109 HR 6306 IH: Northern Border Prosecution
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-09-29
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Immigration and Border Security
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—Securing United States borders
Sec. 101. Achieving operational control on the
border.
Sec. 102. National strategy for border security.
Sec. 103. Implementation of cross-border security
agreements.
Sec. 104. Biometric data enhancements.
Sec. 105. One face at the border initiative.
Sec. 106. Secure communication.
Sec. 107. Border patrol agents.
Sec. 108. Immigration enforcement agents.
Sec. 109. Port of entry inspection personnel.
Sec. 110. Canine detection teams.
Sec. 111. Secure border initiative financial
accountability.
Sec. 112. Border patrol training capacity review.
Sec. 113. Airspace security mission impact review.
Sec. 114. Repair of private infrastructure on
border.
Sec. 115. Report on progress in tracking travel of Central
American gangs along international border.
Sec. 116. Collection of data.
Sec. 117. Deployment of radiation detection portal equipment at
United States ports of entry.
Sec. 118. Sense of Congress regarding the Secure Border
Initiative.
Sec. 119. Report regarding enforcement of current employment
verification laws.
Title II—Border security cooperation and enforcement
Sec. 201. Joint strategic plan for United States border
surveillance and support.
Sec. 202. Border security on protected land.
Sec. 203. Border security threat assessment and information
sharing test and evaluation exercise.
Sec. 204. Border Security Advisory Committee.
Sec. 205. Center of excellence for border security.
Sec. 206. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation with Indian
Nations.
Title III—Detention and Removal
Sec. 301. Enhanced detention capacity.
Sec. 302. Increase in detention and removal
officers.
Sec. 303. Expansion and effective management of detention
facilities.
Sec. 304. Enhancing transportation capacity for unlawful
aliens.
Sec. 305. Report on financial burden of
repatriation.
Sec. 306. Training program.
Sec. 307. GAO study on deaths in custody.
Title IV—Effective organization of border security
agencies
Sec. 401. Enhanced border security coordination and
management.
Sec. 402. Making Our Border Agencies Work.
Title V—Keeping our Commitment to Ensure Sufficient, Well Trained
and Well Equipped Personnel at the United States Border
Subtitle A—Equipment enhancements to address shortfalls to
securing United States borders
Sec. 501. Emergency deployment of United States Border Patrol
agents.
Sec. 502. Helicopters and power boats.
Sec. 503. Motor vehicles.
Sec. 504. Portable computers.
Sec. 505. Radio communications.
Sec. 506. Hand-held global positioning system
devices.
Sec. 507. Night vision equipment.
Sec. 508. Body armor.
Sec. 509. Weapons.
Subtitle B—Human capital enhancements to improve the
recruitment and retention of border security personnel
Sec. 511. Maximum student loan repayments for United States
Border Patrol agents.
Sec. 512. Recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention
allowances for personnel of the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 513. Law enforcement retirement coverage for inspection
officers and other employees.
Sec. 514. Increase United States Border Patrol agent and
inspector pay.
Sec. 515. Compensation for training at Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center.
Subtitle C—Securing and Facilitating the Movement of Goods and
Travelers
Sec. 521. Increase in full time United States Customs and
Border Protection import specialists.
Sec. 522. Certifications relating to functions and import
specialists of United States Custom and Border Protection.
Sec. 523. Expedited traveler programs.
Title VI—Alien Smuggling; Northern Border Prosecution; Criminal
Aliens
Subtitle A—Alien Smuggling
Sec. 601. Combating human smuggling.
Sec. 602. Reestablishment of the United States Border Patrol
anti-smuggling unit.
Sec. 603. New nonimmigrant visa classification to enable
informants to enter the United States and remain temporarily.
Sec. 604. Adjustment of status when needed to protect
informants.
Sec. 605. Rewards program.
Sec. 606. Outreach program.
Sec. 607. Establishment of a special task force for
coordinating and distributing information on fraudulent immigration
documents.
Subtitle B—Northern Border Prosecution Initiative
Reimbursement Act
Sec. 611. Short title.
Sec. 612. Northern Border Prosecution Initiative.
Sec. 613. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Criminal Aliens
Sec. 621. Removal of criminal aliens.
Sec. 622. Assistance for States incarcerating undocumented
aliens charged with certain crimes.
Sec. 623. Reimbursement of States for indirect costs relating
to the incarceration of illegal aliens.
Sec. 624. ICE strategy and staffing assessment.
Sec. 625. Congressional mandate regarding processing of
criminal aliens while incarcerated.
Sec. 626. Increase in prosecutors and immigration judges and
United States Marshals.
Subtitle D—Operation Predator
Sec. 631. Direct funding for Operation Predator.
Title VII—Fulfilling Funding Commitments Made in the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Sec. 701. Biometric center of excellence.
Sec. 702. Portal detection systems.
Sec. 703. Border security technologies for use between ports of
entry.
Sec. 704. Immigration security initiative.
Title VIII—State and Local Law Enforcement Provisions
Sec. 801. Agreements with State and local law enforcement
agencies to identify and transfer to Federal custody criminal
aliens.
Sec. 802. Improved Federal sharing of immigration
information.
Sec. 803. State and local reporting of immigration
information.
Sec. 804. DWI and immigration information in the National
Criminal Information Center.
Sec. 805. State and local enforcement of Federal immigration
laws.
Sec. 806. Detention and deportation of aliens for driving while
intoxicated (DWI).
Title IX—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 901. Location and deportation of criminal
aliens.
Sec. 902. Denying admission to foreign government officials of
countries denying alien return.
Sec. 903. Border patrol training facility.
Sec. 904. Sense of Congress.
2.In this Act:
(1)Appropriate
congressional committeeThe term appropriate congressional
committee
has the meaning given it in section 2(2) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2)).
(2)The
term State
has the meaning given it in section 2(14) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(14)).
<enum>I</enum><header>Securing United
States borders</header>
<section id="H07588FCF3F694D41AB327431AC035F00"><enum>101.</enum><header>Achieving
operational control on the border</header>
<subsection id="H3665A64D36BF49058E071FF0F5ACB978"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall take all actions the Secretary determines necessary and
appropriate to achieve and maintain operational control over the entire
international land and maritime borders of the United States, to include the
following—</text>
<paragraph id="HA9F38A20ED494E7D987485666744DAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">systematic surveillance of the
international land and maritime borders of the United States through more
effective use of personnel and technology, such as unmanned aerial vehicles,
ground-based sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and cameras;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9865FBEE1EA6433E996D1400505299F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>physical
infrastructure enhancements to prevent unlawful entry by aliens into the United
States and facilitate access to the international land and maritime borders by
United States Customs and Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints,
all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1369D5C24F3D49BE89DA387FC63796A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increasing
deployment of United States Customs and Border Protection personnel to areas
along the international land and maritime borders of the United States where
there are high levels of unlawful entry by aliens and other areas likely to be
impacted by such increased deployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H051308E351184CCB8C90E02F1B6FA3ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Operational
control defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>operational
control</quote> means the prevention of the entry into the United States of
terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and
other contraband.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H26890CB93789472FA642C62D90DFBDBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deployment of
surveillance systems along U.S-Mexico border</header>
<paragraph id="H7A6CC8360F704EA1BEA819B1383D4F2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2007, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a comprehensive plan to fully
deploy technological surveillance systems along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Surveillance systems included in the deployment plan must—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2E225D7300940A7AA8C20C2895F5906"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensure continuous monitoring of every mile
of the U.S-Mexico border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB53B36C288AF44A2882D00785D5F80A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent
practicable, be fully interoperable with existing surveillance systems, such as
the Integrated Surveillance Intelligence Systems already in use by the
Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H950582F5218A4582A66EE6BA53E05CAE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
elements</header><text>Additionally, the deployment plan should include, but
not be limited to, the following elements:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D5F5AF95E094970AD13DFFD5C4C7500"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of
the specific technology to be deployed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CBDDE93425F485884CC2D94003EA635"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An assessment of
the success of existing technologies to determine if one technology is better
than another, or whether there is a way to combine the capabilities of various
detection devices into a single device.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42611068FD404546BCB5B346875CBCD4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of
the technological features of surveillance systems allowing for compatibility,
if practicable, with existing surveillance technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDCB530017B140818663E00C3EEADA3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of
how the U.S. Border Patrol is working, or will work, with the Directorate of
Science and Technology to analyze high altitude monitoring technologies (such
as unmanned aerial vehicles and tethered aerostat radar systems) for use with
land-based monitoring technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9B0F00AA0E04347B1D6C58E89EC51"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how radiation portal
monitors will be deployed to ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, and
other border locations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE61672679A2D4F14BDD4F414FC32EA42"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how K-9 detection units
will be increased along the U.S.-Mexico border.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E95158F1BF9473100EC30C18042D330"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A description of
how surveillance technology will provide for continuous monitoring of the
border.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44417791A7524BEF848B62942CFE2B14"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The identification
of any obstacles that may impede full implementation of the deployment
plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0040A08000F04261B0B1EECDD6980300"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A detailed
estimate of all costs associated with the implementation of the deployment
plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCBF9BDC7AEFD462086E9DC84F3D6800"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deployment</header><text>Not
later than September 30, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall fully
implement the plan described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H810B20B7F30F4EF6A8B6F135DE6C6792"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than September 30, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
the plan described in subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional committee
(as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DF57BBA23004B40AF00CAF7541D0010"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and such
sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCFC5B2B2615149FDB7C9F3CEA434A0FD"><enum>102.</enum><header>National
strategy for border security</header>
<subsection id="HA7B908676E344BDC8755295F9D3802DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Surveillance
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
comprehensive plan for the systematic surveillance of the international land
and maritime borders of the United States. The plan shall include the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA465F984A283477DA2478B61A321AFC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of
existing technologies employed on such borders.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36421808D1AB4894BD67C4F8A837777D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
description of whether and how new surveillance technologies will be compatible
with existing surveillance technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9985598B9A20448EA5A6C500EFC0A0DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
description of how the United States Customs and Border Protection is working,
or is expected to work, with the Directorate of Science and Technology of the
Department of Homeland Security to identify and test surveillance
technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26D6D3861B794DC1AEEF88D600D952D8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
description of the specific surveillance technology to be deployed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7D497286C804C40BC99CEE93EEEC8D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The identification
of any obstacles that may impede full implementation of such deployment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89CDAF864EEA4371AF6B4614C7ADE6CE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A
detailed estimate of all costs associated with the implementation of such
deployment and continued maintenance of such technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC392BA4660484118B3F074AD7E07292F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A
description of how the Department of Homeland Security is working with the
Federal Aviation Administration on safety and airspace control issues
associated with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the National Airspace
System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98F2D251481C48D2AB55A4C433197B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Strategy
for Border Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a National
Strategy for Border Security to achieve operational control over all ports of
entry into the United States and the international land and maritime borders of
the United States. The Secretary shall update the Strategy as needed and shall
submit to the Committee, not later than 30 days after each such update, the
updated Strategy. The National Strategy for Border Security shall include the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H00EC10F6BF2141EE9443C80944164DD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The implementation timeline for the
surveillance plan described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDF2A866FE284E1BB7D70DE8E47A719"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An
assessment of the threat posed by terrorists and terrorist groups that may try
to infiltrate the United States at points along the international land and
maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H921AFAFF429448588CDD700725B746C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A risk assessment of all ports of entry to
the United States and all portions of the international land and maritime
borders of the United States with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5404138EB7954ED79D53C2A470BC601E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preventing the
entry of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism,
narcotics, and other contraband into the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F558A50BDDC46D8A1006F2C1EA4F6FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protecting
critical infrastructure at or near such ports of entry or borders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9698C9C47D21491F9F9344C1D01C193"><enum>(4)</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="HFDD87CD6F99B4430AA03DCE009751E8"><enum>(5)</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="H84E40D857A8B45C69C021BFEB618293C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A
description of the border security roles and missions of Federal, State,
regional, local, and tribal authorities, and recommendations with respect to
how the Department of Homeland Security can improve coordination with such
authorities, to enable border security enforcement to be carried out in an
efficient and effective manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80709C24BD504F6C80B006CC3586E8B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A prioritization of research and
development objectives to enhance the security of the international land and
maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38B76386E53443E9AF328867B61229ED"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of ways to ensure that the
free flow of legitimate travel and commerce of the United States is not
diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the
international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7B285B89C87F4BD5929E0003E56BE7"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of additional detention
facilities and bed space needed to detain unlawful aliens apprehended at United
States ports of entry or along the international land borders of the United
States in accordance with the National Strategy for Border Security required
under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H84D0DD4A02774F3FB24F00E1BC4B1D16"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the Secretary shall
ensure accountability and performance metrics within the appropriate agencies
of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for implementing the border
security measures determined necessary upon completion of the National Strategy
for Border Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAB88CA3872B4F2AAF4009D110F81E9C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>A timeline for
the implementation of the additional security measures determined necessary as
part of the National Strategy for Border Security, including a prioritization
of security measures, realistic deadlines for addressing the security and
enforcement needs, and resource estimates and allocations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7466A0FD19114480B9ACA76E33E78146"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
creating the National Strategy for Border Security described in subsection (b),
the Secretary shall consult with—</text>
<paragraph id="H87D2ADD83C0046A9BBA370827965A1A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State, local, and
tribal authorities along the international land and maritime borders of the
United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CB5E25D36614F768BB1A75731B75085"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an appropriate
cross-section of private sector and nongovernmental organizations with relevant
expertise.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD05864ADC5904AC98944BDE435DFEC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority of
National Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
National Strategy for Border Security described in subsection (b) shall be the
controlling document for security and enforcement efforts related to securing
the international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HED8133AA722144398DEBB9E3A106AE46"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Immediate
