[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 45 (Friday, April 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3748]
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      By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton):
  S. 816. A bill to establish the position of Northern Border 
Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton). Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 816

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

     SECTION 1. NORTHERN BORDER COORDINATOR.

       (a) In General.--Title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 402--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Increasing the security of the border between the 
     United States and Canada and the ports of entry located along 
     that border, and improving the coordination among the 
     agencies responsible for maintaining that security.''; and
       (2) in subtitle C, by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 431. NORTHERN BORDER COORDINATOR.

       ``(a) In General.--There shall be within the Directorate of 
     Border and Transportation Security the position of Northern 
     Border Coordinator, who shall be appointed by the Secretary 
     and who shall report directly to the Under Secretary for 
     Border and Transportation Security.
       ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Northern Border Coordinator 
     shall be responsible for--
       ``(1) increasing the security of the border, including 
     ports of entry, between the United States and Canada;
       ``(2) improving the coordination among the agencies 
     responsible for the security described under paragraph (1);
       ``(3) serving as the primary liaison with State and local 
     governments and law enforcement agencies regarding security 
     along the border between the United States and Canada; and
       ``(4) serving as a liaison with the Canadian government on 
     border security.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 430 the following:

``Sec. 431. Northern Border Coordinator.''.
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