,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,gallagher introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security to establish a     
,border ,enforcement ,security ,task    
,force unit to investigate transnational
 criminal organization arms smuggling   
across the international border between 
the ,united ,states and ,mexico1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,illicit ,arms
 ,trafficking ,security ,enforcement    
,act4  #b4 ,border ,enforcement         
,security ,task ,force unit for arms    
smuggling  7a7 ,establishment ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall1 pursuant  
to section #dcb of the ,homeland        
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#bdj71 establish1 in consultation with  

the ,national ,targeting ,center of     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
and the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1  
,firearms and ,explosives of the        
,department of ,justice1 a ,border      
,enforcement ,security ,task ,force unit
 to investigate transnational criminal  
organization arms smuggling across the  
international border between the ,united
 ,states and ,mexico4  7b7 ,purposes    
,the ,border ,enforcement ,security     
,task ,force unit established in        
accordance with subsection 7a7 shall    
focus on the following3 7#a7 ,reducing  
arms smuggling of weapons1 weapon parts1
 munitions1 explosives1 and related     
items from the ,united ,states to       
,mexico4  7#b7 ,apprehending1 or working
 with relevant law enforcement to       
apprehend1 arms smugglers within the    
,united ,states or crossing from the    
,united ,states to ,mexico4  7#c7       
,ensuring coordination with the ,bureau 
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and   
,explosives to receive comprehensive    

data on seized firearms in ,mexico      
through an electronic tracing system or 
a successor system4  7#d7 ,deconflicting
 arms trafficking investigations between
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security 
and the ,department of ,justice4  7c7   
,composition ,the ,border ,enforcement  
,security ,task ,force unit established 
in accordance with subsection 7a7 shall 
be composed of the following3 7#a7      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4
  7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs 
,enforcement1 led by ,homeland ,security
 ,investigations4  7#c7 ,other          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
personnel1 as appropriate4  7#d7 ,the   
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives1 with the    
approval of the ,attorney ,general4     
7#e7 ,other ,federal1 ,state1 local1    
,tribal1 and foreign law enforcement    
agencies1 including ,mexican law        
enforcement agencies1 as appropriate4   
7d7 ,resources ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this

 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security1 in coordination with the     
,attorney ,general1 shall submit to     
,congress a report that identifies      
technology1 dedicated personnel1 and    
other resources required for the        
following purposes relating to the      
establishment of the ,,best unit in     
accordance with subsection 7a73 7#a7    
,continuation of ,operation ,without a  
,trace and related ,bureau of ,alcohol1 
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives    
agency strategy4  7#b7 ,conducting pilot
 programs and operations4  7#c7 ,joint  
training operations4  7e7 ,memorandum of
 understanding ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security and the ,attorney ,general    
shall update the #bjji memorandum of    
understanding between ,homeland         
,security ,investigations and the       
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives relating to  
improving coordination on efforts to    

combat illegal arms trafficking4