,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bf1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,sinema1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4  
,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to support        
remediation of illicit cross-border     
tunnels1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,dhs ,illicit ,cross-,border       
,tunnel ,defense ,act4  #b4 ,counter    
illicit cross-border tunnel operations  
7a7 ,counter illicit cross-,border      
tunnel operations strategic plan  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection1 in    
coordination with the ,under ,secretary 
for ,science and ,technology1 and1 as   
appropriate1 other officials of the     

,department of ,homeland ,security1     
shall develop a counter illicit         
cross-border tunnel operations strategic
 plan 7in this section referred to as   
the strategic plan7 to address the      
following3 7,a7 ,risk-based criteria to 
be used to prioritize the               
identification1 breach1 assessment1 and 
remediation of illicit cross-border     
tunnels4  7,b7 ,promote the use of      
innovative technologies to identify1    
breach1 assess1 and remediate illicit   
cross-border tunnels in a manner that1  
among other considerations1 reduces the 
impact of such activities on surrounding
 communities4  7,c7 ,processes to share 
relevant illicit cross-border tunnel    
location1 operations1 and technical     
information4  7,d7 ,indicators of       
specific types of illicit cross-border  
tunnels found in each ,u4,s4 ,border    
,patrol sector identified through       
operations to be periodically           
disseminated to ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol  
sector chiefs to educate field          

personnel4  7,e7 ,a counter illicit     
cross-border tunnel operations resource 
needs assessment that includes          
consideration of the following3 7i7     
,technology needs4  7ii7 ,staffing      
needs1 including the following3 7,i7 ,a 
position description for counter illicit
 cross-border tunnel operations         
personnel4  7,,ii7 ,any specialized     
skills required of such personnel4      
7,,iii7 ,the number of such full-time   
personnel1 disaggregated by ,u4,s4      
,border ,patrol sector4  7#b7 ,report to
 ,congress on strategic plan ,not later 
than one year after the development of  
the strategic plan1 the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 shall submit to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report on the 
implementation of the strategic plan4   
7b7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 

to the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs 
and ,border ,protection #a1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjbc and #bjbd to 
carry out-- 7#a7 the development of the 
strategic plan2 and  7#b7 remediation   
operations of illicit cross-border      
tunnels in accordance with the strategic
 plan to the maximum extent practicable4