,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #geg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bi1         
#bjag,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   
,states1 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 ,rulemaking ,not later
 than six months after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall issue final
 regulations to carry out section       
#daa7;c77#ai7 of the ,homeland ,security
 ,act of #bjjb1 as added by subsection  
7a74  #c4 ,private ,landowner ,ombudsman
 ,section #daa7;d7 of the ,homeland     
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#baa7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the      
subsection heading1 by inserting 2      
,private ,landowner ,ombudsman after    
,deputy ,commissioner2  7#b7 by striking
 ,there shall be and inserting the      
following3  7#a7 ,deputy commissioner   
,there shall be  2 and  7#c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#b7 ,private
 landowner ombudsman ,there shall be in 

,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
a ,private ,landowner ,ombudsman1 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