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,s4 #cajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bd1 #bjbc,ms4 
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mrs4         
,blackburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ,jo9t  
,op]ations ,c5t]s along ! s\!rn bord] ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,advanc$ ,bord] ,coord9ation ,act (     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,c5t]s ,! t]m ,c5t]s means ! ,jo9t 
,op]ations ,c5t]s e/abli%$ "u section   
#c7;a74  7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t
 means ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4 
7#c7 ,p>ticipat+ ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m    
p>ticipat+ ,f$]al ag5cy means-- 7,a7 !  
,dep>tm5t2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 
7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 &  7,d7 any 
o!r ,f$]al ag5cy z ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
appropriate4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate     

means ea* ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & any t]ritory or 
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4      
,e/abli%m5t ( ,jo9t ,op]ations ,c5t]s   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,dep>tm5t
 %all e/abli% n less ?an #b ,jo9t       
,op]ations ,c5t]s along ! s\!rn bord] ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide unifi$       
coord9ation c5t]s1 :]e law en=cem5t f   
multiple ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal
 ag5cies c collaborate 9 accordance ) ! 
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,matt]s cov]$ ,! ,c5t]s %all provide   
c5traliz$ op]ations hubs = matt]s relat$
 to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,implem5t+           
coord9ation & communication = field     
op]ations betwe5 p>ticipat+ ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal ag5cies1 z ne$$4
  7#b7 ,coord9at+ op]ations across      
p>ticipat+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 &      
,tribal ag5cies1 z ne$$1 includ+ gr\nd1 
air1 & sea or amphibi\s op]ations4  7#c7
 ,coord9at+ & support+ bord] op]ations1 
includ+ det]r+ & detect+ crim9al        

activity relat$ to-- 7,a7 transnational 
crim9al organizations2  7,b7 illegal    
bord] cross+s2  7,c7 ! seizure (        
weapons2  7,d7 ! seizure ( drugs2  7,e7 
! seizure ( high valu$ prop]ty2  7,f7   
t]rorism2  7,g7 human traffick+2  7,h7  
drug traffick+2 &  7,i7 su* additional  
matt]s z ! ,secret>y consid]s           
appropriate4  7c7 ,in=mation %>+ ,to    
ensure effective transmission (         
in=mation betwe5 p>ticipat+ ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal ag5cies1 =      
purposes ( subsection 7b71 coord9ation &
 communication %all include-- 7#a7      
,f$]al ag5cies %>+ p]t95t in=mation )   
p>ticipat+ ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal      
ag5cies ?r\gh ! ,c5t]s2 &  7#b7 ,f$]al  
ag5cies notify+ p>ticipat+ ,/ate1 local1
 & ,tribal ag5cies ( op]ations occurr+  
)9 ! jurisdictions ( ^? ag5cies4  7d7   
,work=ce capabilities ,! ,c5t]s %all--  
7#a7 track & coord9ate deploym5t (      
p>ticipat+ p]sonnel2 &  7#b7 coord9ate  
tra9+1 z ne$$4  #d4 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &      

annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
consult ) p>ticipat+ ,f$]al ag5cies1 &  
%all seek fe$back f p>ticipat+ ,/ate1   
local1 & ,tribal ag5cies1 to report to  
,congress-- 7#a7 a description ( ! ef=ts
 und]tak5 to e/abli% ! ,c5t]s2  7#b7 an 
id5tification ( ! res\rces us$ = !      
op]ations ( ! ,c5t]s2  7#c7 a           
description ( ! key op]ations coord9at$ 
& support$ by ea* ,c5t]2  7#d7 a        
description ( any significant           
int]op]ability & communication gaps     
id5tifi$ betwe5 p>ticipat+ ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal ag5cies )9 ea*  
,c5t]2  7#e7 recomm5dations = improv$   
coord9ation & communication betwe5      
p>ticipat+ ,f$]al ag5cies 9 develop+ &  
op]at+ curr5t & future ,c5t]s2 &  7#f7  
o!r data z ! ,secret>y det]m9es         
appropriate4