action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall 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 pursuant to section 101 of this Act or any other provision of
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H84ADE98D41AC4295AF1C00320037C526"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting of
implementing legislation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After submittal of the National Strategy
for Border Security described in subsection (b) to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, such Committee shall promptly report
to the House legislation authorizing necessary security measures based on its
evaluation of the National Strategy for Border Security.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1DD7AB08A2FB4EF2A5BF6FE82B2F1864"><enum>103.</enum><header>Implementation
of cross-border security agreements</header>
<subsection id="H6D06C698F7944E959D1900E460DDE826"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the implementation of the cross-border security agreements signed by the United
States with Mexico and Canada, including recommendations on improving
cooperation with such countries to enhance border security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5D7862954F264F869D004B05E1BCF7BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Secretary shall regularly update the Committee concerning such
implementation.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD39ACD7675FF47A9A3F236669CA16065"><enum>104.</enum><header>Biometric data
enhancements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
October 1, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6F7E0CE07F794CEC91A21CBE820121D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Attorney General,
enhance connectivity between the IDENT and IAFIS fingerprint databases to
ensure more expeditious data searches; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1849DA5E8A864D8FAFE168AFC9281FFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary of
State, collect ten fingerprints from each alien required to provide
fingerprints during the alien’s initial enrollment in the integrated entry and
exit data system described in section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1221">8 U.S.C. 1221</external-xref> note).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H8F55F3B0FA8748EBBDF8926B00F55B15"><enum>105.</enum><header>One face at the
border initiative</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 submit to Congress a report—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H26585261E9C84952B81325738200CAB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing the tangible and quantifiable
benefits of the One Face at the Border Initiative established by the Department
of Homeland Security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7B743523304442F8BAE56C1D6CCE0059"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifying goals
for and challenges to increased effectiveness of the One Face at the Border
Initiative;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H474BBC366D2C4E3DB596DC4E7C190013"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing a
breakdown of the number of inspectors who were—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCA9FA922AEFB42F0B643ABA5B0E9B3E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>personnel of the
United States Customs Service before the date of the establishment of the
Department of Homeland Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB0D23352085A4B7CB3CA1A2FBCA3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>personnel of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service before the date of the establishment of
the Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D324537E8C4A3F9D0148787B1D8DA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>personnel of the
Department of Agriculture before the date of the establishment of the
Department; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF6763330080042078E82FCA46C58B6B7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>hired after the
date of the establishment of the Department;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H638C2B67433D4D3A892E9E11877D17A1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describing the
training time provided to each employee on an annual basis for the various
training components of the One Face at the Border Initiative; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0816EF40C6D24C258DB6000049E56E84"><enum>(5)</enum><text>outlining the
steps taken by the Department to ensure that expertise is retained with respect
to customs, immigration, and agriculture inspection functions under the One
Face at the Border Initiative.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HD9B5B132E8C0400CA9981D22B600F9AD"><enum>106.</enum><header>Secure
communication</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall, as expeditiously as practicable, develop and implement
a plan to ensure clear and secure two-way communication capabilities—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2ADE6FA5125B4ACD9308975FDE60D0EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>among all Border
Patrol agents conducting operations between ports of entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2B8B03F8E1EB4F9D97012047A954AA87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>between Border
Patrol agents and their respective Border Patrol stations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3A49F41439642DABC191357996D292B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>between Border
Patrol agents and residents in remote areas along the international land border
who do not have mobile communications, as the Secretary determines necessary;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13F53294FA934B1BAA21AD852B52AD5E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>between all
appropriate Department of Homeland Security border security agencies and State,
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC954647E3F14C739B366E516B6FE37D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header>Border patrol
agents</header>
<subsection id="H97D8015C801440409702EFE08D8E3F82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To
provide the Department of Homeland Security with the resources it needs to
carry out its mission and responsibility to secure United States ports of entry
and the international land and maritime borders of the United States and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 3,000 in each of
the fiscal years 2007 through 2010 the number of positions for full-time
active-duty border patrol agents, subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Homeland Security such funds as may be necessary through fiscal year
2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF590EE9545584CF5B002AEC48F90442C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Associated
costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security such funds for fiscal
years 2007 through 2010 as may be necessary to pay the costs associated
with—</text>
<paragraph id="HECD45DFBC8CE4864AF775EFD03F360B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
mission or operational support staff needed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H375E97C108454E0CBC189C6454E87FC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>associated
relocation costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E3615CF1FBA4EAEBFC6C2FB3BB29BC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>required
information technology enhancements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H990ADACCB3A4445D9B949D1976160008"><enum>(4)</enum><text>costs to train
such new hires.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEC34CCBCB2A4E5C8C9E3E8800594400" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>Immigration
enforcement agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 2,000 in each of
the fiscal years 2007 through 2010 the number of positions for full-time
active-duty immigration enforcement agents, subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose. There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security such funds as may be necessary through fiscal
year 2010.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7D916CD3B554DCEA41900CCD69F99CE"><enum>109.</enum><header>Port of entry
inspection personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<paragraph id="HFDAB6CDD0A4047A0A691CBDE5E00BE21"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$107,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 to hire
400 Customs and Border Protection Officers above the number of such positions
for which funds were allotted for fiscal year 2006;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE06335D0D1B943F6A6CABDEACB3987D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$154,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to hire
400 Customs and Border Protection Officers above the number of such positions
for which funds were allotted for fiscal year 2007;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71563A3D4AFF4F4BB9458131C3F6B4D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$198,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 to hire
400 Customs and Border Protection Officers above the number of such positions
for which funds were allotted for fiscal year 2008; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86FD5AA3CC7E433B85E943091C79BC48"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$242,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 to hire
400 Customs and Border Protection Officers above the number of such positions
for which funds were allotted for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H94712EA1794F4D4B88147B0028BDC73"><enum>110.</enum><header>Canine detection
teams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In each of fiscal years
2007 through 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, increase by not less than 25 percent above the
number of such positions for which funds were allotted for the preceding fiscal
year the number of trained detection canines for use at United States ports of
entry and along the international land and maritime borders of the United
States.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FAB2A1A67F54F2BBAD5B3128B4EA761"><enum>111.</enum><header>Secure border
initiative financial accountability</header>
<subsection id="HDB648A08C9314AE287381E5B7F853095"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General
of the Department of Homeland Security shall review each contract action
related to the Department’s Secure Border Initiative having a value greater
than $20,000,000, to determine whether each such action fully complies with
applicable cost requirements, performance objectives, program milestones,
inclusion of small, minority, and women-owned business, and timelines. The
Inspector General shall complete a review under this subsection with respect to
a contract action—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC8A1E4C976E4C4498B091D64C79CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not
later than 60 days after the date of the initiation of the action; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H538313F66A3840E100CFF6DD33F183E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>upon the conclusion
of the performance of the contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06278319D79C49F28B6422DA3C1984E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report by
Inspector General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon
completion of each review described in subsection (a), the Inspector General
shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security a report containing the
findings of the review, including findings regarding any cost overruns,
significant delays in contract execution, lack of rigorous departmental
contract management, insufficient departmental financial oversight, bundling
that limits the ability of small business to compete, or other high risk
business practices.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H085D1B3B8930459F97A301AD272F8312"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report by
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30
days after the receipt of each report required under subsection (b), the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the findings of the report by the Inspector General and
the steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to address the problems
identified in such report.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HECA4DE3B359E48CAABCC95815E318F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to
amounts that are otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Office of the
Inspector General, an additional amount equal to at least five percent for
fiscal year 2007, at least six percent for fiscal year 2008, and at least seven
percent for fiscal year 2009 of the overall budget of the Office for each such
fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated to the Office to enable the Office
to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE722180B4B374BF49BD32D81697C5253" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header>Border patrol
training capacity review</header>
<subsection id="H99A6C620739E46C3A000FE54192BECBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a review of the basic training
provided to Border Patrol agents by the Department of Homeland Security to
ensure that such training is provided as efficiently and cost-effectively as
possible.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H109BC3AB998344C4B4C417DD11C37C4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components of
review</header><text>The review under subsection (a) shall include the
following components:</text>
<paragraph id="H8059943801E440F19263A30979612082"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the length and content of
the basic training curriculum provided to new Border Patrol agents by the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, including a description of how the
curriculum has changed since September 11, 2001.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA33AC7CB9C7C4CF2BE42EA06A7240042"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review and a detailed breakdown of the
costs incurred by United States Customs and Border Protection and the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center to train one new Border Patrol agent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C09457D506448A6A95783E4CED400D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comparison, based on the review and
breakdown under paragraph (2) of the costs, effectiveness, scope, and quality,
including geographic characteristics, with other similar law enforcement
training programs provided by State and local agencies, non-profit
organizations, universities, and the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H032EF077CE164A95A2A10088FD758CFF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of whether and how utilizing
comparable non-Federal training programs, proficiency testing to streamline
training, and long-distance learning programs may affect—</text>
<subparagraph id="H458C61EBA03C4CB9A2A7812E3787ECFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
cost-effectiveness of increasing the number of Border Patrol agents trained per
year and reducing the per agent costs of basic training; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBADBB59E5A545B2B7FC7C25273D12D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the scope and
quality of basic training needed to fulfill the mission and duties of a Border
Patrol agent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA070F0F7A7D74DA3B473D9192C01B669"><enum>113.</enum><header>Airspace
security mission impact review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report
detailing the impact the airspace security mission in the National Capital
Region (in this section referred to as the <quote>NCR</quote>) will have on the
ability of the Department of Homeland Security to protect the international
land and maritime borders of the United States. Specifically, the report shall
address:</text>
<paragraph id="H2781EBC9345B469491271F436C22181D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The specific resources, including
personnel, assets, and facilities, devoted or planned to be devoted to the NCR
airspace security mission, and from where those resources were obtained or are
planned to be obtained.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36311FEB5B664BCAA7006081C2FCA848"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
the impact that diverting resources to support the NCR mission has or is
expected to have on the traditional missions in and around the international
land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H77EC58EBA3554430A3011DF0ED981D94"><enum>114.</enum><header>Repair of
private infrastructure on border</header>
<subsection id="H2F947C0DDA3046B49FD46CEF9036461F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the amount appropriated in subsection (d) of
this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse property
owners for costs associated with repairing damages to the property owners’
private infrastructure constructed on a United States Government right-of-way
delineating the international land border when such damages are—</text>
<paragraph id="H6231F1504D8B4B40B85F34FB3CE732D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the result of
unlawful entry of aliens; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0904E10633C4EA6B532843494BC2E39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>confirmed by the
appropriate personnel of the Department of Homeland Security and submitted to
the Secretary for reimbursement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA680EA32C14A43F8A7F56F79C6B7B3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Value of
reimbursements</header><text>Reimbursements for submitted damages as outlined
in subsection (a) shall not exceed the value of the private infrastructure
prior to damage.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB68F4CDC6D964BF790B48C32B17CAFA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and every
subsequent six months until the amount appropriated for this section is
expended in its entirety, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report
that details the expenditures and circumstances in which those expenditures
were made pursuant to this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H56729CDFF2EA4270A44FB299FF942DFA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There shall be authorized to be appropriated an
initial $50,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9C5F12E2F0B4EF9A5E19795A00D3BD"><enum>115.</enum><header>Report on
progress in tracking travel of Central American gangs along international
border</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives on the progress of the Department of Homeland Security in
tracking the travel of Central American gangs across the international land
border of the United States and Mexico.</text>
</section><section id="HD3443FB46C4041C1AD041DC0D5851DE3"><enum>116.</enum><header>Collection of
data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Beginning on October 1,
2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall annually compile data on the
following categories of information:</text>
<paragraph id="H7516C310C4DF4A5485343708BC818F00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of unauthorized aliens who
require medical care taken into custody by Border Patrol officials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCAF0E8FF355D48CA96BD071C77800602"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of
unauthorized aliens with serious injuries or medical conditions Border Patrol
officials encounter, and refer to local hospitals or other health
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF48C12514B4649588234A3956E70AE17"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of unauthorized aliens with
serious injuries or medical conditions who arrive at United States ports of
entry and subsequently are admitted into the United States for emergency
medical care, as reported by United States Customs and Border
Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21B00951F9E1448685C943CA97FF6B00"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of unauthorized aliens described
in paragraphs (2) and (3) who subsequently are taken into custody by the
