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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4882 

To achieve operational control of the international border between the United 

States and Mexico through the deployment of members of the National 

Guard in support of the United States Customs and Border Protection, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2014 

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

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To achieve operational control of the international border 

between the United States and Mexico through the deployment of members of the National Guard in support 

of the United States Customs and Border Protection, 

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 ‘‘Southwest Border Pro5 tection Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ACTIVATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF 

2 THE NATIONAL GUARD TO SUPPORT DEPART3 MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER 

4 CONTROL ACTIVITIES ALONG INTER5 NATIONAL BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED 

6 STATES AND MEXICO. 

7 (a) EXPANDED DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL

8 GUARD.—At the request of a Governor of a State that 

9 shares a portion of the international border between the 

10 United States and Mexico, the Secretary of Defense shall 

11 order to active duty, and provide for the deployment of, 

12 members of the National Guard along such border to as13 sist United States Customs and Border Protection in 

14 achieving operational control of such border. 

15 (b) NUMBER OF GUARDSMEN DEPLOYED.—At least 

16 10,000 members of the National Guard shall be ordered 

17 to active duty and deployed under the authority of this 

18 section along the international border between the United 

19 States and Mexico. Members ordered to active duty and 

20 deployed under the authority of this section shall be in 

21 addition to the number of members of the National Guard 

22 so deployed along such border as of the date of the enact23 ment of this Act. 

24 (c) DURATION.—The deployment of members of the 

25 National Guard under the authority of this section in a 

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1 tween the United States and Mexico shall continue until 

2 the earlier of the following: 

3 (1) The date on which the Secretary of Home4 land Security certifies that the Federal Government 

5 has achieved operational control of such border. 

6 (2) The date on which the Governor of the 

7 State withdraws the request made under subsection 

8 (a). 

9 (d) EXEMPTION FROM END STRENGTHS AND OTHER

10 LIMITATIONS.—Members of the National Guard deployed 

11 under the authority of this section shall not be counted 

12 toward— 

13 (1) any limits on end strength; or 

14 (2) limits on the number of National Guard 

15 personnel that may be placed on active duty for 

16 operational support. 

17 (e) OPERATIONAL CONTROL DEFINED.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘‘operational control’’ has the meaning given 

19 that term in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 

20 (Public Law 109–367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

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