,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #degc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ae1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,mc,sally introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
support rem$iation ( illicit cross-bord]
 tunnels1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,dhs   
,illicit ,cross-,bord] ,tunnel ,def5se  
,act4  #b4 ,c\nt] illicit cross-bord]   
tunnel op]ations  7a7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4  
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection #a1jjj1jjj 
= ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba & #bjbb to    
c>ry out rem$iation op]ations ( illicit 
cross-bord] tunnels4  7b7 ,c\nt] illicit
 cross-,bord] tunnel op]ations /rategic 
plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & 
,bord] ,protection %all develop a       
/rategic plan to address ! foll[+3 7,a7 

,risk-bas$ crit]ia to be us$ to         
prioritize ! id5tification1 brea*1      
assessm5t1 & rem$iation ( illicit       
cross-bord] tunnels4  7,b7 ,promote !   
use ( innovative te*nologies to id5tify1
 brea*1 assess1 & rem$iate illicit      
cross-bord] tunnels 9 a mann] t1 among  
o!r consid]ations1 r$uces ! impact ( su*
 activities on surr\nd+ communities4    
7,c7 ,processes to %>e relevant illicit 
cross-bord] tunnel location1 op]ations1 
& te*nical in=mation4  7,d7 ,indicators 
( specific types ( illicit cross-bord]  
tunnels f\nd 9 ea* ,u4,s4 ,bord] ,patrol
 sector id5tifi$ ?r\gh op]ations to be  
p]iodically dissem9at$ to ,u4,s4 ,bord] 
,patrol sector *iefs to educate field   
p]sonnel4  7,e7 ,a c\nt] illicit        
cross-bord] tunnel op]ations res\rce    
ne$s assessm5t t includes consid]ation (
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,te*nology ne$s4  7ii7   
,/aff+ ne$s1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,a  
position description = c\nt] illicit    
cross-bord] tunnel op]ations p]sonnel4  
7,,ii7 ,any specializ$ skills requir$ ( 

su* p]sonnel4  7,,iii7 ,! numb] ( su*   
full "t p]sonnel1 disaggregat$ by ,u4,s4
 ,bord] ,patrol sector4  7#b7 ,report to
 ,congress on /rategic plan ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! issuance ( ! /rategic plan
 requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !            
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate a report on ! implem5tation 
( p>agraph 7#a74