Department of Homeland Security after receiving medical treatment.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5A33A4C57184FEABD899B7673CBC058" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>117.</enum><header>Deployment of
radiation detection portal equipment at United States ports of entry</header>
<subsection id="HC80377B6B7A74959990598C16E859888"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall deploy
radiation portal monitors at all United States ports of entry and facilities as
determined by the Secretary to facilitate the screening of all inbound cargo
for nuclear and radiological material.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF3815BBBC8574006BC431F507DC3D8E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Department’s
progress toward carrying out the deployment described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAD14E85686CE497D8DDB372B02E2CB5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection (a) such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7BF72C62B8A5432EB10554ED23C53B00"><enum>118.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding the Secure Border Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C711E6EB6B04CD7A8E12D1C2853CE8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as the Secretary
of Homeland Security develops and implements the Secure Border Initiative and
other initiatives to strengthen security along the Nation’s borders, the
Secretary shall conduct extensive outreach to the private sector, including
small, minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EA6E1AF1EA44D5186EE4703226F05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
Secretary also shall consult with firms that are practitioners of mission
effectiveness at the Department of Homeland Security, homeland security
business councils, and associations to identify existing and emerging
technologies and best practices and business processes, to maximize economies
of scale, cost-effectiveness, systems integration, and resource allocation, and
to identify the most appropriate contract mechanisms to enhance financial
accountability and mission effectiveness of border security programs.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDC3B70F3EE414516A42601109D9C6993"><enum>119.</enum><header>Report
regarding enforcement of current employment verification laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
issue a biannual report regarding the Federal employment verification laws that
were enacted in 1986, as amended, the efforts of the Department of Homeland
Security to sanction employers for knowingly hiring unauthorized workers, and
an assessment of the impact of enhanced removal authorities sought by the
Department.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Border security
cooperation and enforcement</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC124D5D5493E4AAFACC0B406606F1484" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Joint strategic plan
for United States border surveillance and support</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8AA5BD3CABC24B70AC0019A0D0779EDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall develop a joint strategic
plan to use the authorities provided to the Secretary of Defense under chapter
18 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 with the
surveillance activities of the Department of Homeland Security conducted at or
near the international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF95A7AA8CEAF48A7BD0035F1E0B10090"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="H3C9D2F4565514B8CA8C49759CFE3F6E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the use of Department of
Defense equipment to assist with the surveillance by the Department of Homeland
Security of the international land and maritime borders of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFB7CBCF039D4BF79F9FA27E7691281E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the joint
strategic plan developed pursuant to subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H185182BD5638478FB854D0D801BF4F72"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
description of the types of equipment and other support to be provided by the
Department of Defense under the joint strategic plan during the one-year period
beginning after submission of the report under this subsection; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71978707124743EAA64FD1C7EDF24D35"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of how the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of
Defense are working with the Department of Transportation on safety and
airspace control issues associated with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in
the National Airspace System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9ED71C56D16941D3AF780791B4254285"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed as altering or amending the prohibition on the use
of any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus under section
1385 of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42FDC0AA3A1A4CF0B15388127B2D1F69" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Border security on
protected land</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1964A36A45734E9EBCC7BF90237D7D91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Interior, shall evaluate border security vulnerabilities
on land directly adjacent to the international land border of the United States
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior related to the
prevention of the entry of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, narcotics, and
other contraband into the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0C373343BAE844D19224625F0400C1C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Support for
border security needs</header><text>Based on the evaluation conducted pursuant
to subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide appropriate
border security assistance on land directly adjacent to the international land
border of the United States under the jurisdiction of the Department of the
Interior, its bureaus, and tribal entities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9A3CA1C639BB4D9998EE5400897B12CB"><enum>203.</enum><header>Border security
threat assessment and information sharing test and evaluation
exercise</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall design and carry out a national border security exercise for the
purposes of—</text>
<paragraph id="H6790BA6232F24E7E874268BCA99456BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>involving
officials from Federal, State, territorial, local, tribal, and international
governments and representatives from the private sector;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F2450FA1C1F48AEA123FB33D05968A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>testing and
evaluating the capacity of the United States to anticipate, detect, and disrupt
threats to the integrity of United States borders; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACDFC920A02E4BEDA6ABC69B007F0100"><enum>(3)</enum><text>testing and
evaluating the information sharing capability among Federal, State,
territorial, local, tribal, and international governments.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7290C728A2EF418F873CBB35B2A6115" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Border Security
Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="H4F6E83F619FB4ABEB5DF69C9D8A59E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Committee</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an advisory
committee to be known as the Border Security Advisory Committee (in this
section referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8BE8996D9EBC4611AD8845E65EEEDD1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Committee shall advise the Secretary on issues relating to border security and
enforcement along the international land and maritime border of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H36B818168EEE4028AB58D15BAEB928DA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint members to the Committee from the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HAFD62AA5E2304BCFBB07F8601FE09178"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State and local
government representatives from States located along the international land and
maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5A6D10E606B4873989337359DC5A96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Community
representatives from such States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69AFA88175F14ECD8FA3DDDFBD26EEBF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Tribal authorities
in such States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40992A0C117944D4ACE757D2C6D569B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Center of excellence
for border security</header>
<subsection id="HCF15749055E64C788CAB4CB736743241"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish a university-based Center of Excellence for Border Security following
the merit-review processes and procedures and other limitations that have been
established for selecting and supporting University Programs Centers of
Excellence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C1A1143F1FA43F9B71093598DFFAEA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities of
the Center</header><text>The Center shall prioritize its activities on the
basis of risk to address the most significant threats, vulnerabilities, and
consequences posed by United States borders and border control systems. The
activities shall include the conduct of research, the examination of existing
and emerging border security technology and systems, and the provision of
education, technical, and analytical assistance for the Department of Homeland
Security to effectively secure the borders.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14D9BE7E5C784AF497D8184646201E35" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
regarding cooperation with Indian Nations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HDAAFA13CC9D64EE2B8C3A900B6CB3ED0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department of
Homeland Security should strive to include as part of a National Strategy for
Border Security recommendations on how to enhance Department cooperation with
sovereign Indian Nations on securing our borders and preventing terrorist
entry, including, specifically, the Department should consider whether a Tribal
Smart Border working group is necessary and whether further expansion of
cultural sensitivity training, as exists in Arizona with the Tohono O’odham
Nation, should be expanded elsewhere; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97678E5F549042909188195614004FE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as the Department
of Homeland Security develops a National Strategy for Border Security, it
should take into account the needs and missions of each agency that has a stake
in border security and strive to ensure that these agencies work together
cooperatively on issues involving Tribal lands.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Detention and
Removal</header>
<section id="H5BCB22AEA47547F693CCDC63001C83DC"><enum>301.</enum><header>Enhanced
detention capacity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To avoid a
return to the <quote>catch and release</quote> policy and to address
long-standing shortages of available detention beds, and to further authorize
the provisions of section 5204 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist
Prevention Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/458">Public Law 108–458</external-xref>), there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010 to increase by 25,000 for
each fiscal year the number of funded detention bed spaces.</text>
</section><section id="HD432F6D9DC4F44E68EDE2F9FA968FD7D"><enum>302.</enum><header>Increase in
detention and removal officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to add 250
detention and removal officers for each of fiscal years 2007 through
2010.</text>
</section><section id="H9AA7DA96EB054BA3B84900BECAD46B62"><enum>303.</enum><header>Expansion and
effective management of detention facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall fully utilize—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6BED1907624437993F6FF5DEEE90785"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all available
detention facilities operated or contracted by the Department of Homeland
Security; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2C6E3DB4FDD463EA5A314D0AF4BA59E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all possible
options to cost effectively increase available detention capacities, including
the use of temporary detention facilities, the use of State and local
correctional facilities, private space, and secure alternatives to
detention.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0475491D86AC48C1835CEEA130A7DFA8"><enum>304.</enum><header>Enhancing
transportation capacity for unlawful aliens</header>
<subsection id="HB25D66BFF2964DA1B8E281BD00D8F304"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security is authorized to enter into contracts with private entities
for the purpose of providing secure domestic transport of aliens who are
apprehended at or along the international land or maritime borders from the
custody of United States Customs and Border Protection to detention facilities
and other locations as necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2ABA1A8E98B0455CAF3622FDF4D0F500"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria for
selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, to enter into a contract under paragraph (1), a private
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The
Secretary shall select from such applications those entities which offer, in
the determination of the Secretary, the best combination of service, cost, and
security.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H32DFDF55AEB048C58343D12F39003B75"><enum>305.</enum><header>Report on
financial burden of repatriation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than October 31 of each year, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Secretary of State and
Congress a report that details the cost to the Department of Homeland Security
of repatriation of unlawful aliens to their countries of nationality or last
habitual residence, including details relating to cost per country. The
Secretary shall include in each such report the recommendations of the
Secretary to more cost effectively repatriate such aliens.</text>
</section><section id="H42BC4F8FC3654CD0A4DFAAC5E9C09674"><enum>306.</enum><header>Training
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than six
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB521AA7540194A44B957A24653954EEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and evaluate the training provided
to Border Patrol agents and port of entry inspectors regarding the inspection
of aliens to determine whether an alien is referred for an interview by an
asylum officer for a determination of credible fear;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC75C93C34EF4495A985B8FCEB1D4704"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on the
review and evaluation described in paragraph (1), take necessary and
appropriate measures to ensure consistency in referrals by Border Patrol agents
and port of entry inspectors to asylum officers for determinations of credible
fear.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD75F222F4ECA4C90911E9CE41E2B9175"><enum>307.</enum><header>GAO study on
deaths in custody</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Comptroller General of the United States, within 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, shall submit to Congress a report on the deaths in
custody of detainees held on immigration violations by the Secretary of
Homeland Security. The report shall include the following information with
respect to any such deaths and in connection therewith:</text>
<paragraph id="H6302FD52BA15403EAB74B1519730D2EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Whether any crimes
were committed by personnel of the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28A87658C9044FC5A670FCD989969CAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Whether any such
deaths were caused by negligence or deliberate indifference by such
personnel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD39BCFBC79324EDB8EBD62228F6B2C93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Whether Department
practice and procedures were properly followed and obeyed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8EF752559094668B34B9D9930CB2BF1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Whether such
practice and procedures are sufficient to protect the health and safety of such
detainees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EF131D3C4D34B9695E688C6D7EF6ED6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Whether reports of
such deaths were made under the Deaths in Custody Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Effective
organization of border security agencies</header>
<section id="H420D48B1C42A4E16954428B952E9EF8C"><enum>401.</enum><header>Enhanced border
security coordination and management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure full coordination of border security efforts among agencies within the
Department of Homeland Security, including United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, United States Customs and Border Protection, and United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and shall identify and remedy any
failure of coordination or integration in a prompt and efficient manner. In
particular, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC1C704023714FF893866C97E4B7AD9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oversee and ensure the coordinated
execution of border security operations and policy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27543B714C43410FBB92C84E48EF11C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a
mechanism for sharing and coordinating intelligence information and analysis at
the headquarters and field office levels pertaining to counter-terrorism,
border enforcement, customs and trade, immigration, human smuggling, human
trafficking, and other issues of concern to both United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement and United States Customs and Border Protection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4E2700360484DC4957B527F006D9715"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish Department of Homeland Security
task forces (to include other Federal, State, Tribal and local law enforcement
agencies as appropriate) as necessary to better coordinate border enforcement
and the disruption and dismantling of criminal organizations engaged in
cross-border smuggling, money laundering, and immigration violations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56B102DC5A3F4B2200143FA7917DD2AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance coordination between the border
security and investigations missions within the Department by requiring that,
with respect to cases involving violations of the customs and immigration laws
of the United States, United States Customs and Border Protection coordinate
with and refer all such cases to United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41AFEFEAFDBD49A8ACC0A981C9C08C41"><enum>(5)</enum><text>examine
comprehensively the proper allocation of the Department’s border security
related resources, and analyze budget issues on the basis of Department-wide
border enforcement goals, plans, and processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A6E3C18CED64D8B98065CF03EDC1470"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish measures
and metrics for determining the effectiveness of coordinated border enforcement
efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD24D434DB04145F19484EF00EC00A4C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement a comprehensive plan
to protect the northern and southern land borders of the United States and
address the different challenges each border faces by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1565101E56074235A9F8BC641BA383A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinating all
Federal border security activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD322F967AADB42FF859E927DB1B9D6B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving
communications and data sharing capabilities within the Department and with
other Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies on
matters relating to border security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AA383B890B443C4A644E09D432B646D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing input to
relevant bilateral agreements to improve border functions, including ensuring
security and promoting trade and tourism.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HF9DB6EBEE9BB464397E1C930038149D"><enum>402.</enum><header>Making Our
Border Agencies Work</header>
<subsection id="H0A0FD7348E7048229DF27113E51656F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IV of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/201">6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA2CD8AE93224A10A3DC60FA05542E92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subtitle A, by
amending the heading to read as follows: <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="OLC">Bureau of Border Security and
Customs</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89138D89B25043C1A3DEB98DB31F2617"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
section 401 and inserting the following section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C25F427D5194D17A76D4D6D5B837356" style="OLC">
<section id="HACBE4AB5E9394C5FA19F477E7E435837"><enum>401.</enum><header>Bureau of
Border Security and Customs</header>
<subsection id="HFF2EDAB1094C4E019D95B71033422700"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Department of
Homeland Security a Bureau of Border Security and Customs (in this section
referred to as the <quote>Bureau</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7FC733EC8C054E3EB3E24818CC330413"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commissioner</header>
<paragraph id="H9A87A35991484BECACB2D7E18F7B16B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The head of the Bureau shall be the Commissioner of
Border Security and Customs (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Commissioner</quote>). The Commissioner shall report directly to the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CF384B26BB74BC28BBF6EBA4887081C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Commissioner shall be appointed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FE724E3165E492D97821DF7C3A13003"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD28316C9EB541478BDFAC4943003C11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from individuals
who have—</text>
<clause id="H4961C60F74D24F9F8DEDF4D1E48E82E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a minimum of ten years professional
experience in law enforcement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF137722046B244A8B640B9100137993F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a minimum of ten years of management
experience.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAADD2BEA8C794334AFE5E691FCFDF8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Among
other duties, the Commissioner shall develop and implement a comprehensive plan
to protect the northern and southern land borders of the United States and
address the different challenges each border faces by—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1C976B8F9BD47FD9FEDD0FDADCA7770"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating all Federal border security
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD814C3596E5140AB985545B258481047"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving
communications and data sharing capabilities within the Department and with
other Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies on
matters relating to border security; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD263620221934C69A2C285B48B179FAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing input to
relevant bilateral agreements to improve border functions, including ensuring
security and promoting trade and tourism.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H90D90A8A097E433AB459AEC68D57CB3B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bureau shall include five primary
divisions. The head of each division shall be an Assistant Commissioner of
Border Security and Customs who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Homeland
Security. The five divisions and their responsibilities are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H8152C97B0463478EA993536086785C59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Office of
Immigration Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It
shall be the responsibility of the Office of Immigration Enforcement to enforce
the immigration laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6077407766BE464FA9E7BFE4E7D0AB00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Office of
Customs Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall
be the responsibility of the Office of Customs Enforcement to enforce the
customs laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46631530ABCA455599756E16B7D75ED4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Office of
Inspection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the
responsibility of the Office of Inspection to conduct inspections at official
United States ports of entry and to maintain specialized immigration, customs,
and agriculture secondary inspection functions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBB11E733BCF48CFB78B8FCB89B968C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Office of Border
Patrol</header><text>It shall be the responsibility of the Office of Border
Patrol to secure the international land and maritime borders of the United
States between ports of entry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H690EE916CA0D4028BA8B426629A8C600"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Office of
Mission Support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be
the responsibility of the Office of Mission Support to provide assistance to
the Bureau, including all offices of the Bureau, and additional agencies as
determined appropriate by the Secretary. The Office shall include, at a
minimum, detention and removal functions, intelligence functions, and air and
marine support.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07396A67B1644AD18E9130E26DD7BF8B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reorganization</header><text>The
reorganization authority described in section 872 shall not apply to this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75A58AD7BE674A6B9C67EC64162B19A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 402, in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>acting through the Under
Secretary for Border and Transportation Security,</quote> and inserting
<quote>acting through the Commissioner of Border Security and Customs,</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFB3BE4D90BA4ECF89554B405B9854D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
inserting after section 403 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4163346133944A3BEE15666A0A61EE" style="OLC">
<section id="H24C341EC1F854712BCE51F818EBF4DEB"><enum>404.</enum><header>Transfer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of
Homeland Security, created pursuant to the <quote>Reorganization Plan
Modification for the Department of Homeland Security</quote> submitted to
Congress as required under section 1502, is hereby transferred into the Bureau
of Border Security and Customs, established pursuant to section
401.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0AAE7DA1651749D3833B0090A9416258"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header><text>The table of contents of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA2A73EA663E54A0AB7A6F591BC37D25C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
item related to section 401 and inserting the following item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF25164D41F424EC1A2098CF59BB74E" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 401. Bureau of Border Security and
Customs.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id538E8ACD8B574FFCBE8C897549DF6A9D" indent="up1"><enum></enum><text>and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C51767545A647B39334652D02796266"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
the item relating to section 403 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C9537FA16AA42EF8F2531005CC7E2C2" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 404.
Transfer.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41A88D1C862E4BD596F204063192623B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Shadow Wolves
transfer</header>
<paragraph id="H85AC3EFB41CF4433879CBB005F8CE9F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of
existing unit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conjunction
with the creation of the Bureau of Border Security and Customs under section
401 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 201(a) of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions (including the personnel,
assets, and liabilities attributable to such functions) of the Customs Patrol
Officers unit operating on the Tohono O’odham Indian reservation (commonly
known as the <quote>Shadow Wolves</quote> unit).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB13504AE708F4C0B911C5F0055C10459"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of
new units</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to establish Shadow Wolves units within both the Office of
Immigration Enforcement and Office of Customs Enforcement in the Bureau of
Border Security and Customs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2937A0AB5A3C4324BE251EC8F9F1356E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Customs Patrol Officer unit transferred
pursuant to paragraph (1), and additional units established pursuant to
paragraph (2), shall operate on Indian lands by preventing the entry of
terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and
other contraband into the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD84644B8E7D444AD00247672903D7EFC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Basic pay for
journeyman officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Customs
Patrol Officer in a unit described in this subsection shall receive equivalent
pay as a special agent with similar competencies within United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursuant to the Department of Homeland
Security’s Human Resources Management System established under section 841 of
the Homeland Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/411">6 U.S.C. 411</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03AE3C292AAC470F97273FEBAE033F2B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Supervisors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Shadow Wolves unit created within the
Office of Immigration Enforcement shall be supervised by a Chief Immigration
Patrol Officer. The Shadow Wolves unit created within the Office of Customs
Enforcement shall be supervised by a Chief Customs Patrol Officer. Each such
Officer shall have the same rank as a resident agent-in-charge of the Office of
Investigations within United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12AB1C3A4C9A413B91FC5BDDFD003DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002</header>
<paragraph id="H6F4C516D9EFB470AAD2695FC1978F1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transportation
Security Administration</header><text>Section 424(a) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/234">6 U.S.C. 234(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>under the Under
Secretary for Border Transportation and Security</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EF3D0E78C5F48608628236633FB1436"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Office for
Domestic Preparedness</header><text>Section 430 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/238">6 U.S.C. 238</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47E151E434FE4029B0E324D0CEB84B75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>The Office for Domestic Preparedness shall be within the
Directorate of Border and Transportation Security.</quote> and inserting
<quote>There shall be in the Department an Office for Domestic
Preparedness.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E6EE8DB86FD4C4A80894050B0882B80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Under Secretary for Border and
Transportation Security</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC501E15245FA4A4EAC716B00004BCE86"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bureau of Border
Security</header><text>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9C53463DE4524F518E3917DF5D7FCAE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 402 (6
U.S.C. 202)—</text>
<clause id="HB0DA37F5A0614E5C9F9943C6062711D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, acting through the
Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDAE5AC789131416F94CC599FE16DE601"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB1CCCB5D5ADE41668E44DD4E52BD4270"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B39D97259C74AB8B1E9F97D007E5887" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDD8B7BD13E624D6183EAD4C786945EAC"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administering the program to collect
information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange
program participants described in section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1372">8 U.S.C. 1372</external-xref>), including the Student
and Exchange Visitor Information System established under that section, and
using such information to carry out the enforcement functions of the
Bureau.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H33806817222544F580E78878248198B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 404 (as added by section 102(a)(4) of this Act) the following new
sections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97332EB4F41345CEB35F814557F22BB5" style="OLC">
<section id="HC4B7FC17542746E5AA00DDA1151CF757"><enum>405.</enum><header>Chief of
Immigration Policy and Strategy</header>
<subsection id="H8DEB7E1817134B78B159B2AE64C66DAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be a
position of Chief of Immigration Policy and Strategy for the Bureau of Border
Security and Customs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD92F3B33FF6747EEB619F173F5C2F1E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation with Bureau of Border
Security and Customs personnel in local offices, the Chief of Immigration
Policy and Strategy shall be responsible for—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA3058B593044D9B96105F533200CCAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making policy recommendations and
performing policy research and analysis on immigration enforcement issues;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H407F2C66288F41B2BBE4CEE8EC40E9D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating immigration policy issues with
the Chief of Policy and Strategy for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services (established under subtitle E), as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H832A516880A44EDB86B9C1A158E3F7A"><enum>406.</enum><header>Immigration
legal advisor</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There shall be a
principal immigration legal advisor to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Border
Security and Customs. The immigration legal advisor shall provide specialized
legal advice to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Border Security and Customs
and shall represent the Bureau in all exclusion, deportation, and removal
proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration
Review.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HADA8330F54174E74995757A9B3CC2542"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 442 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/252">6 U.S.C. 252</external-xref>) and
redesignating sections 443 through 446 as sections 442 through 445,
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C76FAA1EF2044DBBAF802A22C06796D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="HE199D72A82584FE0945F07D07CA4BF22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Bureau of Border
Security and Customs</header><text>Each of the following sections of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting <quote>and
Customs</quote> after <quote>Border Security</quote> each place it
appears:</text>
<clause id="HE39AC4A9226146EA9BFAC5EDE828426B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Section 442, as
redesignated by subsection (c)(3).</text>
</clause><clause id="H6597485FB6E141F3BF7CA3452B894676"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Section 443, as
redesignated by subsection (c)(3).</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA9955EB1C7B4854AE005FC01D24C9E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Section 444, as
redesignated by subsection (c)(3).</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D676031E96B4EE9849D4CDD3F8D3EF4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 451 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/271">6 U.S.C. 271</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="HDC7AE6EA859E4CC98FD56B77B35108B8"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 459 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/276">6 U.S.C. 276</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="H163892EC4F3B4187AFB6DD2E00DC8F33"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 462 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/279">6 U.S.C. 279</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="H76E723B2AEB448488C91D56DCB2E923B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 471 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/291">6 U.S.C. 291</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD8C4BC6C27A4BA78ED5C997ED6B9952"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 472 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/292">6 U.S.C. 292</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="HB995052D61CD4D2C85A1709B77CB314D"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 474 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/294">6 U.S.C. 294</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD4558C61AA34756A86F8832BC54019C"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 475 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/295">6 U.S.C. 295</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B66C2791C0543A48D75D275FAB62E"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 476 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/296">6 U.S.C. 296</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="HC36573F96A6C45E5943713DB7CA2BBF"><enum>(xii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 477 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/297">6 U.S.C. 297</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFB5A387301A4C1987C4A4E414D72CF8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Commissioner of
the Bureau of Border Security and Customs</header><text>The Homeland Security
Act of 2002 is amended—</text>
<clause id="H0BB7A071A7DF445B80279513ACC52C4F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 442, as redesignated by
subsection (c)(3), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security</quote> and
inserting <quote>Commissioner of Border Security and Customs</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H063C8D838E4E4049AE58AFB497310489"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 443, as redesignated by
subsection (c)(3), by striking <quote>Under Secretary for Border and
Transportation Security</quote> and inserting <quote>Commissioner of Border
Security and Customs</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H85D2217A5C2B4F8D9C9EF6C65369D130"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 451(a)(2)(C) (6 U.S.C.
271(a)(2)(C)), by striking <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>Commissioner</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C7211D732A74A428F51D2A02E141022"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 459(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/276">6 U.S.C. 276(c)</external-xref>), by
striking <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>Commissioner</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCD3D6C6FDF8741CF9304BB2B14D72327"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 462(b)(2)(A) (6 U.S.C.
