113 HR 830 IH: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-26
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of
2013
or as the SAVE Act of 2013
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Securing America’s International Borders
Subtitle A—Manpower, Technology, and Infrastructure
Improvements
Sec. 101. Manpower.
Sec. 102. Technology.
Sec. 103. Infrastructure.
Sec. 104. Aerial vehicles and surveillance systems.
Subtitle B—Strategies and Progress Reports for Securing
America’s Borders
Sec. 111. National strategy to secure the borders.
Sec. 112. Accountable financing of a secure border
initiative.
Subtitle C—Rapid Response Measures
Sec. 121. Deployment of border patrol agents.
Sec. 122. Border patrol major assets.
Sec. 123. Electronic equipment.
Sec. 124. Personal equipment.
Sec. 125. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D—Border Infrastructure and Technology
Modernization
Sec. 131. Definitions.
Sec. 132. Expansion of commerce security programs.
Subtitle E—Other Border Security Initiatives
Sec. 141. Alien smuggling and terrorism prevention.
Sec. 142. Border security on certain Federal land.
Title II—Ending Unlawful Employment
Subtitle A—Employee Verification
Sec. 201. Mandatory employment authorization
verification.
Sec. 202. Monitoring and compliance.
Sec. 203. Mandatory notification of SSN mismatches and multiple
uses.
Sec. 204. Establishment of electronic birth and death
registration systems.
Sec. 205. Penalty for failure to file correct information
returns.
Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Nondeductibility of Wages Paid to Unauthorized
Aliens
Sec. 211. Clarification that wages paid to unauthorized aliens
may not be deducted from gross income.
Title III—Enhancing and Utilizing Current Interior Enforcement
Methods
Sec. 301. Increase investigative efforts.
Sec. 302. Increased oversight of agents.
Sec. 303. Border relief grant program.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Regulations.
Sec. 306. Rewards program.
Sec. 307. Increased detention facilities for aliens apprehended
for illegal entry.
Sec. 308. Additional Immigration Judgeships and law
clerks.
Sec. 309. Media campaign.
<enum>I</enum><header>Securing America’s
International Borders</header>
<subtitle id="HC07A798929634F3F84C68AE04D7BB389"><enum>A</enum><header>Manpower,
Technology, and Infrastructure Improvements</header>
<section id="H0FC706AADB40484281B6F148634DFC5C"><enum>101.</enum><header>Manpower</header>
<subsection id="H95BFE03D93254ED1B26D917ED61174F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Border patrol
agents</header><text>Section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/458">Public Law 108–458</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 3734) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03D11D05EBCD4E68A45F94EAB99A4603" style="OLC">
<section id="HF559967377534957A3FD8B4043E3A610"><enum>5202.</enum><header>Increase in
full-time border patrol agents</header>
<subsection id="H8F20A6AF70CD4E7D8BF1AA4A169C8B03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
increases</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to
the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of
positions for full-time active-duty Border Patrol agents within the Department
of Homeland Security (above the number of positions for which funds were
appropriated for the preceding fiscal year), by—</text>
<paragraph id="HB5C6F59485324A32AB894825D8FAF83B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1,500 in fiscal
year 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F41B23E2C26452FB97A7529446557E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>1,000 in fiscal
year 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A12E71B9DCB4B45B24EE6FA55F52FE7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>1,000 in fiscal
year 2016;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65AF4FF5A65C4A4481DAC01324A25635"><enum>(4)</enum><text>1,000 in fiscal
year 2017; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5E9318E608A47599980BA87AF87967B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>500 in fiscal year
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D9EC49A2ACB4725922A3206A3C9E00A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>Of
the Border Patrol agents hired under subsection (a), 80 percent shall be
deployed along the southern border of the United States and 20 percent shall be
deployed along the northern border of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H25D39BC15FB04C6280BFFDF3AAA73A26"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>The necessary funds are authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4F10BF6001164AE9BF50991989058442"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigative
personnel</header>
<paragraph id="H56D55EF2AC3A4B35B105C32B9A309525"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
investigative personnel for alien smuggling</header><text>In addition to the
positions authorized under section 5203 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, as amended by paragraph (1), during each of
the fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, increase by not less than 350 the number of
positions for personnel within the Department assigned to specifically
investigate alien smuggling.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAB78B0F6D48949F9A62DD4E4281BB5DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funds
and personnel for the tunnel task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to appropriations, the fiscal year
2014 budget of the Tunnel Task Force, a joint force comprised of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) personnel tasked to pinpoint tunnels that are
utilized by drug lords and <quote>coyotes</quote> to smuggle narcotics, illegal
aliens, and weapons, shall be increased by 50 percent above the fiscal year
2007 budget. Such increase shall be used to increase personnel, improve
communication and coordination between participant agencies, upgrade
technology, and offer cash rewards and appropriate security to individuals who
provide the Tunnel Task Force with accurate information on existing tunnels
that breach the international borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7711DC5EC1A740D583095A25C8564645"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>The necessary funds are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to
carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C4BC34573564201A825CD1B412863C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recruitment of
former members of the armed forces and members of reserve components of the
armed forces</header>
<paragraph id="H284097C4101342D5ACDDA8DF0707C597"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
program</header><text>The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of
Defense, shall establish a program to actively recruit covered members (a
member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces) or former members of the
Armed Forces and National Guard to serve in United States Customs and Border
Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E35A20549CB41B5953DE2AA4D33F74E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on
recruitment incentives</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly
submit to the <quote>appropriate</quote> committees of Congress a report that
shall include an assessment of the desirability and feasibility of offering an
incentive to a covered member or former member of the Armed Forces for the
purpose of encouraging such member to serve in United States Customs and Border
Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF26FE4885199482F80E7C9899AEB119B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary must
provide a description of various monetary and non-monetary incentives
considered for purposes of the report; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9DC8016431943F390844C9C2718B94F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary must
provide an assessment of the desirability and feasibility of utilizing any such
incentive.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE11DDDE55B141DC99A90C3EB57754CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations
for recruitment incentives</header>
<subparagraph id="H9594CD271FC14E05875557C98BBEB469"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum student
loan repayments for united states border patrol agents with a two-year
commitment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5379">Section 5379(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79907FD5F06C412EB764A562A5B6DFE5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H78A5AB2ECD0849CE8A46B8D2078A21C6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an employee (otherwise
eligible for benefits under this section) who is serving as a full-time
active-duty United States Border Patrol agent within the Department of Homeland
Security—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB2A64AE28CB4717BD82A33865938578"><enum>(A)</enum><text>paragraph (2)(A)
shall be applied by substituting <quote>$20,000</quote> for
<quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA639C0F84AB047DB8416CF1153FDB201"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paragraph (2)(B)
shall be applied by substituting <quote>$80,000</quote> for
<quote>$60,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89B7B79611E14A6B8DF2AED8479FAB13"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recruitment and
relocation bonuses and retention allowances for personnel of the Department of
Homeland Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the authority to pay
recruitment and relocation bonuses under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5753">section 5753</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, the authority to pay retention bonuses under section 5754 of such title,
and any other similar authorities available under any other provision of law,
rule, or regulation, are exercised to the fullest extent allowable in order to
encourage service in the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H177E957510584834BBC0061FF0748B0D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>appropriate committees of
Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF53B7AC2B7274BF79E3A980D99E5F6F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H516B3D97CFD84383B5E6FB73C7FA835E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6AF7846A02934BA6AF3997DC66FCE522"><enum>102.</enum><header>Technology</header>
<subsection id="HCFBBA4056A6849FE8CB3DF4F487B6A8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Equipment
Sharing between Department of Homeland Security and Department of
Defense</header><text>The Secretaries of these two departments shall develop
and implement a plan to use authorities provided to the Secretary of Defense
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/18">chapter 18</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, to increase the availability
and use of Department of Defense equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles,
tethered aerostat radars, and other surveillance equipment, to assist the
Secretary in carrying out surveillance activities conducted at or near the
international land borders of the United States to prevent illegal
immigration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2E0A9DC5D3544D4BAF2958D1A383763B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act (and then annually
from that point), the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="HDCCE44DBEAFC4362A09744E641A4B0CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the current use of Department of Defense equipment to assist the
Secretary in carrying out surveillance of the international land borders of the
United States and assessment of the potential risks to citizens of the United
States and key foreign policy interests associated with the use of such
equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96C0D891B6394BFD83B0375B2C2DE646"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the plan developed
under subsection (a) to increase the use of Department of Defense equipment to
assist such surveillance activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD31AE2A0AE34FFBAA1868DAAAADD180"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
description of the types of equipment and other support to be provided by the
Secretary of Defense under such plan during the 1-year period beginning on the
date of the submission of the report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA24688ADB25D4773AC95735F3A0A73F2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secure
communication</header><text>The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as
practicable, develop and implement a plan to improve the use of satellite
communications and other technologies to ensure clear and secure 2-way
communication capabilities—</text>
<paragraph id="H582C1B4A52CC44BEBB6DBD9F95E054CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>among all Border
Patrol agents conducting operations between ports of entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D5ECBC967874B548FF1E121286E4C0F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>between Border
Patrol agents and their respective Border Patrol stations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7979A6AF4CF49C38D4F3B73E56EB480"><enum>(3)</enum><text>between all
appropriate law enforcement agencies of the Department and State, local, and
tribal law enforcement agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC03ACA4119A542C19ADFE5A39BEA674A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other Technology
Upgrades</header><text>The Secretary shall purchase and implement new
technology to secure the borders, including, but not limited to drones,
infrared cameras, sensors, mobile lighting units, radar and infrared
heat.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9121B3D642964F079242F1320692E438"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>The necessary funds are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to
carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H489E643496394267A7E36FBE675BEAE1"><enum>103.</enum><header>Infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="H89B0C6CA41104658BF4EFD641F808F80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Infrastructure
Improvements</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary shall construct or purchase—</text>
<paragraph id="HA820D8CB9D9E45469C49261AC97635EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>office facilities
to accommodate additional border patrol manpower;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5B9D711273C44A08F14DA07DF408B3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sport utility
vehicles for officers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD062C64020224E08B826D9EC823546DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all-weather roads
