[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 455 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 455


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a northern 
            border threat analysis, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Security Review 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a Northern Border threat 
analysis that includes--
            (1) current and potential terrorism and criminal threats 
        posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to--
                    (A) enter the United States through the Northern 
                Border; or
                    (B) exploit border vulnerabilities along the 
                Northern Border;
            (2) improvements needed at and between ports of entry along 
        the Northern Border to--
                    (A) prevent terrorists and instruments of terror 
                from entering the United States; and
                    (B) reduce criminal activity, as measured by the 
                total flow of illegal goods, illicit drugs, and 
                smuggled and trafficked persons moved in either 
                direction across the Northern Border;
            (3) gaps in law, policy, cooperation between State, local, 
        and tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal 
        agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, 
        counter-terrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking 
        efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along the Northern 
        Border; and
            (4) an analysis of whether additional U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection preclearance and pre-inspection operations at 
        ports of entry along the Northern Border could help prevent 
        terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United 
        States.
    (b) Analysis Requirements.--For the threat analysis required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider and 
examine--
            (1) technology needs and challenges;
            (2) personnel needs and challenges;
            (3) the role of State, local, and tribal law enforcement in 
        general border security activities;
            (4) the need for cooperation among Federal, State, local, 
        tribal, and Canadian law enforcement entities relating to 
        border security; and
            (5) the terrain, population density, and climate along the 
        Northern Border.
    (c) Classified Threat Analysis.--To the extent possible, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the threat analysis 
required under subsection (a) in unclassified form. The Secretary may 
submit a portion of the threat analysis in classified form if the 
Secretary determines such is appropriate.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Northern border.--The term ``Northern Border'' means 
        the land and maritime borders between the United States and 
        Canada.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 28, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.