279(b)(2)(A)), by striking <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>Commissioner</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D1F0D17369C4CD88F66F300004DD977"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference to the Bureau of Border
Security in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or
delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Bureau is
deemed to refer to the Bureau of Border Security and Customs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCF1E86C8F154DF59CF1B588DA302B00"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5024FDF85C5A4F198E8BA7488C9600C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after
the item relating to section 404 (as added by section 102(b)(2) of this Act)
the following new items:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DC0AFFCD23A4E389DCB8D30DC7019BD" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 405. Chief of Policy and
Strategy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 406. Legal
advisor.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EE08FC9FC9E4620A2FE0096FD55D824"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
item related to section 442; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF05013352A724583A4A1E700E67989CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the items relating to
sections 443 through 446 as items relating to sections 442 through 445,
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Keeping our
Commitment to Ensure Sufficient, Well Trained and Well Equipped Personnel at
the United States Border </header>
<subtitle id="HD1EA9050594B4DAEB800844CE6AF8E9F"><enum>A</enum><header>Equipment
enhancements to address shortfalls to securing United States borders</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8047DEF6BA1E481B8611330090C19B19"><enum>501.</enum><header>Emergency
deployment of United States Border Patrol agents</header>
<subsection id="H3B4322F5C93046D4811932CCE215A0C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Governor of a
State on an international border of the United States declares an international
border security emergency and requests additional United States Border Patrol
agents from the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary is authorized,
subject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 1,000
additional United States Border Patrol agents for the purpose of patrolling and
defending the international border, in order to prevent individuals from
crossing the international border and entering the United States at any
location other than an authorized port of entry.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E1428F681994D7787DB8D1B8FA7C67D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and
shall grant it to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not
significantly impair the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to provide
border security for any other State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9DF65B39328E49B5A6FDDF60436D5E5F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collective
bargaining</header><text>Emergency deployments under this section shall be made
in conformance with all collective bargaining agreements and
obligations.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD77DFD19BBA84E4C99315500684D91E0"><enum>502.</enum><header>Helicopters and
power boats</header>
<subsection id="HEA833C11442D4270A82EE21FDBF2F62D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 100 the number of United
States Border Patrol helicopters, and shall increase by not less than 250 the
number of United States Border Patrol power boats. The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall ensure that appropriate types of helicopters are procured for
the various missions being performed. The Secretary of Homeland Security also
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>
</subsection><subsection id="HC2052E94CD4545049B341339D58108C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use and
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish an overall policy on how the helicopters and
power boats described in subsection (a) will be used and implement training
programs for the agents who use them, including safe operating procedures and
rescue operations.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9D01E3CDA6A47199531D87E3D00F9CA"><enum>503.</enum><header>Motor
vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for use
by the United States Border Patrol that will permit a ratio of at least one
police-type vehicle per every 3 United States Border Patrol agents.
Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that there are
sufficient numbers and types of other motor vehicles to support the mission of
the United States Border Patrol. All vehicles will be chosen on the basis of
appropriateness for use by the United States Border Patrol, and each vehicle
shall have a “panic button” and a global positioning system device that is
activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking the
location of an agent in distress. The police-type vehicles shall be replaced at
least every 3 years.</text>
</section><section id="H32E577B7FDA148188FFBFF4B1B62C700"><enum>504.</enum><header>Portable
computers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that each police-type motor vehicle in the fleet
of the United States 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 United States Border Patrol.</text>
</section><section id="HA3B554B548484C699EC3947D001455E6"><enum>505.</enum><header>Radio
communications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
of Homeland Security shall augment the existing radio communications system so
all Federal law enforcement personnel working in every area in which United
States Border Patrol operations are conducted have clear and encrypted two-way
radio communication capabilities at all times.</text>
</section><section id="HC42F2B733D8B4CF6AF451BE729054E28"><enum>506.</enum><header>Hand-held
global positioning system devices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that each United States Border Patrol agent is issued, when on patrol, a
state-of-the-art hand-held global positioning system device for navigational
purposes.</text>
</section><section id="H6B53C5E1FC9B454990D4243B85451070"><enum>507.</enum><header>Night vision
equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that sufficient quantities of state-of-the-art
night vision equipment are procured and regularly maintained to enable each
United States Border Patrol agent patrolling during the hours of darkness to be
equipped with a portable night vision device.</text>
</section><section id="H28393D58843647488533C4515E1E9C20"><enum>508.</enum><header>Body
armor</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that every United States Border Patrol agent is
issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks
faced by the individual officer. Each officer shall be allowed to select from
among a variety of approved brands and styles. All body armor shall be replaced
at least once every five years.</text>
</section><section id="H0E9B176BD4CF405EAAA8443DDF2556AD"><enum>509.</enum><header>Weapons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that United States Border Patrol agents are equipped with weapons that
are reliable and effective to protect themselves, their fellow officers, and
innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed criminals. In addition,
the Secretary shall ensure that the policies of the Department of Homeland
Security allow all such officers to carry weapons selected from a Department
approved list that are suited to the potential threats that such officers
face.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H53CE4B21F56C46F6002CE816AA6F122D"><enum>B</enum><header>Human capital
enhancements to improve the recruitment and retention of border security
personnel</header>
<section id="H2AF5CD7A880747708300A4C969040355"><enum>511.</enum><header>Maximum student
loan repayments for United States Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><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 id="H28CD7266AE5E4B40BE7F00E1E1F03BC0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H42E176C5D7F5429C91AC84B2DD83BFC8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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="HF89289C75D92418EA65F27088C79E3FB"><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="HABBEB556C71D4F3582ED4884D9B5B83F"><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>
</section><section id="HF42406D3E20F43BC99001E08D14802C0"><enum>512.</enum><header>Recruitment and
relocation bonuses and retention allowances for personnel of the Department of
Homeland Security</header><text display-inline="no-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>
</section><section id="HCAA82D6428394DDBA01553C353005249"><enum>513.</enum><header>Law enforcement
retirement coverage for inspection officers and other employees</header>
<subsection id="HCE3F58B5F4EB435195C6ABAB39EED6E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HD3F3A063DFC6485099A5B9B413DF4C00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
Employees’ Retirement System</header>
<subparagraph id="H955F541B71604589AF6958E27377E3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Paragraph (17) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">section 8401</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAB49573E25DE488E92039E5F113EE9BD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H25D6169ACAF247CA8B37006FA2E0D979"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an employee (not
otherwise covered by this paragraph)—</text>
<clause id="H6D51A1ED6F1F4A5FB89780719FCD22BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the duties of
whose position include the investigation or apprehension of individuals
suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United
States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H24B3586607664F85841C73EC32DFEFEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who is authorized
to carry a firearm; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H724F08BCDC9A423AB9B8A9E5CE186DE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an employee of the
Internal Revenue Service, the duties of whose position are primarily the
collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent
returns;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB70A31CC776746E58C3760415F009396"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">Section 8401(17)(C)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>(A) and (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>(A), (B),
(E), and (F)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9034608B126044B800CCB2C44282B650"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil Service
Retirement System</header><text>Paragraph (20) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8331">section 8331</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>position.</quote> (in
the matter before subparagraph (A)) the following: <quote>For the purpose of
this paragraph, the employees described in the preceding provision of this
paragraph (in the matter before <quote>including</quote>) shall be considered
to include an employee, not otherwise covered by this paragraph, who satisfies
clauses (i) and (ii) of section 8401(17)(E) and an employee of the Internal
Revenue Service the duties of whose position are as described in section
8401(17)(F).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC83DD63E0DFB4092A91796781F7C719D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by
this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and
shall apply only in the case of any individual first appointed (or seeking to
be first appointed) as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of those
amendments) on or after such date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0950D536224D4A9286A14D0884B48DC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
service performed by incumbents</header>
<paragraph id="HEBD788E246034FB7B6E978C388BEC914"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Law enforcement
officer and service described</header>
<subparagraph id="H0C17BD278FF14911B2696EDD20EF1EC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Law enforcement
officer</header><text>Any reference to a law enforcement officer described in
this paragraph refers to an individual who satisfies the requirements of
section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8331">8331(20)</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">8401(17)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (relating to the
definition of a law enforcement officer) by virtue of the amendments made by
subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H817BCE6F2ABC40979F69A7C2C6AF67F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Service</header><text>Any
reference to service described in this paragraph refers to service performed as
a law enforcement officer (as described in this paragraph).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B25C8D8DC4B477B003352DBE942CB51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incumbent
defined</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>incumbent</quote> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C592C98B6A54B0E8350A732FF4E2F82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is first appointed
as a law enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) before the date of
the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD28818EA82DF402AA6D706C91CFF49C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is serving as such
a law enforcement officer on such date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D4DF3EBFDEC4FCEACB6B4744036546"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment of
service performed by incumbents</header>
<subparagraph id="HFCDC2E4A36A44072A95359E0E22B0A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Service described in paragraph (1) which is performed by
an incumbent on or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for all
purposes (other than those to which subparagraph (B) pertains), be treated as
service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of section
8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code, as appropriate),
irrespective of how such service is treated under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC91E03021F734865B439B745823253A6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Retirement</header><text>Service
described in paragraph (1) which is performed by an incumbent before, on, or
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for purposes of subchapter
III of chapter 83 and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/84">chapter 84</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, be treated as
service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of section
8331(20) or 8401(17), as appropriate), but only if an appropriate written
election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within 5 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act or before separation from
Government service, whichever is earlier.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCADBC6CB85CE47E1B96726BD150331E2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Individual
contributions for prior service</header>
<subparagraph id="H1219873D857B4D2C9C5C950065A0A142"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An individual who makes an election under paragraph
(3)(B) may, with respect to prior service performed by such individual,
contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund the difference
between the individual contributions that were actually made for such service
and the individual contributions that should have been made for such service if
the amendments made by subsection (a) had then been in effect.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBBE42BDC2444CB297B22F27BB9D9532"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of not
contributing</header><text>If no part of or less than the full amount required
under subparagraph (A) is paid, all prior service of the incumbent shall remain
fully creditable as law enforcement officer service, but the resulting annuity
shall be reduced in a manner similar to that described in section 8334(d)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, to the extent necessary to make up the amount
unpaid.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30F935D1101A426B9CA888648D9D50CD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prior service
defined</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>prior
service</quote> means, with respect to any individual who makes an election
under paragraph (3)(B), service (described in paragraph (1)) performed by such
individual before the date as of which appropriate retirement deductions begin
to be made in accordance with such election.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7CBCAFC8D0748B2ACE3D6BA44B3CB06"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Government
contributions for prior service</header>
<subparagraph id="H8F0AFA94E3A8493500BC647049D4D1E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an incumbent makes an election under paragraph (3)(B),
the agency in or under which that individual was serving at the time of any
prior service (referred to in paragraph (4)) shall remit to the Office of
Personnel Management, for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the amount required
under subparagraph (B) with respect to such service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD26275D7C390472E934B00DFA9361DE6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount
required</header><text>The amount an agency is required to remit is, with
respect to any prior service, the total amount of additional Government
contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (above those
actually paid) that would have been required if the amendments made by
subsection (a) had then been in effect.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF68AC9462B2F4F6DB370ACE9D552F6B5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contributions to
be made ratably</header><text>Government contributions under this paragraph on
behalf of an incumbent shall be made by the agency ratably (on at least an
annual basis) over the 10-year period beginning on the date referred to in
paragraph (4)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA02FBFCAE5FA4BFA9546B55638DAB2D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exemption from
mandatory separation</header><text>Nothing in section 8335(b) or 8425(b) of
title 5, United States Code, shall cause the involuntary separation of a law
enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) before the end of the
3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DC71D9D4454406AB758E6CA9E39D86D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Office shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C3CDB809D7F433FB8391B008EAFD4F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provisions in
accordance with which interest on any amount under paragraph (4) or (5) shall
be computed, based on <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8334">section 8334(e)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H904407FF260D415E9BD76248E87BA344"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provisions for the
application of this subsection in the case of—</text>
<clause id="H8D9CFD3306824FB1B1F69B90045F70AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
individual who—</text>
<subclause id="H92D748B692F24EB98EA91BDBBA19D4C4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>satisfies
subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph (B)) of paragraph (2); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H859BD616452949D48B1D8FBDB30033EB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>serves as a law
enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0B677F21B70945E48C752109CE7D0800"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
individual entitled to a survivor annuity (based on the service of an
incumbent, or of an individual under clause (i), who dies before making an
election under paragraph (3)(B)), to the extent of any rights that would then
be available to the decedent (if still living).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9722EA9557594428ACE3A3FE95A5A617"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to
apply in the case of a reemployed annuitant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA4A93114B875463A95882CB49B579B50"><enum>514.</enum><header>Increase United