for better vehicle access and performance on remote and rugged terrain (road
construction should be done in consultation with the owner of the land and take
into account any environmental or other land-use issues that are
relevant);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8841AE7BDB2B4006800954D0A18DDBF6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>additional fencing
(and aesthetic fencing in business districts) in urban areas of the border;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DD157C1841148B483984B2E8F1C650C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle barriers, to support, not replace,
manpower, in rural and remote areas of the border necessary to achieve
operational control of the international borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB3856133263C49DC835788B8251BF817"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>The necessary funds are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to
carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2F2AE77CAF4A44FA8C1043DDDD0A2E2D"><enum>104.</enum><header>Aerial vehicles
and surveillance systems</header>
<subsection id="HB9BC598F0192486D99280D3A3A3D5FCA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unmanned aerial
vehicle pilot program</header><text>During the 1-year period beginning on the
date on which the report is submitted under section 102(b), the Secretary shall
conduct a pilot program to test unmanned aerial vehicles for border
surveillance along the international border between Canada and the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB7DBB2343FBE4E429DA66E771800F079"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Unmanned aerial
vehicles and associated infrastructure</header><text>The Secretary shall
acquire and maintain unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment for use to
patrol the international borders of the United States, including equipment such
as—</text>
<paragraph id="H6ADC46913FC24215AF48FE669376C743"><enum>(1)</enum><text>additional
sensors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A3626DFD2BE40A399C572E0C5F4E524"><enum>(2)</enum><text>satellite command
and control; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B4B31D6D4724CA2AF5A6DEB8AE14E8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other necessary
equipment for operational support.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB131BCD4F544726B8172339AF4A2B54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H7B4D75DE8F254D6BB7DD6CA56AFE6DA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2014 and 2015
such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34B33040EB17403B823A4FED61CD8607"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H27177E02B4C14F238BD2626C6DA55C96"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Aerial
surveillance program</header>
<paragraph id="HB384EDDF3EAE4E17BCFC08D6C8725737"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In conjunction with the border surveillance plan
developed under section 5201 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/458">Public Law 108–458</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1701">8 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note), the Secretary,
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall develop
and implement a program to fully integrate and utilize aerial surveillance
technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles, to enhance the security of
the international border between the United States and Canada and the
international border between the United States and Mexico. The goal of the
program shall be to ensure continuous monitoring of each mile of each
border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAF29F1A9ED8433BA21960BED9D2CB62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment and
consultation requirements</header><text>In developing the program under this
subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBAD8B3E9A49546209AB2A83BF34183C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider current
and proposed aerial surveillance technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1259A2F9D75B4D0088755E3CAC3EBE7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the
feasibility and advisability of utilizing such technologies to address border
threats, including an assessment of the technologies considered best suited to
address respective threats;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A7AB5ECDA734EE8A5BDCDDA2894527A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary of Defense regarding any technologies or equipment, which the
Secretary may deploy along an international border of the United States;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB94EF0F96004B7992D7AE0C3FF30AF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consult with the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration regarding safety, airspace
coordination and regulation, and any other issues necessary for implementation
of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA29B332B92EB493787890C510E56231C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>The necessary funds are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H475182E4F4AC443F945D2D34455C5E36"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Integrated and
Automated Surveillance Program</header>
<paragraph id="H5E2DB6F156404152A5D1116239169C9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
program</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary shall establish a program to procure additional unmanned aerial
vehicles, drones, cameras, poles, sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and
other technologies necessary to achieve operational control of the
international borders of the United States and to establish a security
perimeter known as a <quote>virtual fence</quote> along such international
borders to provide a barrier to illegal immigration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A1A3FDBA0824E1EACA9169F7DC80735"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
components</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
feasible, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB43D94F5EED74FD88D85DF403362DD75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technologies
utilized in the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program are integrated
and function cohesively in an automated fashion, including the integration of
motion sensor alerts and cameras in a manner where a sensor alert automatically
activates a corresponding camera to pan and tilt in the direction of the
triggered sensor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB726E99C46834C66B00777EEDD7002EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cameras utilized
in the program do not have to be manually operated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD52F67F3D71F46BDBAE90C23F0F97B49"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such camera views
and positions are not fixed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8089CD2804F445A695FE627A39C9CCE9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>surveillance video
taken by such cameras is able to be viewed at multiple designated
communications centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F5E46A0779949DAB11CBDC38D51CEB3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a standard process
is used to collect and record, catalog, and report intrusion and response data
collected under the Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H096D4942748D416B86FEE4F2ECE3BE85"><enum>(F)</enum><text>future remote
surveillance technology investments and upgrades for the program can be
integrated with existing systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H241B850DA58646BABCCD16C59FE3FC11"><enum>(G)</enum><text>performance
measures are developed and applied that can evaluate whether the program is
providing desired results and increasing response effectiveness in monitoring
and detecting illegal intrusions along the international borders of the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13F1D2B9D8FD4A6AA440FF8CAB4B58CD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>plans are
developed under the program to streamline site selection and site validation
processes to minimize delays of installing surveillance technology
infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77C1EC3F18A44A2595AF9004183063B8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>standards are
developed under the program to expand the shared use of existing private and
governmental structures to install remote surveillance technology
infrastructure where possible;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9346EA57D494B9385375601117319CE"><enum>(J)</enum><text>standards are
developed under the program to identify and deploy the use of nonpermanent or
mobile surveillance platforms that will increase the Secretary’s mobility and
ability to identify illegal border intrusions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97727D68F728473B83671E3E47A7ABE7"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Patrol agents respond to each
reported intrusion that appears to involve aliens or smugglers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AAA23907A194B1FB56624E7BFB3D457"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation of
contractors</header>
<subparagraph id="H2C7856A095564C3E82DF3120C472613E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement for
standards</header><text>The Secretary shall develop appropriate standards to
evaluate the performance of any contractor providing goods or services to carry
out the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FBADDBCDAF64A57A03647B2360E66EA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review by the
Comptroller General of the United States</header>
<clause id="H786EF209E4AB48B3889CF95A01C8EE65"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall review each new contract related to the
Program and should report to Congress regarding contracts with a value of more
than $5,000,000 in a timely manner, to determine whether such contract fully
complies with applicable cost requirements, performance objectives, program
milestones, and schedules.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4CBD01EE888C4F01B38E52F882C2E801"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall report the findings of each review carried out under clause (i) to
the Secretary in a timely manner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4426CB9B655F4B7582855030D40C25AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>The necessary funds are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H6692CE363A9A43E689EBFE346FC4F2D0"><enum>B</enum><header>Strategies and
Progress Reports for Securing America’s Borders</header>
<section id="HAA3A32A4BA3948818DAFC47004399FF9"><enum>111.</enum><header>National
strategy to secure the borders</header>
<subsection id="H0C807BFB30E0482287408A8B10F9683C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
national strategy</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the heads
of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a national strategy to
secure the borders that describes actions to be carried out to achieve
operational control over all ports of entry into the United States and the
international land and maritime borders of the United States by December 31,
2019.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H104E30C7F7074757BDD65525C7745400"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
national strategy to secure the borders shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H45E58F6D9B634B7BA14CBDD97527B9F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of
the threats posed by terrorists and terrorist groups that may try to infiltrate
the United States at locations along the international land and maritime
borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BFEE1D280F146A6937398581BB14DBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
risk assessment for all United States ports of entry and all portions of the
international land and maritime borders of the United States that includes a
description of activities being undertaken—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49C7F3E848534F009CB148AB8B58105E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent the
entry of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism,
narcotics, and other contraband into the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D6209428ECC48FAA6412EC338E3EB32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect
critical infrastructure at or near such ports of entry or borders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H65026456E83C42BC8225A6742A8A2B83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An assessment of
the most appropriate, practical, and cost-effective means of defending the
international land and maritime borders of the United States against threats to
security and illegal transit, including intelligence capacities, technology,
equipment, personnel, and training needed to address security
vulnerabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB56CB727CA8B4C4580C8C7DBAA097F2C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assessment of
staffing needs for all border security functions, taking into account threat
and vulnerability information pertaining to the borders and the impact of new
security programs, policies, and technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C468017B6D44056B2166850F8E877C6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
description of the border security roles and missions of Federal Government,
State government, local government, and tribal authorities, and recommendations
regarding actions the Secretary can carry out to improve coordination with such
authorities to enable border security and enforcement activities to be carried
out in a more efficient and effective manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED0850E5585A4CB9B1A5A1298578AC01"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of existing efforts and
technologies used for border security and the effect of the use of such efforts
and technologies on civil rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and
civil liberties, including an assessment of efforts to take into account asylum
seekers, trafficking victims, unaccompanied minor aliens, refugees and other
vulnerable populations, as well as the effects on Americans living in the
border region and local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers working in
the border region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1012F3FC073C4C1D9D28C1E37E0FBF03"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A
prioritized list of research and development objectives to enhance the security
