[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 171 (Monday, December 20, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10805-S10806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY ACT OF 2010

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4748 and the 
Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4748) to amend the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a 
     northern border counternarcotics strategy, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Schumer 
substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the bill, as 
amended, be read a third time and passed; the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; and that any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 4915) was agreed to, as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     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 (including 
     the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives);
       ``(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and the

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     Committee on Natural Resources 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 to 
     or through Indian reservations on or near 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, including an evaluation of Federal technical and 
     financial assistance, infrastructure capacity building, and 
     interoperability deficiencies.
       ``(e) Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics 
     Strategy shall not change the existing agency authorities and 
     this section shall not be construed to amend or modify any 
     law governing interagency relationships.
       ``(2) 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.''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 4748), as amended, was passed.

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