States Border Patrol agent and inspector pay</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective as of the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on the date that is one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the highest basic rate of pay for a journey level
United States Border Patrol agent or immigration, customs, or agriculture
inspector within the Department of Homeland Security whose primary duties
consist of enforcing the immigration, customs, or agriculture laws of the
United States shall increase from the annual rate of basic pay for positions at
GS-11 of the General Schedule to the annual rate of basic pay for positions at
GS-12 of the General Schedule.</text>
</section><section id="H176456AD00D74E38BCD970B284A24BF4"><enum>515.</enum><header>Compensation
for training at Federal Law Enforcement Training Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Official training, including training
provided at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, that is provided to a
customs officer or canine enforcement officer (as defined in subsection (e)(1)
of section 5 of the Act of February 13, 1911 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/267">19 U.S.C. 267</external-xref>), or to a customs
and border protection officer shall be deemed work for purposes of such
section. If such training results in the officer performing work in excess of
40 hours in the administrative workweek of the officer or in excess of 8 hours
in a day, the officer shall be compensated for that work at an hourly rate of
pay that is equal to 2 times the hourly rate of the basic pay of the officer,
in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of such section. Such compensation shall
apply with respect to such training provided to such officers on or after
January 1, 2002. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, such compensation shall be provided to such officers, together with any
applicable interest, calculated in accordance with section 5596(b)(2) of title
5, United States Code.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H1D3F909D84CF4EF1861F80B32D061546"><enum>C</enum><header>Securing and
Facilitating the Movement of Goods and Travelers</header>
<section id="HA285A2801A7240BDACCA792D0054A593"><enum>521.</enum><header>Increase in
full time United States Customs and Border Protection import
specialists</header>
<subsection id="HEC7267365F9C45FDB92DE5887C6D2213"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of full
time United States Customs and Border Protection non-supervisory import
specialists in the Department of Homeland Security shall be not less than 1,080
in fiscal year 2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9DD1C16144B041DCB8BE91EB47A72501"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums
as may be necessary to fund these positions and related expenses including
training and support.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H111EA91932424911B85B74B22DC63422"><enum>522.</enum><header>Certifications
relating to functions and import specialists of United States Custom and Border
Protection</header>
<subsection id="H1E8C7E0D74FF465AA704DA24A8B4982F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
annually certify to Congress, that, pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 412(b)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/212">6 U.S.C. 212(b)</external-xref>) the Secretary has not
consolidated, discontinued, or diminished those functions described in
paragraph (2) of such section that were performed by the United States Customs
Service, or reduced the staffing level or reduced resources attributable to
such functions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H24FDB649D3974CCEABC61C5686BDEE2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Number of import
specialists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall annually certify to Congress that, in accordance with
the requirement described in section 302(a), the number of full time
non-supervisory import specialists employed by United States Customs and Border
Protection is at least 1,080.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB711F9F7EC5458C8FD17247BFE1F960" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>523.</enum><header>Expedited traveler
programs</header>
<subsection id="H2993029DCA5043E6A582F68DC3D0E29B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the expedited travel
programs of the Department of Homeland Security should be expanded to all major
United States ports of entry and participation in the pre-enrollment programs
should be strongly encouraged. These programs assist frontline officers of the
United States in the fight against terrorism by increasing the number of known
travelers crossing the border. The identities of such expedited travelers
should be entered into a database of known travelers who have been subjected to
in-depth background and watch-list checks. This will permit border control
officers to focus more closely on unknown travelers, potential criminals, and
terrorists.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HABF151A59E974A6DB81955B933941758"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Monitoring</header>
<paragraph id="HA468D50A45AE43D7905902FF356349F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall monitor usage levels of all expedited travel lanes at
United States land border ports of entry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H137AC1F54FA94D4180E5A27B8D29EFF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding for
staff and infrastructure</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the
usage levels referred to in paragraph (1) exceed the capacity of border
facilities to provide expedited entry and exit, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a request for additional funding for increases in staff and
improvements in infrastructure, as appropriate, to enhance the capacity of such
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC571AA0A5FA14DCE98E7355E9344805F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expansion of
expedited traveler services</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H166673B383774224A681D1479E7876E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>open new
enrollment centers in States that do not share an international land border
with Canada or Mexico but where the Secretary has determined that a large
demand for expedited traveler programs exist;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70BA946D84FD445B9244E6131474B57E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce fee levels
for the expedited traveler programs to encourage greater participation;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4352A3F2539F48CDBCB5577601853B06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>cooperate with the
Secretary of State in the public promotion of benefits of the expedited
traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H87B6415317374AA59E3400AD32258E00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on
expedited traveler programs</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall, on biannually in 2007, 2008, and 2009, submit to Congress a report on
participation in the expedited traveler programs of the Department of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H395FF3839CB642798789876551F4F11D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Integration and
interoperability of expedited traveler program databases</header><text>Not
later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a plan to full integrate and make
interoperable the databases of all of the expedited traveler programs of the
Department of Homeland Security, including NEXUS, AIR NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST, and
Register Traveler.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Alien Smuggling;
Northern Border Prosecution; Criminal Aliens</header>
<subtitle id="H4EECAECEAB404532A155190059D9021D"><enum>A</enum><header>Alien
Smuggling</header>
<section id="H22CA08C4CCD34E07BE3330ABBABC9B92"><enum>601.</enum><header>Combating human
smuggling</header>
<subsection id="H276B3A2A1465498ABEEB14AAA308B57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
Plan</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and implement a plan to improve
coordination between the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security
and any other Federal, State, local, or tribal authorities, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary, to improve coordination efforts to combat human
smuggling.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H851F8ADAD3794C4B9730613EDC8F3884"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>In
developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
consider—</text>
<paragraph id="HB4A96DA2BAB64A0AB1DF373D00E7CBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
interoperability of databases utilized to prevent human smuggling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H482AF89425324FFFAE6CA015DE7838B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adequate and
effective personnel training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A57D5A8F7A04F37B3CE00F5F4B097F7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>methods and
programs to effectively target networks that engage in such smuggling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AC25E43045449C98E96C82CBC28E0EB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>effective
utilization of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H99066B1B392F47CE9E6B76A1EA91D3E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>visas for victims
of trafficking and other crimes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58F811C9559E45AAB2CDFB05DAA0377B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>investigatory
techniques, equipment, and procedures that prevent, detect, and prosecute
international money laundering and other operations that are utilized in
smuggling;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0298AE6FA11417F969751CEABC777A1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>joint measures,
with the Secretary of State, to enhance intelligence sharing and cooperation
with foreign governments whose citizens are preyed on by human smugglers;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22D7104C05164810B0BA302DD3DF774D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other measures
that the Secretary considers appropriate to combating human smuggling.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC03E424127364763A32950C7641BC07C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after implementing the plan described in subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such plan, including any
recommendations for legislative action to improve efforts to combating human
smuggling.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD09B1119053A485B8F65D008E9DBF83" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header>Reestablishment of
the United States Border Patrol anti-smuggling unit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
reestablish the Anti-Smuggling Unit within the Office of United States Border
Patrol, and shall immediately staff such office with a minimum of 500 criminal
investigators selected from within the ranks of the United States Border
Patrol. Staffing levels shall be adjusted upward periodically in accordance
with workload requirements.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88251A1139164430B31358659B4400CD"><enum>603.</enum><header>New
nonimmigrant visa classification to enable informants to enter the United
States and remain temporarily</header>
<subsection id="H7B6D0A1330AA40CCB302E4F183650013"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(S) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(S)</external-xref>) is
amended</text>
<paragraph id="H84FDA5A39DA340FBB3AAA8217EB91E6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8697B4AB60AA45B9858CC864D13B3440"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking the comma at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33620B4F9CB44EC9873468D486C648B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (ii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFC26D19BA2134E7D8871BE2F8EB5E33F" style="OLC">
<clause id="H1EE80E9E0BF945F7B794F248365E6F8C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines—</text>
<subclause id="HB0A747BEEACD49D5952F7748FA425EE0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is in possession
of critical reliable information concerning a commercial alien smuggling
organization or enterprise or a commercial operation for making or trafficking
in documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States
unlawfully;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCA7F4EC3FF7745D7A3E408B43C3737D5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is willing to
supply or has supplied such information to a Federal or State court; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H96E5B062A9A94892A3321D33EF6FE711"><enum>(III)</enum><text>whose presence
in the United States the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
State, or the Attorney General determines is essential to the success of an
authorized criminal investigation, the successful prosecution of an individual
involved in the commercial alien smuggling organization or enterprise, or the
disruption of such organization or enterprise or a commercial operation for
making or trafficking in documents to be used for entering or remaining in the
United States
unlawfully.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4DB7583AB5743DEA963A49B4C81E976"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, or with respect to clause (iii), the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General</quote> after
<quote>jointly</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C8B7C4DA0D44880AD574EF1AA2C2BCC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(i) or (ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>(i), (ii), or
(iii)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H32C74644C0044719BEBA8BE1B62B3D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Admission of
nonimmigrants</header><text>Section 214(k) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184(k)</external-xref>) is amended</text>
<paragraph id="H5F018C64BCCA429CB932526FA2A366AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of paragraph (1) the following: <quote>The number of aliens who may be
provided a visa as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) in any fiscal
year may not exceed 400.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED268D8439614FEA8D5F169601A56F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3D68B0DC7A5949DDB08DD001BF005102" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFCF2EBDC487042C1921CA1B1B94FC5DE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General
determines that a nonimmigrant described in clause (iii) of section
101(a)(15)(S), or that of any family member of such a nonimmigrant who is
provided nonimmigrant status pursuant to such section, must be protected, such
official may take such lawful action as the official considers necessary to
effect such
protection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA9A902721C7547769EEAB2D68370C82F"><enum>604.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status when needed to protect informants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 245(j) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255(j)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H47F3ECEC73964FE08640A012DDCEE690"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>(1) or (2),</quote> and inserting <quote>(1), (2), (3), or
(4),</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF58793F18D254218BE832CC81CBC61C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E1EA4149B14A68971D361D7E00C8A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H07E3A7233EA940EABB7976ACDE4CD2E4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H53A99B3DF1ED457E894143985507E080"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if, in the opinion of the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17DCB856C5484B52987882B0FFFE2C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a nonimmigrant
admitted into the United States under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) has supplied
information described in subclause (I) of such section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H559EDFF33FF241D5B919964312A86D47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
such information has substantially contributed to the success of a commercial
alien smuggling investigation or an investigation of the sale or production of
fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States
unlawfully, the disruption of such an enterprise, or the prosecution of an
individual described in subclause (III) of that section,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">the
Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of the alien (and the
spouse, children, married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of the
alien if admitted under that section) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence if the alien is not described in section
212(a)(3)(E).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1AE3938ED33F4025AFF1CD5889904484"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security may adjust the status of a nonimmigrant admitted into the
United States under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) (and the spouse, children,
married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of the nonimmigrant if
admitted under that section) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence on the basis of a recommendation of the Secretary of State
or the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10AE30E44ABD48E8B8455F61F7D80005"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3FA9A02E84464593B841FDADACC29737" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H41E07A8E118B4DAAB4FAAB57A0267B3F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>If the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General
determines that a person whose status is adjusted under this subsection must be
protected, such official may take such lawful action as the official considers
necessary to effect such
protection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H82753F0D5D804CBAB3888E31173EC1F"><enum>605.</enum><header>Rewards
program</header>
<subsection id="HF85F7E3DAF8A476586F7E6B24C607E6F"><enum></enum><text>Section 274 (8
U.S.C. 1324) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA47F84E1069B41E3A2609C7048350038" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF315270094E644A8BB7156F0927E427"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rewards
program</header>
<paragraph id="H24E060A91B36459BB4CC76E57A5737B"><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="H1C44ECAB8DE342B180D2C7002B5664F6"><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="H646B6633E1D2446ABAC353C96532BE73"><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="H54676F19B45D41BB8980D004D0E01550"><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="HB6BA9E5E4A814E3F89E389A402AD3850"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H8D4FE47D2B2D44B5835C68CF00FDC7DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual committing such an act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EB6B4143A5F4C2299E9787C6220D8FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual aiding or abetting the commission of such an
act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96BBC84880114470A9C800148150E7D8"><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="HFBC4A0A3C2A441FA9E73EE421F1775B9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HEF5C051C34EF46359D3347EA4BAE41C1"><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="HD1517575C7CD46F58081FCA18C374699"><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="H76EC70B77ACF4C42932B4901D4542E26"><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="H462500EB8C904A48855DFC002842EBEC"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitations and
certification</header>
<subparagraph id="H1C3B2EE32873461F94636CA7FC7230E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>No reward under this subsection may exceed $100,000,
except as personally authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF709298AF0F474F99A794D7306F079"><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="HC51C27A649484B53B000BCB192F596A6"><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></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HF79412A694164326B4AE20D7019D39"><enum>606.</enum><header>Outreach
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274 (8 U.S.C.
