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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4679 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a biennial survey 
of tactical infrastructure along the southern border, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. WEBER of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a biennial survey of tactical infrastructure along the 
southern border, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Furthering American 
Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act’’ 
or the ‘‘FASTER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BIENNIAL SURVEY OF TACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER. 
(a) BIENNIAL SURVEYS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and bien-
nially thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall conduct a survey of existing tactical infra-
structure along the southern border. Each such sur-
vey shall include the following: 
(A) A measurement of the number of miles 
of the southern border that are without tactical 
infrastructure. 
(B) A description of any deficiencies in the 
structure of existing tactical infrastructure 
along the southern border. 
(C) A description of any deficiencies in 
technology along the southern border. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the conclusion of each survey under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report con-
taining the findings and results of such survey. 
(B) FORM.—Each report under subpara-
graph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified for-
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mat but may include a classified annex if the 
Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
such is appropriate. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY.—If 
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines, pursuant 
to a survey under subsection (a), that there is a deficiency 
described paragraph (1) of such subsection, the Secretary 
shall take such actions as may be necessary, including ex-
ercising the authority provided pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 
note), to waive all legal requirements to correct in an expe-
dited manner such a deficiency. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘defi-
ciency’’, when used with respect to tactical infrastructure 
or technology, means that any such tactical infrastructure 
or technology, as the case may be— 
(1) is not operational; or 
(2) cannot serve the intended function or pur-
pose as a result of— 
(A) damage; 
(B) deterioration; or 
(C) unmet maintenance or repair. 
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