6 U.S.C. § 475 — Transnational Criminal Investigative Units

(a) The Secretary, with the Secretary of State's agreement, must operate Transnational Criminal Investigative Units inside Homeland Security Investigations. (b) Each unit is made up of trained foreign law enforcement officials, who work with Homeland Security Investigations to investigate and prosecute people involved in crime that crosses national borders. (c) Vetting requirement. Before joining a unit, and at regular times while serving in one, foreign officers must pass security checks, which may include a background check, a polygraph test, a urine test, or other measures the Secretary decides are appropriate. No member of a foreign law enforcement unit may join if the Secretary, working with the Secretary of State, has credible information that the unit has committed a serious human rights violation, following the limits set out in a separate law (22 U.S.C. § 2378d). Setting up and continuing a unit requires the approval of the U.S. chief of mission in that country, must follow the duties of the Secretary of State and chief of mission under other listed laws, and cannot happen without the agreement of the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. The Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations must report to several named Senate and House committees on the vetting procedures used and on any extra steps needed to keep vetted members from being compromised by criminal groups. (d) The Executive Associate Director may pay vetted unit members a monetary stipend tied to their unit duties. (e) For five years starting December 23, 2022, the Executive Associate Director must give the named congressional committees an annual unclassified briefing (which may include a classified part if needed) covering: how many vetted members are in each country; how much was paid in stipends, broken down by country; enforcement results like arrests and progress on joint investigations in each country; and whether any vetted members were involved in unlawful activity, including human rights abuses or serious corruption.