1324), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4D971C430C8D4FD395ADAC2B262ADBF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC6696F3F157542C9A944B69536852067"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Outreach
program</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation, as
appropriate, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, shall
develop and implement an outreach program to educate the public in the United
States and abroad about—</text>
<paragraph id="H5EC9F564A4F840FEBAC5ABAFC5837020"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the penalties
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A7C8BC8BF4544B994E378F44DA10042"><enum>(A)</enum><text>bringing in and
harboring aliens in violation of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6880E60AEAA045379BFB806635FAE15D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participating in a
commercial operation for making, or trafficking in, documents to be used for
entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7794A982A60847C299412FB1EF6CAF94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the financial
rewards and other incentives available for assisting in the investigation,
disruption, or prosecution of a commercial smuggling operation or a commercial
operation for making, or trafficking in, documents to be used for entering or
remaining in the United States
unlawfully.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H14958127ACC8497A97A6DB8F7B219591"><enum>607.</enum><header>Establishment
of a special task force for coordinating and distributing information on
fraudulent immigration documents</header>
<subsection id="H518FF5A7D7CF4933958335BA3F3975D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a task
force (to be known as the Task Force on Fraudulent Immigration Documents) to
carry out the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7EAB01A320D546BEBFA714E800C5494E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Collect
information from Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, and
Foreign governments on the production, sale, and distribution of fraudulent
documents intended to be used to enter or to remain in the United States
unlawfully.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BE3EF150E114EF3A5F57F9E87AB4C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maintain that
information in a comprehensive database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62DC9D6A80154953866382B02BD0994E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Convert the
information into reports that will provide guidance for government officials on
identifying fraudulent documents being used to enter or to remain in the United
States unlawfully.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEE5CC31BB6E4A0E95BD9056A21D4095"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Develop a system
for distributing these reports on an ongoing basis to appropriate Federal,
State, and local law enforcement agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66D3731A9ADE4C00B17FBAE5482C05C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distribution of
Information</header><text>Distribute the reports to appropriate Federal, State,
and local law enforcement agencies on an ongoing basis.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HE7616158D48D4E47A093E3F3775B6EB3"><enum>B</enum><header>Northern Border
Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE73B265985674FB4AEDB6208DD6082FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>611.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Northern Border Prosecution
Initiative Reimbursement Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HD02AF993EE37428EBD70CB86C7C6344"><enum>612.</enum><header>Northern Border
Prosecution Initiative</header>
<subsection id="HD176F35A2374443FB400E973A69299DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiative
Required</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this section,
the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance of the Office of Justice Programs, shall carry out a program, to be
known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to
reimburse eligible northern border entities for costs incurred by those
entities for handling case dispositions of criminal cases that are federally
initiated but federally declined-referred. This program shall be modeled after
the Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative and shall serve as a partner
program to that initiative to reimburse local jurisdictions for processing
Federal cases.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H93E0C3360C53468691E9DE1268A035B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provision and
Allocation of Funds</header><text>Funds provided under the program shall be
provided in the form of direct reimbursements and shall be allocated in a
manner consistent with the manner under which funds are allocated under the
Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE4E865954558497B8DAA41D7F25363CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text>Funds provided to an eligible northern border entity may be
used by the entity for any lawful purpose, including the following
purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H484FFAAA987145BD8BA9BB2A2D29138"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Prosecution and
related costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73249AC1FF7B4A4BA622D728CA1EC4A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Court
costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4639D0E9833C4A41B44CFBC7FAC58CAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Costs of courtroom
technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H628CD41AA3AB448EB840178D5B9E83FB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Costs of
constructing holding spaces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2559457575FC44C2A8769DE58522D0AF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Costs of
administrative staff.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEF693C9FDB74944A2637E9705E13300"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Costs of defense
counsel for indigent defendants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7092F9D02064562ABCF10225FD9B8D7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Detention costs,
including pre-trial and post-trial detention.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92462BC53B7049EAB344B951AF79B500"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HD80DBD081EF24716A0C8093DABEF8889"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>eligible northern border entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H019CB628F67F4D239CE3C2F2F7041CED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any of the
following States: Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New
Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and
Wisconsin; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6AC737103D64F21A714F47936055547"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any unit of local
government within a State referred to in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H839E6663B7B4453300474E5526D5F979"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>federally initiated</term> means, with respect to a criminal case, that
the case results from a criminal investigation or an arrest involving Federal
law enforcement authorities for a potential violation of Federal criminal law,
including investigations resulting from multijurisdictional task forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B75B89AA3924E50AF37F721CCD35075"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>federally declined-referred</term> means, with respect to a criminal
case, that a decision has been made in that case by a United States Attorney or
a Federal law enforcement agency during a Federal investigation to no longer
pursue Federal criminal charges against a defendant and to refer of the
investigation to a State or local jurisdiction for possible prosecution. The
term includes a decision made on an individualized case-by-case basis as well
as a decision made pursuant to a general policy or practice or pursuant to
prosecutorial discretion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0C873C1E78A40DDBB0098FE61CEFC26"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term
<term>case disposition</term>, for purposes of the Northern Border Prosecution
Initiative, refers to the time between a suspect’s arrest and the resolution of
the criminal charges through a county or State judicial or prosecutorial
process. Disposition does not include incarceration time for sentenced
offenders, or time spent by prosecutors on judicial appeals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB964B47987DD4558ACD529B67DA412D6"><enum>613.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $28,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years after fiscal year
2007.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H684DE33D84F24F0CA05EED062081063D"><enum>C</enum><header>Criminal
Aliens</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB8CB62C34CA4554AEDF0369A67A1F0"><enum>621.</enum><header>Removal of
criminal aliens</header>
<subsection id="H51210CAA369B4626A3396F2867E22733"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act the Department of Homeland Security shall
locate and remove all criminal aliens who have been ordered deported as of such
enactment date.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC564073751374CB5A5A5FBF3D4005E9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation and
expansion of institutional removal program</header>
<paragraph id="H5F0E064965DE4F32A78D741FCA22DA95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall continue to operate and implement the Institutional Removal
Program, under section 238(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1228(a)(1)), which identifies removable criminal aliens serving
sentences in Federal and State correctional facilities for crimes set forth in
section 238(a)(1) of such Act, ensures such aliens are not released into the
community, and removes such aliens from the United States upon completion of
their sentences. The Institutional Removal Program shall be designed in
accordance with section 238(a)(3) of such Act such that removal proceedings may
be initiated and, to the extent possible, completed before completion of a
criminal sentence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF398270E39124BCBB5D2A4DD4D46B520"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expansion</header><text>The
Institutional Removal Program shall be made available to all States. The
Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the
personnel for such program by 750 full-time equivalent personnel for fiscal
years 2007 through 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DCD76DB715A4F6E8026DED7BBE59266"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide training and technical assistance to State and local correctional
officers about the Institutional Removal Program, the roles and
responsibilities of Federal immigration authorities in identifying and removing
criminal aliens pursuant to section 238(a)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, and methods for communicating between State and local
correctional facilities and the Federal immigration agents responsible for
removals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE79673EBDE2B4464B699C2C77BF8A914"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation,
identification, and notification</header><text>Any State that receives Federal
funds pursuant to section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1231(i)) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD019D613C33D469F90DC0103B0EE5186"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cooperate with
Federal Institutional Removal Program officials in carrying out criminal alien
removals pursuant to section 238(a)(1) of such Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF35FA1F724584DE18DB519E7305D83CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permit Federal
agents to expeditiously and systematically identify such aliens designated
under such section serving criminal sentences in State and local correctional
facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48E57C1E18DA4069B42FDDC226B3D86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitate the
transfer of such aliens to Federal custody as a condition for receiving such
funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5B1BD731D124D1B9BB208C2480707AF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Technology
usage</header><text>Technology, such as videoconferencing, shall be used to the
extent necessary in order to make the Institutional Removal Program available
to facilities in remote locations. The purpose of such technology shall be to
ensure inmate access to consular officials, and to permit federal officials to
screen inmates for deportability pursuant to section 238(a)(1) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1228">8 U.S.C. 1228(a)(1)</external-xref>). Use of technology should
in no way impede or interfere with an individual’s right to access to legal
counsel, full and fair immigration proceedings, and due process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C5213AE714241BFB5E1DD3FBE1DBD5C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit an
annual report to Congress on the participation of States in the Institutional
Removal Program. The report should also evaluate the extent to which States and
localities submit qualified requests for reimbursement pursuant to section
241(i) of the Immigration and National Act, but do not receive compensatory
funding for lack of appropriations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C67F3DBB36D479BBDE498003F3FA93"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out the institutional removal program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C6A0836EE4B4672A9B5C2AF9014C8B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3012F1818D00494BA818AA6CB6F564A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$115,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81E2C19F9C3D4EDB00B7C4FE45DFD811"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$130,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10BD8ACAD7F64858AAC11F148726D515"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$145,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H95144D92D31A47AC95009FFB50000B"><enum>622.</enum><header>Assistance for
States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with certain crimes</header>
<subsection id="HAF42B3FE35C4448AAEE0C0109C869400"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 241(i)(3)(A) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1231(i)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting <quote>charged with or</quote> before
<quote>convicted</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBBEC95792E70485FB65889EF00855BAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations; limitation on use of funds</header><text>Section 241(i) of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">8 U.S.C. 1231(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE34217B400264F2B9D7927AC2012E850" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC0155465530C4850BD19133C2BECFCA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this subsection $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and $1,000,000,000
for each of the succeeding ten fiscal years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B1C953A8986451CA700CA2C09211D75"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Amounts
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (5) that are distributed to a State or
political subdivision of a State, including a municipality, may be used only
for correctional
purposes.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HD2BFD5E99DB0427CB17EB9F70000249F"><enum>623.</enum><header>Reimbursement
of States for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal
aliens</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1365">8 U.S.C. 1365</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC84A3513BCC41EAA8D32BEC008FB437"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17D5560CF49C42E68C84DE18C513C723"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking “for
the costs” and inserting the following: “for—</text>
<quoted-block id="H71705D2596FC437A895E4DFA3DECC8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H04AB9E585A5A4FCFB163A6B6607E8700"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
costs</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2446453BF8C54E5B908229D8C4E6DB71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking “such
State.” and inserting the following: “such State; and</text>
<quoted-block id="H0638F8F0D2194C62963975313FBB5D94" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF9090E76F95E4CB5B4C791F4E3BEF64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the indirect costs
related to the imprisonment described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDD8FE08F9454DF0A5660100188D742D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (c) through (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC49DF93E07B34D37B294213167E0D26" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDC3C1CC4E5EC46ABA5E46D2B33F4DA7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Manner of
Allotment of Reimbursements</header><text>Reimbursements under this section
shall be allotted in a manner that gives special consideration for any State
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC886E06D944481C98352B586CCF9681"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shares a border
with Mexico or Canada; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC78E8133682496E855F70BEB719EF66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes within
the State an area in which a large number of undocumented aliens reside
relative to the general population of that area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H497814A1070E4AA0A6AD726D326A2FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H4CE8FD839B3441748C5CF45F619B6102"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Indirect
costs</header><text>The term <term>indirect costs</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H793F89F85FBF41ABB56E00B3B21553F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>court costs,
county attorney costs, detention costs, and criminal proceedings expenditures
that do not involve going to trial;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B6A860EC0AE40F7A0F95589E124D4B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>indigent defense
costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H203CF71F5FC24A9CB1E22466EBEF1E5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>unsupervised
probation costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4054073B0FC4FFDB647D647E136B300"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(36)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0A3D88BD0574F04A348D9690472A799"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated
$200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out
subsection
(a)(2).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8A9E6F4959714A46BCD7051E37B3587C"><enum>624.</enum><header>ICE strategy
and staffing assessment</header>
<subsection id="H93AA44BF607D4E3890F0FF20699FA464"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to the Government Accountability Office and the
appropriate congressional committees (as defined by section 2 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101</external-xref>)) a written report describing its strategy
for deploying human resources (including investigators and support personnel)
to accomplish its border security mission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC4F1CB0B4B3B4D108BA77E00901BA100"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after receiving any report under subsection (a), the
Government Accountability Office shall submit to each appropriate congressional
committee (as defined by section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 101)) a written evaluation of such report, including recommendations
pertaining to how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could better deploy
human resources to achieve its border security mission through legislative or
administrative action.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H07C15D86B24B47379CA2E3808DF0771F"><enum>625.</enum><header>Congressional
mandate regarding processing of criminal aliens while
incarcerated</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall work with prisons in which criminal aliens are
incarcerated to complete their removal or deportation proceeding before such
aliens are released from prison and sent to Federal detention.</text>
</section><section id="H2FFC036ADE0341139B66B0785FAB62AF"><enum>626.</enum><header>Increase in
prosecutors and immigration judges and United States Marshals</header>
<subsection id="HE6D2ECDA32F546E787FE85CBEAE37F6D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immigration
judge increase</header><text>The Executive Office for Immigration Review in the
Department of Justice shall increase the number of immigration judges by not
less than 75 judges for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6AD27CB6E83249969B7879C36E2BAF77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>US Attorney
Office increase</header><text>The Department of Justice shall dedicate an
additional 100 attorney positions at offices of the United States Attorney in
the States of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas for the enforcement of immigration
law and create a supervisory staff position to coordinate the enforcement
activities in each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7105A6B8F91740A6BE2B9B93A5FF035"><enum>(c)</enum><header>US Marshall
increase</header><text>The Department of Justice shall provide for an increase
of 250 United States Marshals to provide support for border patrol agents in
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA9B51688D5F24EBFB100F5DA9C02D200"><enum>D</enum><header>Operation
Predator</header>
<section id="H2A9B02B1D4574C988CE23244A567C364"><enum>631.</enum><header>Direct funding
for Operation Predator</header>
<subsection id="H0B82467AD9364BC78144A591BAF0BA65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Operation
Predator initiative of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
of the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for identifying child
predators and removing them from the United States if they are subject to
deportation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E31FE74451A43E0969E3900E915224C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Operation Predator initiative
