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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1921 

To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2011 

Mr. POMPEO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Build the Fence Now 

5 Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TWO-LAYERED REINFORCED FENCING ALONG THE 

7 ENTIRE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 

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1 grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 

2 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(A) TWO-LAYERED REINFORCED FENC4 ING.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out 

6 subsection (a) and in accordance with 

7 clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the Sec8 retary of Homeland Security shall— 

9 ‘‘(I) construct two layers of rein10 forced fencing along the entire inter11 national land border between the 

12 United States and Mexico; and 

13 ‘‘(II) provide for the installation 

14 of additional physical barriers, roads, 

15 lighting, cameras, radars, and sensors 

16 along the entire length of the inter17 national border between the United 

18 States and Mexico and the United 

19 States and Canada to gain operational 

20 control of such border. 

21 ‘‘(ii) CLARIFICATION.—In carrying 

22 out subsection (a), the Secretary of Home23 land Security shall construct a second 

24 layer of reinforced fencing in any area 

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1 tween the United States and Mexico that, 

2 as of the date of the enactment of this sub3 paragraph, has only one layer of fencing. 

4 ‘‘(iii) CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE.— 

5 The Secretary shall ensure the completion 

6 of the construction of such two-layered re7 inforced fencing and the installation of 

8 such additional physical barriers, roads, 

9 lighting, cameras, radars, and sensors by 

10 not later than the date that is— 

11 ‘‘(I) two years after the date of 

12 the enactment of this subparagraph 

13 with respect to the international land 

14 border between the United States and 

15 Mexico; and 

16 ‘‘(II) five years after the date of 

17 the enactment of this subparagraph 

18 with respect to the international land 

19 border between the United States and 

20 Canada.’’. 

21 (b) REPEAL OF CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.— 

22 Subparagraph (C) of section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Im23 migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 

24 1996 is repealed. 


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1 (c) LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENTS.—Subparagraph 

2 (D) of section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Re3 form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amend4 ed to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENTS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.— 

7 If the Secretary of Homeland Security de8 termines that the installation of the two9 layered reinforced fencing required under 

10 subparagraph (A)(i)(I) in a particular loca11 tion along the international border of the 

12 United States and Mexico is topo13 graphically impractical, the Secretary shall 

14 submit to Congress a report on the specific 

15 alternative measures the Secretary deter16 mines necessary to achieve and maintain 

17 operational control over the international 

18 border at such location. 

19 ‘‘(ii) FOLLOW-UP ACTION.—The in20 stallation of the two-layered reinforced 

21 fencing required under subparagraph 

22 (A)(i)(I) shall not apply with respect to 

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1 empts any such location from such fencing 

2 requirement and authorizes the specific al3 ternative measures referred to in such re4 port.’’. 

5 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 102(b)(1) of 

6 the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act 

7 of 1996 is amended, in the paragraph heading, by striking 

8 ‘‘ALONG SOUTHWEST BORDER’’. 

9 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

11 necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection 

12 (a). 

13 SEC. 3. TUNNEL TASK FORCE. 

14 Subject to the availability of appropriations for such 

15 purpose, the fiscal year 2012 budget of the Tunnel Task 

16 Force, a joint force comprised of Immigration and Cus17 toms Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol 

18 (CBP), and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 

19 personnel tasked to pinpoint tunnels that are utilized by 

20 drug lords and ‘‘coyotes’’ to smuggle narcotics, illegal 

21 aliens, and weapons, shall be increased by 100 percent 

22 above the fiscal year 2007 budget. Such increase shall be 

23 used to increase personnel, improve communication and 

24 coordination between participant agencies, upgrade tech25 nology, and offer cash rewards and appropriate security 


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1 to individuals who provide the Tunnel Task Force with 

2 accurate information on existing tunnels that breach the 

3 international borders of the United States. 

4 SEC. 4. AERIAL VEHICLES AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

6 Security shall develop and implement a program to fully 

7 integrate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies, in8 cluding unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment, 

9 to enhance the security of the international borders be10 tween the United States and Mexico and the United States 

11 and Canada by conducting continuous monitoring and bor12 der surveillance of the entirety of such borders, including 

13 equipment such as— 

14 (1) additional sensors; 

15 (2) satellite command and control; and 

16 (3) other necessary equipment for operational 

17 support. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

20 necessary to carry out subsection (a). 

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