[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4748 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4748
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
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.
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 ``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 existing 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.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.