8 U.S.C. § 1776 — Training program
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-458 to r/title-8-ALIENS-AND-NATIONALITY · 637 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Homeland Security must review and provide training on travel documents, identity documents, and terrorist travel. The section lists required training topics, reporting duties, optional assistance to others, and funding authorization through fiscal year 2009.
(1) Review and revision. (A) The Secretary of Homeland Security must review and evaluate the Department's training for its personnel about travel and identity documents and the techniques, patterns, and trends connected with terrorist travel. (B) Working with the Secretary of State, the Secretary must review the same training given to relevant State Department personnel. (C) Working with the Secretary of State, the Secretary must create and carry out initial training and periodic retraining that will (i) teach border, immigration, and consular officials who inspect or review travel or identity documents as part of their duties to detect, intercept, and disrupt terrorist travel effectively; and (ii) ensure those officials regularly receive the newest information and are periodically retrained on paragraph (2)'s subjects.
(2) Required subjects. The program must train personnel in (A) identifying fraudulent and genuine travel documents; (B) detecting terrorist indicators on travel documents and other relevant identity documents; (C) recognizing terrorists' travel patterns, tactics, and behavior; (D) effectively using information in databases and data systems available to Homeland Security; and (E) other subjects the Homeland Security Secretary considers appropriate after consulting the Secretary of State or the Director of National Intelligence.
(3) Implementation. (A)(i) Homeland Security must give the paragraph (1)(C) training to all border and immigration officials who inspect or review travel or identity documents as part of their duties. (ii) Within 12 months after December 17, 2004, and annually for 3 years, the Secretary must report to Congress on: (I) the number of such officials and the proportion who received the revised training under paragraph (1)(C)(i); (II) any reasons for not completing required training; (III) a completion timetable for officials who have not received it; and (IV) the status of periodic retraining under paragraph (1)(C)(ii). (B)(i) The Secretary of State must give the paragraph (1)(C) training to all consular officers who inspect or review travel or identity documents as part of their duties. (ii) Within the same deadline and for the same 3-year period, the Secretary of State must report to Congress on the number and proportion trained, reasons for incomplete training, a completion timetable, and the status of periodic retraining, using the four subjects in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)-(IV).
(4) Help for others. The Homeland Security Secretary may help States, Indian tribes, local governments, and private organizations create training programs related to terrorist-travel intelligence.
(5) Funding. Congress authorizes whatever amounts may be needed in each fiscal year 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall—
review and evaluate the training regarding travel and identity documents, and techniques, patterns, and trends associated with terrorist travel that is provided to personnel of the Department of Homeland Security;
in coordination with the Secretary of State, review and evaluate the training described in subparagraph (A) that is provided to relevant personnel of the Department of State; and
in coordination with the Secretary of State, develop and implement an initial training and periodic retraining program—
to teach border, immigration, and consular officials (who inspect or review travel or identity documents as part of their official duties) how to effectively detect, intercept, and disrupt terrorist travel; and
to ensure that the officials described in clause (i) regularly receive the most current information on such matters and are periodically retrained on the matters described in paragraph (2).
The training program developed under paragraph (1)(C) shall include training in—
methods for identifying fraudulent and genuine travel documents;
methods for detecting terrorist indicators on travel documents and other relevant identity documents;
recognition of travel patterns, tactics, and behaviors exhibited by terrorists;
effective utilization of information contained in databases and data systems available to the Department of Homeland Security; and
other topics determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State or the Director of National Intelligence.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide all border and immigration officials who inspect or review travel or identity documents as part of their official duties with the training described in paragraph (1)(C).
Not later than 12 months after December 17, 2004, and annually thereafter for a period of 3 years, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that—
describes the number of border and immigration officials who inspect or review identity documents as part of their official duties, and the proportion of whom have received the revised training program described in paragraph (1)(C)(i);
explains the reasons, if any, for not completing the requisite training described in paragraph (1)(C)(i);
provides a timetable for completion of the training described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) for those who have not received such training; and
describes the status of periodic retraining of appropriate personnel described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii).
The Secretary of State shall provide all consular officers who inspect or review travel or identity documents as part of their official duties with the training described in paragraph (1)(C).
Not later than 12 months after December 17, 2004, and annually thereafter for a period of 3 years, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress that—
describes the number of consular officers who inspect or review travel or identity documents as part of their official duties, and the proportion of whom have received the revised training program described in paragraph (1)(C)(i);
explains the reasons, if any, for not completing the requisite training described in paragraph (1)(C)(i);
provides a timetable for completion of the training described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) for those who have not received such training; and
describes the status of periodic retraining of appropriate personnel described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii).
The Secretary of Homeland Security may assist States, Indian tribes, local governments, and private organizations to establish training programs related to terrorist travel intelligence.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out the provisions of this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7201(d), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3811.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-458 · 118 Stat. 3811
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