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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 455 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 29, 2015 

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

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 

a northern border threat analysis, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Border Secu3 rity Review Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home7 land Security shall submit to the appropriate congres8 sional committees a Northern Border threat analysis that 

9 includes— 

10 (1) current and potential terrorism and crimi11 nal threats posed by individuals and organized 

12 groups seeking to— 

13 (A) enter the United States through the 

14 Northern Border; or 

15 (B) exploit border vulnerabilities along the 

16 Northern Border; 

17 (2) improvements needed at and between ports 

18 of entry along the Northern Border to— 

19 (A) prevent terrorists and instruments of 

20 terror from entering the United States; and 

21 (B) reduce criminal activity, as measured 

22 by the total flow of illegal goods, illicit drugs, 

23 and smuggled and trafficked persons moved in 

24 either direction across the Northern Border; 

25 (3) gaps in law, policy, cooperation between 

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1 national agreements, or tribal agreements that 

2 hinder effective and efficient border security, 

3 counter-terrorism, anti-human smuggling and traf4 ficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along 

5 the Northern Border; and 

6 (4) an analysis of whether additional U.S. Cus7 toms and Border Protection preclearance and pre-in8 spection operations at ports of entry along the 

9 Northern Border could help prevent terrorists and 

10 instruments of terror from entering the United 

11 States. 

12 (b) ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS.—For the threat anal13 ysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Home14 land Security shall consider and examine— 

15 (1) technology needs and challenges; 

16 (2) personnel needs and challenges; 

17 (3) the role of State, local, and tribal law en18 forcement in general border security activities; 

19 (4) the need for cooperation among Federal, 

20 State, local, tribal, and Canadian law enforcement 

21 entities relating to border security; and 

22 (5) the terrain, population density, and climate 

23 along the Northern Border. 

24 (c) CLASSIFIED THREAT ANALYSIS.—To the extent 

25 possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 


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1 the threat analysis required under subsection (a) in un2 classified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of 

3 the threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary de4 termines such is appropriate. 

5 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT7 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

10 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

11 (B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

12 the Senate; 

13 (C) the Committee on Homeland Security 

14 of the House of Representatives; and 

15 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

16 the House of Representatives. 

17 (2) NORTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘Northern 

18 Border’’ means the land and maritime borders be19 tween the United States and Canada. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 28, 

2015. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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