,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjae,ms4 ,heitkamp 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4         
,johnson7 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 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        
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,d7 the         

,committee on ,appropriations 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   
ports of entry along the ,northern      
,border--  7,a7 to prevent terrorists   
and instruments of terror from entering 
the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 to reduce
 criminal activity1 as measured by the  

total flow of illegal goods and illicit 
drugs1 related to the ,northern ,border2
  7#c7 improvements needed between ports
 of entry along the ,northern ,border1  
including the maritime borders of the   
,great ,lakes--  7,a7 to prevent        
terrorists and instruments of terror    
from entering the ,united ,states2 and  
7,b7 to reduce criminal activity related
 to the ,northern ,border2 and  7#d7    
vulnerabilities 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 
trafficking efforts1 and the flow of    
legitimate trade along the ,northern    
,border4  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 and  7#e7  
the geographic challenges of the        
,northern ,border4  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