of the international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6599C100F284983B3140D78E2E525CD"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A
description of ways to ensure that the free flow of lawful travel and commerce
is not unreasonably diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at
securing the international land and maritime borders of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D94C173BDC641568E51D57A9587A889"><enum>(9)</enum><text>An assessment of
additional detention facilities and beds that are needed to detain unlawful
aliens apprehended at United States ports of entry or along the international
land borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8E52DC6BC934B2E8AB8B09F379871F5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>A description of
the performance metrics to be used to ensure accountability by the bureaus of
the Department in implementing such strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EDAA188FF5740FB9DF281F585F5039E"><enum>(11)</enum><text>A schedule for
the implementation of the security measures described in said strategy,
including a prioritization of security measures, realistic deadlines for
addressing the security and enforcement needs, an estimate of the resources
needed to carry out such measures, and a description of how such resources
should be allocated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H746D86D0B8014DCA82A260DEFA0D4E25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
developing the national strategy for border security, the Secretary shall
consult with representatives of—</text>
<paragraph id="H3A4DD89FD1AC46C98AC5AFE5555C1BDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State, local, and
tribal governmental authorities with responsibility for locations along the
international land and maritime borders of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B49525D009E4EA8BA97E0D3E848587B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appropriate
private sector entities, nongovernmental organizations, and affected
communities that have expertise in areas related to border security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3EC3023F68B048C6BA54C6B9EC92650B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
national strategy for border security shall be consistent with the National
Strategy for Maritime Security developed pursuant to Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 13, dated December 21, 2004.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H20504118A1EE46ADBAC5448915D6E4E3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H4E639C689D5A472D9BD4EF183204B2D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text>Not
later than December 31, 2014, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the
national strategy for border security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6675D3438EA949B8BDB96C01C9129073"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit to Congress any update of such strategy that the
Secretary determines is necessary, not later than 30 days after such update is
developed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9F45516DC3644279C87675A7C80916A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Immediate
Action</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to relieve the
Secretary of the responsibility to take all actions necessary and appropriate
to achieve and maintain operational control over the entire international land
and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0E19AC2DB46143E29F0CE57B96418982"><enum>112.</enum><header>Accountable
financing of a secure border initiative</header>
<subsection id="H24A8BCFEA24949AD8EDBBA566D8528B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comptroller
General of the United States</header>
<paragraph id="HF7C84721BC7F4011BBE2A83A4B896EB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Comptroller General of the United
States becomes aware of any improper conduct or wrongdoing in the course of
conducting a contract review under the Secure Border Initiative, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall, as expeditiously as
practicable, refer information relating to such improper conduct or wrongdoing
to Congress and to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to another
appropriate official of the Department of Homeland Security, who shall
determine whether to temporarily suspend the contractor from further
participation in the Secure Border Initiative or make said contract null and
void.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2181A4E02534DD09F0BF072917FE25C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the completion of each review
described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress and to the Secretary a report containing the findings of the
review, including findings regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20105ED0F72A49ADB6568DA6378F4B22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cost
overruns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C51061D957D4C3493043082A37C9E92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>significant delays
in contract execution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15F027243C29433995C84F4BFD94B5BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>lack of rigorous
departmental contract management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9151744F133346D09E96A47740253FC7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>insufficient
departmental financial oversight;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D08C9D765674647B8D8593C35370076"><enum>(E)</enum><text>bundling that
limits the ability of small businesses to compete; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE4F2537AB734CE5A9CB91DD3850D6E2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other high-risk
business practices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H02AD18CD394748358D8DB723E2F388A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports by the
Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="H2EB6E371BB8A4444ADA8909DD3654A56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each report
required under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, that describes the
steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to address the problems
identified in such report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71730B7C26DE4D15A2332C131E7F6686"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts with
foreign companies</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the initiation of
each contract action with a company whose headquarters are not based in the
United States, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives, regarding the Secure Border Initiative.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45113A6BEF4A46449A37BF8D8A6EFA51"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports on
United States Ports</header><text>Not later than 60 days after receiving
information regarding a proposed purchase of a contract to manage the
operations of a United States port by a foreign entity, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="HF128B0804A3A4491B4CF983CFE822DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the proposed
purchase;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE71D5740F8C84101B919E83B1B60C8F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any security
concerns related to the proposed purchase; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B7C7E72D906437CBCF67DFE8D8F1872"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the manner in
which such security concerns have been addressed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCBE85F2790E74E17B63A7A8E3C2491AB"><enum>C</enum><header>Rapid Response
Measures</header>
<section id="H23858A6373BA48ADB37E863C5535DF80"><enum>121.</enum><header>Deployment of
border patrol agents</header>
<subsection id="H637011D9C40B4DA5AED89AD0E5E2D7FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergency
Deployment of Border Patrol Agents</header>
<paragraph id="HAFB969EBC18B40EF9D66DD930B0C7057"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Governor of a State on an international border of
the United States declares an international border security emergency and
requests additional agents of the Border Patrol (referred to in this subtitle
as <quote>agents</quote>) from the Secretary, the Secretary, subject to
paragraphs (2) and (3), may provide the State with not more than 1,000
additional agents for the purpose of patrolling and defending the international
border, in order to prevent individuals from crossing the international border
into the United States at any location other than an authorized port of
entry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD12370A058D14E8EA39E92872FA4BA88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Upon
receiving a request for agents under paragraph (1), the Secretary, after
consultation with the President, shall grant such request to the extent that
providing such agents will not significantly impair the Department’s ability to
provide border security for any other State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C94DB3AA5204135B9C5214005C49CCA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Collective
bargaining</header><text>Emergency deployments under this subsection shall be
made in accordance with all applicable collective bargaining agreements and
obligations under current law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H719AE38B00B3420B9C970DA5AA0B28AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Flexible
Deployment of Border Patrol Agents</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure
that agents are not precluded from performing patrol duties and apprehending
violators of law, except in unusual circumstances if the temporary use of fixed
deployment positions is necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H60F4A3ADD2874B258837D3CB15D2AB82"><enum>122.</enum><header>Border patrol
major assets</header>
<subsection id="H47C6739ED9C0464BBB44A5B9EE213FCA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Control of
Department of Homeland Security Assets</header><text>The Department of Homeland
Security shall have exclusive administrative and operational control over all
the assets utilized in carrying out its mission, including aircraft,
watercraft, vehicles, detention space, transportation, and all of the personnel
associated with such assets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB1F1435BEC434F59A2581B2D6646F874"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Helicopters and
Power Boats</header>
<paragraph id="H86406BA7AB724EE8AB8AE0A58D3622F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Helicopters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall increase the number of
helicopters under the control of the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE). The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate types and
quantities of helicopters are procured for the various missions being
performed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2885ECA7BEF74601A394E4076FBBCB2F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Power
boats</header><text>The Secretary shall increase the number of power boats
under the control of the Border Patrol. The Secretary shall ensure that the
types of power boats that are procured are appropriate for both the waterways
in which they are used and the mission requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5E2A17BEA694FA095D9A6AD8F58AFD1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use and
training</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H897F0CF1E326469CADC13A802BC0AF8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish an
overall policy on how the helicopters and power boats procured under this
subsection will be used; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CAF6C04B9D34083B096064DF47A4B88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implement training
programs for the agents who use such assets, including safe operating
procedures and rescue operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC94000E9A7A64340975CE3D86C413B90"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Motor
Vehicles</header>
<paragraph id="HAB851F886B59410A8925AEFFE76E73F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Quantity</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for use by the
Border Patrol that will permit a ratio of not less than 1 police-type vehicle
for every 4 agents with safety glass and other protections. The Secretary shall
ensure that there are sufficient numbers and types of other motor vehicles to
support the mission of the Border Patrol.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81A7F7025E8D415A88E3E6DBFD3A73CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Features</header><text>All
motor vehicles purchased for the Border Patrol shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB708CEFDEA94798A6B2FD6994AD23B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appropriate for
the mission of the Border Patrol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE571B1466F3446E093B8B97B7BD0A44F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a panic
button and a global positioning system device that is activated solely in
emergency situations to track the location of agents in distress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD00F979B19E1483E9886A4628AD423C8"><enum>123.</enum><header>Electronic
equipment</header>
<subsection id="H694D6FA4EB6E4FEB9BDF80C6AB1729BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Portable
Computers</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that each police-type motor
vehicle in the fleet of the Border Patrol is equipped with a portable computer
with access to all necessary law enforcement databases and otherwise suited to
the unique operational requirements of the Border Patrol.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H471AF45A72C7480A9695847453C83C8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Radio
Equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
augment the existing radio communications system so that all law enforcement
personnel, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, working in each area
where Border Patrol operations are conducted have clear and encrypted 2-way
radio communication capabilities at all times. Each portable communications
device shall be equipped with a panic button and a global positioning system
device that is activated solely in emergency situations to track the location
of agents in distress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6DFB14C1D4194A79BF3EBDF570A86F0F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Handheld Global
Positioning System Devices</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that Border
Patrol agents are issued a state-of-the-art handheld global positioning system
device for navigational purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H55DEC276FC81403FACECB87DEE9F63E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Night Vision
Equipment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that sufficient quantities
of state-of-the-art night vision equipment are procured and maintained to
enable each Border Patrol agent working during the hours of darkness to be
equipped with a portable night vision device.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2AE1DC823DB0426BA4AD1D6EA48DED87"><enum>124.</enum><header>Personal
equipment</header>
<subsection id="HA1D34C3B568146CBBB48315BA5C96C1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Body
Armor</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that every agent on duty is
issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks
faced by the agent. Enough body armor must be purchased to cover every agent in
the field.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H45F33DCB19FC4B4EAE1AA24C228082F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Weapons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that agents are
equipped with weapons that are reliable and effective to protect themselves,
their fellow agents, and innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed
criminals. The Secretary shall ensure that the policies of the Department
authorize all agents to carry weapons that are suited to the potential threats
that they face, and that all agents receive appropriate training in the use of
such weapons.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H04BD0376FCB943379403EB0F897553E8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uniforms</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that all agents are provided with all necessary uniform
items, including outerwear suited to the climate, footwear, belts, holsters,
and personal protective equipment, at no cost to such agents. Such items shall
be replaced at no cost to such agents as such items become worn or
unserviceable or no longer fit properly.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD1F9B838973F4F2A994488E7134C2F5B"><enum>125.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB855F818236348DBAAE55258F9756A5D"><enum>D</enum><header>Border
Infrastructure and Technology Modernization</header>
<section id="HBA09B2C12A3341B2AB372D22F2DDE4AA"><enum>131.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HC9EA025E13C44F279595964303CA4FB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The
term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of United States Customs
and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5AAD6E4B1154740903DE66F74BE7FBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Northern
border</header><text>The term <term>northern border</term> means the
international border between the United States and Canada.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1DFB1427CDE42FBBF8CE08B1CA39F2F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Southern
border</header><text>The term <term>southern border</term> means the
international border between the United States and Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDA62D1F917164480AEAC9DE3310A4424"><enum>132.</enum><header>Expansion of
commerce security programs</header>
<subsection id="HA5AA57ECAEB5468485AB68A1D89FB771"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism</header>
<paragraph id="H9621D18AC16F427BB4DCA37EFFB00C01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary, shall develop a
plan to expand the programs of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
established pursuant to section 211 of the SAFE Port Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/961">6 U.S.C. 961</external-xref>),
including adding additional personnel for such programs, along the northern
border and southern border, including the following programs:</text>
<subparagraph id="H76E99615FDFF4AFDBF3B2EC7999DEE9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Business
Anti-Smuggling Coalition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3331881BB47548E093E4F7B7BB36DA3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Carrier
Initiative Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8213ED2BBC154C359E48EFF0C042C59C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Americas
Counter Smuggling Initiative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC85B68AC6FC342DE810EFC769D446EDF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Container
Security Initiative established pursuant to section 205 of the SAFE Port Act (6
U.S.C. 945).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC496D9631C04D2BA8227DE76FBADAD0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Free and
Secure Trade Initiative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98BFDF9AE4834230A31DC408B5E33C9B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Other industry
partnership programs administered by the Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3A26AB29C91A45ADB3AE23885D7A5179"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Demonstration
Program</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner shall establish a demonstration program to develop a
cooperative trade security system to improve supply chain security.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBB34C1EAF72042D3B53D218F64CB3A53"><enum>E</enum><header>Other Border
Security Initiatives</header>
<section id="H78D47A619E2B48399C8191E4C57D63BA"><enum>141.</enum><header>Alien smuggling
and terrorism prevention</header>
<subsection id="H72568F980AB343DC9CF532CC01DA56BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Checks against
terrorist watchlist</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the extent practicable, check against
all available terrorist watchlists those persons suspected of alien smuggling
and smuggled individuals who are interdicted at the land, air, and sea borders
of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7C098301A24A4A06A51DF04C97B0FB23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strengthening
prosecution and punishment of alien smugglers</header><text>Section 274(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324">8 U.S.C. 1324(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H59A04F5C321D4793B9D1149C3BECF77F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the
subsection heading to read as follows: <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Bringing In, Harboring, and Smuggling of
Unlawful and Terrorist Aliens.—</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H716F889C79D64413ADC3E88E025B2D4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
paragraphs (1) through (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD7E6802349E4F63AC71BBA716A45584" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB06772CB6FE04D7B92C2064949276CA4" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5B6377B3EB974A52B7C0CF0CC60772A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever, knowing or in reckless disregard
of the fact that an individual is an alien who lacks lawful authority to come
to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowingly—</text>
<clause id="H1B055182F8414CF28DCB8C5DBADA732D" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">brings that individual to the United States
in any manner whatsoever regardless of any future official action which may be
taken with respect to such individual;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8CC039353E8439DBA16BCC14A116025" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recruits, encourages, or induces that
individual to come to, enter, or reside in the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8646FCB7E218481386A5FA24A4BBB423" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>transports or moves that individual
in the United States, in furtherance of their unlawful presence; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5C766EFA50C49B5814B84F3944A5FC5" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>harbors, conceals, or shields from
detection the individual in any place in the United States, including any
building or any means of transportation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">or
attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as provided in subparagraph
(C).</continuation-text><subparagraph id="H6213682406F84FCD99339C56E40C0EF4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Whoever, knowing that an individual
is an alien, brings that individual to the United States in any manner
whatsoever at a place, other than a designated port of entry or place
designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, regardless of whether such
individual has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or
reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which
may be taken with respect to such individual, or attempts or conspires to do
so, shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD16224DD321349AF9D36A3CCFC4108EA" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever commits an offense under this
paragraph shall, for each individual in respect to whom such a violation
occurs—</text>
<clause id="H5576F9993BBF4E05BF7873732CE4D6C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if the offense results in the death of
any person, be fined under title 18, United States Code, and subject to the
penalty of death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life;</text>
</clause><clause id="H36B32D1C95F1441DAB9483BE504040F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense involves kidnapping, an
attempt to kidnap, the conduct required for aggravated sexual abuse (as defined
in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2241">section 2241</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, without regard to where it
takes place), or an attempt to commit such abuse, or an attempt to kill, be
fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for any term of years
or life, or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE3343526D624BD690E0D9919D96041B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense involves an individual who
the defendant knew was engaged in or intended to engage in terrorist activity
(as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)), be fined under title 18, United States
Code, or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD4BB17879F5848848F3AB956526C5BC4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense results in serious bodily
injury (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1365">section 1365</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code) or places
in jeopardy the life of any person, be fined under title 18, United States
Code, or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB405E49E5E25470C9841ED96E1DDE46D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>if the offense is a violation of
paragraph (1)(A)(i) and was committed for the purpose of profit, commercial
advantage, or private financial gain, or if the offense was committed with the
intent or reason to believe that the individual unlawfully brought into the
United States will commit an offense against the United States or any State
that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, be fined under title
18, United States Code, and imprisoned, in the case of a first or second
violation, not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, and for any other violation,
not less than 5 nor more than 15 years;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5319A043785A41E79BD810D8DB4AE945"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense is a violation of paragraphs
(1)(A)(ii), (iii), or (iv), or paragraph (1)(B), and was committed for the
purpose of profit, commercial advantage, or private financial gain, be fined
under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or
both;</text>
</clause><clause id="H30BF52EE9E5B4F919A9076A71699A2FE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>if the offense involves the transit
of the defendant’s spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or niece or
nephew, and the offense is not described in any of clauses (i) through (vi), be
fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 1 year,
or both; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F4CB8221A204552ACFE148E2AB5320D"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in any other case, be fined under
title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF4C600D006C410BA247E4132BE16443" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1C1A40EB7CB84319AAD4E28746A938E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over
the offenses described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF700D1C0AB33437597764AB6AEC201AD" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In a prosecution for a violation of,
or an attempt or conspiracy to violate, subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), (a)(1)(A)(ii),
or (a)(1)(B), that occurs on the high seas, no defense based on necessity can
be raised unless the defendant—</text>
<clause id="H9AA27A4711B24CF0B333A021D9A3B205"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as soon as practicable, reported to
the Coast Guard the circumstances of the necessity, and if a rescue is claimed,
the name, description, registry number, and location of the vessel engaging in
the rescue; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H51B17FE6F7AB4FFC920567AA7AB35722"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>did not bring, attempt to bring, or
in any manner intentionally facilitate the entry of any alien into the land
territory of the United States without lawful authority, unless exigent
circumstances existed that placed the life of that alien in danger, in which
case the reporting requirement set forth in clause (i) is satisfied by
notifying the Coast Guard as soon as practicable after delivering the alien to
emergency medical or law enforcement personnel ashore.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90479EA38ACF4A2189FFBD98175D2283" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>It is not a violation of, or an
attempt or conspiracy to violate, clause (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (1)(A), or
paragraph (1)(A)(ii) (except if a person recruits, encourages, or induces an
alien to come to or enter the United States), for a religious denomination
having a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States, or
the agents or officer of such denomination or organization, to encourage,
invite, call, allow, or enable an alien who is present in the United States to
perform the vocation of a minister or missionary for the denomination or
organization in the United States as a volunteer who is not compensated as an
employee, notwithstanding the provision of room, board, travel, medical
assistance, and other basic living expenses, provided the minister or
