[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3513 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3513

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to facilitate communication 
   between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and border ranchers in 
        Arizona and other border States and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2016

   Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to facilitate communication 
   between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and border ranchers in 
        Arizona and other border States 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 ``Border Landowner and Lessee 
Consultation Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH BORDER RANCHERS.

    (a) Requirement To Consult.--Section 411(c) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (17), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (18), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) consult with any person who owns or leases real 
        property where the United States Border Patrol operates and 
        receive input from such persons related to U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection operations that affect such real property.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall propose regulations to carry out paragraph (19) of 
section 411(c) the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(c)), as 
added by subsection (a).

SEC. 3. PRIVATE LANDOWNER OMBUDSMAN.

    Subsection (d) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 211(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Deputy Commissioner; Private Landowner Ombudsman.--
            ``(1) Deputy commissioner.--There shall be in U.S. Customs 
        and Border Protection a Deputy Commissioner who shall assist 
        the Commissioner in the management of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection.
            ``(2) Private landowner ombudsman.--There shall be in U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection a Private Landowner Ombudsman who 
        shall assist persons who own real property along the 
        international border between the United States and Mexico in 
        communicating to the Commissioner the needs and interests of 
        such persons related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
        operations that affect such real property.''.
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