,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #g1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,flake introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to facilitate   
communication between ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection and border      
ranchers in ,arizona and other border   
,states and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,border ,landowner and ,lessee     
,consultation ,act4  #b4 ,consultation  
with border ranchers  7a7 ,requirement  
,to consult ,section #daa7;c7 of the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 paragraph 7#ag71 by striking and at the
 end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ah71 by      
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#ai7 consult   

with any person who owns or leases real 
property where the ,united ,states      
,border ,patrol operates and receive    
input from such persons related to      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
operations that affect such real        
property4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall propose       
regulations to carry out paragraph 7#ai7
 of section #daa7;c7 the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#baa7;c771 as added by subsection 7a74  
#c4 ,private ,landowner ,ombudsman      
,subsection 7d7 of section #daa of the  
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;d77 is amended to read  
as follows3  7d7  ,deputy ,commissioner2
 ,private ,landowner ,ombudsman  7#a7   
,deputy ,commissioner ,there shall be in
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 a ,deputy ,commissioner who shall      
assist the ,commissioner in the         

management of ,u4,s4 ,customs and       
,border ,protection4  7#b7 ,private     
,landowner ,ombudsman ,there shall be in
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 a ,private ,landowner ,ombudsman who   
shall assist persons who own real       
property along the international border 
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico 
in communicating to the ,commissioner   
the needs and interests of such persons 
related to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection operations that affect such 
real property4  4