- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6288. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1094. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 448. EARLY MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.
“(a) Establishment.—There is established in the
Department a program to be known as the `Early Migration
Alert Program' (referred to in this section as `EMAP').
“(b) Purposes.—The purposes of EMAP are—
“(1) to lead the Department's dissemination of information
relating to the movement and release of aliens into the
United States; and
“(2) to formalize partnerships with regional stakeholders
to integrate, analyze, and disseminate information relating
to the movement and release of aliens into the United States.
“(c) Information Sharing.—
“(1) Provision of information.—
“(A) In general.—Not later than 24 hours before releasing
an alien into the United States, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, shall provide to State, local, Tribal, and
territorial government personnel in the relevant jurisdiction
information relating to the number of such aliens to be
released, the number of such aliens with known criminal
histories, the initial destinations of such aliens, and the
final destinations where such aliens intend to settle.
“(B) Rule of construction.—Nothing in subparagraph (A)
may be construed to require U.S. Customs and Border
Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to
detain an alien any longer than required by law.
“(2) Electronic mail notification service.—
“(A) In general.—The Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall
take such actions as are necessary to develop an electronic
mail notification system and a list of State, local, Tribal,
and territorial government personnel who may receive
information under paragraph (1).
“(B) Delivery.—Information under paragraph (1) may be
provided via the electronic mail notification system under
subparagraph (A) only if a verified official government email
address of the receiving jurisdiction is on file with EMAP.
“(d) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect and
apply with respect to any alien who is apprehended or
released on or after the date of the enactment of this
section.
“(e) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized
to be appropriated $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and
2027 to carry out this section.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 447 the
following new item:
“Sec. 448. Early Migration Alert Program.”.