117 HR 495 IH: Subterranean Border Defense Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 495IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 16, 2025Mr. Crane (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Luttrell, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityA BILLTo require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Subterranean Border Defense Act.

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Annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations

Paragraph (2) of section 7134(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 6 U.S.C. 257 note) is amended by inserting and annually thereafter after development of the strategic plan.