Protection under [section 1115 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1115&num=0&edition=prelim), the Commissioner shall establish performance indicators relating to the seizure of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals in order to evaluate the performance goals of the United States Customs and Border Protection with respect to the interdiction of illegal drugs entering the United States.
**(b) Study and report relating to methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals**
(1) **Analysis** — The Commissioner shall, on an ongoing basis, analyze the movement of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals into the United States. In conducting the analysis, the Commissioner shall—
(A) consider the entry of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals through ports of entry, between ports of entry, through international mails, and through international courier services;
(B) examine the export procedures of each foreign country where the shipments of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals originate and determine if changes in the country’s customs over time provisions would alleviate the export of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals; and
(C) identify emerging trends in smuggling techniques and strategies.
(2) **Report** — Not later than September 30, 2007, and each 2-year period thereafter, the Commissioner, in the consultation with the Attorney General, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and the United
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 213
personnel, and associated support staff, of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection on the day be-
fore the effective date of this chapter: Import
Specialists, Entry Specialists, Drawback Spe-
cialists, National Import Specialist, Fines and
Penalties Specialists, attorneys of the Office
of Regulations and Rulings, Customs Auditors,
International
Trade
Specialists,
Financial
Systems Specialists.
(c) New personnel
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to
appoint up to 20 new personnel to work with per-
sonnel of the Department in performing customs
revenue functions.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 412, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat.
2179;
Pub.
L.
114–125,
title
VIII,
§ 802(g)(1)(B)(iii)(II), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 211.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The effective date of this chapter, referred to in sub-
secs. (a)(1) and (b), is 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see sec-
tion 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 101 of this title.
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b)(1),
was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–296,
Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of
this title and Tables.
The Tariff Act of 1930, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is
act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, 46 Stat. 590, which is classified
generally to chapter 4 (§ 1202 et seq.) of Title 19, Cus-
toms Duties. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see section 1654 of Title 19 and Tables.
The Foreign Trade Zones Act, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2), is act June 18, 1934, ch. 590, 48 Sta
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