,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cega  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ah1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,schiff7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
limit the authority of ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol personnel to their traditional  
border security duties1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,keeping ,our       
,agents on the ,line ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,the ,senate finds the        
following3 7#a7 ,for many years1        
representatives of the ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol have requested to return to     
their traditional border security duties
 on the line to avoid certain           
administrative tasks1 such as processing
 asylum seekers and children4  7#b7     
,during #bjbe1 ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol-- 
7,a7 has apparently been delegated      
nationwide interior arrest authority2   

7,b7 as a result of nationwide interior 
arrest authority1 has duplicated the    
functions and purpose of ,u4,s4         
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
while failing to receive the            
commensurate training2  7,c7 has made   
numerous arrests in the interior of the 
,united ,states1 many without a         
judicially authorized warrant1 including
 arrests of ,united ,states citizens2   
and  7,d7 is no longer limiting its     
patrols within a reasonable distance    
from the line at the ,united ,states    
land border4  7#c7 ,many violent        
encounters recorded by ,united ,states  
citizens and residents have involved    
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol agents who-- 7,a7
 are primarily trained to patrol the    
line at the ,united ,states border2 and 
7,b7 are not sufficiently trained to    
manage complex criminal investigations  
typically handled by other ,federal law 
enforcement agencies4  7#d7 ,despite    
this lack of training1 ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol agents have been roaming the    

interior of the ,united ,states and     
arresting ,united ,states residents1    
including ,united ,states citizens4  #c4
 ,reaffirming the #be-mile limitation   
for ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol officers and 
employees  7a7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,immigration officers and 
employees of u4s4 border patrol ,the    
term immigration officers and employees 
of ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol means any     
employee1 contractor1 or detailee who   
performs services for ,u4,s4 ,border    
,patrol4  7#b7 ,reasonable distance ,the
 term reasonable distance means a       
distance not greater than #be miles from
 any ,united ,states international land 
border or territorial sea4  7b7 ,special
 rules for ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol ,no   
authority1 power1 or permission granted 
under section #bhg of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aceg71 may be exercised by immigration 
officers and employees of ,u4,s4 ,border
 ,patrol beyond a reasonable distance4  
7c7 ,prohibition on delegation          

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 immigration officers and employees 
of ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol may not be    
delegated1 deputized1 or granted any    
authority to operate beyond a reasonable
 distance unless such authority is      
granted based upon-- 7#a7 a lawful      
request made by an appropriate ,state or
 local official to an immigration       
officer or employee of ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol1 in accordance with ,state or   
local law1 to assist in an emergency    
situation in which lives are in         
immediate or imminent danger2 or  7#b7  
the ,president's declaration of a major 
disaster under section #dja of the      
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74  #d4 ,checkpoint and  
arrest data collection and reporting    
7a7 ,checkpoint data ,not later than #ij
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4
 ,customs and ,border ,protection       
shall-- 7#a7 establish milestones for   

determining the feasibility of a        
checkpoint performance model that allows
 ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol to compare      
apprehensions and seizures to the level 
of illegal activity passing undetected  
through the checkpoint2  7#b7 post the  
findings and supporting data collected  
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 on a publicly
 accessible website not less frequently 
than annually2  7#c7 establish internal 
controls for managing the oversight of  
the accuracy1 consistency1 and          
completeness of checkpoint performance  
data2 and  7#d7 publicly report on the  
total number of those subjected to an   
encounter at a ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol   
checkpoint1 disaggregated by the number 
of ,united ,states citizens1 lawful     
permanent residents1 and aliens4  7b7   
,arrest data ,not later than #cj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection shall--
 7#a7 document and publicly report on   
the number of agents operating in the   

interior of the ,united ,states2  7#b7  
provide detailed information regarding  
each such agent's training with respect 
to conducting searches and seizures in  
compliance with the ,fourth ,amendment  
to the ,constitution of the ,united     
,states2 and  7#c7 document and publicly
 report on the disposition of each      
interaction such agent has while in the 
interior with a ,united ,states citizen1
 a lawful permanent resident1 or another
 alien1 including whether such person   
was arrested1 detained1 stopped1 or     
charged with a crime or a civil offense4