1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017 . I United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 101. Establishment of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (a) In general Section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 252 ) is amended to read as follows: 442. Establishment of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (a) Establishment There is established within the Department an agency to be known as United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement . The mission of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is to protect the United States by enforcing the full range of immigration and customs laws within the interior of the United States. (b) Director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement There shall be at the head of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement a Director of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (in this section referred to as the Director ), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall report to the Secretary of Homeland Security. (c) Duties and qualifications The Director shall— (1) have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in law enforcement (which may include enforcement of the immigration laws, as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) )), and a minimum of 5 years of management experience; (2) seek the removal of inadmissible and deportable aliens and otherwise enforce the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) )), other than through criminal prosecution; (3) investigate and, where appropriate, refer for prosecution, any criminal violation of Federal law relating to or involving— (A) the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) ))