,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1       
#bjbd,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 
,lankford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security to negotiate with the         
,government of ,canada regarding an     
agreement for integrated cross border   
aerial law enforcement operations1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,cross   
,border ,aerial ,law ,enforcement       
,operations ,act4  #b4 ,integrated cross
 border aerial law enforcement          
operations program  7a7 ,authorization  
,if authorized pursuant to a bilateral  
agreement between the ,united ,states   
,government and the ,government of      
,canada1 the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security may establish an integrated   
cross border aerial law enforcement     

program 7referred to in this section as 
the ,program7 along the international   
border between the ,united ,states and  
,canada1 which should be modeled off the
 ,framework ,agreement on ,integrated   
,cross-,border ,maritime ,law           
,enforcement ,operations ,between the   
,government of the ,united ,states of   
,america and the ,government of ,canada1
 done at ,detroit ,may #bf1 #bjji4  7b7 
,program elements  7#a7 ,participants   
,the ,program may be staffed by approved
 law enforcement officers from-- 7,a7   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 including personnel from ,air and      
,marine ,operations1 ,u4,s4 ,border     
,patrol1 or the ,office of ,field       
,operations2  7,b7 the ,united ,states  
,coast ,guard2 and  7,c7 any other      
,federal law enforcement agency         
designated by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security4  7#b7 ,scope ,the  
jurisdiction of the ,program shall be   
limited to the territory located within 
#ej miles of the international border   

between the ,united ,states and ,canada 
unless-- 7,a7 a situation within such   
territory requires an aircraft to leave 
from or return to an airport1 heliport1 
or base of operations located outside   
such territory2 or  7,b7 there are      
exigent circumstances relating to       
authorized ,program activities1         
including an emergency on an aircraft or
 an emergency on the ground4  7#c7      
,civil rights ,the ,program shall ensure
 that the civil rights1 civil liberties1
 and privacy of all individuals within  
the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states 
are guaranteed in accordance with       
,federal law4  7c7 ,communications      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
and any other law enforcement agency    
designated by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security are authorized to   
establish necessary communication       
protocols for the safety of cross border
 aerial law enforcement operations4  7d7
 ,reporting requirements  7#a7 ,unmanned
 aircraft system report ,not later than 

#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall submit a      
report to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations of the ,senate1 the          
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and the    
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives that         
describes the use of unmanned aircraft  
systems 7referred to in this paragraph  
as ,,uas7 along the northern            
international border of the ,united     
,states1 including-- 7,a7 interagency   
coordination to mitigate incursions from
 unauthorized ,,uas2  7,b7 any          
jurisdictional issues that would prevent
 the mitigation of unauthorized ,,uas2  
7,c7 the use of ,,uas by malign actors--
 7i7 to collect intelligence or surveil 
law enforcement operations2  7ii7 to    
move contraband1 persons1 or payloads   
across the international border2 or     

7iii7 to conduct espionage2 and  7,d7 an
 assessment of the feasibility for      
joint1 cross-border law enforcement     
operations involving ,,uas or           
counter-unmanned aircraft systems4  7#b7
 ,failure to finalize program report ,if
 the ,program is not finalized on or    
before the date that is #b years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall submit a report to the committees 
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 that      
includes-- 7,a7 a description of any    
unresolved issues that are preventing   
the completion of such ,program2  7,b7  
any actions that ,congress could take to
 facilitate the completion of such      
,program2 and  7,c7 a recommendation    
regarding whether-- 7i7 the ,secretary  
should continue trying to establish such
 ,program2 or  7ii7 such ,program is not
 needed4