(4) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 102. TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) EQUIPMENT SHARING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE.—The Secretaries of these two departments shall 
develop and implement a plan to use authorities provided 
to the Secretary of Defense under chapter 18 of title 10, 
United States Code, to increase the availability and use 
of Department of Defense equipment, including unmanned 
aerial vehicles, tethered aerostat radars, and other surveil-
lance equipment, to assist the Secretary in carrying out 
surveillance activities conducted at or near the inter-
national land borders of the United States to prevent ille-
gal immigration. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act (and then annually from that 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
point), the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report that contains— 
(1) a description of the current use of Depart-
ment of Defense equipment to assist the Secretary 
in carrying out surveillance of the international land 
borders of the United States and assessment of the 
potential risks to citizens of the United States and 
key foreign policy interests associated with the use 
of such equipment; 
(2) the plan developed under subsection (a) to 
increase the use of Department of Defense equip-
ment to assist such surveillance activities; and 
(3) a description of the types of equipment and 
other support to be provided by the Secretary of De-
fense under such plan during the 1-year period be-
ginning on the date of the submission of the report. 
(c) SECURE COMMUNICATION.—The Secretary shall, 
as expeditiously as practicable, develop and implement a 
plan to improve the use of satellite communications and 
other technologies to ensure clear and secure 2-way com-
munication capabilities— 
(1) among all Border Patrol agents conducting 
operations between ports of entry; 
(2) between Border Patrol agents and their re-
spective Border Patrol stations; and 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(3) between all appropriate law enforcement 
agencies of the Department and State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies. 
(d) OTHER TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES.—The Sec-
retary shall purchase and implement new technology to se-
cure the borders, including, but not limited to drones, in-
frared cameras, sensors, mobile lighting units, radar and 
infrared heat. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The nec-
essary funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 103. INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall con-
struct or purchase— 
(1) office facilities to accommodate additional 
border patrol manpower; 
(2) sport utility vehicles for officers; 
(3) all-weather roads for better vehicle access 
and performance on remote and rugged terrain 
(road construction should be done in consultation 
with the owner of the land and take into account 
any environmental or other land-use issues that are 
relevant); 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(4) additional fencing (and aesthetic fencing in 
business districts) in urban areas of the border; and 
(5) vehicle barriers, to support, not replace, 
manpower, in rural and remote areas of the border 
necessary to achieve operational control of the inter-
national borders of the United States. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The nec-
essary funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 104. AERIAL VEHICLES AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) UNMANNED
AERIAL
VEHICLE
PILOT
PRO-
GRAM.—During the 1-year period beginning on the date 
on which the report is submitted under section 102(b), the 
Secretary shall conduct a pilot program to test unmanned 
aerial vehicles for border surveillance along the inter-
national border between Canada and the United States. 
(b) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED 
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Secretary shall acquire and 
maintain unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment 
for use to patrol the international borders of the United 
States, including equipment such as— 
(1) additional sensors; 
(2) satellite command and control; and 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(3) other necessary equipment for operational 
support. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal 
years 2014 and 2015 such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out subsection (b). 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
available until expended. 
(d) AERIAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the bor-
der surveillance plan developed under section 5201 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1701 
note), the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall develop and im-
plement a program to fully integrate and utilize aer-
ial surveillance technologies, including unmanned 
aerial vehicles, to enhance the security of the inter-
national border between the United States and Can-
ada and the international border between the United 
States and Mexico. The goal of the program shall be 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
to ensure continuous monitoring of each mile of each 
border. 
(2) ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In developing the program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consider current and proposed aerial 
surveillance technologies; 
(B) assess the feasibility and advisability 
of utilizing such technologies to address border 
threats, including an assessment of the tech-
nologies considered best suited to address re-
spective threats; 
(C) consult with the Secretary of Defense 
regarding any technologies or equipment, which 
the Secretary may deploy along an international 
border of the United States; and 
(D) consult with the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration regarding safe-
ty, airspace coordination and regulation, and 
any other issues necessary for implementation 
of the program. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
The necessary funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subsection. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00013
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(e) INTEGRATED AND AUTOMATED SURVEILLANCE 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall 
establish a program to procure additional unmanned 
aerial vehicles, drones, cameras, poles, sensors, sat-
ellites, radar coverage, and other technologies nec-
essary to achieve operational control of the inter-
national borders of the United States and to estab-
lish a security perimeter known as a ‘‘virtual fence’’ 
along such international borders to provide a barrier 
to illegal immigration. 
