1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of
2009
or as the SAVE Act of 2009
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Securing America’s International Borders
Subtitle A—Manpower, Technology, and Infrastructure
Improvements
Sec. 101. Manpower.
Sec. 102. Technology.
Sec. 103. Infrastructure.
Sec. 104. Aerial vehicles and surveillance systems.
Subtitle B—Strategies and Progress Reports for Securing
America’s Borders
Sec. 111. National strategy to secure the borders.
Sec. 112. Accountable financing of a secure border
initiative.
Subtitle C—Rapid Response Measures
Sec. 121. Deployment of border patrol agents.
Sec. 122. Border patrol major assets.
Sec. 123. Electronic equipment.
Sec. 124. Personal equipment.
Sec. 125. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D—Border Infrastructure and Technology
Modernization
Sec. 131. Definitions.
Sec. 132. Expansion of commerce security programs.
Subtitle E—Other Border Security Initiatives
Sec. 141. Alien smuggling and terrorism prevention.
Sec. 142. Border security on certain Federal land.
TITLE II—Ending Unlawful Employment
Subtitle A—Employee Verification
Sec. 201. Mandatory employment authorization
verification.
Sec. 202. Monitoring and compliance.
Sec. 203. Mandatory notification of Social Security account
number mismatches and multiple uses.
Sec. 204. Establishment of electronic birth and death
registration systems.
Sec. 205. Penalty for failure to file correct information
returns.
Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Nondeductibility of Wages Paid to Unauthorized
Aliens
Sec. 211. Clarification that wages paid to unauthorized aliens
may not be deducted from gross income.
TITLE III—Enhancing and Fully Utilizing Methods of Interior
Enforcement
Sec. 301. Increase investigative efforts.
Sec. 302. Increased oversight of agents.
Sec. 303. Border relief grant program.
Sec. 304. Rewards program.
Sec. 305. Increased detention facilities for aliens apprehended
for illegal entry.
Sec. 306. Additional Immigration judgeships and law
clerks.
Sec. 307. Media campaign.
2.In this Act:
(1)Except
as otherwise provided, the term Department
means the Department
of Homeland Security.
(2)Except
as otherwise provided, the term Secretary
means the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
<enum>I</enum><header>Securing America’s
International Borders</header>
<subtitle id="H3B46FA6725B14DA9BEAE54E68B36B467"><enum>A</enum><header>Manpower,
Technology, and Infrastructure Improvements</header>
<section id="H89FB4743857E489F9FA8A4F794DC2E7"><enum>101.</enum><header>Manpower</header>
<subsection id="H9023E2FE69FD42B682149D0000EF40ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Border patrol
agents</header><text>Section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 3734) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H198D64E4873140849F0008BBE2B498E0" style="OLC">
<section id="H482A01ECDE914369A3E12D3E21EF8CA"><enum>5202.</enum><header>Increase in
full-time border patrol agents</header>
<subsection id="H25791CC8E91A4B1A80DA05F5339FBD7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
increases</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to
the availability of appropriations, increase the number of positions for
full-time active-duty border patrol agents within the Department of Homeland
Security (above the number of positions for which funds were appropriated for
the preceding fiscal year), by—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7C1FD74CC574DF38D45E9F752F1D753"><enum>(1)</enum><text>2,000 in fiscal
year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1BE5B8207164FBEA805E5A2BA6C4DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>1,500 in fiscal
year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2D50758BB6B4EE9A06BE3215761746D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>1,000 in fiscal
year 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70DBCE2F4CF8490E972CE64186B9DF96"><enum>(4)</enum><text>1,000 in fiscal
year 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H999A8C845C0A4F14806F7496C4F0FD30"><enum>(5)</enum><text>500 in fiscal year
2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A5840F374EF4DFD98646E67FC134396"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>Of
the border patrol agents hired under subsection (a), 80 percent shall be
deployed along the southern border of the United States and 20 percent shall be
deployed along the northern border of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF69CC6CB9DE549C20052989C737306A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for each of
fiscal years 2010 through 2014 such funds as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H03C42A2866154D87AEDC6614A1BE7C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigative
personnel</header>
<paragraph id="H14E6F93DDE074EF6ADCF81D2B41CC797"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
investigative personnel for alien smuggling</header><text>In addition to the
positions authorized under section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, as amended by subsection (a), during each of
the fiscal years 2010 through 2014, the Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, increase by not less than 350 the number of
positions for personnel within the Department assigned to specifically
investigate alien smuggling.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4FB622F2FC44447790D218911C9BCFB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funds
and personnel for the tunnel task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the fiscal year 2010 budget of the Tunnel Task Force, a joint
force comprised of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United
States Customs and Border Protection, and the Drug Enforcement Administration
personnel tasked to pinpoint tunnels that are utilized by drug lords and
smugglers known as <quote>coyotes</quote> to smuggle narcotics, illegal aliens,
and weapons, shall be increased by 50 percent above the fiscal year 2007 budget
for such Task Force. Such increase shall be used to increase personnel, improve
communication and coordination among agencies participating in such Task Force,
upgrade technology, and offer cash rewards and appropriate security to
individuals who provide such Task Force with accurate information on existing
tunnels that breach the international borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E3FA09C77244EFB80206B62D53F824D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014 such funds as may be
necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H636F55DE8F7F413C003CFCC43F581595"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recruitment of
former members of the Armed Forces and members of reserve components of the
Armed Forces</header>
<paragraph id="HB78F486827E44C9B91FA0021605718B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
program</header><text>The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of
Defense, shall establish a program to actively recruit members of a Reserve
component of the Armed Forces or former members of the Armed Forces or National
Guard to serve in United States Customs and Border Protection or United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE19BC913CB3A4A74B522EA8483538E3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recruitment
incentives</header>
<subparagraph id="H8C6379D88F864757825B952615AAE1B7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum student
loan repayments for united states border patrol agents with a two-year
commitment</header><text>Section 5379(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D43C8936FD04DA3BD23F82DBAFDEA2C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8F5EAFA7C649481A99B967826723DE12"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an employee who is otherwise
eligible for benefits under this section and who is serving as a full-time
active-duty United States border patrol agent within the Department of Homeland
Security—</text>
<subparagraph id="H950EF781AD944A21A250FBD109AD535F"><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="H63E6B0AEDB5D49BC88E6972F612BC0A7"><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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B2893265764419497B6532B5DFDF809"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recruitment and
relocation bonuses and retention allowances for personnel of the
Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall ensure that the authority to pay recruitment and relocation bonuses under
section 5753 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 of members of a
Reserve component of the Armed Forces or former members of the Armed Forces or
National Guard in the Department.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H88F0F4C8E3D44921BE637B589EF11E40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report on other
recruitment incentives</header>
<subparagraph id="id62CC40B45ED14083B871C0F548101945"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and
the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the desirability and feasibility of offering an incentive
to a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces or a former member of
the Armed Forces or National Guard for the purpose of encouraging such member
to serve in United States Customs and Border Patrol or United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A015BCAF5F2423B887528EB33A60063"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
report required by subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="idF58553E0DCDD4938BE9BA1B6288D1133"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of various monetary and nonmonetary incentives considered for
purposes of the report; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A90F7AB420E41EC9CF7582D3CD2042F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of
the desirability and feasibility of utilizing any such incentive.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3A56E8FEA8B435D9C1793E59F8F248F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF22A383A4FFC4DF1916B9726D4F3FD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H219D03632FC84F49B7B8DB8FBF28C642"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H136613F911B34930A09B826D4855EE03"><enum>102.</enum><header>Technology</header>
<subsection id="HA9DD7A94E7B046A9A3D2C3653E216EC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Equipment
Sharing between the Department and the Department of Defense</header><text>The
Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to
use 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 the Secretary in carrying
out surveillance activities conducted at or near the international land borders
of the United States to prevent illegal immigration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5FB1096C71334791ACAD41D58F26465B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secure
communication</header><text>The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as
practicable, develop and implement a plan to improve the use of satellite
communications and other technologies to ensure clear and secure 2-way
communication capabilities—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB6AC916427346FD90391C73A5CA12FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>among all border
patrol agents conducting operations between ports of entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H129E3F7EF32D4CD8B865A400D5E78DFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>between border
patrol agents and their respective border patrol stations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB58E8BED9DF84DBF9276F5FA6441E7E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>among all
appropriate law enforcement agencies of the Department and of State, local, and
tribal law enforcement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8DBD49C60FA44DADBC492016B63574D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other technology
upgrades</header><text>The Secretary shall purchase and implement new
technology to secure the international borders of the United States, including
drones, infrared cameras, sensors, mobile lighting units, radar, and infrared
heat.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA811C0AB50094E8CA836B0D7D6C505FC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress
a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F96D40F9D2C492B00B71B9C7D7C2D68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the current use of Department of Defense equipment to assist the
Secretary in carrying out surveillance of the international land borders of the
United States and assessment of the potential risks to citizens of the United
States and key foreign policy interests associated with the use of such
equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4617338C15FE482098993D55DE89711E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the plan developed
under subsection (a) to increase the use of Department of Defense equipment to
assist such surveillance activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0D3BCB437DC4035BDE489F6AB19DC98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
the types of equipment and other support to be provided by the Secretary of
Defense under such plan during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the
submission of the report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64D6C9E7C9FD49C09E238D655CEF7FA9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014 such funds as may be
necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF33C9D5B72474EEB81571D00FC0700F1"><enum>103.</enum><header>Infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="H1892F5A91E254142ADD0C0EF00D4E4F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Infrastructure
improvements</header>
<paragraph id="id6101ED31E2ED430B81E15075FADCBAA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary shall construct or purchase—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD589B632DDE44AC48FAE1240D620D273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>office facilities
to accommodate additional border patrol personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H056DFEEC48DE4892BDDB39FB693B72C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sport utility
vehicles for officers of the border patrol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H867D09B5441A497FB1CEB3BC33506B25"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all weather roads
for better vehicle access and performance on remote and rugged terrain (road
construction should be done in consultation with the owner of the land and take
into account any environmental or other land use issues that are
relevant);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0379BF9C63B4EBB8141BF65F91BC880"><enum>(D)</enum><text>additional
fencing, including aesthetic fencing for use in business districts, in urban
areas along the international borders of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H833C160E4ED041C8B8ACE6D453B830A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle barriers, to support, but not
replace, personnel, in rural and remote areas of such a border necessary to
achieve operational control of the international borders of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id84565305B9DB48E4BCE15C76EDA5C2A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations
for road purchase or construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that any
construction or purchase of a road referred to in paragraph (1)(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id65476AB3FAF74518BD21E0F1C1C919C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is carried out in consultation with the
owner of the land on which the road will be constructed or purchased from;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA6EF8825AED8493586AC5989D2AF767D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">takes into account any environmental or
other land use issues that are relevant to such construction or
purchase.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9AD96BA0E5D64AD5AB1383FB617C18F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014 such funds as may be
necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HECD5EA1251B24C1991B46C353D799C2B"><enum>104.</enum><header>Aerial vehicles
and surveillance systems</header>
<subsection id="H1D05E5F2D0DB4D4B8630681C3BAC84B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unmanned aerial
vehicle pilot program</header><text>During the 1-year period beginning on the
date on which the report is submitted under section 102(d), the Secretary shall
conduct a pilot program to test unmanned aerial vehicles for border
surveillance along the international border between Canada and the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0978CD41FCAA4300A8B299C0E9001BF0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Unmanned aerial
vehicles and associated infrastructure</header><text>The Secretary shall
acquire and maintain unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment for use to
patrol the international borders of the United States, including equipment such
as—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC90BD63B0F9470FB6BCA247567CD32D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>additional
sensors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D1819FE39BE4F4C843F8B83F977B9DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>satellite command
and control; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6F5C76C16AE40C78F7E8E83F650002B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other necessary
equipment for operational support.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2791DEB46EDF4DB18D4DFBAEABB6CD7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Aerial
surveillance program</header>
<paragraph id="H0F86958747564E2580411E284BE0A0B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In conjunction with the border surveillance plan
developed under section 5201 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Secretary,
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall develop
and implement a program to fully integrate and utilize aerial surveillance
technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles, to enhance the security of
the international border between the United States and Canada and the
international border between the United States and Mexico. The goal of the
program shall be to ensure continuous monitoring of each mile of each such
border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73CECAEE2E7C4E249808AE484BE0AD07"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment and
consultation requirements</header><text>In developing the program under this
subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBB4BC35F0B64811B210E493384E95B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider available
and proposed aerial surveillance technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C82FE6BDDFC4E2988DD7CCC2D91FC02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the
feasibility and advisability of utilizing such technologies to address border
threats, including an assessment of the technologies considered best suited to
address respective threats;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A930B132C744BCFBA34A560EBBB3020"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary of Defense regarding any technologies or equipment, which the
Secretary may deploy along an international border of the United States;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE73BD2938E824FAFB30951111F428E1F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consult with the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration regarding safety, airspace
coordination and regulation, and any other issues necessary for implementation
of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C0E72DFBD714A28A9007219A3376F8F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Integrated and
Automated Surveillance Program</header>
<paragraph id="H02FC09F448C1466384907513BFF2E467"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
program</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary shall establish the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program to
procure additional unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, cameras, poles, sensors,
satellites, radar coverage, and other technologies necessary to achieve
operational control of the international borders of the United States and to
establish a security perimeter known as a <quote>virtual fence</quote> along
such international borders to provide a barrier to illegal immigration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H435ACD7A10494881961270E313D6725"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
components</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
feasible, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C9CF64ECA054256A9A428DE00B5FA96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technologies
utilized in the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program are integrated
and function cohesively in an automated fashion, including the integration of
motion sensor alerts and cameras in a manner where a sensor alert automatically
activates a corresponding camera to pan and tilt in the direction of the
triggered sensor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AFFA118B8AE4945919F2FB4F23D3C68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cameras utilized
in such Program do not have to be manually operated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H393AEED6ECD741EC88EC26E2B0E71DAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such camera views
and positions are not fixed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H490753F78FEB4C319482003E84EEF496"><enum>(D)</enum><text>surveillance video
taken by such cameras is able to be viewed at multiple designated
communications centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0C948251A79457285E6B68CCA1269D2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a standard process
is used to collect and record, catalog, and report intrusion and response data
collected under such Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D73F6D073BA4354922BF8DB272CEC0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>future remote
surveillance technology investments and upgrades for such program may be
integrated with existing systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE29E4F5A97B745899E72DDD3B601828C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>performance
measures are developed and applied that can evaluate whether such Program is
providing desired results and increasing response effectiveness in monitoring
and detecting illegal intrusions along the international borders of the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2B835DC1C224880BA992BEAF91104ED"><enum>(H)</enum><text>plans are
developed under such Program to streamline site selection and site validation
processes to minimize delays of installing surveillance technology
infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H547BE9FC88D9407499C658A58DEC9BC8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>standards are
developed under such Program to expand the shared use of existing private and
governmental structures to install remote surveillance technology
infrastructure where possible;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BFA7870C34C419EB021170474B14857"><enum>(J)</enum><text>standards are
developed under such Program to identify and deploy temporary or mobile
surveillance platforms that will increase the Secretary’s mobility and ability
to identify illegal border intrusions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35C6A5F6F12B4FB4A11101CDC9B894C6"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">border patrol agents respond to each
reported intrusion that appears to involve aliens or smugglers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H98F5B7D3732A4B80A87CF45B791151E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation of
contractors</header>
<subparagraph id="HB11DE27D601B4D8086AEC37477DA7E4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement for
standards</header><text>The Secretary shall develop appropriate standards to
evaluate the performance of any contractor providing goods or services to carry
out the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9119F1A566E47FEB9C3F37CFDC908A6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review by the
Comptroller General of the United States</header>
<clause id="H678FE2DF566242F58024A6ACBF6FEF5E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall review each new contract related to such
Program and report to Congress regarding contracts with a value of more than
$5,000,000 in a timely manner, to determine whether such contract fully
complies with applicable cost requirements, performance objectives, program
milestones, and schedules.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7DAF783DE9C14C7182B4B884B4C3EBC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reports to the
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall report the findings of each review carried
out under clause (i) to the Secretary in a timely manner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id77DE0742059847BD9AF4D04CEF284C18"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="id860942BBC7C64F1DB7C757C5B3E87D6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1983705CA45B48309197E0DAA7FC4985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for each of the
fiscal years 2010 and 2011, such sums as maybe be necessary to carry out
subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1EFBA718A3C5480DAC9978CBC6277FC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such sums as may
be necessary to carry out subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60932D255D3C4EBDB830EF70D5B250C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such sums as may
be necessary to carry out subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id41CB2A2EDBB84D9EB3FFE3800924CB7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in paragraph (1)(A) are authorized to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HD4A06E764B9B4D13869DF6D09DC25E41"><enum>B</enum><header>Strategies and
Progress Reports for Securing America’s Borders</header>
<section id="H40BD2D57007E4E63B5AA00B6F00090B9"><enum>111.</enum><header>National
strategy to secure the borders</header>
<subsection id="H57F239393AAA4F8F994B67B78ABC3A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
national strategy</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the heads
of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a national strategy to
secure the international borders of the United States that describes actions to
be carried out to achieve operational control over all ports of entry into the
United States and the international land and maritime borders of the United
States by December 31, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB2FA08DBED4B4B8AA6841117D994E012"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
national strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE42DC130D2C04EA4B84B1462B916FBF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of
the threats posed by terrorists and terrorist groups that may try to infiltrate
the United States at locations along the international land and maritime
borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDBE6614905574DE69D4450AE00DB84F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
risk assessment for all United States ports of entry and all portions of the
international land and maritime borders of the United States that includes a
description of activities being undertaken—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAAB4BF2E985546759FA4D3394C82C5CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent the
entry of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism,
narcotics, and other contraband into the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AD081F4BB5743EB9F349B8F496DB386"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect
critical infrastructure at or near such ports of entry or borders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB548343309754BE5A105BFE9B68C1C1C"><enum>(3)</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="HE850192142E74A8FB387BCF6AD556C"><enum>(4)</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="H6F9EF6C124EB46408D8EF6558349634F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
description of the border security roles and missions of Federal Government,
State government, local government, and tribal authorities, and recommendations
regarding actions the Secretary can carry out to improve coordination with such
authorities to enable border security and enforcement activities to be carried
out in a more efficient and effective manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F419E7D204D4BFC96AE52061F008C2C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of existing efforts and
technologies used for border security and the effect of the use of such efforts
and technologies on civil rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and
civil liberties, including an assessment of efforts to take into account asylum
seekers, trafficking victims, unaccompanied minor aliens, refugees and other
vulnerable populations, as well as the effects on United States citizens living
in the border region and Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers
working in the border region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H946EB861FE514B68876608EEA73FC5F5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A
prioritized list of research and development objectives to enhance the security
of the international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D9C5F6F3055443097EBFDDE3DD0871B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A
description of ways to ensure that the free flow of lawful travel and commerce
is not unreasonably diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at
securing the international land and maritime borders of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D63DAC1EE8F4216BA16324BE30FC1B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>An
assessment of additional detention facilities and beds that are needed to
detain unlawful aliens apprehended at United States ports of entry or along the
international land borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14F479DD1040483DB5FED997C2DCE700"><enum>(10)</enum><text>A description of
the performance metrics to be used to ensure accountability by the bureaus of
the Department in implementing such strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8037423F3ABE4EC98C9921F500792C7D"><enum>(11)</enum><text>A schedule for
the implementation of the security measures described in such strategy,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1577C49D3F5146B38F6F1BCDB3AC8B93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a prioritization
of security measures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A943A1B7B0647B7A31E3C8109682FE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>realistic
deadlines for addressing the security and enforcement needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD18433D45B3740DAA69A38B85311C608"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an estimate of
the resources needed to carry out such measures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06BA8E597A5C4AE89CDE3C745BBDF843"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the manner in which resources should be allocated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC21A7B86B9E406600C8CD2D54B899DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
developing the national strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall consult with representatives of—</text>
<paragraph id="H524429E499664B178F70F500858D3DDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State, local, and
tribal governmental authorities with responsibility for locations along the
international land and maritime borders of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DEEB6AEC80F492A9B7229190883C5FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appropriate
private sector entities, nongovernmental organizations, and affected
communities that have expertise in areas related to border security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5AD6F800E6AE43FDB921A5714C9FE580"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
national strategy required by subsection (a) shall be consistent with the
National Strategy for Maritime Security developed pursuant to Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 13, dated December 21, 2004.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB63B6E43EBF04ED08977E3ECBF2403C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="HAE25568FA96A48E3BC376E57A76CF26F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text>Not
later than December 31, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the
national strategy required by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE5CFADB27954ADCB648066D5BD531D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit to Congress any update of such strategy that the
Secretary determines is necessary, not later than 30 days after such update is
developed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A03AEEAA945424CBC98E3E4D6304326"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Immediate
Action</header><text>Nothing in this section may 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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H51161B6C85F340D6AB38DC13B204E713"><enum>112.</enum><header>Accountable
financing of a secure border initiative</header>
<subsection id="HC23052609F9B4CA098491D0007B312D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comptroller
General of the United States</header>
<paragraph id="H6A653DCDDD4B476FB0721E10C9001BEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contract
reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Comptroller
General of the United States becomes aware of any improper conduct or
wrongdoing in the course of conducting a contract review under the Secure
Border Initiative, the Comptroller General of the United States shall, as
expeditiously as practicable, refer information relating to such improper
conduct or wrongdoing to Congress and to the Secretary, or to another
appropriate official of the Department, who shall determine whether to
temporarily suspend the contractor from further participation in the Secure
Border Initiative or make such contract null and void.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E423446DE0C4A7BB1E06F118E930832"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the completion of each review
described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress and to the Secretary a report containing the findings of the
review, including findings regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D6208EBFBCB46109E982C77C47200E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cost
overruns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2919E05207BF4E83A1C4DC41107C03CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>significant delays
in contract execution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04F7E9AE1567492E96A56EDB97645041"><enum>(C)</enum><text>lack of rigorous
departmental contract management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAF0C98EE40A486FAECC91358F8C6742"><enum>(D)</enum><text>insufficient
departmental financial oversight;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB31924FF06174E63ADF8D5F54F848E2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>bundling that
limits the ability of small businesses to compete; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA31AFCEDC3614C4683D900A1E43D7E68"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other high-risk
business practices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F702A082CD14354B0CAB8286C6B98D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports by the
Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="H2C5FFF979E6B4E1193148036BA2B3F00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each report
required under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that describes the
steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to address the problems
identified in such report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7858BC96DA5F4326AE00F2E9C7A6C343"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts with
foreign companies</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the initiation of
each contract action with a company whose headquarters are not based in the
United States, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a
report regarding the Secure Border Initiative.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C3EE9A347B345D2A0ACB1CD60ED72A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports on
United States ports</header><text>Not later that 60 days after receiving
information regarding a proposed purchase of a contract to manage the
operations of a United States port by a foreign entity, the Secretary shall
submit a report to Congress that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A86FEA1346740EAB41E31CF98F339C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the proposed
purchase;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A918D2286CD45F38260CFF8ADCF7B50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any security
concerns related to the proposed purchase; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0164E3E3E2274974A72C59F8AA14DBEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the manner in
which such security concerns have been addressed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC1E3A978774A4E8290BE2C5E6E05BB74"><enum>C</enum><header>Rapid Response
Measures</header>
<section id="HCF032C705F3341E78674B3F65EFECC85"><enum>121.</enum><header>Deployment of
border patrol agents</header>
<subsection id="H08EB4A0DE66B40D2A6FC1E3DCC3D8DBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergency
deployment of border patrol agents</header>
<paragraph id="H3730B4F05F8E4E60A70060F52467D43E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Governor of a State along an international border
of the United States declares an international border security emergency and
requests additional agents of the border patrol (referred to in this subtitle
as <quote>agents</quote>) from the Secretary, the Secretary, subject to
paragraphs (2) and (3), may provide the State with not more than 1,000
additional agents for the purpose of patrolling and defending the international
border, in order to prevent individuals from crossing the international border
into the United States at any location other than an authorized port of
entry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D5969A2A59445999E5DB41136245292"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Upon
receiving a request for agents under paragraph (1), the Secretary, after
consultation with the President, shall grant such request to the extent that
providing such agents will not significantly impair the Department’s ability to
provide border security for any other State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47D89084C4F94EACBA65EEA8E4730000"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Collective
bargaining</header><text>Emergency deployments under this subsection shall be
made in accordance with all applicable collective bargaining agreements and
obligations under law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4AED8ACD0F5E4C9DB700AA83409BA73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Flexible
deployment of agents</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that agents are
not precluded from performing patrol duties and apprehending violators of law,
except in unusual circumstances if the temporary use of fixed deployment
positions is necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3A69CA7366904AAD99BC1625DC913670"><enum>122.</enum><header>Border patrol
major assets</header>
<subsection id="H8D945867BAF04871B5629EDDDF5B5EC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Control of
Department assets</header><text>The Secretary shall have exclusive
administrative and operational control over all the assets utilized in carrying
out its mission, including aircraft, water craft, vehicles, detention space,
transportation, and all of the personnel associated with such assets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H98B209AC1E1B4B9F93B96DF21BA14B91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Helicopters and
power boats</header>
<paragraph id="H45E4A0D9366C4FBBB902CD2D2EE217A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Helicopters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall increase the number of
helicopters under the control of the border patrol and United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure that appropriate types and
quantities of helicopters are procured for the various missions being performed
by such entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H443D84470DD346BB9CA8043DC42128E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Power
boats</header><text>The Secretary shall increase the number of power boats
under the control of the border patrol to 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 of the border patrol.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89C24994A7AE418AA1D692CC40F9F864"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use and
training</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D69D1F3A45745168E46A8002817B6D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish an
overall policy on how the helicopters and power boats procured under this
subsection will be used; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6443CA108A7413281824F4DAF53714B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implement training
programs for the agents who use such assets, including safe operating
procedures and rescue operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5394E69A4F854DA28B5E7098C187C21C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Motor
vehicles</header>
<paragraph id="HC9E47A083E9C449B93A86CE559F56361"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Quantity</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for use by the
border patrol that will permit a ratio of not less than 1 police-type vehicle
for every 4 agents with safety glass and other protections. The Secretary shall
ensure that there are sufficient numbers and types of other motor vehicles to
support the mission of the border patrol.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H190EA30152014F39A34C788B4CC9241F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Features</header><text>All
motor vehicles purchased for the border patrol shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA2CBE0A7D864FBFB1D7EADA3268EAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appropriate for
the mission of the border patrol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64B49B09EA25442A9E3712089C798B24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a panic
button and a global positioning system device that is activated solely in
emergency situations to track the location of agents in distress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H43927E2626D942DD0079E92CC400C0A4"><enum>123.</enum><header>Electronic
equipment</header>
<subsection id="H3028DD0E6DCD4ADDABFAE4C002B4EE40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Portable
computers</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that each police-type motor
vehicle in the fleet of the 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 border patrol.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCB52E65DECA840AD9B00DD01AE154814"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Radio
equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
augment the existing radio communications system so that all law enforcement
personnel, including personnel of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, working in each area where border patrol operations are conducted
have clear and encrypted 2-way radio communication capabilities at all times.
Each portable communications device shall be equipped with a panic button and a
global positioning system device that is activated solely in emergency
situations to track the location of agents in distress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD1BCB3A3EBFC4B59A1A8875C13B6F4DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Handheld global
positioning system devices</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that border
patrol agents are issued a state-of-the-art handheld global positioning system
device for navigational purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9655A107FDD34690A81956E22627F5DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Night vision
equipment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that sufficient quantities
of state-of-the-art night vision equipment are procured and maintained to
enable each border patrol agent working during the hours of darkness to be
equipped with a portable night vision device.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA8D57D137D3B46A8A4E8A2C7DBAE24B"><enum>124.</enum><header>Personal
equipment</header>
<subsection id="H9F9C6589B2AF4C5CA51121C375CB10C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Body
armor</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="id3D4E641EE5844C24860BF367014EC20B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>every border
patrol agent on duty is issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for
the climate and risks faced by such agent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id41999C13EB6146F68139D469BD38A983"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sufficient body
armor is purchased to cover every such agent in the field.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H101EC8227684492C8E87002B3BF7B620"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Weapons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="idF1B0363995F74E13AF1E9B76337E0562"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">border patrol agents are equipped with
weapons that are reliable and effective to protect themselves, their fellow
agents, and innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed
criminals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id89E07327EB014CB99257DA9E5A73D643"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the policies of the Department
authorize all such agents to carry weapons that are suited to the potential
threats faced by such agents; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCA341204015F485BB908D0D0718C2690"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each such agent receives appropriate
training in the use of such weapons.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4ADE87B3762B40898C414457C58B00AC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uniforms</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="idD73A8CC1E32544F39A33C7FDDD598CD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each border
patrol agent is provided with all necessary uniform items, including outerwear
suited to the climate, footwear, belts, holsters, and personal protective
equipment, at no cost to such agent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCD17FFBA7C6B4135A0539173BDB891BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such items shall
be replaced at no cost to such agent as such items become worn or unserviceable
or no longer fit properly.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H29CAA776DE8A4051BA5F4D9900890066"><enum>125.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H0BFA07F9F1C64CCAA4DD9169307BFD00"><enum>D</enum><header>Border
Infrastructure and Technology Modernization</header>
<section id="HAB5DA27816C941ACBE10E2C8C174D506"><enum>131.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HF508A124F63E4C8D82444C09CC42E2DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The
term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of United States Customs
and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H789B5C90DB2E4665BA877970A79C3730"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Northern
border</header><text>The term <term>northern border</term> means the
international border between the United States and Canada.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A0C5275BD8041FCB581CC42EBC5988"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Southern
border</header><text>The term <term>southern border</term> means the
international border between the United States and Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB5328F8949E343A49F18B3F8D962B3E7"><enum>132.</enum><header>Expansion of
commerce security programs</header>
<subsection id="HF90924398D104821A6DEE0D469AFDF8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism</header>
<paragraph id="HA190BDB8CEDC488286D2899F8255F562"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary, shall develop a
plan to expand the programs of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
established pursuant to section 211 of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 961),
including adding additional personnel for such programs, along the northern
border and southern border, including the following programs:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE81723BF2E244D2D9E64F63E558E7A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Americas
Counter Smuggling Initiative established by the United States Customs and
Border Protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CDC6248291742E188E4573050C22684"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Business
Anti-Smuggling Coalition alliance established by the United States Customs and
Border Protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H205E4B5FE6854914A2EBC68BAFD6BD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Carrier
Initiative Program established by the United States Customs and Border
Protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1222A8882F984999862D08F28516CEA3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Container
Security Initiative established pursuant to section 205 of the SAFE Port Act (6
U.S.C. 945).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE45D1040E1B648260000B300E761BA9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Free and
Secure Trade Initiative carried out by the United States Customs and Border
Protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A480742F00F4137AF9B1C82D9F17DB3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Other industry
partnership programs administered by the Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB76DFCF2C5C34195855DD79429DEA4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Demonstration
Program</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner shall establish a demonstration program to develop a
cooperative trade security system to improve supply chain security.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H212A47156DD444228E164049CE55F100"><enum>E</enum><header>Other Border
Security Initiatives</header>
<section id="H7496653F16EA4159B3108C39CA22154B"><enum>141.</enum><header>Alien smuggling
and terrorism prevention</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B35897EAC094FCE99AE9CA1A4B46E51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Checks against
terrorist watchlist</header><text>Personnel of the Department shall check
against all available terrorist watchlists those alien smugglers and smuggled
individuals who are interdicted at the land, air, and sea borders of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCD95FBC9D5D4E7482FDCC482CABF227"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strengthening
prosecution and punishment of alien smugglers</header><text>Section 274(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H40B549891C7640ADBA08723366028060"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Smuggling of Unlawful and Terrorist
Aliens.—</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04426B3ABA9542BDABE5536D8EFA2480"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EDF0D2D7B3F4EAB8DC0ECEC572B97BA" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="HD5FA482BE07544E4AC95F1011321D33D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bringing in and
harboring aliens</header>
<subparagraph id="H56448D2A81434193A139B1AC8BADB578"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Whoever, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact
that an individual is an alien who lacks lawful authority to come to, enter, or
reside in the United States, knowingly—</text>
<clause id="HAE90B24B66F64B529F885462CA419D77"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">brings that individual to the United States
in any manner whatsoever regardless of any future official action which may be
taken with respect to such alien;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA70773D2E6E243C18F12AA6E2E7EAE26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recruits,
encourages, or induces that individual to come to, enter, or reside in the
United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB262FEAB07C240BEA023D09436999C50"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>transports or
moves that individual in the United States, in furtherance of their unlawful
presence; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8AF6B72DE043491F8C50E0133C61F90"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>harbors, conceals,
or shields from detection the individual in any place in the United States,
including any building or any means of transportation, or attempts or conspires
to do so, shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45CCEB09E15E4936ADE74F528ECD2D25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Entry other than
at a port of entry</header><text>Whoever, knowing that an individual is an
alien, brings that individual to the United States in any manner whatsoever at
a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, regardless of whether such alien has
received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the
United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken
with respect to such alien, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be
punished as provided in subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BB7013EB1CC46D1942C11807ECAB774"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A violator of this paragraph shall, for
each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs—</text>
<clause id="HA4F26B94E67240A7A8B22C53C7CF2844"><enum>(i)</enum><text>unless the offense
is otherwise described in another clause of this subparagraph, be fined under
title 18, United States Code or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD80AB89E83FB4A0CA5FA4892E9556E75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the offense
involved the transit of the defendant’s spouse, child, sibling, parent,
grandparent, or niece or nephew, and the offense is not described in any of
clauses (iii) through (vii), be fined under title 18, United States Code or
imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3D980154698B4D1F842369C6FB5D35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense is a violation of clause
(ii), (iii), or (iv) of paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B), and was committed
for the purpose of profit, commercial advantage, or private financial gain, be
fined under title 18, United States Code or imprisoned not more than 10 years,
or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2E07C99500CF4893BAF4D45310F5DDE6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>if the offense is
a violation of paragraph (1)(A)(i) and was committed for the purpose of profit,
commercial advantage, or private financial gain, or if the offense was
committed with the intent or reason to believe that the individual unlawfully
brought into the United States will commit an offense against the United States
or any State that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, be fined
under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned, in the case of a first or
second violation, not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, and for any other
violation, not less than 5 nor more than 15 years;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB1248026A70641C68600D178D0D52D78"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense results in serious bodily
injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18, United States Code) or places
in jeopardy the life of any person, be fined under title 18, United States Code
or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDCF320D6BFA2468FB453F9BBEF2A336"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense involved an individual who
the defendant knew was engaged in or intended to engage in terrorist activity
(as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)), be fined under title 18, United States
Code or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6586578559484B38A957600967D5D04B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>if the offense
involves kidnaping, an attempt to kidnap, the conduct required for aggravated
sexual abuse (as described in section 2241 of title 18, United States Code,
without regard to where it takes place), or an attempt to commit such abuse, or
an attempt to kill, be imprisoned by any term of years or for life, fined under
title 18, United States Code, or both; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id81A0BFD28D584CF2A31467E06C615A71"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense results in the death of any
person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life,
fined under title 18, United States Code, or
both.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADB419B5D7974CD28CA65B9C2FBF7954"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB7C53B1F94943ECB31E8FEF2EF0A3FA" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H540FFFFBEFCC4CFB934B0012FA184101"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Jurisdiction;
offenses on the high seas; definitions</header>
<subparagraph id="H01F382AFDB184C22B408C6553FDF85F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Extraterritorial
jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
extraterritorial jurisdiction over the offenses described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A4115777F894D73AB7BB0023240F34F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Offense on the
high seas</header><text>In a prosecution for a violation of, or an attempt or
conspiracy to violate subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), (a)(1)(A)(ii), or (a)(1)(B),
that occurs on the high seas, no defense based on necessity can be raised
unless the defendant—</text>
<clause id="H703C7B9843D3463E935D555930C13D71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as
soon as practicable, reported to the Coast Guard the circumstances of the
necessity, and if a rescue is claimed, the name, description, registry number,
and location of the vessel engaging in the rescue; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A15823ECEED4425871F032E32B89683"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>did not bring,
attempt to bring, or in any manner intentionally facilitate the entry of any
alien into the land territory of the United States without lawful authority,
unless exigent circumstances existed that placed the life of that alien in
danger, in which case the reporting requirement set forth in clause (i) of this
subparagraph is satisfied by notifying the Coast Guard as soon as practicable
after delivering the alien to emergency medical or law enforcement personnel
ashore.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8EC65B46E6E4F768EFCAC9BAB332CF8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph and in paragraph (1):</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6665A3A6C2942FF86E44A10ED6B4ED1"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lawful authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lawful authority</term>
means permission, authorization, or waiver that is expressly provided for in
the immigration laws of the United States or the regulations prescribed under
those laws and does not include any such authority secured by fraud or
otherwise obtained in violation of law or authority that has been sought but
not approved.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5756FFF2C54141769FA75DF700A42D48"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>United
States</header><text>The term <term>United States</term> means the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United
States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE15E614AF934A6784AE3F009E544454"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maritime law
enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="H14F9E58BC7924B9FBBAB60BC2D17739C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 2237 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF05C396CC6834654BFECDEDBBD4B6A9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2918607C50B048F69CE205E2FFA49966"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H82F3C65523C54327B1804B303C05B20"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Whoever intentionally
violates this section shall, unless the offense is described in paragraph (2),
be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or
both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3631F93A3C6848DD00C85F8088F3F07" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the offense—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE0065CCFB094B288056F11682EB9D50"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is
committed in the course of a violation of section 274 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (alien smuggling) (8 U.S.C. 1324); chapter 77 (peonage,
slavery, and trafficking in persons), section 111 (shipping), 111A
(interference with vessels), 113 (stolen property), or 117 (transportation for
illegal sexual activity) of this title; chapter 705 (maritime drug law
enforcement) of title 46, or title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30;
40 Stat. 220), the offender shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for
not more than 10 years, or both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75E9D72CDE884819A79DCCB499B48532"><enum>(B)</enum><text>results in serious bodily injury (as
defined in section 1365 of this title) or transportation under inhumane
conditions, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than 15 years, or both; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC38D567BDF84475BED0B08964AA5E62"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">results in death or involves kidnaping, an
attempt to kidnap, the conduct required for aggravated sexual abuse (as defined
in section 2241 without regard to where it takes place), or an attempt to
commit such abuse, or an attempt to kill, be fined under such title or
imprisoned for any term of years or life, or
both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6A197AA05BE4626BE55E1EA982EF922"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
necessity defense</header><text>Section 2237(c) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD53D9D5767CF45A1BDFF14BD87144F17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AA9B17C253C49C681E9C602DC419473"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCC2927C379CF4D8DA1E605FA3FC00C3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9BB1550E3C144D698D5FDD98BE2DC897" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In a prosecution for a violation of
this section, no defense based on necessity can be raised unless the
defendant—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DAD6F0892954A6EB3C2120E8EF5BB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as soon as practicable upon reaching
shore, delivered the person with respect to which the necessity arose to
emergency medical or law enforcement personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5573FFB836F4730A8F2E98F57453B85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as soon as practicable, reported to
the Coast Guard the circumstances of the necessity resulting giving rise to the
defense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6504837717B4C160072C3B19E38B42F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>did not bring, attempt to bring, or in
any manner intentionally facilitate the entry of any alien, as that term is
defined in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(3)), into the land territory of the United States without lawful
authority, unless exigent circumstances existed that placed the life of that
alien in danger, in which case the reporting requirement of subparagraph (B) is
satisfied by notifying the Coast Guard as soon as practicable after delivering
that person to emergency medical or law enforcement personnel
ashore.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25AC7889F0CC4384B07D2BB4688FCB05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2237(e) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE069EBE8FABA4F43004197133F68BE4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6A345BD14884C9A99C2F2E2506EBC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69098577A7AB49DD8C20EC38D6D96C8C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24B9AD0EAF634EF5A6C131F85F4FD3D1" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HDA52EA59A8B24B5986D783055FD5553F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>transportation under
inhumane conditions</term> means the transportation of persons in an engine
compartment, storage compartment, or other confined space, transportation at an
excessive speed, transportation of a number of persons in excess of the rated
capacity of the means of transportation, or intentionally grounding a vessel in
which persons are being
transported.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A71DBF5D03B4E0DB581CBB86C10B2C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendment to the
sentencing guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="HE12D4CC313474FF38B36DE8BF1952887"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28,
United States Code, and in accordance with this subsection, the United States
Sentencing Commission shall review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing
guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of alien
smuggling offenses and criminal failure to heave to or obstruction of
boarding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF34DD0EFCAE433C8E783058C848FE64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Sentencing Commission, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCA0EB6D8A5E409D97CBA5368D2D01FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider providing sentencing enhancements
or stiffening existing enhancements for those convicted of offenses described
in paragraph (1) of this subsection that—</text>
<clause id="H05913AA13D42403BAFA8B1CBFDCCBC08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>involve a pattern
of continued and flagrant violations;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFE41C95C59C1407EA60029D56DE6DC36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are
part of an ongoing commercial organization or enterprise;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE08B3021A4BB43108FAADFE672D9077"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>involve aliens
who were transported in groups of 10 or more;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD4F410A9F80140B7A900FA8B8EF56681"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>involve the
transportation or abandonment of aliens in a manner that endangered their
lives; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HB72BE9B1FB864ECFB565FF6C61147580"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involve the facilitation of terrorist
activity; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC45EA404D55040FE9FE6F33B25FEEEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider
cross-references to the guidelines for Criminal Sexual Abuse and Attempted
Murder.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H665BC12471964B5D8E89570068CD62D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expedited
procedures</header><text>The Commission may promulgate the guidelines or
amendments under this subsection in accordance with the procedures set forth in
section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that
Act had not expired.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H14E7252ACE984930AB95815CA0405E12"><enum>142.</enum><header>Border security
on certain Federal land</header>
<subsection id="HFBD0CAE6B4704E618F8F5FEE481D7259"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H85AFB83E6AF84E218D1992B6B4B6705B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Protected
land</header><text>The term <term>protected land</term> means land under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9B278295A494C17B2EF82289CCB9862"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary
concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7C2DC626DF94735B2C7578944AA21AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06B457EEF58A4FDE94DC883308041C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
the Interior.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07C38349198A4882A0F100C477F3CA61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Border
Protection Strategy</header><text>The Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior,
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly develop a border protection
strategy that supports the border security needs of the United States in the
manner that best protects—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF5CAB981E3D45D49EBC31C4891682DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>units of the
National Park System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF58928CC40514F81A18102124176F19"><enum>(2)</enum><text>National Forest
System land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2051FA1AA7E486CA9CCD50019486033"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under the jurisdiction of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C68166982774B97AF62CCB799BC771"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other relevant land
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of
Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB21F713BC4ED40C2A8124E4928E9DDD3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
uniformed law enforcement officers and special agents of the Department of the
Interior</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of the Interior for employment of uniformed law enforcement officers and
special agents, in addition to the number of such officers and agents employed
immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act, such sums as may be
necessary for—</text>
<paragraph id="H2B3B5AAC94164A5990074540DEF3EB00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">22 such officers of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H67367D5A390A4B1094A308B1D11FD06B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 for
California;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC38804918404068A5C3328B72742C6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>9 for
Arizona;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H812072D01BDE43E0A73EC8ADD4BC8F4E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 for New Mexico;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E639358F5B6407C87428E40AAF91BDE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>7 for
Texas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFDF52280E3A4D6FA295D22B1FEB5204"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 such agents of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, for Texas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6CC616E653E49EE95F357E9C17ABDA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>22
such officers of the National Park Service, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D95BE8019084EDA87B02129F5696567"><enum>(A)</enum><text>13 for Arizona;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5701C0CAD6ED4122BD909E638F5176B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>9 for
Texas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H78C75D602ADF445F91561B9C545F002B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 such agents of the National Park Service,
for Texas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1454A4F720784CABBB4CF923F9B07194"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">19 such officers of the Bureau of Land
Management, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H059AB28C0FC1410FAC529045A1F18FE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 for
California;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA24309454F884983B46420D01EA0FEE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>4 for
Arizona;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14D30C3528E44A29A2326BFB7E1D4CB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>4 for New Mexico;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA89CC88D9B44C2AB4D5B022EF8E2294"><enum>(D)</enum><text>6 for
Texas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7548A7437B43417385CE8CDE4E4E979C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 such agents of the Bureau of Land
Management, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD5E2D9E23FDD4192B2B8154CC4F6EEDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 for
California;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD261623D4794B618C6BA2D87003A1F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 for Arizona;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9A1C2CE57D74122849F2685AC4EFFDD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 for New Mexico;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H893FB9BC8A7A40CDB2FCBD612589AC60"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 such agent of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, for Texas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C9AA062ADC94321A81060C3A141593D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
Special Assistant United States Attorney</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Attorney General such sums as may be necessary to increase by 1 the number
of special assistant United States attorneys in the district of Arizona
dedicated to prosecution of cases generated by the Secretary of Interior, in
addition to the number of such attorneys employed immediately before the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Ending Unlawful
Employment</header>
<subtitle id="HDD7C1026B5644471B5E994A6CBAF8BA"><enum>A</enum><header>Employee
Verification</header>
<section id="H737F7A110A964ED9969B5DA6973B1C41"><enum>201.</enum><header>Mandatory
employment authorization verification</header>
<subsection id="H3658885948E24724A5BF798050CE7383"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Making basic
pilot program permanent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law
104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by adding before the period at the end
of the last sentence the following <quote>, except that the basic pilot program
described in section 403(a) shall be a permanent program</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFCF377E46212485FA800CF71DE9FC93E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory use of
E-Verify program</header>
<paragraph id="H9E7E6ACE23CA475E9C9FD383A678CC00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="idE11D89B4A1884DF19C5384914EA320AE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement for
employers</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), every person or
other entity that hires one or more individuals for employment in the United
States shall verify through the basic pilot program by section 403(a) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C
of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) (referred to in this subtitle as
the <quote>E-Verify program</quote>), that each such individual is authorized
to work in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDFCF1DDBCB494443983BD3E4107F84DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement for
telephone verification</header><text>The Secretary establish a toll-free
telephone system that an employer may use to verify employment eligibility
through the E-Verify program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H512DF1EE8B4446F8ABBAA0BF1F006DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial entities
required to use E-Verify</header><text>The following entities shall satisfy the
requirement in paragraph (1)(A) not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE1105CDFC0E4A57B2D35D2F795714BA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal
agencies</header><text>Each department and agency of the Federal
Government.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H304E7BF83C9F4E68975BD390AC03C5AA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
contractors</header><text>A contractor that—</text>
<clause id="H808A9F3CB7ED4E929CF6A305F4EE2D05"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
entered into a contract with the Federal Government to which section 2(b)(1) of
the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351(b)(1)) applies, and any
subcontractor under such contract; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8D549CCF310341CCB441A88E8C503B00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has
entered into a contract exempted from the application of such Act by section 6
of such Act (41 U.S.C. 356), and any subcontractor under such contract.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCEE1AEE6798402AAE1DBAB62DBFCF1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Large
employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that
employs more than 250 individuals in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E69798F79454F2E9BAF7BB38FB96016"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Schedule for
other entities</header>
<subparagraph id="HC75715A211004BB1AA9E606CD81CFEF8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Three years for
employers of 100 or more</header><text>Entities that employ 100 or more
individuals in the United States shall satisfy the requirement in paragraph
(1)(A) not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H443586069E3D45078C969C249D7D27FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Four years for
employers with 30 or more employees</header><text>All entities that employ 30
or more individuals in the United States must satisfy the requirement in
paragraph (1)(A) not later than four years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3831CEE111C949F2BDED9F54F300CCD8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Five years for
all employers</header><text>All entities that employ one or more individuals in
the United States must satisfy the requirement in paragraph (1)(A) not later
than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C4A0981887C43F6886FB0AED1F95A1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Verifying
employment authorization of current employees</header><text>Every person or
other entity that employs one or more persons in the United States shall verify
through the E-Verify program by not later than five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act that each employee of such person or other entity is
authorized to work in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H048D64BC2DCB498183ADEE8984504F42"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Defenses</header>
<subparagraph id="id0B65ADA277CC4448B60CFD93F93B9600"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Compliance with
section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with section 274A(a)(3) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(3)), a person or other
entity that establishes that it has complied in good faith with the
requirements of section 274A(b) of such Act with respect to the hiring,
recruiting, or referral for employment of an alien in the United States has
established an affirmative defense that the person or entity has not violated
section 274A(a)(1)(A) of such Act with respect to such hiring, recruiting or
referral.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD2F089864234CBEA9F23E0985DC2B4E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Compliance with
the E-Verify program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person
or other entity that has complied with the requirements in paragraphs (1) and
(4) shall not be liable for hiring an alien who is not eligible for employment
in the United States, if—</text>
<clause id="HC2F8C4189AAE4CA581EA2227EBABBF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such
hiring occurred due to an error in the E-Verify program that was unknown to the
person or other entity at the time of such hiring; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0FDD13557BCA4B5D848021B9B4C1C1D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
person or other entity terminates the employment of such alien upon being
informed of the error referred to in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H402F9AC839D84514AB1ED2B7F908E5C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Sanctions for
noncompliance</header><text>The failure of a person or other entity to comply
with the requirements in paragraphs (1) or (4) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F3E6A0352144C0F92FFE8019157001E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be treated as a
violation of section 274A(a)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1)(B)), with respect to each offense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27710D1D9A9A42A68325A7E490BD9DC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>create a
rebuttable presumption that the employer has violated section 274A(a)(1)(A) of
such Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D064B5C7C1A4ADFA6B5E1C0BD146757"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Voluntary
participation of employers not immediately subject to
requirement</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
preventing a person or other entity that is not subject to the requirement of
paragraph (1) pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) from voluntarily using the
E-Verify program to verify the employment authorization of new or current
employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF510A1CEAE6049B7A3C2DC49FCB800E1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State
interference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No State may
prohibit a person or other entity from using the E-verify program to verify the
employment authorization of new or current employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD14FD842022429B961C2DD9957882BA"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Study</header>
<subparagraph id="H07514595100347119A56249BFED78B94"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<clause id="idB7743ED20C1B49FDBF648F14EB8AB856"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of tentative non-confirmations
that are issued by the E-Verify program occur due to incorrect or outdated
information in the databases utilized by the E-Verify program.</text>
</clause><clause id="id60ADC7D931EF484BA56B6A6D77436FC6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such incorrect or outdated information
includes instances in which an individual has changed his or her name legally
but has not updated his or her Social Security information to account for that
change that results in the individual receiving a tentative non-confirmation of
his or her eligibility for employment through the E-Verify program.</text>
</clause><clause id="idE5C23A13A6B94B6CB425C79FBF501483"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The E-Verify program provides employers and
employees with simple and clear instructions on how inconsistencies in data can
be corrected in order to verify the work eligibility of an employee.</text>
</clause><clause id="id6378304BAFE2465F92D37CACD27FB49D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing an individual the ability to
verify his or her own employment eligibility in advance of an official query of
the E-Verify program by an employer would allow that individual to correct data
errors at his or her convenience and may also serve to lessen peak demand on
Social Security Administration field offices.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF395B670F0024558A587D8CE9B7FE178"><enum>(B)</enum><header>GAO study on
self-verification of E-Verify program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB12521FA3C4541D7BD92C79026E3F0B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to examine the potential of
a secure method of allowing individuals to check their own work eligibility, so
that they can address inconsistencies in their personal data that might
otherwise cause them to be issued a tentative non-confirmation under the
E-Verify program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idB104C4AA4D8D46C78B88E5982E76D07F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish the results of the study required
by clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0B820BA7B7424268B2E0A453D825BE56"><enum>(C)</enum><header>GAO study on
combating document fraud, theft, and forgery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id10D246458C7C463883F4DE3BC48927CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to examine methods to
combat document fraud, theft, and forgery in the use and expansion of the
E-Verify program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id682E332B62594572B98701F214E8CDF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish the results of the study required
by clause (i), including any recommendations of the Comptroller to the
appropriate agencies on methods to reduce instances of document fraud, theft,
and forgery related to the E-Verify program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H94213CE52C774235BE0462E1FD8B8345"><enum>202.</enum><header>Monitoring and
compliance</header>
<subsection id="H776137A6054D4E1CB7E2EE0A2441300"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enhancing
Monitoring and Compliance of E-Verify</header><text>The Secretary is authorized
to take the following actions to increase the capability and effectiveness of
the E-Verify Employer Monitoring and Compliance team within United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services:</text>
<paragraph id="HFD269E7636E040639074012BA14E683D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Increase by no
more than 6 the number of full-time employees dedicated to the development of
thresholds and algorithms and quality assurance procedures for the monitoring
of employer adherence to the conditions that are currently outlined in the
E-Verify Program for Employment Verification Memorandum of
Understanding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB601C07431D4E87B1F642D5CD73B0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Increase as
necessary the number of full-time employees dedicated to outreach to employers
using the E-Verify program and the creation of informational tools and
corrective action procedures that will provide compliance assistance to these
employers. Such employees may also be utilized in the operation of the
toll-free compliance assistance call center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3980B56D0B36414698D0D6736B002E11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Establish
procedures for the identification of cases of potential fraud or misuse of the
E-Verify program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81BCB41279244062983225A3BABA8506"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Establish
procedures for the sharing of information on these selected cases with United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation, as
necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD98B9374C9B046C0AD6B573C27F59417"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
report</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of
the Office of Monitoring and Compliance that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H2B8D7176C8E745468D92A70033BF3700"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the types of fraud and misuse being detected by the thresholds
and algorithms used for employee monitoring within the Office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93A0A6FDA3B2488AA654A8DC86D4B85F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number and
type of cases flagged by the Office and issued to United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, as well as the outcome of these cases; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB371DEED1C5F430DB90121D38396411F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of
the number and the nature of calls received by the toll-free compliance
assistance call center.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD9DD9A30E65F4C628F55324C00444F06"><enum>203.</enum><header>Mandatory
notification of Social Security account number mismatches and multiple
uses</header>
<subsection id="H2356F59B012549F5956CB224BB5A337"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notification of
multiple uses of individual social security account numbers</header><text>Prior
to crediting any individual with concurrent earnings from more than one
employer, the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the individual that
earnings from two or more employers are being reported under the individual’s
Social Security account number. Such notice shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id608A34C9414C4BBABF2BFB55FFC89B5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include the name
and location of each such employer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBEF5505F7A6C43EFB0CF859858AFE8B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inform the
individual that inaccuracies in employment information may indicate that the
individual's Social Security account number is being fraudulently used by
another individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7950AA1E8D1A46F9A8EFB6D24CA51D4A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>explain any
potential risk that an individual is subject to if the individual's Social
Security account number has been or is being used by another individual;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB958734DA2D6467B8EC8B9387B8AA7CF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide a
telephone number that an individual may call to report inaccuracies in the use
of the individual's Social Security account number.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF0B8F64FF9C4A598F879F2DB0F05FD8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header>
<paragraph id="HE2B698ACE0BD4963A544FDBE933D0889"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to
provide information</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall promulgate
regulations in accordance with section 1106 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1306) to require that information regarding all multiple use
notifications that lead to the identification of an unauthorized user of a
Social Security account number be shared with the Secretary on a timely basis.
Such information shall include the name and mailing address of each individual
who is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7AA23261018E4D15A4FAC8D8B9D3FB9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the subject of an
unresolved mismatch notification; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9C5A85157CD948C3AD8992A33AB87CB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an unauthorized
user of another individual’s Social Security account number.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA92353FCBC004A80A0B9584B56B93A97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall report to Congress on the information shared with the Secretary
by the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to paragraph (1) regarding
unauthorized users of a Social Security account number and the actions that
have been taken to resolve such unauthorized use.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H30D34D644AE045A196A911E6CB976495"><enum>204.</enum><header>Establishment
of electronic birth and death registration systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Commissioner of Social Security, the Secretary shall take the following
actions:</text>
<paragraph id="HBFEE74EDE5FF4B35AB3B9D342B110070"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Work with the
States to establish a common data set and common data exchange protocol for
electronic birth registration systems and death registration systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0963786063C947780000282162C731D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Coordinate
requirements for such systems to align with a national model.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91B964A27E714E49B05C79AB4757C604"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Ensure that fraud
prevention is built into the design of electronic vital registration systems in
the collection of vital event data, the issuance of birth certificates, and the
exchange of data among government agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD34C5EC846414A5A8F546D5DE7C2E475"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Ensure that
electronic systems for issuing birth certificates, in the form of printed
abstracts of birth records or digitized images, employ a common format of the
certified copy, so that those requiring such documents can quickly confirm
their validity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DD0A583FBB34F0C801D8BA000DDE39"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Establish uniform
field requirements for State birth registries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01494A9894634158A894966D428F8726"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a process with the
Department of Defense that will result in the sharing of data, with the States
and the Social Security Administration, regarding deaths of United States
military personnel and the birth and death of their dependents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H215D9B99CE024A16ACC110B695677E54"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a process with the
Department of State to improve registration, notification, and the sharing of
data with the States and the Social Security Administration, regarding births
and deaths of United States citizens in foreign countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5564E93D05654ED1A5E424B77F1C48A6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Not later than 3
years after the date of establishment of databases provided for under this
section, require States to record and retain electronic records of pertinent
identification information collected from requesters who are not the
registrants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF94204E638F4423A11E404351B800AC"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Not later than 6
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report
on whether there is a need for Federal laws to address penalties for fraud and
misuse of vital records and whether violations are sufficiently
enforced.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0D8063C1500348C7B91E22CDB2A03B03"><enum>205.</enum><header>Penalty for
failure to file correct information returns</header>
<subsection id="idB834D82B32DF4E459FBCDE8087762677"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6721 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to failure to file correct information
returns) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEFAA74DB1A14FCEABE5A62050D58E15" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H662C3CCA1ADA49799650FC2029F81634"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Information
returns relating to employment of unauthorized aliens</header>
<paragraph id="id7B658E0D1B3846FB9EA2C1B856151681"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enforcement
effort</header><text>The Secretary shall assess the maximum allowable penalties
under this section on 100 percent of the employers designated in any taxable
year by the Social Security Administration as the most egregious noncompliant
taxpayers employing unauthorized aliens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA103CFEAB9E14DD0B2F7E105C935F4DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty in case
of employment of unauthorized aliens</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision in this section, in the case of a failure described in subsection
(a)(2) with respect to any person employing an alien not authorized to be so
employed, the penalty under this section shall be determined in accordance with
the following table:</text>
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<tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.10"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="105pts" min-data-value="100"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colwidth="105pts" min-data-value="100"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column3" colwidth="105pts" min-data-value="100"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1">In the case of—</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2">Not less than—</entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3">Not more than—</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">The
first offense</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr">$2,500</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$5,000</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">The
second offense</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr">$7,500</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$10,000</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">The
third offense</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr">$25,000</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">$40,000.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup></table>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idE1CA348D0B6C48E59242987436CF451E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to returns
the due date for which (determined without to extensions) is after the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H63B35F900FBC4EEBB5003F3D98D4E4C9"><enum>206.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be required to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3B5172A8AE644ADBA54354E08625600"><enum>B</enum><header>Nondeductibility of
Wages Paid to Unauthorized Aliens</header>
<section id="H628CF6C795FC42FF90F27B604E18E914"><enum>211.</enum><header>Clarification
that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross
income</header>
<subsection id="H903ECEDEE27D45A3BEE7F38EEB2DEAD6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 162 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to illegal bribes, kickbacks, and other payments) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0191137BDE144A1B5C8BBD61D91DB3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9A96C5816AF94C72A0CC8D074E450090"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Wages paid to or
on behalf of unauthorized aliens</header>
<subparagraph id="H9532848F58204AEE936D858B0474B9D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for
any wage paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien, as defined under
section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1324a(h)(3)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB178072362DF40BCB0D13119B7D0077"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Wages</header><text>For
the purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>wages</term> means all
remuneration for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration
(including benefits) paid in any medium other than cash.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8370EFE0DD2A4F8E9C4229664F9FFEDC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Safe
Harbor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person or other
entity is participating in the basic pilot program described in section 403 of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1324a note) and obtains confirmation of identity and employment
eligibility in compliance with the terms and conditions of the program with
respect to the hiring (or recruitment or referral) of an employee, subparagraph
(A) shall not apply with respect to wages paid to such
employee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCA27DD8F7D8F4AFBA9DC23E074A0AEBE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Six-Year
limitation on assessment and collection</header><text>Subsection (c) of section
6501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exceptions) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBCBB86D2D964F428C60F93E1DC000E9" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HBB1828D8B3F44E87A09BA723BCE62FF3"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Deduction
claimed for wages paid to unauthorized aliens</header><text>In the case of a
return of tax on which a deduction is shown in violation of section 162(c)(4),
any tax under chapter 1 may be assessed, or a proceeding in court for the
collection of such tax may be begun without assessment, at any time within 6
years after the return was
filed.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFB0EDCAE14C84827A47794FF011DB0A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
documentation for enforcement purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H46F7A0B550F34AB0B7711421F3F40850"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(b)(5), by inserting <quote>, section 162(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986,</quote> after <quote>enforcement of this Act</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7931CC528394EC5BC14DEF587E989F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (d)(2)(F), by inserting <quote>, section 162(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986,</quote> after <quote>enforcement of this Act</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F6BDF9C656F449689F6F50196C615A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(d)(2)(G), by inserting <quote>section 162(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 or</quote> after <quote>or enforcement of</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB45AD3273B3942929B0006CEAAF9BCF7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header><text>The Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary
shall make available to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue any information
related to the investigation and enforcement of section 162(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any no-match letter and any
information in the earnings suspense file.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC61D94DF1C1744D5AB1119A75528564E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
dates</header>
<paragraph id="HDAF48E068D454F82B0783C938FEBB4B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided
in paragraph (2), this section and the amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FD9E76C4653408D9803F1104BCA1CAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Enhancing and
Fully Utilizing Methods of Interior Enforcement</header>
<section id="H16C05A9AE71B4B4FB16F1C8294A8B61C"><enum>301.</enum><header>Increase
investigative efforts</header>
<subsection id="H4F0ABE3C617F44C100C147EC5B6DB7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal
agents</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for an additional 1,150 agents
for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce United States
immigration laws and punish those who violate them.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAD4BA9BBA31E44889DA643DD5ACAAEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criminal alien
program</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for an additional 140
officers for the criminal alien program who are authorized to identify and
remove criminal aliens encountered in Federal, State, and local detention
facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC8B9CCFC7E0441FBA2BF09AA9EE4572C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State and local
law enforcement support</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for the
training of not less than 250 State or local law enforcement officers in
Federal immigration law enforcement procedures.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5A82764ABFB14EFDBEA9BA83D7843F28"><enum>302.</enum><header>Increased
oversight of agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure
the ability of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United
States Customs and Border Patrol to enforce integrity and ethical behavior
throughout their expanded ranks, the Secretary shall increase by not less than
eight the number of special agents available to the Office of Professional
Responsibility of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</section><section id="H8B71980938A8401482EAC48947862ED2"><enum>303.</enum><header>Border relief
grant program</header>
<subsection id="H79614A75D2774E84AE34AC4BCF6EFCB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to make grants to—</text>
<paragraph id="H7238E8ADAFE943EBA6A6BD767EC67DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sheriffs’ offices
of counties any part of which is within 25 miles of the southern international
border of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H174AA869F46745DBB897596604D108EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>police departments
serving a city, town, or other political subdivision in a county any part of
which is within 25 miles of the southern international border of the United
States, including police departments of Indian tribes serving a community any
part of which is within 25 miles of such border.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A5152BB372A4994A2F3CA206D2BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Grant funds received under subsection (a) may be used for
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HDF76033226B642CB9140E9F2191F032F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To conduct law
enforcement operations in order to enforce criminal laws, prevent and punish
criminal activity, and protect the lives, property, and security of the people
within the jurisdiction of the grant recipient.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F992408752545B2A319D17B7BF38267"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To transfer aliens
detained or in the custody of the grant recipient who are not lawfully present
in the United States to appropriate Federal law enforcement officials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D3186755A4B45B39F22A9E4CDD21F10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To enforce State
and Federal laws relating to controlled substance trafficking and enforce other
State and Federal criminal laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA82636F388D485485FD57CDA78E3789"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To pay for costs
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H36AE6EEB5906452C88D1AB00771B4EBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>hiring, equipping,
training, and otherwise controlling the operations and deployment of, law
enforcement officials engaged in duties described in paragraph (1), (2), or
(3), or the costs of paying overtime to such officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9492BDA466F7498E91381135698623F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>detaining,
housing, and transporting aliens who are not lawfully present in the United
States, and who are taken into custody by the grant recipient, until the aliens
are transferred to appropriate Federal law enforcement officials.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A33B737649A495EA1F0E3D3ABCEB100"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To construct,
maintain, or operate detention facilities to detain aliens who are unlawfully
present in the United States, except that not more than 20 percent of such
funds may be used for the construction or renovation of detention or similar
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA427439985B64C319DC0DC07FF444F1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="HE508B89C8F48478C8805DDFD8BD625D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each entity seeking a grant under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCA79A5F3764420EAE00BFB81ECAEB56"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H472D850AB361440CB3E7D527584D30BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
activities for which a grant under this section is sought; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90CA0E31C4F3421E9C5C045738D545D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide such
additional assurances as the Secretary determines to be essential to ensure
compliance with the requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE994948CE40A48D78145BC2514FF79B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF9943046B8A44FA8A803FBC5286C863C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H167AEFEC4C6647C99B332B798BE3F751"><enum>304.</enum><header>Rewards
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8544D36888384E059B20DF653FC9043E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H73A396AE820B407882FAA139DCA73C20"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rewards
program</header>
<paragraph id="H46F9996EE7644E1A82F489E5B870CC00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the Department of Homeland
Security a program for the payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA983D9F643BA4EDF8600E4E660DC6B00"><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="H51B5C97327AA40A4A0D6566935BDDBEB"><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="HAB59E79C4EEF41A68932B5ADE762579C"><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="H466C83778CBE4251BC98562E8093DC04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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="HF9762B0EC30F42F4A0DAB76306CC9C03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual committing such an act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H683B6EB353C243099C1716EF3D40EC0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the arrest or
conviction of any individual aiding or abetting the commission of such an
act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC2D6CBBF46D4810A5BD338C3F3C006D"><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="H5689A183B0CB46558BC0C2B00154EFA0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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="H721013A54F964FA98698EABE70BB52D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="id61E46C68222C45CCADC8B165707CC03E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0BE2C0026E3548B691EB65BE225EDDB9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in subparagraph (A) are authorized to remain available until
expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EFEAEF4BF15417C8EF7FEB6FA8CECA"><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="H6FF7EACECEB1488E97863CDBDAA69ECB"><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="H7D8891D2107D4DE1A518F2A446E669A7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitations and
certification</header>
<subparagraph id="HCE9DD81938B547A69320F5734B6B16CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>No reward under this subsection may exceed
$100,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0C084C6335344BCA498AE86BE144ECA"><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="H80EE5FD8C8AA4B82A2A0E920E77657EB"><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><paragraph id="H2855862AF09C417FA7CA5DFC08F6D54D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Publicity</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall be responsible for developing and
implementing an advertising strategy to make known the rewards described within
this section in order to solicit
informants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H901114DFA8B24E9D955BA0DFF1BEBC"><enum>305.</enum><header>Increased
detention facilities for aliens apprehended for illegal entry</header>
<subsection id="H7E86C1553BDD443FA4496EED13BB71A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall construct or make arrangements for
the availability of 8,000 additional beds for detaining aliens taken into
custody by immigration officials.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBAD247A2A731443A839F017748587400"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of existing
facilities</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall
carry out efforts to—</text>
<paragraph id="HE6A0172ACB80403EB51F85588C300677"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contract private
facilities whenever possible to promote efficient use and to limit the Federal
Government’s maintenance of and liability for additional infrastructure for
detaining aliens;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42E82E17F9884D6D81B65C10638DF510"><enum>(2)</enum><text>utilize State and
local facilities for the provision of the additional beds required by
subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2145E2237DC449C0ABA5B238F7EA4024"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize Base Realignment and Closure
facilities or active duty facilities for detaining aliens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EF11ADB215944D4A2121FE8B54C032B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>If
the Secretary is unable to meet the requirement of subsection (a) using
existing facilities as described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall
construct the facilities necessary to meet such requirement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H769665CE967849489270FB9E3155761D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall be responsible for
providing humane conditions, health care, nutrition, and psychological
services, as well as education for minors, for aliens detained by the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEB53205044C54AEBB972D624D105EC45"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There
is authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H44F6415B0ACB44E7B1008638A7AF3927"><enum>306.</enum><header>Additional
Immigration judgeships and law clerks</header>
<subsection id="HAE6F3F660D264D66A79DA5DFA4253551"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Judgeships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall create and fill 20
additional positions for immigration judges.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDEE4EE499BF49E68865724E0633E2C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerkships</header><text>The
Attorney General shall ensure that there is not fewer than one law clerk
dedicated to assisting every two immigration judges.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAA3633B3BE474EE8AD79E67FDEF4E7D6"><enum>307.</enum><header>Media
campaign</header>
<subsection id="HB28764307C94404FB6ECA2B40047AA58"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary shall develop
strategies to inform the public of changes in immigration policies created
pursuant to this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2F180F0684FC4D6B9C69D80539B389E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification of
changes to employment verification process</header><text>The Secretary of Labor
shall employ, at the Secretary of Labor's discretion, a combination of
multilingual print, television, Internet, and radio media to notify employers
of changes to the employment verification process. Such notifications may
encourage compliance with this Act and explain penalties for noncompliance with
this Act or the amendments made by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0E02560E13F24BBA998101D2EAFCB54E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Multilingual
media campaign</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a multilingual media
campaign explaining the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this
Act, the schedule for implementation of such provisions and amendments, and the
penalties for noncompliance with such provisions and amendments. Such campaign
may be targeted toward undocumented aliens and emphasize—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9903DF7306A43F78CDA7841F9040087"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provisions in this
Act that enhance border security and interior enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A6C7CB5DE8543AEB37E00266CF1E690"><enum>(2)</enum><text>punishment for
apprehension and forced removal of undocumented aliens; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79F9AFE3ABBF44D4A677DE202066518E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>legal methods of
reentering the United States or obtaining an authorization for employment in
the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE376D00AF8C8488F86F0AC39F343CF9B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation with
other governments</header><text>The Secretary shall make all reasonable
attempts to cooperate with the governments of the foreign countries from which
large numbers of undocumented aliens originate in carrying out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section>