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S. 1808 — what changed

Northern Border Security Review Act

From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 2 sections amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:

(1)
Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means—
(A)
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(B)
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C)
changed the Committee on Homeland Security of the House Judiciary of Representatives; andthe Senate;
(D)
changed the Committee on Appropriations Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.Representatives;
(E)
added the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(F)
added the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(2)
Northern border— The term Northern Border means the land and maritime borders between the United States and Canada.

Sec. 3 Northern border threat analysis

(a)
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a Northern Border threat analysis to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—
(1)
current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking—
(A)
to enter the United States through the Northern Border; or
(B)
to exploit border vulnerabilities on the Northern Border;
(2)
changed improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the Northern Border—
(A)
changed to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror terrorism from entering the United States; and
(B)
changed to reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods and goods, illicit drugs, related and smuggled and trafficked persons moved in either direction across to the Northern Border;
(3)
changed improvements needed gaps in law, policy, cooperation between ports State, tribal, and local law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counter-terrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts, and the flow of entry legitimate trade along the Northern Border, including the maritime borders of the Great Lakes—Border; and
(A)
removed to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States; and
(B)
removed to reduce criminal activity related to the Northern Border; and
(4)
changed vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation between State, tribal, and local law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective whether additional U.S. Customs and efficient border security, counter-terrorism, anti-human trafficking efforts, Border Protection preclearance and the flow preinspection operations at ports of legitimate trade entry along the Northern Border.Border could help prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States.
(b)
Analysis requirements— For the threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine—
(1)
technology needs and challenges;
(2)
personnel needs and challenges;
(3)
the role of State, tribal, and local law enforcement in general border security activities;
(4)
changed the need for cooperation among Federal, State, tribal, local, and Canadian law enforcement entities relating to border security; andsecurity;
(5)
changed the geographic challenges of terrain, population density, and climate along the Northern Border.Border; and
(6)
added the needs and challenges of Department facilities, including the physical approaches to such facilities.
(c)
Classified threat analysis— To the extent possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the threat analysis required under subsection (a) in unclassified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of the threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines that such form is appropriate for that portion.