6 U.S.C. § 474 — Homeland security critical domain re-

Page 247 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 474 must be fought with trained personnel and highly specialized counter-child-exploitation strategies and technologies. ‘‘(3) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Secu- rity serves a critical national security role in pro- tecting the United States from the growing inter- national threat of child exploitation and human traf- ficking. ‘‘(4) The Cyber Crimes Center of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a vital na- tional resource in the effort to combat international child exploitation, providing advanced expertise and assistance in investigations, computer forensics, and victim identification. ‘‘(5) The returning military heroes of the United States possess unique and valuable skills that can as- sist law enforcement in combating global sexual and child exploitation, and the Department of Homeland Security should use this national resource to the maximum extent possible. ‘‘(6) Through the Human Exploitation Rescue Oper- ative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program, the re- turning military heroes of the United States are trained and hired to investigate crimes of child ex- ploitation in order to target predators and rescue children from sexual abuse and slavery.’’ § 474. Homeland security critical domain re- search and development (a) In general (1) Research and development The Secretary is authorized to conduct re- search and development to— (A) identify United States critical domains for economic security and homeland secu- rity; and (B) evaluate the extent to which disrup- tion, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunc- tion of any of such domain poses a substan- tial threat to homeland security. (2) Requirements (A) Risk analysis of critical domains The research under paragraph (1) shall in- clude a risk analysis of each identified United States critical domain for economic security to determine the degree to which there exists a present or future threat to homeland security in the event of disrup- tion, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunc- tion to such domain. Such research shall consider, to the extent possible, the fol- lowing: (i) The vulnerability and resilience of relevant supply chains. (ii) Foreign production, processing, and manufacturing methods. (iii) Influence of malign economic ac- tors. (iv) Asset ownership. (v) Relationships within the supply chains of such domains. (vi) The degree to which the conditions referred to in clauses (i) through (v) would place such a domain at risk of disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction. (B) Additional research into high-risk critical domains Based on the identification and risk anal- ysis of United States critical domains for economic security pursuant to paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, re- spectively, the Secretary may conduct addi- tional research into those critical domains, or specific elements thereof, with respect to which there exists the highest degree of a present or future threat to homeland secu- rity in the event of disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such a do- main. For each such high-risk domain, or element thereof, such research shall— (i) describe the underlying infrastructure and processes; (ii) analyze present and projected per- formance of industries that comprise or support such domain; (iii) examine the extent to which the supply chain of a product or service nec- essary to such domain is concentrated, ei- ther through a small number of sources, or if multiple sources are concentrated in one geographic area; (iv) examine the extent to which the de- mand for supplies of goods and services of such industries can be fulfilled by present and projected performance of other indus- tries, identify strategies, plans, and poten- tial barriers to expand the supplier indus- trial base, and identify the barriers to the participation of such other industries; (v) consider each such domain’s perform- ance capacities in stable economic envi- ronments, adversarial supply conditions, and under crisis economic constraints; (vi) identify and define needs and re- quirements to establish supply resiliency within each such domain; and (vii) consider the effects of sector con- solidation, including foreign consolidation, either through mergers or acquisitions, or due to recent geographic realignment, on such industries’ performances. (3) Consultation In conducting the research under paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary may consult with appropriate Fed- eral agencies, State agencies, and private sec- tor stakeholders. (4) Publication Beginning one year after December 27, 2021, the Secretary shall publish a report con- taining information relating to the research under paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), including findings, evidence, analysis, and recommendations. Such report shall be updated annually through 2026. (b) Submission to Congress Not later than 90 days after the publication of each report required under paragraph (4) of sub- section (a), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Home- land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate each such report, together with a de- scription of actions the Secretary, in consulta- tion with appropriate Federal agencies, will un- dertake or has undertaken in response to each such report. (c) Definitions In this section: Page 248 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 475 (1) United states critical domains for economic security The term ‘‘United States critical domains for economic security’’ means the critical in- frastructure and other associated industries, technologies, and intellectual property, or any combination thereof, that are essential to the economic security of the United States. (2) Economic security The term ‘‘economic security’’ means the condition of having secure and resilient do- mestic production capacity, combined with re- liable access to the global resources necessary to maintain an acceptable standard of living and to protect core national values. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out this section. (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 890B, as added Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXIV, § 6409(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2406.) § 475. Transnational Criminal Investigative Units (a) In general The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall operate Transnational Criminal Investigative Units within Homeland Security Investigations. (b) Composition Each Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit shall be composed of trained foreign law enforcement officials who shall collaborate with Homeland Security Investigations to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in transnational criminal activity. (c) Vetting requirement (1) In general Before entry into a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, and at periodic intervals while serving in such a unit, foreign law en- forcement officials shall be required to pass certain security evaluations, which may in- clude a background check, a polygraph exam- ination, a urinalysis test, or other measures that the Secretary determines to be appro- priate. (2) Leahy vetting required No member of a foreign law enforcement unit may join a Transnational Criminal Inves- tigative Unit if the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has credible infor- mation that such foreign law enforcement unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, consistent with the limitations set forth in section 2378d of title 22. (3) Approval and concurrence The establishment and continued support of the Transnational Criminal Investigative Units who are assigned under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be performed with the approval of the chief of mission to the foreign country to which the personnel are assigned; (B) shall be consistent with the duties and powers of the Secretary of State and the chief of mission for a foreign country under section 4802 of title 22 and section 3927 of title 22, respectively; and (C) shall not be established without the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. (4) Report The Executive Associate Director of Home- land Security Investigations shall submit a re- port to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Secu- rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Represent- atives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes— (A) the procedures used for vetting Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit members to include compliance with the vetting required under this subsection; and (B) any additional measures that should be implemented to prevent personnel in vetted units from being compromised by criminal organizations. (d) Monetary stipend The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations is authorized to pay vet- ted members of a Transnational Criminal Inves- tigative Unit a monetary stipend in an amount associated with their duties dedicated to unit activities. (e) Annual briefing The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, during the 5-year pe- riod beginning on December 23, 2022, shall pro- vide an annual unclassified briefing to the con- gressional committees referred to in subsection (c)(4), which may include a classified session, if necessary, that identifies— (1) the number of vetted members of Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each country; (2) the amount paid in stipends to such members, disaggregated by country; (3) relevant enforcement statistics, such as arrests and progress made on joint investiga- tions, in each such country; and (4) whether any vetted members of the Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each country were involved in any unlawful activity, including human rights abuses or sig- nificant acts of corruption. (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 890C, as added Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7105(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3623.) § 475a. Mentor-prote´ge´ program (a) Establishment There is established in the Department a men- tor-prote´ge´ program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) under which a mentor firm enters into an agreement with a prote´ge´ firm for the purpose of assisting the prote´ge´ firm to com- pete for prime contracts and subcontracts of the Department.