S. 1933 · 116th Congress
Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2019
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Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2019
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 20, 2019
Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2019
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP). The program was established to address and reduce national security, border security, and terrorist threats before such threats reach the international border of the United States.
DHS must ensure that any biometric and biographic identification data of U.S. citizens that is captured by BITMAP operations is expunged from all databases to which such data was uploaded, unless such data is retained for specific law enforcement or intelligence purposes.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct an audit that analyzes the effectiveness of BITMAP operations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 20, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.