[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4748 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                     December 20, 2010.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
4748) entitled ``An Act to amend the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a northern border 
counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the 
following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Counternarcotics 
Strategy Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY.

    The Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109-469; 120 Stat. 3502) is amended by inserting after 
section 1110 the following:

``SEC. 1110A. REQUIREMENT FOR NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS 
              STRATEGY.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `appropriate 
congressional committees', `Director', and `National Drug Control 
Program agency' have the meanings given those terms in section 702 of 
the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 
(21 U.S.C. 1701).
    ``(b) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Director, 
in consultation with the head of each relevant National Drug Control 
Program agency and relevant officials of States, local governments, 
tribal governments, and the governments of other countries, shall 
develop a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy and submit the 
strategy to--
            ``(1) the appropriate congressional committees (including 
        the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 
        on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives);
            ``(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 
        on Indian Affairs of the Senate; and
            ``(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Homeland Security, and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives.
    ``(c) Purposes.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy 
shall--
            ``(1) set forth the strategy of the Federal Government for 
        preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs across the 
        international border between the United States and Canada, 
        including through ports of entry and between ports of entry on 
        the border;
            ``(2) state the specific roles and responsibilities of each 
        relevant National Drug Control Program agency for implementing 
        the strategy;
            ``(3) identify the specific resources required to enable 
        the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies to 
        implement the strategy; and
            ``(4) reflect the unique nature of small communities along 
        the international border between the United States and Canada, 
        ongoing cooperation and coordination with Canadian law 
        enforcement authorities, and variations in the volumes of 
        vehicles and pedestrians crossing through ports of entry along 
        the international border between the United States and Canada.
    ``(d) Specific Content Related to Cross-border Indian 
Reservations.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall 
include--
            ``(1) a strategy to end the illegal trafficking of drugs to 
        or through Indian reservations on or near the international 
        border between the United States and Canada; and
            ``(2) recommendations for additional assistance, if any, 
        needed by tribal law enforcement agencies relating to the 
        strategy, including an evaluation of Federal technical and 
        financial assistance, infrastructure capacity building, and 
        interoperability deficiencies.
    ``(e) Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics 
        Strategy shall not change the exiting agency authorities and 
        this section shall not be construed to amend or modify any law 
        governing interagency relationships.
            ``(2) Legitimate trade and travel.--The Northern Border 
        Counternarcotics Strategy shall be designed to promote, and not 
        hinder, legitimate trade and travel.
    ``(f) Treatment of Classified or Law Enforcement Sensitive 
Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics 
        Strategy shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall be 
        available to the public.
            ``(2) Annex.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy 
        may include an annex containing any classified information or 
        information the public disclosure of which, as determined by 
        the Director or the head of any relevant National Drug Control 
        Program agency, would be detrimental to the law enforcement or 
        national security activities of any Federal, State, local, or 
        tribal agency.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 4748

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