,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fhc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #i1 #bjac ,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,border ,security ,results ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,reports on current border security status ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and every #ahj days thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that assesses and describes1 as of such date1 the state of operational control of the international borders of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,strategy ,to achieve operational control of the border 7a7 ,strategy ,to secure the border ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining and maintaining operational control of all sectors of the international borders of the ,united ,states by the date that is not later than two years after the date of the submission of the implementation plan required under subsection 7b74 ,the strategy shall include1 at a minimum1 a consideration of the following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of principal border security threats4 7#b7 ,efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between ,department of ,homeland ,security border security components4 7#c7 ,efforts to increase situational awareness4 7#d7 ,a comprehensive border security technology plan for detection technology capabilities1 including a documented justification and rationale for technology choices1 deployment locations1 fixed versus mobile assets1 and a timetable for procurement and deployment4 7#e7 ,surveillance capabilities developed or utilized by the ,department of ,defense1 including any technology determined to be excess by the ,department of ,defense4 7#f7 ,use of manned aircraft and unmanned aerial systems1 including the camera and sensor technology deployed on such assets4 7#g7 ,technology required to enhance security at ports of entry1 including the installation of nonintrusive detection equipment1 radiation portal monitors1 biometric technology1 and other sensors and technology that the ,secretary determines necessary4 7#h7 ,operational coordination of ,department of ,homeland ,security border security components4 7#i7 ,cooperative agreements with ,state1 local1 tribal1 and other ,federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern border1 southern border1 and in the maritime environment4 7#aj7 ,agreements with foreign governments that support the border security efforts of the ,united ,states4 7#aa7 ,staffing requirements for all border security functions4 7#ab7 ,resources and other measures necessary to achieve a #ej-percent reduction in the average wait times of commercial and passenger vehicles at international land ports of entry along the international borders of the ,united ,states4 7#ac7 ,metrics required under subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g74 7b7 ,implementation plan ,not later than #fj days after the submission of the strategy under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan for each of the ,department of ,homeland ,security border security components to carry out such strategy4 7c7 ,situational awareness ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall achieve situational awareness of the international borders of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,periodic updates ,not later than #ahj days after the submission of each ,quadrennial ,homeland ,security ,review required under section #gjg of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdg7 beginning with the first such ,review that is due after the implementation plan is submitted under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an updated-- 7#a7 strategy under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 implementation plan under subsection 7b74 7e7 ,metrics for securing the border between ports of entry ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall implement metrics to measure the effectiveness of security between ports of entry1 which shall include1 at a minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,an effectiveness rate which measures the number of illegal border crossers who are turned back1 and the amount of narcotics seized1 against the total estimated number of illegal border crossers and amount of narcotics the ,department of ,homeland ,security's border security components fail to apprehend or seize1 as the case may be4 7#b7 ,estimates1 using alternate methodologies1 including recidivism and survey data1 of total attempted illegal border crossings1 the rate of apprehension of attempted illegal border crossings1 and the inflow into the ,united ,states of illegal border crossers who evade apprehension4 7#c7 ,estimates of the impacts of the ,border ,patrol's ,consequence ,delivery ,system on the rate of recidivism of illegal border crossers4 7#d7 ,an understanding of the current level of situational awareness4 7#e7 ,amount of narcotics seized between ports of entry4 7f7 ,metrics for securing the border at ports of entry ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall implement metrics to measure the effectiveness of security at ports of entry1 which shall include1 at a minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,an effectiveness rate which measures the number of illegal border crossers who are turned back1 and the amount of narcotics seized1 against the total estimated number of illegal border crossers and amount of narcotics the ,department of ,homeland ,security's border security components fail to apprehend or seize1 as the case may be4 7#b7 ,the number of infractions related to personnel and cargo committed by major violators who are apprehended by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection at such ports of entry4 7#c7 ,the estimated number of such infractions committed by major violators who are not so apprehended4 7#d7 ,estimates1 using alternate methodologies1 including recidivism and survey data1 of total attempted illegal border crossings1 the rate of apprehension of attempted illegal border crossings1 and the inflow into the ,united ,states of illegal border crossers who evade apprehension4 7g7 ,metrics for securing the maritime border ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall implement metrics to measure the effectiveness of security in the maritime environment1 which shall include1 at a minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,an effectiveness rate which measures the number of migrants apprehended1 the number of migrants turned back1 and the amount of narcotics seized1 against the total estimated numbers of migrants and amount of narcotics the ,department of ,homeland ,security's maritime security components fail to apprehend or seize1 as the case may be4 7#b7 ,an understanding of the current level of situational awareness4 7#c7 ,a response rate which measures the ,department's ability to respond to known maritime threats by placing assets on-scene1 compared to the total number of events with respect to which the ,department has known threat information4 7#d7 ,partnerships with international1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and other ,federal law enforcement agencies4 7h7 ,independent assessment by a ,national ,laboratory within the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,laboratory ,network ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall request the head of a national laboratory within the ,department of ,homeland ,security laboratory network with prior expertise in border security to-- 7#a7 provide an independent assessment of the metrics implemented in accordance with subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 to ensure each such metric's suitability and statistical validity2 and 7#b7 make recommendations for other suitable metrics that may be used to measure the effectiveness of border security4 7i7 ,evaluation by the ,government ,accountability ,office 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall make available to the ,government ,accountability ,office the data and methodology used to develop the metrics implemented under subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 and the independent assessment described under subsection 7h74 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #bgj days after receiving the data and methodology described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the suitability and statistical validity of such data and methodology4 7j7 ,certifications relating to operational control 7#a7 ,by the secretary of homeland security ,if the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security determines that operational control of the international borders of the ,united ,states has been achieved1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states a certification that so attests4 7#b7 ,by the comptroller general 7,a7 ,review ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall review the certification of the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security under paragraph 7#a7 to verify if such certification is accurate4 7,b7 ,verification and submission ,if the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states verifies the accuracy of the certification of the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security under paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall1 not later than #abj days after such verification1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that so attests4 7k7 ,,gao report on border security duplication ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report addressing areas of overlap in responsibilities within the border security functions of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7l7 ,reports ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committee a report on the following3 7#a7 ,a resource allocation model for current and future year staffing requirements that includes optimal staffing levels at all land1 air1 and sea ports of entry1 and an explanation of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection methodology for aligning staffing levels and workload to threats and vulnerabilities across all mission areas4 7#b7 ,detailed information on the level of manpower available at all land1 air1 and sea ports of entry and between ports of entry1 including the number of canine and agricultural officers assigned to each such port of entry4 7#c7 ,detailed information that describes the difference between the staffing the model suggests and the actual staffing at each port of entry and between the ports of entry4 7m7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,major violator ,the term major violator means a person or entity that has engaged in serious criminal activities at any land1 air1 or sea port of entry1 including possession of narcotics1 smuggling of prohibited products1 human smuggling1 weapons possession1 use of fraudulent ,united ,states documents1 or other offenses serious enough to result in arrest4 7#c7 ,operational control ,the term operational control means a condition in which there is a #ij percent probability that illegal border crossers are apprehended and narcotics and other contraband are seized4 7#d7 ,situational awareness ,the term situational awareness means knowledge and an understanding of current illicit cross-border activity1 including cross-border threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlawful crossings along the international borders of the ,united ,states and in the maritime environment1 and the ability to predict future shifts in such threats and trends4