#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ahjh  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
conduct a ,northern ,border threat      
analysis1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,northern ,border ,security ,review 
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate2  7,c7   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,e7 the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives2 and  7,f7 the         
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7       
,northern border ,the term ,northern    
,border means the land and maritime     

borders between the ,united ,states and 
,canada4  #c4 ,northern border threat   
analysis  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall submit a   
,northern ,border threat analysis to the
 appropriate congressional committees   
that includes-- 7#a7 current and        
potential terrorism and criminal threats
 posed by individuals and organized     
groups seeking-- 7,a7 to enter the      
,united ,states through the ,northern   
,border2 or  7,b7 to exploit border     
vulnerabilities on the ,northern        
,border2  7#b7 improvements needed at   
and between ports of entry along the    
,northern ,border-- 7,a7 to prevent     
terrorists and instruments of terrorism 
from entering the ,united ,states2 and  
7,b7 to reduce criminal activity1 as    
measured by the total flow of illegal   
goods1 illicit drugs1 and smuggled and  
trafficked persons moved in either      
direction across to the ,northern       

,border2  7#c7 gaps in law1 policy1     
cooperation between ,state1 tribal1 and 
local law enforcement1 international    
agreements1 or tribal agreements that   
hinder effective and efficient border   
security1 counter-terrorism1 anti-human 
smuggling and trafficking efforts1 and  
the flow of legitimate trade along the  
,northern ,border2 and  7#d7 whether    
additional ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection preclearance and            
preinspection operations at ports of    
entry along the ,northern ,border could 
help prevent terrorists and instruments 
of terror from entering the ,united     
,states4  7b7 ,analysis requirements    
,for the threat analysis required under 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall consider and  
examine-- 7#a7 technology needs and     
challenges2  7#b7 personnel needs and   
challenges2  7#c7 the role of ,state1   
tribal1 and local law enforcement in    
general border security activities2     
7#d7 the need for cooperation among     

,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 local1 and    
,canadian law enforcement entities      
relating to border security2  7#e7 the  
terrain1 population density1 and climate
 along the ,northern ,border2 and  7#f7 
the needs and challenges of ,department 
facilities1 including the physical      
approaches to such facilities4  7c7     
,classified threat analysis ,to the     
extent possible1 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security shall submit the    
threat analysis required under          
subsection 7a7 in unclassified form4    
,the ,secretary may submit a portion of 
the threat analysis in classified form  
if the ,secretary determines that such  
form is appropriate for that portion4   
,passed the ,senate ,november #af1      
#bjaf4,secretary