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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,mr4 
,joyce ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee (  
,nevada1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 & ,mr4        
,pappas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on ,ways & 
,means1 & ,homel& ,security1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,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 ( #bjbe4  #b4         
,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 few] ?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  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act & 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$]al  
ag5cies 9 develop+ & op]at+ curr5t &    
future ,c5t]s2 &  7#f7 o!r data z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7f7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,c5t]s 
,! t]m ,c5t]s means ! ,jo9t ,op]ations  
,c5t]s e/abli%$ "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