,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #edfc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #aj1 #bjbd,mr4 ,peters introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,northern ,border ,mission ,center4 #a4 ,department of ,homeland ,security ,northern ,border ,mission ,center 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,northern ,border ,mission ,center4 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the ,center shall be to serve as the ,department's forward deployed centralized operations support center for domain awareness1 information sharing1 intelligence1 training1 and stakeholder engagement with ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 local1 and international government partners along the northern border of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,location ,the ,center shall be placed along the northern border at a location that is collocated with an existing ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol sector headquarters1 an ,air and ,marine ,operations branch1 and a ,united ,states ,coast ,guard air station1 and other existing ,department activities4 7d7 ,components 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,center shall collocate personnel and activities of-- 7,a7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 7,b7 the ,united ,states ,coast ,guard2 7,c7 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement's ,homeland ,security ,investigations2 and 7,d7 other components and offices of the ,department that the ,secretary determines to be necessary1 including to support the training1 technology testing1 and development described in subsection 7e74 7#b7 ,additional personnel ,additional ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 local1 and international government partners may be collocated as the ,secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to support the operations described in this section4 7e7 ,functions 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,center shall perform the functions described in this subsection in addition to any other functions assigned by the ,secretary4 ,in carrying out these functions1 the ,center shall support the ,department's northern border security operations4 7#b7 ,northern border strategy ,the ,center1 in collaboration with relevant offices and components of the ,department1 shall-- 7,a7 serve as a coordination mechanism for operational components for the implementation of the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,northern ,border ,strategy and any successor strategy and support appropriate offices of the ,department in the evaluation and updating of the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,northern ,border ,strategy and any successor strategy2 and 7,b7 support the development of best practices and policies for personnel at the northern border to support such implementation4 7#c7 ,training ,the ,center shall serve as a training location to support the delivery of training or exercises for ,department personnel and ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 local1 and international government partners4 7#d7 ,resource and technological needs and challenges ,the ,center1 in collaboration with relevant offices and components of the ,department1 shall-- 7,a7 identify resource and technological needs or challenges affecting security along the northern border2 and 7,b7 serve as a testing ground and demonstration location for the testing of border security technology1 including determining such technology's suitability and performance in the northern border and maritime environments4 7#e7 ,air and marine operations 7,a7 ,quick reaction capabilities ,in support of the ,center1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection's ,air and ,marine ,operations shall establish and maintain capability that is collocated with the ,center and available for quick deployment in support of the northern border missions1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 and the ,department1 including missions in the ,great ,lakes region4 7,b7 ,northern border domain awareness ,in order to coordinate with the ,center and support its operations1 the ,air and ,marine ,operations ,center shall collocate personnel and resources with the ,center to enhance the ,department's capabilities to-- 7i7 support air and maritime domain awareness and information sharing efforts along the northern border2 7ii7 provide dedicated monitoring of northern border systems2 and 7iii7 lead1 in coordination with other ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection components1 ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 local1 and international governments1 and private sector partners1 the ,center's efforts to track and monitor legitimate cross-border traffic involving unmanned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems4 7#f7 ,counter-unmanned aircraft systems 7,a7 ,in general ,pursuant to policies established by the ,secretary1 consistent with section #baj;,g of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abdn71 the ,center shall support counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations along the northern border to respond to the increased use of unmanned aircraft systems4 7,b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to provide additional authority related to detection1 mitigation1 research1 development1 or testing of unmanned aircraft systems or counter-unmanned aircraft systems4 7#g7 ,privacy and civil rights ,the ,center1 in collaboration with the ,chief ,privacy ,officer and the ,office for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department1 shall ensure that operations and practices of the ,center comply with the privacy and civil rights policies of the ,department and its components1 and as necessary1 ensure there are resources or personnel available to support the ,center's mission onsite4 7#h7 ,noncontiguous northern border ,the ,center1 in collaboration with relevant offices and components of the ,department1 shall identify the specific challenges that exist along the noncontiguous international land border with ,canada and the maritime border with ,russia1 including resource1 technological challenges1 and domain awareness4 7f7 ,annual reporting ,not later than #ahj days after the establishment of the ,center1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit a report1 that may include a classified annex or a sensitive but unclassified annex1 to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives that describes the activities of the ,center during the most recently concluded fiscal year1 including-- 7#a7 personnel levels2 7#b7 additional resources that are needed to support the operations of the ,center and northern border operations of the ,department2 and 7#c7 any additional assets or authorities that are needed to increase security and domain awareness along the northern border4 7g7 ,temporary duty assignments ,the ,secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives regarding temporary duty assignments of ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol agents during the reporting period1 including-- 7#a7 the number of agents on temporary duty assignment2 7#b7 the duration of the temporary duty assignment2 7#c7 the sectors from which the agents were assigned2 and 7#d7 the sectors to which the agents were assigned4 7h7 ,report on large unmanned aircraft systems operations ,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 ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives on the ,department's operation of large unmanned aircraft systems4 ,the report shall include information on existing large unmanned aircraft systems1 as well as recommendations on how to enable the operations of large unmanned aircraft systems based at the ,center established pursuant to subsection 7a7 of this section4 7i7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,authority to establish ,center ,the ,center established pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall be established separate and distinct from the ,secretary's authorities under section #gjh of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh74 7#b7 ,commandant authority ,nothing in this section shall be construed to affect1 impinge1 or alter any authority of the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard under title #ad or title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 or limit the ,commandant's discretion and ability to deploy ,coast ,guard assets and personnel4 7j7 ,sunset ,this section shall cease to be effective beginning on ,october #a1 #bjbg4 7k7 ,no additional funds ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section4 7l7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,center ,the term ,center means the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,northern ,border ,mission ,center established pursuant to subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#c7 ,northern border ,the term northern border means-- 7,a7 the international border between the ,united ,states and ,canada2 and 7,b7 the maritime border between ,alaska and the ,russian ,federation4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4