6 U.S.C. § 224 — Other reporting requirements

Page 121 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 224 are suitable to measure the effectiveness of border security. (B) Congressional notification Not later than 30 days before updating the metrics pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the appropriate con- gressional committees of such updates. (Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1092, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2429.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter. § 224. Other reporting requirements (a) Unidentified remains (1) Reporting requirement Not later than 1 year after December 31, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Commis- sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit a report to the appropriate com- mittees of Congress regarding all unidentified remains discovered, during the reporting pe- riod, on or near the border between the United States and Mexico, including— (A) for each deceased person— (i) the cause and manner of death, if known; (ii) the sex, age (at time of death), and country of origin (if such information is determinable); and (iii) the location of each unidentified re- main; (B) the total number of deceased people whose unidentified remains were discovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection dur- ing the reporting period; (C) to the extent such information is avail- able to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the total number of deceased people whose unidentified remains were discovered by Federal, State, local or Tribal law enforce- ment officers, military personnel, or medical examiners offices; (D) the efforts of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to engage with nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher edu- cation, medical examiners and coroners, and law enforcement agencies— (i) to identify and map the locations at which migrant deaths occur; and (ii) to count the number of deaths that occur at such locations; and (E) a detailed description of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Missing Migrant Program, including how the program helps mitigate migrant deaths while maintaining border security. (2) Public disclosure Not later than 30 days after each report re- quired under paragraph (1) is submitted, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall publish on the website of the agency the information described in subpara- graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) during each reporting period. (b) Rescue beacons Not later than 1 year after December 31, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall sub- mit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the use of rescue beacons along the border between the United States and Mexico, including, for the reporting period— (1) the number of rescue beacons in each bor- der patrol sector; (2) the specific location of each rescue bea- con; (3) the frequency with which each rescue beacon was activated by a person in distress; (4) a description of the nature of the distress that resulted in each rescue beacon activation (if such information is determinable); and (5) an assessment, in consultation with local stakeholders, including elected officials, non- governmental organizations, and landowners, of necessary additional rescue beacons and recommendations for locations for deployment to reduce migrant deaths. (c) GAO report Not later than 6 months after the report re- quired under subsection (a) is submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Comp- troller General of the United States shall sub- mit a report to the same committees that de- scribes— (1) how U.S. Customs and Border Protection collects and records border-crossing death data; (2) the differences (if any) in U.S. Customs and Border Protection border-crossing death data collection methodology across its sec- tors; (3) how U.S. Customs and Border Protec- tion’s data and statistical analysis on trends in the numbers, locations, causes, and charac- teristics of border-crossing deaths compare to other sources of data on these deaths, includ- ing border county medical examiners and coroners and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (4) how U.S. Customs and Border Protection measures the effectiveness of its programs to mitigate migrant deaths; and (5) the extent to which U.S. Customs and Border Protection engages Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, foreign diplo- matic and consular posts, and nongovern- mental organizations— (A) to accurately identify deceased indi- viduals; (B) to resolve cases involving unidentified remains; (C) to resolve cases involving unidentified persons; and (D) to share information on missing per- sons and unidentified remains, specifically with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). (Pub. L. 116–277, § 5, Dec. 31, 2020, 134 Stat. 3370.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019, and not as part of the Page 122 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 225 1 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period. Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter. § 225. Reports, evaluations, and research regard- ing drug interdiction at and between ports of entry (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 Con- trol Policy, shall research additional techno- logical solutions to— (1) target and detect illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals, in- cluding 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 strat- egies in illicit drug interdiction and procure- ment decisions (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, in con- sultation with the Attorney General, the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Con- trol Policy, shall establish a program to col- lect 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. Immi- gration 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 intelligence sharing into the origins of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals within the United States; and (C) other data or metrics considered appro- priate by the Secretary of Homeland Secu- rity. (3) Updates The Secretary of Homeland Security, as ap- propriate and in the coordination with the of- ficials referred to in paragraph (1), may update the data and metrics program established pur- suant to paragraph (1). (4) Reports (A) Secretary of Homeland Security Not later than one year after December 23, 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Sec- retary of Homeland Security, in consulta- tion with the Attorney General, the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall, based on the data col- lected and metrics developed pursuant to the program established pursuant to paragraph (1), submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa- tives and the Committee on Homeland Secu- rity and Governmental Affairs, the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that— (i) examines and analyzes current tech- nologies, including pilot technologies, de- ployed at land, air, and sea ports of entry to assess how well such technologies de- tect, deter, and address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals; and (ii) examines and analyzes current tech- nologies, including pilot technologies, de- ployed between land ports of entry to as- sess how well and accurately such tech- nologies detect, deter, interdict, and ad- dress illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals; 1 (B) Government Accountability Office Not later than one year after the submis- sion of each of the first three reports re- quired under subparagraph (A), the Comp- troller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se- curity, the Committee on Energy and Com- merce, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that evaluates and, as appro- priate, makes recommendations to improve, the collection of data under the program es- tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) and metrics used in the subsequent reports re- quired under such subparagraph. (Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7136, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3650.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter. § 226. Ensuring timely updates to U.S. Customs and Border Protection field manuals (a) In general Not less frequently than triennially, the Com- missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec- tion shall review and update, as necessary, the