,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,hagerty1 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require a comprehensive southern border 
strategy1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,comprehensive ,southern ,border    
,strategy ,act4  #b4 ,comprehensive     
southern border strategy  7a7           
,comprehensive strategy  7#a7           
,requirement ,not later than #ab months 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security 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 comprehensive 
southern border strategy4  7#b7         

,contents ,the strategy submitted under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 a   
comprehensive overview of the current   
security risks present along the        
southern border1 including relating to  
deficiencies along the physical border1 
aerial and maritime vulnerabilities1 and
 the presence of illegal tunneling2     
7,b7 a substantive review of the        
,department of ,homeland ,security's    
technology1 tools1 or other devices used
 to combat the trafficking of drugs     
across the southern border1 with an     
emphasis on fentanyl and related        
substances2  7,c7 a thorough outline of 
the ,department's technology1 tools1 or 
other devices used to combat human      
trafficking across the southern border  
by international criminal organizations2
  7,d7 a list of known physical         
barriers1 technologies1 tools1 and other
 devices that can be used to achieve and
 maintain situational awareness and     
operational control along the southern  
border2  7,e7 a projected per mile cost 

estimate for each physical barrier1     
technology1 tool1 and other device      
included on the list required under     
subparagraph 7,b72  7,f7 a detailed     
account of which type of physical       
barrier1 technology1 tool1 or other     
device the ,department of ,homeland     
,security believes is necessary to      
achieve and maintain situational        
awareness and operational control for   
each linear mile of the southern border2
  7,g7 an explanation for why such      
physical barrier1 technology1 tool1 or  
other device was chosen to achieve and  
maintain situational awareness and      
operational control for each linear mile
 of the southern border1 including-- 7i7
 the methodology used to determine which
 type of physical barrier1 technology1  
tool1 or other device was chosen for    
such linear mile2  7ii7 an examination  
of existing manmade and natural barriers
 for each linear mile of the southern   
border2 and  7iii7 the information      
collected and evaluated from-- 7,i7 the 

appropriate ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection ,sector ,chief2  7,,ii7 the 
,joint ,task ,force ,commander2  7,,iii7
 the appropriate ,state ,governor2      
7,,iv7 local law enforcement officials2 
7,v7 private property owners2 and       
7,,vi7 other affected stakeholders2     
7,h7 a per mile cost calculation for    
each linear mile of the southern border 
given the type of physical barrier1     
technology1 tool1 or other device chosen
 to achieve and maintain operational    
control for each linear mile2 and  7,i7 
a cost justification for each time a    
more expensive physical barrier1        
technology1 tool1 or other device is    
chosen over a less expensive option1 as 
established by the per mile cost        
estimates required in subparagraph 7,b74
  7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,operational control ,the term     
operational control has the meaning     
given such term in section #b7;b7 of the
 ,secure ,fence ,act of #bjjf 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 ,public ,law      

#aji-cfg74  7#b7 ,situational awareness 
,the term situational awareness has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#ajib7;a77#g7 of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh74