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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5552 

To require a report on the efforts of the United States Government to 

increase border security. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2008 

Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BOYD of 

Florida, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 

HALL of New York, Mr. HILL, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. MOORE of 

Kansas, and Mr. TANCREDO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require a report on the efforts of the United States 

Government to increase border security. 

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 ‘‘Border Security Ac5 countability Act of 2008’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON INCREASED BORDER SECURITY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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1 after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 

2 the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

3 efforts of the United States Government to increase bor4 der security. 

5 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

6 (a) shall outline— 

7 (1) all presidential directives, programs, and 

8 strategies for carrying out and increasing United 

9 States Government efforts to increase border secu10 rity; 

11 (2) the goals and objectives of each of these ef12 forts; 

13 (3) the progress made in each of these efforts; 

14 (4) the projected timelines for each of these ef15 forts to become fully functional and effective; 

16 (5) the expenditures made in conjunction with 

17 each of these efforts; 

18 (6) the apprehension, detention, and deporta19 tion process and rates, including the exact distance 

20 apprehensions take place from the border and the 

21 release rates for those apprehensions; 

22 (7) an assessment of the threats posed by ter23 rorists, terrorist groups, and criminal organizations 

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1 tions along the international land and maritime bor2 ders of the United States; 

3 (8) an assessment of staffing needs for all bor4 der security functions, taking into account threat 

5 and vulnerability information pertaining to the bor6 ders and the impact of new security programs, poli7 cies, and technologies; and 

8 (9) an assessment of training for all border se9 curity functions, taking into account new security 

10 programs, policies, technologies, and challenges and 

11 threats unique to the region or terrain where train12 ees will be assigned. 

13 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro14 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

15 (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

16 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

17 Representatives; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

19 Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro20 priations of the Senate. 

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