missionary has been a member of the denomination for at least one year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A4D6F441F314CFF9C825EEED17C7A95" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For purposes of this paragraph and
paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H03087439EB9B4D82841E245103260176"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the term <term>United States</term>
means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the
United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0CAA285B290449BAF47F81437B40B12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the term <term>lawful
authority</term> means permission, authorization, or waiver that is expressly
provided for in the immigration laws of the United States or the regulations
prescribed under those laws and does not include any such authority secured by
fraud or otherwise obtained in violation of law or authority that has been
sought but not
approved.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H74ED190BD6724417A641242263E93885"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maritime law
enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="H856BCC255F3B45BDB2B38E73640C899D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2237">section 2237</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBB63A889D15E4BC4B4635BB3EEC24041" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF67B38ADDBBA46989C3FFC9E1B25B668"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever intentionally violates this section
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB6D0CAA2F5640BB9F0F9741DD84AF4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense results in death or involves
kidnapping, an attempt to kidnap, the conduct required for aggravated sexual
abuse (as defined in section 2241 without regard to where it takes place), or
an attempt to commit such abuse, or an attempt to kill, be fined under such
title or imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85F49600E5C44A9F8F450EAABFF23AC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the offense
results in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title) or
transportation under inhumane conditions, be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 15 years, or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FF54175B5724BCB85EEF5C07B41D352"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if the offense is
committed in the course of a violation of section 274 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (alien smuggling); chapter 77 (peonage, slavery, and
trafficking in persons), section 111 (shipping), 111A (interference with
vessels), 113 (stolen property), or 117 (transportation for illegal sexual
activity) of this title; chapter 705 (maritime drug law enforcement) of title
46, or title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; 40 Stat. 220), be
fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39583E2E443F4544A79E3330A9E90114"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in any other case,
be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or
both.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8DBC4A7B05A490D8A8E389B3F00B28A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
necessity defense</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2237">Section 2237(c)</external-xref> of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6B739B9276F41D7AE793F171201DA33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1127F1A6545A40FF908F20DEEB8014E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6D49FA1688D3432BB4868C89A6772730" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H332D8CA8FA464AB1936B98CD74DE697E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In a prosecution for a violation of
this section, no defense based on necessity can be raised unless the
defendant—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F3ED75274A146D9843B08124D52FDF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as soon as practicable upon reaching
shore, delivered the person with respect to which the necessity arose to
emergency medical or law enforcement personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7549DBA45B743628EF8085D22E61BDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as soon as practicable, reported to
the Coast Guard the circumstances of the necessity resulting giving rise to the
defense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB557E716E0A843E99E9A75F94C708DFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>did not bring, attempt to bring, or in
any manner intentionally facilitate the entry of any alien, as that term is
defined in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(3)), into the land territory of the United States without lawful
authority, unless exigent circumstances existed that placed the life of that
alien in danger, in which case the reporting requirement of subparagraph (B) is
satisfied by notifying the Coast Guard as soon as practicable after delivering
that person to emergency medical or law enforcement personnel
ashore.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BE31C10168941FDAC54B135F6BF84B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2237">Section 2237(e)</external-xref> of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H184149CFB7634F999DE402B5CC393A59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC64CAB6B395C434D962C818C038D415F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC9CFF06F9504491BC004FF3ADEC3BAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7ED2DB28DCA047709A00621CE19815E9" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H7272D791FDB84D4D8B1CA3F0E8F72BF7"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>transportation under
inhumane conditions</term> means the transportation of persons in an engine
compartment, storage compartment, or other confined space, transportation at an
excessive speed, transportation of a number of persons in excess of the rated
capacity of the means of transportation, or intentionally grounding a vessel in
which persons are being
transported.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3602046B14F249B480463E82EDECE258"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendment to the
sentencing guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="H6298FBD854E9407E9EE3CA0CD3983C1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Pursuant to its authority under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/994">section 994</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States
Sentencing Commission shall review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing
guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of alien
smuggling offenses and criminal failure to heave to or obstruction of
boarding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H078B9B015B4F498F946D7A5689AE21F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Sentencing Commission, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1FFFF4C8D756439B9EF928ECB6249291"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider providing sentencing enhancements
or stiffening existing enhancements for those convicted of offenses described
in subsection (a) that—</text>
<clause id="H25DEE2DFC780410DBB89E1BA2C030B83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>involve a pattern
of continued and flagrant violations;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCDE89B242BAA4182AB4F1BAE8F3416E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are
part of an ongoing commercial organization or enterprise;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE6A8A05EC1F54AB1B3963CE5C4AA570A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>involve aliens
who were transported in groups of 10 or more;</text>
</clause><clause id="H06ED92140679406D96F02E338643BBEB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>involve the
transportation or abandonment of aliens in a manner that endangered their
lives; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H3254021BB2134D0181D20C045EA7065D"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involve the facilitation of terrorist
activity; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFBBA8F98B8D4A30B252B475E063563C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider
cross-references to the guidelines for Criminal Sexual Abuse and Attempted
Murder.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66855BA754E04BED80C8FE0A8AE7EE17"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expedited
procedures</header><text>The Commission may promulgate the guidelines or
amendments under this section in accordance with the procedures set forth in
section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that
Act had not expired.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF2149F21A2BF4814BC69A161BD9EBF40"><enum>142.</enum><header>Border security
on certain Federal land</header>
<subsection id="HA1B81BFF5F0748139387269FF755BB8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H46539A514249468AA015DC4780468AD4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Protected
land</header><text>The term <term>protected land</term> means land under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5BD04474DAC4D18B0D3534C0ACBB71B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary
concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE6062509A034CC18F5F54E3FCE1B54E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H452E54BA693444539A763ED4FB6095F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
the Interior.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2CABFF22F3A4C39B08F83FED3125027"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Border
Protection Strategy</header><text>The Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior,
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly develop a border protection
strategy that supports the border security needs of the United States in the
manner that best protects—</text>
<paragraph id="H9262F67DD2C34D90ACC88A8A2C63A36A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>units of the
National Park System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC7CBD933B74BC386D8787B03508C8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>National Forest
System land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA7247E4DC2C43F5A01B7733ADFE467C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under the jurisdiction of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3970AE99E28844CC99C6F1F8D290BBD8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other relevant
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary
of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9CA16A7A3404B93B48ED3BF2783DDD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
uniformed law enforcement officers and special agents of the Department of the
Interior</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of the Interior for employment of uniformed law enforcement officers and
special agents, in addition to the number of such officers and agents employed
immediately before the enactment of this Act, such sums as may be necessary
for—</text>
<paragraph id="H956A149A62E246928E633B5A28CF7664"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">22 such officers of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H56A6049ADE9A4AD2A0C29F14C7F137D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 for
California;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3544716660B74672AB9786210E3D7820"><enum>(B)</enum><text>9 for
Arizona;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6820CE3F46B44B2BB5D57839865FBDC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 for New Mexico;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7ED506D22B44F55B24B25F0DDE4EA46"><enum>(D)</enum><text>7 for
Texas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F8E0A85FFBF4836A05D41CB0632DD5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 such agents of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, for Texas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63B13718ACF048F79E82D8D14CA149EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>22 such officers
of the National Park Service, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4CCE7A64B52A46E6995BFA31800FBF8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>13 for Arizona;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35D6E29129DC41AA99D5212CC63B926C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>9 for
Texas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1A89118F0274C02947BBC7CDB6647DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 such agents of the National Park Service,
for Texas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2CEDCDE4F7A49EC8A2923842FAC8C12"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">19 such officers of the Bureau of Land
Management, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H427BB9321B044AB4BACCFB0F09BBB3C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 for
California;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3903872A45C42B782ED5F9364CEAC28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>4 for
Arizona;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB18E1B2F252440B58C5BD59E670BE8C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>4 for New Mexico;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4DC598BBA454D9AAD79A6359C98E30F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>6 for
Texas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H392A3170137A47AEAAC56D779511AC29"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 such agents of the Bureau of Land
Management, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H12BF82FE027C417CA6014CB6D13010E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 for
California;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EFE60F94251478AA7E0282232479FED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 for Arizona;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF36A1209394465BBCD69F543DC43ED5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 for New Mexico;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C17B85435854E2C936AD284F53106B5"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one such agent of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, for Texas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8909F0B8A144A928D8BE6B74CB88A75"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
Special Assistant United States Attorney</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Attorney General such sums as may be necessary to increase by 1 the number
of special assistant United States attorneys in the district of Arizona
dedicated to prosecution of cases generated by the Secretary of the Interior,
in addition to the number of such attorneys appointed immediately before the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Ending Unlawful
Employment</header>
