,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,kelly introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to install and maintain     
warning signage informing travelers of  
dangerous areas or routes near the      
southern border of the ,united ,states  
that have been identified in relevant   
,department of ,state ,travel           
,advisories4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,nicholas      
,douglas ,quets ,border ,travel ,safety 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,on ,october #ah1      
#bjbd1 while traveling in the ,mexican  
state of ,sonora near ,puerto ,peasco1  
,nicholas ,quets was targeted by armed  
criminals associated with the ,sinaloa  
,cartel and the #ca-year-old ,american  
was tragically shot and killed in a     
violent attack4  7#b7 ,the brutal murder

 of ,nicholas ,quets reflects the       
ongoing threat posed by transnational   
criminal organizations and cartel       
violence in the region4  7#c7 ,nicholas 
,quets was shot while traveling along   
the ,altar-,caborca highway 7,federal   
,highway #b7 in ,sonora1 which is       
frequently listed under a ,reconsider   
,travel advisory4  7#d7 ,it is not known
 if ,nicholas ,quets was aware of any   
travel advisories on his chosen route4  
7#e7 ,the ,department of ,state issues  
,travel ,advisories to inform ,united   
,states citizens and other travelers of 
safety and security risks in foreign    
countries and regions4  7#f7 ,department
 of ,state ,travel ,advisories identify 
certain foreign regions1 including areas
 near ,united ,states land borders1 that
 present elevated safety or security    
risks due to criminal activity1         
violence1 kidnapping1 or other threats4 
7#g7 ,individuals entering or departing 
the ,united ,states through land ports  
of entry may not be aware that nearby   

areas identified in ,department of      
,state ,travel ,advisories pose         
heightened safety or security risks4    
7#h7 ,clear and visible signage at land 
ports of entry and surrounding areas    
would improve traveler awareness of such
 risks and promote public safety4  #c4  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that clear and visible signage
 displaying travel advisories at land   
ports of entry along the land boundary  
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico 
are necessary to improve traveler       
awareness of safety or security risks   
due to criminal activity1 violence1     
kidnapping1 or other threats4  #d4      
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2  7,b7 the     
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    

,representatives2 and  7,d7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,land 
port of entry ,the term land port of    
entry means a port of entry along an    
international land border between the   
,united ,states and ,mexico4  7#c7      
,travel advisory ,the term ,travel      
,advisory means the country-specific or 
region-specific safety advisory issued  
by the ,department of ,state to inform  
travelers of security risks abroad4  #e4
 ,warning signage for travelers near    
land ports of entry along the southern  
border  7a7 ,establishment ,the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting through the ,commissioner of     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 in consultation with the ,secretary of 
,state1 shall establish and carry out a 
program to install and maintain warning 
signage informing travelers of dangerous
 areas or routes near the southern      
border of the ,united ,states that have 
been identified in relevant ,department 

of ,state ,travel ,advisories4  7b7     
,responsibilities of ,secretary of      
,state ,the ,secretary of ,state shall--
 7#a7 identify areas or routes near the 
,united ,states land border with ,mexico
 that are designated as dangerous in any
 ,department of ,state ,travel          
,advisory2  7#b7 provide the            
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection with updated        
advisory information necessary for the  
content of warning signage2 and  7#c7   
provide the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security with the appropriate content  
and messaging of such signage4  7c7     
,coordination ,in carrying out this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 acting through the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 shall coordinate   
with the ,secretary of ,state1          
appropriate ,state transportation and   
public safety agencies1 and relevant    
,state1 local1 and tribal government    
officials4  #f4 ,placement of signage   

7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 acting through the 
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 shall install1     
maintain1 and update warning signage    
described in this ,act4  7b7 ,locations 
,warning signage developed pursuant to  
this ,act shall-- 7#a7 be placed-- 7,a7 
at appropriate ,united ,states land     
ports of entry along the border with    
,mexico2  7,b7 on all roadways and      
routes approaching1 and in areas        
immediately adjacent to1 such ports of  
entry where travelers are likely to     
cross the international boundary2  7,c7 
at any additional locations determined  
appropriate by the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with ,state and local transportation    
authorities1 to ensure adequate traveler
 awareness2  7,d7 in locations that are 
clearly visible to motorists and        
pedestrians2 and  7,e7 in sufficient    
proximity to allow travelers to make    
informed travel decisions2 and  7#b7    

include the words pursuant to the       
,nicholas ,douglas ,quets ,border       
,travel ,safety ,act4  7c7 ,coordination
 with ,state and local authorities ,in  
placing signage pursuant to this        
section1 the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall coordinate with-- 7#a7  
,state departments of transportation2   
7#b7 local government officials2 and    
7#c7 other appropriate authorities      
responsible for roadway infrastructure  
near the international border of the    
,united ,states4  7d7 ,content of       
signage ,signage required under this    
,act shall-- 7#a7 clearly warn travelers
 of nearby areas or routes identified as
 dangerous in ,department of ,state     
,travel ,advisories2  7#b7 provide a    
reference to additional safety          
information1 including the ,department  
of ,state travel advisory website or a  
,,qr code linking to such information2  
7#c7 be displayed in a format that--    
7,a7 can be swiftly and easily updated  
to provide timely information to        

travelers based on the ,department of   
,state's ,travel ,advisory risk         
indicators1 including crime1 terrorism1 
unrest1 health1 natural disaster1       
time-limited event1 kidnapping or       
hostage-taking1 wrongful detention1 and 
others2 and  7,b7 may include details   
regarding recent incidents that         
illustrate the threat level for         
travelers from the ,united ,states2     
7#d7 be displayed in ,english and       
,spanish1 and any additional languages  
the ,secretary1 in consultation with the
 ,department of ,state1 determines      
appropriate2 and  7#e7 include any other
 safety information the ,secretary of   
,state determines appropriate4  #g4     
,reviews and updates  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,state1 shall-- 7#a7 annually review    
warning signage to ensure accuracy and  
visibility2 and  7#b7 update such       
signage as necessary to reflect changes 
in ,department of ,state ,travel        

,advisories4  7b7 ,identification of    
critical changes ,the ,secretary of     
,state shall notify the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security whenever critical   
changes have occurred that require      
warning signage to be updated4  #h4     
,reports to ,congress  7a7              
,implementation report ,not later than  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,state and the   
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 shall submit a     
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes-- 7#a7 the    
implementation of the signage program   
required under this ,act2  7#b7 the     
locations where signage has been        
installed2  7#c7 plans for updating such
 signage2 and  7#d7 any recommendations 
for improving traveler awareness of     
dangerous areas identified in ,travel   
,advisories4  7b7 ,,gao report ,the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states shall submit a report to the    
appropriate congressional committees    
that-- 7#a7 describes the efficacy of   
the travel advisory warnings for        
travelers2 and  7#b7 indicates whether  
there are modernizations to warning     
delivery that the ,department of ,state 
or the ,department of ,homeland         
,security could undertake to ensure     
travelers have adequate awareness to    
potential travel-related dangers4  #i4  
,rule of construction regarding use of  
force in ,mexico ,nothing in this ,act  
may be construed as authorizing the use 
of force against ,mexico or any entity  
or individual within ,mexico4