,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio 7for himself1 
,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1  
and ,mr4 ,pappas7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committees on ,ways   
and ,means1 and ,homeland ,security1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish ,joint ,operations ,centers   
along the southern border of the ,united
 ,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,advanced ,border ,coordination ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,establishment of ,joint
 ,operations ,centers  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #f months after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,department shall establish not fewer   

than #b ,joint ,operations ,centers     
along the southern border of the ,united
 ,states to provide unified coordination
 centers1 where law enforcement from    
multiple ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and   
,tribal agencies can collaborate in     
accordance with the purposes described  
in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,matters covered
 ,the ,centers shall provide centralized
 operations hubs for matters related to 
the following3 7#a7 ,implementing       
coordination and communication for field
 operations between participating       
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal    
agencies1 as needed4  7#b7 ,coordinating
 operations across participating        
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal    
agencies1 as needed1 including ground1  
air1 and sea or amphibious operations4  
7#c7 ,coordinating and supporting border
 operations1 including deterring and    
detecting criminal activity related to--
 7,a7 transnational criminal            
organizations2  7,b7 illegal border     
crossings2  7,c7 the seizure of weapons2

  7,d7 the seizure of drugs2  7,e7 the  
seizure of high valued property2  7,f7  
terrorism2  7,g7 human trafficking2     
7,h7 drug trafficking2 and  7,i7 such   
additional matters as the ,secretary    
considers appropriate4  7c7 ,information
 sharing ,to ensure effective           
transmission of information between     
participating ,federal1 ,state1 local1  
and ,tribal agencies1 for purposes of   
subsection 7b71 coordination and        
communication shall include-- 7#a7      
,federal agencies sharing pertinent     
information with participating ,state1  
local1 and ,tribal agencies through the 
,centers2 and  7#b7 ,federal agencies   
notifying participating ,state1 local1  
and ,tribal agencies of operations      
occurring within the jurisdictions of   
those agencies4  7d7 ,workforce         
capabilities ,the ,centers shall-- 7#a7 
track and coordinate deployment of      
participating personnel2 and  7#b7      
coordinate training1 as needed4  7e7    
,report ,not later than one year after  

the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary 
shall consult with participating        
,federal agencies1 and shall seek       
feedback from participating ,state1     
local1 and ,tribal agencies1 to report  
to ,congress-- 7#a7 a description of the
 efforts undertaken to establish the    
,centers2  7#b7 an identification of the
 resources used for the operations of   
the ,centers2  7#c7 a description of the
 key operations coordinated and         
supported by each ,center2  7#d7 a      
description of any significant          
interoperability and communication gaps 
identified between participating        
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal    
agencies within each ,center2  7#e7     
recommendations for improved            
coordination and communication between  
participating ,federal agencies in      
developing and operating current and    
future ,centers2 and  7#f7 other data as
 the ,secretary determines appropriate4 
7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 

,centers ,the term ,centers means the   
,joint ,operations ,centers established 
under section #c7;a74  7#b7 ,department 
,the term ,department means the         
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7#c7 ,participating ,federal agency ,the
 term participating ,federal agency     
means-- 7,a7 the ,department2  7,b7 the 
,department of ,defense2  7,c7 the      
,department of ,justice2 and  7,d7 any  
other ,federal agency as the ,secretary 
determines appropriate4  7#d7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  7#e7
 ,state ,the term ,state means each     
,state of the ,united ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 and any         
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4