,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4 
,welch 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4
 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4   
,gutirrez1 and ,ms4 ,del,bene7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide oversight of the border zone in 
which ,federal agents may conduct       
vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter 
private land without a warrant1 and to  
make technical corrections4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,border ,zone ,reasonableness           
,restoration ,act of #bjah4  #b4        
,oversight of power to enter private    
land and stop vehicles without a warrant

  7a7 ,in general ,section #bhg7;a7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by redesignating
 subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 
7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2  7#b7 by    
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c71
 respectively2  7#c7 by redesignating   
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as             
subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f71            
respectively2  7#d7 in the matter       
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 as         
redesignated--  7,a7 by inserting 7#a7  
before ,any officer2  7,b7 by striking  
,service and inserting ,department of   
,homeland ,security2  7,c7 by striking  
,attorney ,general and inserting        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and  
7,d7 by inserting 1 to the extent       
permitted by the ,fourth ,amendment to  
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 after warrant2  7#e7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking subparagraph 7,c71 as      
redesignated1 and inserting the         

following3  7,c7 within a distance of   
#be air miles from any external boundary
 of the ,united ,states1 or such        
distance as may be prescribed by the    
,secretary pursuant to paragraph 7#b71  
to board and search for aliens any      
vessel within the territorial waters of 
the ,united ,states and any railway car1
 aircraft1 conveyance1 or vehicle for   
the purpose of patrolling the border to 
prevent the illegal entry of aliens into
 the ,united ,states2 provided that no  
vehicle may be stopped at a fixed       
checkpoint under this subparagraph      
beyond a distance of #aj air miles from 
any such external boundary without      
reasonable suspicion that an individual 
in such vehicle is inadmissible or      
otherwise not entitled to enter or      
remain in the ,united ,states2  7,d7    
within a distance of #aj air miles from 
any such external boundary1 or such     
distance as may be prescribed by the    
,secretary pursuant to paragraph 7#b71  
to have access to private lands1 but not

 dwellings1 for the purpose of          
patrolling the border to prevent the    
illegal entry of aliens into the ,united
 ,states2  2 and  7#f7 by inserting     
after the flush text following          
subparagraph 7,f71 as redesignated1 the 
following3  7#b7 7,a7 7i7 ,the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
establish for a sector or district a    
distance less than or greater than #be  
air miles1 but in no case greater than  
#ajj air miles1 as the maximum distance 
from an external boundary of the ,united
 ,states in which the authority         
described in paragraph 7#a77;,c7 may be 
exercised1 if the ,secretary certifies  
that such a distance is necessary for   
the purpose of patrolling the border to 
prevent the illegal entry of aliens into
 the ,united ,states1 and justified by  
the considerations listed in            
subparagraph 7,b74  7ii7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security may establish   
for a sector or district a distance less
 than or greater than #aj air miles1 but

 in no case greater than #be air miles1 
as the maximum distance from an external
 boundary of the ,united ,states in     
which the authority described in        
paragraph 7#a77;,d7 may be exercised1 if
 the ,secretary certifies that such a   
distance is necessary for the purpose of
 patrolling the border to prevent the   
illegal entry of aliens into the ,united
 ,states1 and justified by the          
considerations listed in subparagraph   
7,b74  7,b7 ,in making the              
certifications described in subparagraph
 7,a71 the ,secretary shall consider1 as
 appropriate1 land topography1          
confluence of arteries of transportation
 leading from external boundaries1      
density of population1 possible         
inconvenience to the traveling public1  
types of conveyances used1 reliable     
information as to movements of persons  
effecting illegal entry into the ,united
 ,states1 effects on private property   
and quality of life for relevant        
communities and residents1 consultations

 with affected ,state1 local1 and tribal
 governments1 including the governor of 
any relevant ,state1 and other factors  
that the ,secretary considers           
appropriate4  7,c7 ,a certification made
 under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be valid 
for a period of #e years and may be     
renewed for additional #e-year periods4 
,if the ,secretary finds at any time    
that circumstances no longer justify a  
certification1 the ,secretary shall     
terminate the certification4  7,d7 ,the 
,secretary shall submit an annual report
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of 
the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of
 the ,senate1 the ,committee on the     
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives that identifies-- 7i7  
the number of certifications made under 
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7ii7 for each   
such certification1 the sector or       
district and reasonable distance        

prescribed1 the period of time the      
certification has been in effect1 and   
the factors justifying the              
certification4  4  7b7 ,technical and   
conforming amendments  7#a7 ,authorities
 without a warrant ,section #bhg7;a7 of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;a771 the           
undesignated matter following paragraph 
7#b71 as added by subsection 7a77#e71 is
 amended--  7,a7 by inserting 7#c7      
before ,under regulations2  7,b7 by     
striking paragraph 7#e77;,b7 both places
 that term appears and inserting        
subparagraph 7,f77ii72  7,c7 by striking
 7i7 and inserting 7,a72  7,d7 by       
striking 7ii7 establish and inserting   
7,b7 establish2  7,e7 by striking 7iii7 
require and inserting 7,c7 require2 and 
7,f7 by striking clause 7ii71 and 7iv7  
and inserting subparagraph 7,b71 and    
7,d74  7#b7 ,conforming amendment       
,section #bhg7;e7 of such ,act 7#h      
,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;e77 is amended by      
striking paragraph 7#c7 of subsection   

7a71 and inserting subsection           
7a77#a77;,d714