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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4748 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4748

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten

                                 An Act

 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 2006 to require a northern border counternarcotics strategy, and for 
                             other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Counternarcotics 
Strategy Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY.
    The Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109-469; 120 Stat. 3502) is amended by inserting after 
section 1110 the following:
``SEC. 1110A. REQUIREMENT FOR NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS 
STRATEGY.
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `appropriate 
congressional committees', `Director', and `National Drug Control 
Program agency' have the meanings given those terms in section 702 of 
the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 
(21 U.S.C. 1701).
    ``(b) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Director, 
in consultation with the head of each relevant National Drug Control 
Program agency and relevant officials of States, local governments, 
tribal governments, and the governments of other countries, shall 
develop a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy and submit the 
strategy to--
        ``(1) the appropriate congressional committees (including the 
    Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
    Judiciary of the House of Representatives);
        ``(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on 
    Indian Affairs of the Senate; and
        ``(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
    Homeland Security, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
    House of Representatives.
    ``(c) Purposes.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy 
shall--
        ``(1) set forth the strategy of the Federal Government for 
    preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs across the 
    international border between the United States and Canada, 
    including through ports of entry and between ports of entry on the 
    border;
        ``(2) state the specific roles and responsibilities of each 
    relevant National Drug Control Program agency for implementing the 
    strategy;
        ``(3) identify the specific resources required to enable the 
    relevant National Drug Control Program agencies to implement the 
    strategy; and
        ``(4) reflect the unique nature of small communities along the 
    international border between the United States and Canada, ongoing 
    cooperation and coordination with Canadian law enforcement 
    authorities, and variations in the volumes of vehicles and 
    pedestrians crossing through ports of entry along the international 
    border between the United States and Canada.
    ``(d) Specific Content Related to Cross-border Indian 
Reservations.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall 
include--
        ``(1) a strategy to end the illegal trafficking of drugs to or 
    through Indian reservations on or near the international border 
    between the United States and Canada; and
        ``(2) recommendations for additional assistance, if any, needed 
    by tribal law enforcement agencies relating to the strategy, 
    including an evaluation of Federal technical and financial 
    assistance, infrastructure capacity building, and interoperability 
    deficiencies.
    ``(e) Limitation.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics 
    Strategy shall not change the existing agency authorities and this 
    section shall not be construed to amend or modify any law governing 
    interagency relationships.
        ``(2) Legitimate trade and travel.--The Northern Border 
    Counternarcotics Strategy shall be designed to promote, and not 
    hinder, legitimate trade and travel.
    ``(f) Treatment of Classified or Law Enforcement Sensitive 
Information.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics 
    Strategy shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall be 
    available to the public.
        ``(2) Annex.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy may 
    include an annex containing any classified information or 
    information the public disclosure of which, as determined by the 
    Director or the head of any relevant National Drug Control Program 
    agency, would be detrimental to the law enforcement or national 
    security activities of any Federal, State, local, or tribal 
    agency.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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