<subtitle id="H6CE524C02BEC4532960F2F6568CA4DFE"><enum>A</enum><header>Employee
Verification</header>
<section id="H787851BD43984828A38C18506DD2A441"><enum>201.</enum><header>Mandatory
employment authorization verification</header>
<subsection id="H35AA4CDE78B643FB9A52068EAE67DDC7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Making E-Verify
Program permanent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note) is amended by adding before the period at the end of
the last sentence the following <quote>, except that the E-Verify Program
described in section 403(a) shall be a permanent program</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDE825C38F0BD4D2EA01BAAA6D080BCCC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory use of
E-Verify system</header>
<paragraph id="H9429AE2B0AC2492483A32847E759F093"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), every person or other
entity that hires one or more individuals for employment in the United States
shall verify through the E-Verify Program, established by section 403(a) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C
of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/208">Public Law 104–208</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note), that each such individual is
authorized to work in the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall ensure that verification by means of a toll-free telephone line is an
available option in complying with the preceding sentence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95896C97CAC14C19BD227A20C4BD6738"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Select entities
required to use e-verify program immediately</header><text>The following
entities must satisfy the requirement in paragraph (1) by not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act:</text>
<subparagraph id="H805C15D91B96401A979965571CF02F2F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal
agencies</header><text>Each department and agency of the Federal
Government.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD14F2F0D2764075860D787BAC404E1F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
contractors</header><text>A contractor that—</text>
<clause id="HBF58A9981D2D4A6DAAC2E3241F02AA09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
entered into a contract with the Federal Government to which section 2(b)(1) of
the Service Contract Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/351">41 U.S.C. 351(b)(1)</external-xref>) applies, and any
subcontractor under such contract; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A871FA5CFAB40B181F866A04575C27B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has
entered into a contract exempted from the application of such Act by section 6
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/356">41 U.S.C. 356</external-xref>), and any subcontractor under such contract.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE787C19BA5641DEB208BB9C51495202"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Large
employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that
employs more than 250 individuals in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA97904BE75B841B3AE5A23310C5AA605"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Phasing-in for
other employers</header>
<subparagraph id="H7E3F052590A14E1FB7612C7B28C2CF67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Two years for
employers of 100 or more</header><text>Entities that employ 100 or more
individuals in the United States must satisfy the requirement in paragraph (1)
by not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E9367020DD04EB0A67521240707A2A7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Three years for
employers with 30 or more employees</header><text>All entities that employ 30
or more individuals in the United States must satisfy the requirement in
paragraph (1) by not later than three years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H608A2365EE0F4310A4F9BBCECB993215"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Four years for
all employers</header><text>All entities that employ one or more individuals in
the United States must satisfy the requirement in paragraph (1) by not later
than four years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7523A5CE5A5483C9222AA15FE20F5BC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Verifying
employment authorization of current employees</header><text>Every person or
other entity that employs one or more persons in the United States shall verify
through the E-Verify program by not later than four years after the date of the
enactment of this Act that each employee is authorized to work in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3DFDFCD905240868C4804FF2B402866"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Defense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with section 274A(a)(3) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(3)</external-xref>), a person or entity
that establishes that it has complied in good faith with the requirements of
section 274A(b) of such Act with respect to the hiring, recruiting, or referral
for employment of an alien in the United States has established an affirmative
defense that the person or entity has not violated section 274A(a)(1)(A) of
such Act with respect to such hiring, recruiting or referral. Furthermore an
employer who has complied with the requirements in paragraphs (1) and (4) of
this Act shall not be liable for hiring an unauthorized alien, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7247F2ECA24144129A7DD57A62C230E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such hiring
occurred due to an error in the E-Verify program that was unknown to the
employer at the time of such hiring; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3866E12039A048FA97CECDB8A75FBC75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer
terminates the employment of the alien upon being informed of the error.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2FE69432D6B3427096DA3FA557C4BAAD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Sanctions for
noncompliance</header><text>The failure of an employer to comply with the
requirements in paragraphs (1) or (4) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA25D07BCA4F74BBA8F037C6877FEEE79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be treated as a
violation of section 274A(a)(1)(B) with respect to each offense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D6D3FEE08354445998132F1AC36E600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>create a
rebuttable presumption that the employer has violated section
274A(a)(1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F8C4DDD327046A7A989F5840B87C995"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Voluntary
participation of employers not immediately subject to
requirement</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
preventing a person or other entity that is not immediately subject to the
requirement of paragraph (1) pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) from voluntarily
using the E-Verify program to verify the employment authorization of new hires
or current employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD8F36D7F69A48488C1CB83E8F400EBC"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State
interference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No State may
prohibit a person or other entity from using the E-Verify program to verify the
employment authorization of new hires or current employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H827DA3B753824C229496430657E4FC88"><enum>(9)</enum><header>E-<enum-in-header>V</enum-in-header>erify
study</header>
<subparagraph id="HD25069D047B34BED8D344E4DA1897F22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congress finds as follows:</text>
<clause id="H8715C83B9F164235ACF590DFC38043D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the 0.4 percent of tentative
non-confirmations that are issued within E-Verify to work authorized
individuals occur due to incorrect or outdated information in the databases
utilized by the system. For instance, an individual may have changed his or her
name legally but has not updated their Social Security information to account
for this change. This person would likely receive a tentative non-confirmation
if their work eligibility were checked using E-Verify.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFA55D39BD55B4050A868EDA92056834D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>E-Verify already
provides employers and employees with simple and clear instructions on how
inconsistencies in data can be corrected in order to verify the work
eligibility of an employee. However, giving an individual the ability to verify
his or her own employment eligibility in advance of an official E-Verify query
by an employer would allow that individual to correct data errors at his or her
convenience. This may also serve to lessen peak demand on Social Security
Administration field offices.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFC7768E9D4E4B46AC474955FCF98897"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government Accountability Office shall
conduct a study to examine the potential of a secure method of allowing
individuals to check their own work eligibility, so that they can address
inconsistencies in their personal data that might otherwise cause them to be
issued a tentative non-confirmation by E-Verify. The study shall be published
within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11517B7B7C7D401A9C5E4BD0C7038E17"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Document fraud
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government
Accountability Office shall conduct a study to examine methods to combat
document fraud, theft and forgery in the use and expansion of the E-Verify
program. The report shall make recommendations to the appropriate agencies on
ways to reduce instances of document fraud, theft and forgery. The report shall
be published within six months after enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H279BA5A301554C81A1599D7DF0E72079"><enum>202.</enum><header>Monitoring and
compliance</header>
<subsection id="H7A3286102E3B455895925DE200CB8596"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enhancing
Monitoring and Compliance of E-Verify</header><text>The Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security is authorized take the following actions to
increase the capability and effectiveness of the E-Verify employer Monitoring
and Compliance team within Citizenship and Immigration Services:</text>
<paragraph id="HCDE3FA0210D94331872AD62BA6CF6F26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Increase by no
more than 6 the number of fulltime employees dedicated to the development of
thresholds and algorithms and quality assurance procedures for the monitoring
of employer adherence to the conditions that are currently outlined in the
E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60BFBD94F5C44B8D96193FA42071C452"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Increase as
necessary the number of fulltime employees dedicated to outreach to employers
using E-Verify and the creation of informational tools and corrective action
procedures that will provide compliance assistance to these employers. These
employees may also be utilized in the operation of the toll free compliance
assistance call center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2521874652DE4A758330768659D38707"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Establish
procedures for the identification of cases of potential fraud or misuse of
E-Verify.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9D70C39A57A4D7E9AF2696DAA04C20E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Establish
procedures for the sharing of information on these selected cases with
Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation as
necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0628E97E07B40318DAE13AE17A1443F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Report to Congress
within one year of the date of enactment of this Act on the activities of the
Office of Monitoring and Compliance which shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB21F302FD24842DEB029FD241414F90C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the types of fraud and misuse being detected by the thresholds and algorithms
used for employee monitoring within the Office;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27D7085DEB1446BD8F3D030277D876D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number and
type of cases flagged by the Office and referred to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, as well as the outcome of these cases; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E34C3C95AA14CD4937C1844F35DA9D6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of
the number and the nature of calls received by the compliance assistance call
center.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5957A3387D9242CA94A407E687DAAAF5"><enum>203.</enum><header>Mandatory
notification of SSN mismatches and multiple uses</header>
<subsection id="H09FC53831786495E80D9C6EA63399DCE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notification of
multiple uses of individual Social Security numbers</header><text>Prior to
crediting any individual with concurrent earnings from more than one employer,
the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the individual that earnings
from two or more employers are being reported under the individual’s Social
Security account number (SSN). Such notice shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H796F634BC9F848AD8AF6FE565EAF9913"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name and location of each employer
reporting benefits for an individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98096E9EF63D451888E8BD816FD8A912"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a warning that any inaccuracies in this
information could indicate that the individual’s SSN is being fraudulently used
by another individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF54E9D465F4449F9801550C590C1699F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an explanation of any potential risk that
an individual is subject to if his or her SSN has been used or is being used by
someone else; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD874666EF8394D1C88D37557A37AAB7D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an SSA telephone number that an individual
may call to report inaccuracies in the use of their SSN.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F85511CA23A4A97AC06D1429DAF7188"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
sharing with the Department of Homeland Security</header>
<paragraph id="HBC2354E692374C5A8B73FE8BDE8ECBBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 180
days following the date of enactment of this act, the Commissioner of Social
Security shall promulgate regulations in accord with section 1306, title 42 (42
U.S.C. 1306), to require that information regarding all multiple use
notifications that lead to the identification of an unauthorized user of a
Social Security account number be shared with the Secretary of the Department
of Homeland Security on a timely basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58D4E0F2DD3848ED898BBC5CC904F818"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information to be shared with the Secretary
shall include, at a minimum, the name and mailing address of all employees who
are the subject of an unresolved mismatch notification or who are unauthorized
users of another individual’s Social Security account number. The names and
addresses of the employers of these employees must also be provided.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C741735015D447098BD3C03C5FF154F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall report to the Congress
annually the number of cases that the Commissioner of Social Security has
shared with the Department of Homeland Security regarding unauthorized users of
a Social Security number and the actions that have been taken to resolve these
cases. The first report shall be presented to Congress 1 year after the passage
of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H664F2B184C5A416BB7158E9B31900C6A"><enum>204.</enum><header>Establishment
of electronic birth and death registration systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Commissioner of Social Security, the Secretary shall take the following
actions:</text>
<paragraph id="H5191820817784DBA97991CC707B7A0CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Work with the
States to establish a common data set and common data exchange protocol for
electronic birth registration systems and death registration systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H161A737F1E7F43EDACAE6F077197770B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Coordinate
requirements for such systems to align with a national model.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B7A1EBAA61E4A39A78F67AE26B00B5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Ensure that fraud
prevention is built into the design of electronic vital registration systems in
the collection of vital event data, the issuance of birth certificates, and the
exchange of data among government agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85973BBF5578473B80DE1425453E972C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Ensure that
electronic systems for issuing birth certificates, in the form of printed
abstracts of birth records or digitized images, employ a common format of the
certified copy, so that those requiring such documents can quickly confirm
their validity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB79A7810D88649A2A75AB9F2EC7D2FF3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Establish uniform
field requirements for State birth registries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD11B6959B33E40F68D830FD8B627C65E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a process with the
Department of Defense that will result in the sharing of data, with the States
and the Social Security Administration, regarding deaths of United States
military personnel and the birth and death of their dependents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19A30CE52B1742FBB8AFB3FA8BCA82D1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a process with the
Department of State to improve registration, notification, and the sharing of
data with the States and the Social Security Administration, regarding births
and deaths of United States citizens abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93E54F5C23224CBDA9AC5F2D233CE184"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Not later than 3
years after the date of establishment of databases provided for under this
section, require States to record and retain electronic records of pertinent
identification information collected from requestors who are not the
registrants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDE3E2DB4A6A46AE93688F2E4AD6C166"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Not later than 6
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report
on whether there is a need for Federal laws to address penalties for fraud and
misuse of vital records and whether violations are sufficiently
enforced.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC64A387357184759843734EF61C23D5E"><enum>205.</enum><header>Penalty for
failure to file correct information returns</header>
<subsection id="HD9F4EFDDC5DD4EEFAF9E266532970F4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6721 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6721">26 U.S.C. 6721</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0CF163898D2140FFB8CA47811EA01D68" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3C4F14F19CA34C6885A5ACBEEF9A5299"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Most egregious
noncompliant employers</header><text>The Secretary shall assess the maximum
allowable penalties on 100 percent of the employers designated in any tax year
by the Social Security Administration as the most egregious noncompliant
employers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9212BF3A21E049EABCE7CD0873D59623"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Employment of
alien not authorized To be employed</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision in this section, in the case of a failure described in subsection
(a)(2) with respect to any person employing an alien not authorized to be so
employed, the penalty under this section shall be determined in accordance with
the following table:</text>
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<tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.10"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="148.50pt" min-data-value="100"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colwidth="111.75pt" min-data-value="100"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column3" colwidth="115.50pt" min-data-value="100"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1">In the case of—</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2">Not less than—</entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3">Not more than—</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">The
first offense</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr">$2,500</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$5,000</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">The
second offense</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr">$7,500</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$10,000</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">The
third offense</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr">$25,000</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$40,000.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup></table>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H3409945A0672407AB920FB3FFAC07A35"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to with respect to information returns required to
be filed for years beginning after December 31, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0848DB67EBB1444587E523F07008F9D7"><enum>206.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be required to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H742B0E8EE80047888D62D576A06AC8C5"><enum>B</enum><header>Nondeductibility
of Wages Paid to Unauthorized Aliens</header>
<section id="HA035B27CA25A457BA5D7D81B993A1C44"><enum>211.</enum><header>Clarification
that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross
income</header>
<subsection id="H238FBFD63DA04656BF8F12C5B4357BD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 162 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to illegal bribes, kickbacks, and other payments) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0D2814AF5C364809882827897640C724" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1C7895315B5245D79899261F2E5E89BA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Wages paid to or
on behalf of unauthorized aliens</header>
<subparagraph id="H0517BF1CCA6542E380FEA822AC1D3D3A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for
any wage paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien, as defined under
section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1324a(h)(3)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4E03FCFFA5C4A52A3CFDF4D5D40CCDE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Wages</header><text>For
the purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>wages</term> means all
remuneration for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration
(including benefits) paid in any medium other than cash.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H068E4D010CFC40D0AEBB96632EA66C72"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Safe
harbor</header><text>If a person or other entity is participating in the
E-Verify Program described in section 403 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note) and obtains
confirmation of identity and employment eligibility in compliance with the
terms and conditions of the program with respect to the hiring (or recruitment
or referral) of an employee, subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to
wages paid to such
employee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB33FFF3C3A3A4A71A6CD82BFDCE16DE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Six-Year
limitation on assessment and collection</header><text>Subsection (c) of section
6501 of such Code (relating to exceptions) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAF8F60512AE947E0AFB33D484BEDECBA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7EE3697AB85A48708CD5BE466509A865"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Deduction
claimed for wages paid to unauthorized aliens</header><text>In the case of a
return of tax on which a deduction is shown in violation of section 162(c)(4),
any tax under chapter 1 may be assessed, or a proceeding in court for the
collection of such tax may be begun without assessment, at any time within 6
years after the return was
filed.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H50A04742BB564FF5BAAA7C9B67AC703A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
documentation for enforcement purposes</header><text>Section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC524AE22D8064BA386CFA376FD155911"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(b)(5), by inserting <quote>, section 162(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986,</quote> after <quote>enforcement of this Act</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5020CAFC0EC34BC6B53158B9D07762C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(d)(2)(F), by inserting <quote>, section 162(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986,</quote> after <quote>enforcement of this Act</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0AB0883EC77C489682C385A751C92405"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(d)(2)(G), by inserting <quote>section 162(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 or</quote> after <quote>or enforcement of</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98D2536CC6684DEEA8EE72028A303439"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header>
<paragraph id="H3505D61EA3ED41FCB8BC6A4F5F9FFB30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commissioner of Social Security, the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
jointly establish a program to share information among such agencies that may
or could lead to the identification of unauthorized aliens (as defined under
section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), including any
no-match letter, any information in the earnings suspense file, and any
information in the investigation and enforcement of section 162(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E34DCD165244B47A3802AFD3D92B75C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disclosure by
Secretary of the Treasury</header>
<subparagraph id="H4A4404D6DB4D4FCE9B8AADF3CB1A45DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (i) of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3751C1EFD8B04B6BA0A74F9F2C7B9C08" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA27B2324CACD4A12A5968436921E010A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Payment of wages
to unauthorized aliens</header><text>Upon request from the Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security, the Secretary shall disclose to officers and employees of such
Administration or Department—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2279825378DF49F98508686183C97257"><enum>(A)</enum><text>taxpayer identity
information of employers who paid wages with respect to which a deduction was
not allowed by reason of section 162(c)(4), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DCC8D90510A4C1D8D85C989FF05D4F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>taxpayer identity
information of individuals to whom such wages were paid, for purposes of
carrying out any enforcement activities of such Administration or Department
with respect to such employers or
individuals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48C4CC525D864F658D03A02044984C7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recordkeeping</header><text>Paragraph
(4) of section 6103(p) of such Code is amended—</text>
<clause id="H9D8DAAB37E404C9D909699BCF062B966"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(5), or (7)</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
and inserting <quote>(5), (7), or (9)</quote>, and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F22EF92527848C7BC3F147C1B7B29DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(5) or (7)</quote> in subparagraph (F)(ii) and inserting
<quote>(5), (7), or (9)</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CCFD670DAEB41AEB96AFDE443A2F697"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<paragraph id="HF03680F6DE764D5ABD0BE054CDD8351E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided
in paragraph (2), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H757C968B1CFD4E6E800FCF88BEC376D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Enhancing and
Utilizing Current Interior Enforcement Methods</header>
<section id="H4B26837DF9E14F4EB22FC00A0A74F7AC"><enum>301.</enum><header>Increase
investigative efforts</header>
<subsection id="H14B3539C1D564C96AB7A070A02607C50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal
agents</header><text>An increase of personnel and resources will be needed to
successfully enforce U.S. immigration laws and punish those who violate them.
To this end, sufficient funds are authorized to be appropriated to employ 1,150
additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBEC8505CD99D4373B5F37E8A2899091C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criminal alien
program (CAP)</header><text>An additional 140 CAP officers are authorized to
identify and remove criminal aliens encountered in Federal, State, and local
detention facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2B9908A3A9C4C8885A9E48A03563471"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State and local
law enforcement support</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
take necessary steps to allow for the training of a minimum of 250 State and
local law enforcement officers in Federal immigration law enforcement
procedure. This would be an expansion of an already active and successful
program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H159DB25F40C34C4D82E4811B8F87A8B1"><enum>302.</enum><header>Increased
oversight of agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure
the ability of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border
Patrol (CBP) to enforce integrity and ethical behavior throughout their
expanded ranks, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall add no fewer than 8
Special Agents to the Office of Professional Responsibility.</text>
</section><section id="H5CC047EAAECD472B87B99CE1AA1C799F"><enum>303.</enum><header>Border relief
grant program</header>
<subsection id="H5809E24387F74B22813DFB1030700184"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>From amounts made available under section 304, the
Secretary of Homeland Security may make grants to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5278E36074414B588982C3F5A7E1A3F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sheriffs’ offices
of counties any part of which is within 25 miles of the southern border of the
United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64686218B8734DD7860C2B08B56FB958"><enum>(2)</enum><text>police departments
serving a city, town, or other political subdivision in a county any part of
which is within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States (including
tribal police departments serving a community any part of which is within 25
miles of such border).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF67E849DABE842BD8CF134929BD59DC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header>
<paragraph id="H87D1B8757A754A3982A6D2A0CEFF5093"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Grant funds received under subsection (a) may be used for
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3BF02CA5D7A44A3192151912B7FB91D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To conduct law
enforcement operations in order to enforce criminal laws, prevent and punish
criminal activity, and protect the lives, property, and security of the people
within the jurisdiction of the grant recipient.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB63BF76A43744B4DBD755AD63ED60E3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To transfer aliens
detained or in the custody of the grant recipient who are not lawfully present
in the United States to appropriate Federal law enforcement officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9564CDCE47B43BBA467202D10335159"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To enforce State
and Federal laws relating to controlled substance trafficking and enforce other
State and Federal criminal laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DEAB5225D61436790C3249B4EAA9F12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment of
costs</header><text>Use of funds under paragraph (1) shall include payment for
costs of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF308FD77FD4C43C9B2679FE1729254AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>hiring, equipping,
training, and otherwise controlling the operations and deployment of, law
enforcement officials engaged in duties described in paragraph (1), as well as
the costs of paying overtime to such officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0DC01EA57DC47A4A5F75108C68EBBE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>detaining,
housing, and transporting aliens who are not lawfully present in the United
States, and who are taken into custody by the grant recipient, until the aliens
are transferred to appropriate Federal law enforcement officials.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B4D64B90DEE480A8070CDB166031E73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detention
facilities</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (2)(B), grant funds
received under subsection (a) may be used for the construction, maintenance,
and operation of detention facilities to detain aliens who are unlawfully
present in the United States, except that not more than 20 percent of such
funds may be used for the construction or renovation of detention or similar
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H401EAC2E7AD84D609141DA49A7B0B0C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="H6D16E1E51B084332B471430055D8CF7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible law enforcement agency seeking a grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Homeland
Security at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Secretary of Homeland Security may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD6244E895604324A49AEA75F2EF6F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6425D0535B04C32B0F2AC96552EF5C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
activities for which assistance under this section is sought; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E1D9C21308D433782C029F2B5196537"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide such
additional assurances as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines to be
essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8E745B0797E54612B1C03EC50E59FF06"><enum>304.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry
out this section $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal
year.</text>
</section><section id="H898E3B45DCE44E318B3DC432F44F3C41"><enum>305.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue
regulations to carry out this Act.</text>
</section><section id="HE8C3203B60DE4EBBA471A36FC0D0A5E4"><enum>306.</enum><header>Rewards
program</header>
<subsection id="H9B5FC331DAE34E66B778B242A31311E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rewards
program</header><text>Section 274 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324">8 U.S.C. 1324</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H270B5FCDB34D45A783491088819BE245" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4625C8F1E33544529324BACECEBAB85F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rewards
program</header>
<paragraph id="H25AA61F6AAFF4F379ED9CA4C15CAE033"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Department of Homeland
Security a program for the payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H271D047D15E34D72836A96F9C5B55C75"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
rewards program shall be designed to assist in the elimination of commercial
operations to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or
remaining in the United States unlawfully and to assist in the investigation,
prosecution, or disruption of a commercial alien smuggling operation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7171B83340E346DE8A72DA7FDEC2C398"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
rewards program shall be administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2164344842A4453DBA1EEC51A1D2130A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rewards
authorized</header><text>In the sole discretion of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, such Secretary, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney
General and the Secretary of State, may pay a reward to any individual who
furnishes information or testimony leading to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAEF0D445D96644908AEB586719CBB99A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual conspiring or attempting to produce or sell
fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States
unlawfully or to commit an act of commercial alien smuggling involving the
transportation of aliens;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD7CD406619B4E9D8771922C8E5E98B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual committing such an act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H090FB7A61DBC41F7962FA1BF85A15D11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual aiding or abetting the commission of such an
act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2525179589AD4891A0A1FD88415FBF16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the prevention,
frustration, or favorable resolution of such an act, including the dismantling
of an operation to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering
or remaining in the United States, or commercial alien smuggling operations, in
whole or in significant part; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90D817E2717447F387CE7A63E7A5FB89"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the identification
or location of an individual who holds a key leadership position in an
operation to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or
remaining in the United States unlawfully or a commercial alien smuggling
operation involving the transportation of aliens.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB567CAA987F24B71AD0698C2F922E774"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. Amounts appropriated under
this paragraph shall remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4149F719D57F4A9FA3065529B034894D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>An
officer or employee of any Federal, State, local, or foreign government who,
while in performance of his or her official duties, furnishes information
described in paragraph (4) shall not be eligible for a reward under this
subsection for such furnishing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E95625F2E1D4A89848EB0E96823D4AB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Protection
measures</header><text>If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
State, or the Attorney General determines that an individual who furnishes
information or testimony described in paragraph (4), or any spouse, child,
parent, son, or daughter of such an individual, must be protected, such
official may take such lawful action as the official considers necessary to
effect such protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H497EB65F422F479B91BB8B3B011D2187"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitations and
certification</header>
<subparagraph id="H589F857F7F7A406EB62966364DADF709"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>No reward under this subsection may exceed
$100,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99B8F1E20B9D4A909685F4A050D37DC4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Any
reward under this subsection exceeding $50,000 shall be personally approved by
the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71B57B3CBDE943D89764EA998D4CCFE7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certification
for payment</header><text>Any reward granted under this subsection shall be
certified for payment by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B4AE7C4807842839B156736B35D5CDD"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Publicity</header><text>The
Department of Homeland Security shall be responsible for developing and
implementing an advertising strategy to make known the rewards described within
this section in order to solicit
informants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HCB5FC00701A948D298AF26A30C573229"><enum>307.</enum><header>Increased
detention facilities for aliens apprehended for illegal entry</header>
<subsection id="H09B3B38C52BD437F92E91019BABA55FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make
arrangements for the availability of 8,000 additional beds for detaining aliens
taken into custody by immigration officials.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD668CF98F2F64067A19082999458CC77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Efforts
shall be made to—</text>
<paragraph id="HD4E4F0208A564A559CD2DC99C5771F55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contract private
facilities whenever possible to promote efficient use and to limit the Federal
Government’s maintenance of and liability for additional infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC65AC540C17146F8AFA07C0E8498CEE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>utilize State and
local facilities for the provision of additional beds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86DAEDF24E4A4B2FBD3673DD14DC4E35"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize BRAC facilities or active duty
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H516C055470594687B1E9D1FB454B599B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>The
Department of Homeland Security shall construct facilities as necessary to meet
the remainder of the 8,000 new beds to be provided.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2E13BC1A74934D71B152690794498727"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall be
responsible for providing humane conditions, health care, nutrition, and
psychological services, as well as education for minors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B734F36DBC74B8BB6273CCFC0EE8C45"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>All
funds necessary to accomplish the directives within this section are authorized
to be appropriated.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6E0508B0DBE143B28291EB15D86DD306"><enum>308.</enum><header>Additional
Immigration Judgeships and law clerks</header>
<subsection id="H6DBBC31AA8A949E68AF986C315BAC713"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Judgeships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall create and fill
twenty additional Immigration Judgeships within 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2103909CE844D909F374C8CC7D7B9C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerkships</header><text>The
Attorney General shall also ensure that for every two Immigration Judges there
shall be no fewer than one law clerk dedicated to assisting Immigration
Judges.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3CE0FC47957C46CA89B8237B1E88C5D1"><enum>309.</enum><header>Media
campaign</header>
<subsection id="H278A33E9318E42E08910DED4B235E046"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall develop strategies to inform the public of changes in
immigration policies created by provisions in this legislation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HADBCA57AC2CC4A009B355B655D3D6750"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification of
changes to employment verification process</header><text>The Secretary of Labor
shall employ, at his or her discretion, a combination of multilingual print,
television, Internet, and radio media to notify employers of changes to the
employment verification process. Announcements should encourage compliance with
new legislation and should explain penalties for noncompliance with provisions
within this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCE0DC453D41F4035BE1FF5AEB55B4248"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Multilingual
media campaign</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall also
develop a multilingual media campaign explaining the extent of this
legislation, the timelines therein, and the penalties for noncompliance with
this Act. Announcements should be targeted toward undocumented aliens and
should emphasize—</text>
<paragraph id="H118F10F0DA714F5FA3EF9E6B4144B1C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provisions in this
Act that enhance border security and interior enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98F5935E953A4A8ABD6265C51B607130"><enum>(2)</enum><text>punishment for
apprehension and forced removal of undocumented aliens; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF61A20771244B57A7404535CDB447CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>legal methods of
reentering the United States, including temporary work visas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6A3215FB6C540EFA245749F82E28D29"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation with
other governments</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make
all reasonable attempts to cooperate with the governments of the countries from
which the largest number of undocumented aliens originate in the implementation
of this media campaign.</text>
</subsection></section>