(2) PROGRAM
COMPONENTS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, that— 
(A) the technologies utilized in the Inte-
grated and Automated Surveillance Program 
are integrated and function cohesively in an 
automated fashion, including the integration of 
motion sensor alerts and cameras in a manner 
where a sensor alert automatically activates a 
corresponding camera to pan and tilt in the di-
rection of the triggered sensor; 
(B) cameras utilized in the program do not 
have to be manually operated; 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00014
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(C) such camera views and positions are 
not fixed; 
(D) surveillance video taken by such cam-
eras is able to be viewed at multiple designated 
communications centers; 
(E) a standard process is used to collect 
and record, catalog, and report intrusion and 
response data collected under the Program; 
(F) future remote surveillance technology 
investments and upgrades for the program can 
be integrated with existing systems; 
(G) performance measures are developed 
and applied that can evaluate whether the pro-
gram is providing desired results and increasing 
response effectiveness in monitoring and detect-
ing illegal intrusions along the international 
borders of the United States; 
(H) plans are developed under the program 
to streamline site selection and site validation 
processes to minimize delays of installing sur-
veillance technology infrastructure; 
(I) standards are developed under the pro-
gram to expand the shared use of existing pri-
vate and governmental structures to install re-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00015
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
mote 
surveillance 
technology 
infrastructure 
where possible; 
(J) standards are developed under the pro-
gram to identify and deploy the use of non-
permanent or mobile surveillance platforms that 
will increase the Secretary’s mobility and ability 
to identify illegal border intrusions; and 
(K) Border Patrol agents respond to each 
reported intrusion that appears to involve aliens 
or smugglers. 
(3) EVALUATION OF CONTRACTORS.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT FOR STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary shall develop appropriate standards 
to evaluate the performance of any contractor 
providing goods or services to carry out the In-
tegrated and Automated Surveillance Program. 
(B) REVIEW BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall review 
each new contract related to the Program 
and should report to Congress regarding 
contracts with a value of more than 
$5,000,000 in a timely manner, to deter-
mine whether such contract fully complies 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
with applicable cost requirements, perform-
ance objectives, program milestones, and 
schedules. 
(ii) REPORTS.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall report the 
findings of each review carried out under 
clause (i) to the Secretary in a timely man-
ner. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
The necessary funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subsection. 
Subtitle 
B—Strategies 
and 
Progress Reports for Securing 
America’s Borders 
SEC. 111. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SECURE THE BORDERS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The 
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other appro-
priate Federal agencies, shall develop a national strategy 
to secure the borders that describes actions to be carried 
out to achieve operational control over all ports of entry 
into the United States and the international land and mar-
itime borders of the United States by December 31, 2019. 
(b) CONTENT.—The national strategy to secure the 
borders shall include the following: 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(1) An assessment of the threats posed by ter-
rorists and terrorist groups that may try to infiltrate 
the United States at locations along the inter-
national land and maritime borders of the United 
States. 
(2) A risk assessment for all United States 
ports of entry and all portions of the international 
land and maritime borders of the United States that 
includes a description of activities being under-
taken— 
(A) to prevent the entry of terrorists, other 
unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, nar-
cotics, and other contraband into the United 
States; and 
(B) to protect critical infrastructure at or 
near such ports of entry or borders. 
(3) An assessment of the most appropriate, 
practical, and cost-effective means of defending the 
international land and maritime borders of the 
United States against threats to security and illegal 
transit, including intelligence capacities, technology, 
equipment, personnel, and training needed to ad-
dress security vulnerabilities. 
(4) An assessment of staffing needs for all bor-
der security functions, taking into account threat 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
and vulnerability information pertaining to the bor-
ders and the impact of new security programs, poli-
cies, and technologies. 
(5) A description of the border security roles 
and missions of Federal Government, State govern-
ment, local government, and tribal authorities, and 
recommendations regarding actions the Secretary 
can carry out to improve coordination with such au-
thorities to enable border security and enforcement 
activities to be carried out in a more efficient and 
effective manner. 
