[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3467

        To require a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 9, 2010

Mr. Schumer (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
        To require a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY.

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

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

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