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Union Calendar No. 175 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 455 

[Report No. 114–232] 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a northern border 

threat analysis, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2015 

Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, 

and Mr. HIGGINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

JULY 28, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Miss RICE of New York and Mr. BENISHEK

JULY 28, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 21, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 

a northern border threat analysis, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Border Secu5 rity Review Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 

9 Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional com10 mittees a northern border threat analysis. Such analysis, 

11 at a minimum, shall include the following: 

12 (1) An analysis of current and potential ter13 rorism threats posed by individuals seeking to enter 

14 the United States through the northern border. 

15 (2) An analysis of improvements needed at ports 

16 of entry along the northern border to prevent terror17 ists and instruments of terror from entering the 

18 United States. 

19 (3) An analysis of the number of additional U.S. 

20 Customs and Border Protection agents and officers 

21 needed at and between ports of entry along the north22 ern border. 

23 (4) An analysis of gaps in law, policy, inter24 national agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder 


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1 the border security and counterterrorism efforts along 

2 the northern border. 

3 (5) An analysis of illegal cross border activity 

4 between ports of entry, including the maritime bor5 ders of the Great Lakes. 

6 (6) An analysis of the scope of border security 

7 challenges that shall include the terrain, population 

8 density, and climate along the northern border. 

9 (7) An analysis of whether additional 

10 preclearance and pre-inspection by U.S. Customs and 

11 Border Protection at ports of entry along the northern 

12 border could help prevent terrorists and their instru13 ments from entering the United States. 

14 (b) CLASSIFIED THREAT ANALYSIS.—The threat anal15 ysis required under subsection (a) may be submitted in clas16 sified form, if the Secretary of Homeland Security deter17 mines that such is appropriate. 


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Union Calendar No. 175 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 455 

[Report No. 114–232] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

for other purposes. conduct a northern border threat analysis, and 

JULY 28, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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