such funds as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 through fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Fulfilling
Funding Commitments Made in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004</header>
<section id="HCBD6FFF55D5F49EEB87B84D798C9D66D"><enum>701.</enum><header>Biometric
center of excellence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In
addition to such other sums as are authorized under law, to carry out section
4011(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (118
Stat. 3714), there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year
2007 for the establishment of a competitive center of excellence that will
develop and expedite the Federal Government’s use of biometric
identifiers.</text>
</section><section id="HD5C278AFFF214AC18039C8DFE364923"><enum>702.</enum><header>Portal detection
systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to such
other sums as are authorized under law, to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44925">section 44925</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Homeland Security for the use of the Transportation Security Administration
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for research, development, and installation
of detection systems and other devices for the detection of biological,
chemical, radiological, and explosive materials.</text>
</section><section id="H6FB48E6C01A0415D944375B3836CB0C9"><enum>703.</enum><header>Border security
technologies for use between ports of entry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to such other sums as are
authorized under law, to carry out subtitle A of title V of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (118 Stat. 3732), there is authorized to be
appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for the formulation of a research
and development program to test various advanced technologies to improve border
security between ports of entry as established in sections 5101, 5102, 5103,
and 5104 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004. </text>
</section><section id="H7F7DC745573043C3A2BB432E2286A1A3"><enum>704.</enum><header>Immigration
security initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In
addition to such other sums as are authorized under law, to carry out section
7206 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (118 Stat. 3817),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security
to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a) $40,000,000 for fiscal year
2007.</text>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>State and Local
Law Enforcement Provisions</header>
<section id="HF844B5A10C984C6EA88836A4253EB104"><enum>801.</enum><header>Agreements with
State and local law enforcement agencies to identify and transfer to Federal
custody criminal aliens</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall enter into written agreements under section 287(g)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1357">8 U.S.C. 1357(g)</external-xref>) with States and
political subdivisions of States to train and deputize jail and prison
custodial officials—</text>
<paragraph id="HCA40654121C045AFBDF7606DA453902E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify each
individual in their custody who is a alien and who appears to be deportable
under section 237(a)(2) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1227">8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37EC53E1C0F044B19D12218B55543138"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to contact the
Department of Homeland Security concerning each alien so identified; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBA29075AFC544E9A72FF864C394BDC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to transfer each
such identified alien to a Federal law enforcement official for deportation
proceedings.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H839DF6F4CB6549549C10C2D5CF14481C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>802.</enum><header>Improved Federal
sharing of immigration information</header>
<subsection id="HC3EC79D4705C4C55B0B982ECC4EB60FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall share with the
Attorney General immigration information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4FFC7C65453246AB981DAC00E2CF6F59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Improved
operation of Federal immigration databases</header>
<paragraph id="H822E38ECDCF54B69A0DA0700244F2102"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Attorney General shall jointly
submit to Congress a report on improving performance of Federal immigration
databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information into such
databases.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H368B00F6A6914164A5E7114854036682"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compatibility</header><text>Such
report shall contain recommendations to improve the compatibility among Federal
immigration databases in order to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA1C85A908BC4EBCA6DA70FD4BA450FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve data entry, including eliminating
of data entry backlogs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF09CCB46F9F14F44A33589BE46E67682"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase
efficiency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H655B618C1B764925BD94F94CEE0044B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase
accessibility of information to Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA83B0E08EAFC42698808F09C4CFF155B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Progress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such report shall include information on
the progress that has been made with respect to the elimination of data entry
backlogs in such databases and any additional resources required to eliminate
such backlogs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3558E27387F4CFCBFA8FFB796A9C52C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section and section 3:</text>
<paragraph id="H7F5B77A4A8C34F088C99A4DB737908E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>DWI</term> means driving while intoxicated and includes similar motor
vehicle violations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3158FE31CF024C1F96DC46CD65E4FE64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal immigration
database</term> means each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7289C00F95AA42F9AD39053B4F1CB18C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The database of
the LESC insofar as it relates to immigration information.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AB55C85FB5443DE8ED173D85B585062"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The database of the NCIC insofar as it
relates to immigration information.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H044FA0571C0848249CB6FBDB94482056"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any other database
containing immigration information identified by the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD545E237C3244BECB6561E1DD51E68F8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>immigration information</term> means information specified by the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General,
relating to immigration, including illegal immigration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70914B332DE0491AA669BB003912804E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>LESC</term> means the Law
Enforcement Support Center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB34DCB255AA24A74B93DB4A6B4CDA66B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>NCIC</term> means the
National Criminal Information Center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H948F48BCEE0A41969F15E8E883125838"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3B3A220A02D4C39BEE6BD5ACAB5800" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>803.</enum><header>State and local
reporting of immigration information</header>
<subsection id="H8A691D0A916D4263B1AB04629588ED99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H41634D5DC0F344F7A554C7EC0639494B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection
(c), the director of each State and local law enforcement agency shall collect
and report to the Secretary such immigration and DWI information and collected
in the course of the director’s normal duties, and in such form and manner, as
the Secretary may specify for entry into Federal immigration databases.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H310341834C5D40B5BD78065EC189B1B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition of
receipt of SCAAP funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If
the director of a State or local law enforcement agency does not collect and
report information in accordance with paragraph (1), such State or local law
enforcement agency shall be ineligible to receive funding under the State
Criminal Alien Assistance Program under section 241(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">8 U.S.C. 1231(i)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF266EBA029549D1908666C2684C7131"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report on
resources</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary and the Attorney General shall jointly submit to
Congress a report on additional resources required by State and local law
enforcement agencies to comply with the requirement of paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF67D52C5D0544BF8F5E176C7DBA51E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Promotion of Law
Enforcement Support Center</header><text>The Secretary shall promote the use of
the LESC to State and local law enforcement agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1A8A9182DC724580A3231E4354B264B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exemption from
state and local reporting of immigration information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local law enforcement agencies
are not required to collect and report immigration information relating to
individuals who assist law enforcement agencies in the performance of their
duties, including as an informant, witness or in other similar capacity.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CCE1CCC3AD04919944C9F00B143BF87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>804.</enum><header>DWI and immigration
information in the National Criminal Information Center</header>
<subsection id="H55605A4C5DB04B039F402E3BB229DDF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">DWI and immigration information in the
NCIC—</text>
<paragraph id="H6855B3D03B7D4A7C8FFEAE5C032FE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall appear as a
flag on the wants/warrants page of the NCIC; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62D09D085AAB46B6AA1400ABAA8506B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be timely
and readily available to State and local law enforcement officers while they
are in the course of their normal duties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8DCBD4D1C275446EA10000A6D79A3D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory
detention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or local
law enforcement officer who finds a flag for a DWI and immigration violation of
an alien on the wants/warrants page of the NCIC and who arrests the alien shall
detain the alien in a State or local jail until the alien can be transferred to
Federal custody.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F1F4D8BEB9B47C7AEA6E1A36BF85E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>805.</enum><header>State and local
enforcement of Federal immigration laws</header>
<subsection id="HB1FFB0159F7C4A35A85BF000B2F459E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 287(g) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1357">8 U.S.C. 1357(g)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H70838C9967E34AE3B2E7D6B673005D15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote> the first
place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68909DAAB0BE4D51B55FD4CC4855C0EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>If such training is
provided by a State or political subdivision of a State to an officer or
employee of such State or political subdivision of a State, the cost of such
training (including applicable cost of overtime) shall be reimbursed by the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83C97E46CDC0473DB3D478A8D464AEB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (9) and redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (9).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CBF312EAAA84061B69818D637ED318E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
dates</header>
<paragraph id="H15E451801A744CB18D6281C2065755FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
agreement</header><text>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (3) of
subsection (a) shall take effect on such date (not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act) as the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
specify.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3ECF1B1A80E640E5BEECB8F5A716C37B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment for
training costs</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall take
effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H213535E8A55A483895C649BD14880015" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>806.</enum><header>Detention and
deportation of aliens for driving while intoxicated (DWI)</header>
<subsection id="H423DAAF1356C4A6100D1E5DA1E3DA9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1226) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H028001C84D8C4E479B883F2F6692A2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0389A9AC0B864318BFEF631FF67783DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA662414A3224419E93455B4701264034"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C8E1AA02E474229953887376C2900F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69CADFE89C584028860005F17D126055" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="HE4CA3040A3444DB1BA9C378D0326C7A7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is deportable on
any grounds and is apprehended for driving while intoxicated, driving under the
influence, or similar violation of State law (as determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security) by a State or local law enforcement officer covered under an
agreement under section
287(g),</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H988D4892663C42CCBE682F04DE47A700"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C3841A3021B47779DCF1676E44D5980"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBBA30284BCB4885BB472E4ECCD1CD4B" style="traditional">
<subsection id="HF6DE43FBCAD94543B35C68A3EC19929B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Driving while
intoxicated</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State or
local law enforcement officer apprehends an individual for an offense described
in subsection (c)(1)(E) and the officer has reasonable ground to believe that
the individual is an alien—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1C1F0D2BC304DA8BA09E400B6C995C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the officer shall verify with the databases
of the Federal Government, including the National Criminal Information Center
and the Law Enforcement Support Center, whether the individual is an alien and
whether such alien is unlawfully present in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CF259418CA8459BADA03EDB62843400"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if any such database—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BD687810B4441D0A3F818B624511559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>indicates that the
individual is an alien unlawfully present in the United States—</text>
<clause id="H05216011C1CB4C44BE5E00E0AED767E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
officer covered under an agreement under section 287(g) is authorized to issue
a Federal detainer to maintain the alien in custody in accordance with such
agreement until the alien is convicted for such offense or the alien is
transferred to Federal custody;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7C2C896BDA74C81AA1B175784BA1ECD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the officer is authorized to transport the
alien to a location where the alien can be transferred to Federal custody and
shall be removed from the United States in accordance with applicable law;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H24BB6CE3464D42D48EDD001370A76F9F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall reimburse the State and local law enforcement agencies
involved for the costs of transporting aliens when such transportation is not
done in the course of their normal duties; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6544C2339FFF404F9D019630EB6C7DE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicates that the individual is an alien
but is not unlawfully present in the United States, the officer shall take the
alien into custody for such offense in accordance with State law and shall
promptly notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of such apprehension and
maintain the alien in custody pending a determination by the Secretary with
respect to any action to be taken by the Secretary against such
alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CBB44A7D0F24218BB1BFE3D0013D131"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deportation for
DWI</header>
<paragraph id="HED011FB7D3B24B22A367B234CE6D85E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 237(a)(2) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1227">8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4C787CAAF7A409EA6DBC3435DE0C758" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF666D62E84F240FA82B850D7291CC1EE"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Driving while
intoxicated</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who is
convicted of driving while intoxicated, driving under the influence, or similar
violation of State law (as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security),
or who refuses in violation of State law to submit to a Breathalyzer test or
other test for the purpose of determining blood alcohol content is deportable
and shall be
deported.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H580DAC804B04499782B1E6EF93380002"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to
violations or refusals occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E1FC303A8A949DF8286EDBB5BCFECF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sharing of
information by motor vehicle administrators regarding DWI convictions and
refusals</header><text>Each State motor vehicle administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H78580AFA2E66409292D5326DECB59C58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>share with the
Secretary of Homeland Security information relating to any alien who has a
conviction or refusal described in section 237(a)(2)(F) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H686AD1752A6740B7B04DF859188C787F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>share such
information with other State motor vehicle administrators through the Drivers
License Agreement of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18FF338102D243AF9727DD184063BF8F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter such information into the NCIC in a
timely manner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Miscellaneous
Provisions</header>
<section id="HC9612FD4CB314DCF86593C8FBEC8B75F"><enum>901.</enum><header>Location and
deportation of criminal aliens</header>
<subsection id="HA57CD086F56E47B1BD316B31E41C49D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall locate and deport all aliens in the United States who
are deportable under section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1227">8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)</external-xref>, relating to criminal aliens), including such aliens who
under a <quote>catch and release</quote> policy have been apprehended and
released by Border Patrol agents or other immigration officers pending review
of their cases.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4129D05F609349A387D14766ED6C9978"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in
prosecutors and other personnel</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide for additional
prosecutors and other personnel to effect the deportation of aliens under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4D73475D41E64BAC93CF42D6F4C046F6"><enum>902.</enum><header>Denying
admission to foreign government officials of countries denying alien
return</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d) of
section 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1253">8 U.S.C. 1253</external-xref>) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF828F347093541779FBE28B3E4BD0987" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB74CAC045AE34E3086369875A64D99DB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Denying
admission to foreign government officials of countries denying alien
return</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the Secretary
of Homeland Security determines that the government of a foreign country has
denied or unreasonably delayed accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject,
national, or resident of that country after the alien has been ordered removed
from the United States, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, may deny admission to any citizen, subject, national, or resident of
that country who has received a nonimmigrant visa pursuant to subparagraphs (A)
or (G) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)), unless such denial of admission violates an international treaty
in force between the United States and that
country.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3B22FA6517F84D7AB54012F553B21965"><enum>903.</enum><header>Border patrol
training facility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a Border Patrol training
facility at a location that is centrally and geographically located at United
States-Mexico border to assist in the training of additional Border Patrol
agents authorized under this Act or any other provision of law.</text>
</section><section id="HF1E5A74A0BEB40C88967FC1CF3CF2482"><enum>904.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
the Congress that the United States will not be fully secure until we enhance
border security and enforcement, overhaul the immigration system, and take a
realistic and bipartisan approach to dealing with the 12,000,000 undocumented
workers already present in the country.</text>
</section>