(6) An assessment of existing efforts and tech-
nologies used for border security and the effect of 
the use of such efforts and technologies on civil 
rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and 
civil liberties, including an assessment of efforts to 
take into account asylum seekers, trafficking vic-
tims, unaccompanied minor aliens, refugees and 
other vulnerable populations, as well as the effects 
on Americans living in the border region and local, 
State, and Federal law enforcement officers working 
in the border region. 
(7) A prioritized list of research and develop-
ment objectives to enhance the security of the inter-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
national land and maritime borders of the United 
States. 
(8) A description of ways to ensure that the 
free flow of lawful travel and commerce is not unrea-
sonably diminished by efforts, activities, and pro-
grams aimed at securing the international land and 
maritime borders of the United States. 
(9) An assessment of additional detention facili-
ties and beds that are needed to detain unlawful 
aliens apprehended at United States ports of entry 
or along the international land borders of the United 
States. 
(10) A description of the performance metrics 
to be used to ensure accountability by the bureaus 
of the Department in implementing such strategy. 
(11) A schedule for the implementation of the 
security measures described in said strategy, includ-
ing a prioritization of security measures, realistic 
deadlines for addressing the security and enforce-
ment needs, an estimate of the resources needed to 
carry out such measures, and a description of how 
such resources should be allocated. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the national 
strategy for border security, the Secretary shall consult 
with representatives of— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00020
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(1) State, local, and tribal governmental au-
thorities with responsibility for locations along the 
international land and maritime borders of the 
United States; and 
(2) appropriate private sector entities, non-
governmental organizations, and affected commu-
nities that have expertise in areas related to border 
security. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The national strategy for bor-
der security shall be consistent with the National Strategy 
for Maritime Security developed pursuant to Homeland 
Security Presidential Directive 13, dated December 21, 
2004. 
(e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) STRATEGY.—Not later than December 31, 
2014, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the na-
tional strategy for border security. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress any update of such strategy that the Sec-
retary determines is necessary, not later than 30 
days after such update is developed. 
(f) IMMEDIATE ACTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to relieve the Secretary of the responsi-
bility to take all actions necessary and appropriate to 
achieve and maintain operational control over the entire 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00021
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
international land and maritime borders of the United 
States. 
SEC. 112. ACCOUNTABLE FINANCING OF A SECURE BORDER 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.— 
(1) ACTION.—If the Comptroller General of the 
United States becomes aware of any improper con-
duct or wrongdoing in the course of conducting a 
contract review under the Secure Border Initiative, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall, 
as expeditiously as practicable, refer information re-
lating to such improper conduct or wrongdoing to 
Congress and to the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, or to another appropriate official of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, who shall determine 
whether to temporarily suspend the contractor from 
further participation in the Secure Border Initiative 
or make said contract null and void. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon the completion of each re-
view described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Con-
gress and to the Secretary a report containing the 
findings of the review, including findings regard-
ing— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00022
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(A) cost overruns; 
(B) significant delays in contract execu-
tion; 
(C) lack of rigorous departmental contract 
management; 
(D) insufficient departmental financial 
oversight; 
(E) bundling that limits the ability of 
small businesses to compete; or 
(F) other high-risk business practices. 
(b) REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the receipt of each report required under subsection 
(a)(2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, that describes the steps the Sec-
retary has taken, or plans to take, to address the 
problems identified in such report. 
(2) CONTRACTS WITH FOREIGN COMPANIES.— 
Not later than 60 days after the initiation of each 
contract action with a company whose headquarters 
are not based in the United States, the Secretary 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
fully or to commit an act of commercial alien 
smuggling involving the transportation of 
aliens; 
‘‘(B) the arrest or conviction of any indi-
vidual committing such an act; 
‘‘(C) the arrest or conviction of any indi-
vidual aiding or abetting the commission of 
such an act; 
‘‘(D) the prevention, frustration, or favor-
able resolution of such an act, including the dis-
mantling of an operation to produce or sell 
fraudulent documents to be used for entering or 
remaining in the United States, or commercial 
alien smuggling operations, in whole or in sig-
nificant part; or 
‘‘(E) the identification or location of an in-
dividual who holds a key leadership position in 
an operation to produce or sell fraudulent docu-
ments to be used for entering or remaining in 
the United States unlawfully or a commercial 
alien smuggling operation involving the trans-
portation of aliens. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:56 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00068
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H830.IH
H830
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS