,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjbe,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to provide ,members of ,congress lawful access to certain ,indian land to assess the security of the international boundary between the ,united ,states and ,mexico located on that ,indian land1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,congressional ,border ,security ,assessment ,act4 #b4 ,access to ,indian reservations for border security assessment 7a7 ,in general ,a member of ,congress and any ,congressional staff accompanying that member shall have lawful access to any ,indian reservation that includes #ej or more contiguous miles of the international boundary between the ,united ,states and ,mexico for the purpose of obtaining information for assessing national security1 public safety1 and the security of the international boundary4 ,such lawful access shall extend to any roadways or easements on ,indian country4 7b7 ,definition of ,indian country ,for the purposes of this section1 the term ,indian country shall have the meaning given that term in section #aaea of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4