[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5552 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5552

 To require a report on the efforts of the United States Government to 
                       increase border security.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2008

  Ms. Giffords (for herself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boyd of 
 Florida, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Donnelly, 
Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Hall of New York, 
    Mr. Hill, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Israel, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
    Marchant, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Mr. Tancredo) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a report on the efforts of the United States Government to 
                       increase border security.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security Accountability Act 
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON INCREASED BORDER SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the efforts of the United States Government to 
increase border security.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
outline--
            (1) all presidential directives, programs, and strategies 
        for carrying out and increasing United States Government 
        efforts to increase border security;
            (2) the goals and objectives of each of these efforts;
            (3) the progress made in each of these efforts;
            (4) the projected timelines for each of these efforts to 
        become fully functional and effective;
            (5) the expenditures made in conjunction with each of these 
        efforts;
            (6) the apprehension, detention, and deportation process 
        and rates, including the exact distance apprehensions take 
        place from the border and the release rates for those 
        apprehensions;
            (7) an assessment of the threats posed by terrorists, 
        terrorist groups, and criminal organizations that may try to 
        infiltrate the United States at locations along the 
        international land and maritime borders of the United States;
            (8) 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; and
            (9) an assessment of training for all border security 
        functions, taking into account new security programs, policies, 
        technologies, and challenges and threats unique to the region 
        or terrain where trainees will be assigned.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
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