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,cornyn 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4   
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 & ,mr4
 ,padilla7 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 ,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] ,protection1 9 coord9ation ) !   
,"u ,secret>y = ,sci5ce & ,te*nology1 &1
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,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 %all     
develop a c\nt] illicit cross-bord]     
tunnel op]ations /rategic plan 79 ?is   

section ref]r$ to z ! /rategic plan7 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$uces ! impact ( su*
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7,c7 ,processes to %>e relevant illicit 
cross-bord] tunnel location1 op]ations1 
& te*nical in=mation4  7,d7 ,indicators 
( specific types ( illicit cross-bord]  
tunnels f\nd 9 ea* ,u4,s4 ,bord] ,patrol
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p]iodically dissem9at$ 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$s assessm5t t includes consid]ation (
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,/aff+ ne$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] ! developm5t ( ! /rategic   
plan1 ! ,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 ( ! /rategic plan4  7b7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbc & #bjbd to c>ry out-- 7#a7 ! 
developm5t ( ! /rategic plan2 &  7#b7   
rem$iation op]ations ( illicit          
cross-bord] tunnels 9 accordance ) !    
/rategic plan to ! maximum ext5t        
practicable4