[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    SENATE RESOLUTION 359--CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
  UNIFICATION OF THE AIR AND MARINE ASSETS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
 PROTECTION TO ESTABLISH THE AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS 
                         AND BORDER PROTECTION

  Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Carper, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. 
Collins) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                              S. Res. 359

       Whereas the Air and Marine Operations of U. S. Customs and 
     Border Protection (referred to in this preamble as ``AMO'') 
     and the legacy agencies of AMO have a long history of working 
     to safeguard the borders of the United States;
       Whereas, 10 years before the date of adoption of this 
     resolution, U. S. Customs and Border Protection (referred to 
     in this preamble as ``CBP'') integrated the marine assets of 
     CBP with the aircraft fleet of CBP to serve and protect the 
     people of the United States through the core competencies of 
     AMO, which include--
       (1) interdiction;
       (2) investigation;
       (3) domain awareness; and
       (4) contingency operations and national tasking missions;
       Whereas AMO conducts the mission of AMO along the land 
     borders and maritime approaches of the United States from 
     more than 90 locations throughout the United States and 
     Puerto Rico, with--
       (1) 1,800 Federal agents and specialists;
       (2) a fleet of more than 250 aircraft and more than 280 
     marine vessels; and
       (3) an array of surveillance and domain awareness 
     technologies; and
       Whereas AMO has leveraged the capabilities of AMO by 
     forging crucial partnerships with Federal, State, local, and 
     tribal agencies, and the United States Armed Forces, for--
       (1) law enforcement;
       (2) disaster relief;
       (3) humanitarian operations;
       (4) joint operations; and
       (5) National Special Security Events: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) celebrates the 10th anniversary of the unification of 
     the air and marine assets of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection to establish the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection;
       (2) recognizes the contribution of the Air and Marine 
     Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to--
       (A) the border security mission of U. S. Customs and Border 
     Protection; and
       (B) the multilayered approach to homeland security by the 
     Department of Homeland Security; and
       (3) commends the agents and mission support staff of the 
     Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, who are dedicated to serving and protecting--
       (A) the people of the United States; and
       (B) the borders of the United States in air and maritime 
     environments.

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