,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cgd  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ddhb  ,report ,no4 #aad-dib  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #d1 #bjaf ,ms4 ,mc,sally 7for 
herself1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4  
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,young of  
,iowa1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4  
,salmon1 and ,mr4 ,schweikert7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,april #ac1                 
#bjaf;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4         
,culberson  ,april #ac1 #bjaf ,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,february #d1 #bjaf  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security to prepare a        

southwest border threat analysis1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,southwest ,border ,security ,threat    
,assessment ,act of #bjaf4  #b4         
,southwest border threat analysis  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a southwest     
border threat analysis that includes the
 following3  7#a7 ,an assessment of     
current and potential terrorism and     
criminal threats posed by individuals   
and organized groups seeking to--  7,a7 
unlawfully enter the ,united ,states    
through the southwest border2 or  7,b7  
exploit security vulnerabilities along  
the southwest border4  7#b7 ,an         
assessment of improvements needed at and
 between ports of entry along the       

southwest border to prevent terrorists  
and instruments of terror from entering 
the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,an          
assessment of gaps in law1 policy1 and  
coordination between ,state1 local1 or  
tribal law enforcement1 international   
agreements1 or tribal agreements that   
hinder effective and efficient border   
security1 counterterrorism1 and         
anti-human smuggling and trafficking    
efforts4  7#d7 ,an assessment of the    
flow of legitimate trade along the      
southwest border4  7#e7 ,an assessment  
of the current percentage of situational
 awareness achieved by the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security along the        
southwest border4  7#f7 ,an assessment  
of the current percentage of operational
 control 7as such term is defined in    
section #b of the ,secure ,fence ,act of
 #bjjf 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 ,public
 ,law #aji-cfg77 achieved by the        
,department of ,homeland ,security of   
the southwest4  7#g7 ,an assessment of  
impact of trusted traveler programs on  

border wait times and border security4  
7#h7 ,an assessment of traveler crossing
 times and any potential security       
vulnerability associated with prolonged 
wait times4  7b7 ,analysis requirements 
,for the southwest border threat        
analysis required under subsection 7a71 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall consider and examine the          
following3  7#a7 ,technology needs and  
challenges1 including such needs and    
challenges identified as a result of    
previous investments that have not fully
 realized the security and operational  
benefits that were sought4  7#b7        
,personnel needs and challenges1        
including such needs and challenges     
associated with recruitment and hiring4 
7#c7 ,infrastructure needs and          
challenges4  7#d7 ,the roles and        
authorities of ,state1 local1 and tribal
 law enforcement in general border      
security activities4  7#e7 ,the status  
of coordination among ,federal1 ,state1 
local1 tribal1 and ,mexican law         

enforcement entities relating to border 
security4  7#f7 ,the terrain1 population
 density1 and climate along the         
southwest border4  7#g7 ,international  
agreements between the ,united ,states  
and ,mexico related to border security4 
7c7 ,classified threat analysis ,to the 
extent possible1 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security shall submit the    
southwest border threat analysis        
required under subsection 7a7 in        
unclassified form4 ,the ,secretary may  
submit a portion of such threat analysis
 in classified form if the ,secretary   
determines such is appropriate4  #c4    
,border ,patrol ,strategic ,plan  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the submission of the threat      
analysis required under section #b but  
not later than ,june #cj1 #bjag1 and    
every five years thereafter1 the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting through the ,chief of ,u4,s4     
,border ,patrol1 shall1 in consultation 
with the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and

 ,civil ,liberties of the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security1 issue a ,border   
,patrol ,strategic ,plan4  7b7 ,contents
 ,the ,border ,patrol ,strategic ,plan  
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include1 at a minimum1 a consideration  
of the following3  7#a7 ,the southwest  
border threat analysis required under   
section #b1 with an emphasis on efforts 
to mitigate threats identified in such  
threat analysis4  7#b7 ,efforts to      
analyze and disseminate border security 
and border threat information between   
,department of ,homeland ,security      
border security components and with     
other appropriate ,federal departments  
and agencies with missions associated   
with the border4  7#c7 ,efforts to      
increase situational awareness1         
including the following3 7,a7           
,surveillance capabilities1 including   
capabilities developed or utilized by   
the ,department of ,defense1 and any    
appropriate technology determined to be 
excess by the ,department of ,defense4  

7,b7 ,use of manned aircraft and        
unmanned aerial systems1 including      
camera and sensor technology deployed on
 such assets4  7#d7 ,efforts to detect  
and prevent terrorists and instruments  
of terrorism from entering the ,united  
,states4  7#e7 ,efforts to detect1      
interdict1 and disrupt aliens and       
illicit drugs at the earliest possible  
point4  7#f7 ,efforts to focus          
intelligence collection to disrupt      
transnational criminal organizations    
outside of the international and        
maritime borders of the ,united ,states4
  7#g7 ,efforts to ensure that any new  
border security technology can be       
operationally integrated with existing  
technologies in use by the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security4  7#h7           
,technology required to maintain1       
support1 and enhance security and       
facilitate trade at ports of entry1     
including nonintrusive detection        
equipment1 radiation detection          
equipment1 biometric technology1        

surveillance systems1 and other sensors 
and technology that the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security determines          
necessary4  7#i7 ,operational           
coordination unity of effort initiatives
 of the border security components of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
including any relevant task forces of   
the ,department4  7#aj7 ,lessons learned
 from ,operation ,jumpstart and         
,operation ,phalanx4  7#aa7 ,cooperative
 agreements and information sharing with
 ,state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1 and
 other ,federal law enforcement agencies
 that have jurisdiction on the northern 
or southern border4  7#ab7 ,border      
security information received from      
consultation with ,state1 local1 tribal1
 territorial1 and ,federal law          
enforcement agencies that have          
jurisdiction on the northern or southern
 border1 or in the maritime environment1
 and from border community stakeholders 
7including through public meetings with 
such stakeholders71 including           

representatives from border agricultural
 and ranching organizations and         
representatives from business and civic 
organizations along the northern or     
southern border4  7#ac7 ,staffing       
requirements for all departmental border
 security functions4  7#ad7 ,a          
prioritized list of departmental        
research and development objectives to  
enhance the security of the southwest   
border4  7#ae7 ,an assessment of        
training programs1 including training   
programs regarding the following3 7,a7  
,identifying and detecting fraudulent   
documents4  7,b7 ,understanding the     
scope of enforcement authorities and the
 use of force policies4  7,c7           
,screening1 identifying1 and addressing 
vulnerable populations1 such as children
 and victims of human trafficking4      
7#af7 ,an assessment of how border      
security operations affect crossing     
times4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,situational awareness ,the term   
situational awareness means a knowledge 

and unified understanding of unlawful   
cross-border activity1 including threats
 and trends concerning illicit          
trafficking and unlawful crossings      
7which may be used to forecast future   
shifts in such threats and trends71 and 
the operational capability to conduct   
continuous and integrated surveillance  
of the international borders of the     
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,southwest border
 ,the term southwest border means the   
land and maritime borders between the   
,united ,states and ,mexico4  ,april    
#ac1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed