3.0.0 6007 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z House H HR 2006-07-28 109 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-10T16:36:06Z Referred to 2006-07-28T14:12:40Z 2006-08-10 hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. Committee 2006-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N Emergency Management Border patrols Boundaries Cameras Canada Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Detention of persons Economics and Public Finance Equipment and supplies Federal aid to law enforcement Federal law enforcement officers Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Hours of labor Illegal aliens Immigration International Affairs Latin America Law enforcement officers Mexico Police Prisons Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Smuggling Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2006-07-28 Introduced in House 2006-09-21T20:16:03Z Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate a high-threat area (five-year designation period) adjacent to a U.S. international land border for a border area security initiative in order to provide state and local agencies, including sheriffs, with resources and capabilities to: (1) assist the Secretary in gaining operational border control in the area; (2) address increased cross-border criminal activity in the area; and (3) reduce national security threats posed by terrorists entering the United States at an international land border.

Sets forth high-threat area designation criteria.

States that upon designation the Secretary shall: (1) establish a border area security initiative executive committee comprised of senior executives from local, state, and federal domestic security and law enforcement agencies, including sheriffs, to develop multi-agency enforcement strategies and activities to support federal border security missions; (2) provide for additional federal resources to be sent to the area, including personnel, equipment, and technology; (3) provide for the construction or acquisition of temporary detention facilities; and (4) provide funds to state and local law enforcement entities, including sheriffs, for personnel, operational, and equipment expenses.

]]> To address critical needs for additional resources, coordination between Federal, State, and local law enforcement, and supplemental funding, to support border security activities of State and local law enforcement agencies, including sheriffs, in regions near an international land border of the United States. Display Title To address critical needs for additional resources, coordination between Federal, State, and local law enforcement, and supplemental funding, to support border security activities of State and local law enforcement agencies, including sheriffs, in regions near an international land border of the United States. Official Title as Introduced To address critical needs for additional resources, coordination between Federal, State, and local law enforcement, and supplemental funding, to support border security activities of State and local law enforcement agencies, including sheriffs, in regions near an international land border of the United States. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2006-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6007ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6007ih.xml 2006-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.