I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3479 
To improve border security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2017 
Mr. HURD (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, and 
Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve border security, 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 ‘‘Secure Miles with All 
Resources and Technology Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection. 
(2) HIGH
TRAFFIC
AREAS.—The term ‘‘high 
traffic areas’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 102(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as 
amended by section 102 of this Act. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(4) SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.—The term ‘‘sit-
uational awareness’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328). 
TITLE I—INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 101. STRENGTHENING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BOR-
DER SECURITY TECHNOLOGY ALONG THE 
SOUTHERN BORDER. 
Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Division C of Pub-
lic Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘and border technology’’ 
before ‘‘in the vicinity of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘illegal crossings in areas 
of high illegal entry into the United Sates’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, impede, and detect illegal activity in 
high traffic areas’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘and, pur-
suant to subsection (d), the installation, operation, 
and maintenance of technology’’ after ‘‘barriers and 
roads’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTE-
NANCE OF TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 20, 
2021, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in car-
rying out subsection (a), shall deploy the most prac-
tical and effective technology available along the 
United States border for achieving situational 
awareness and operational control of the border. 
‘‘(2) TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘technology’ includes border surveil-
lance and detection technology, including— 
‘‘(A) radar surveillance systems; 
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‘‘(B) Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation 
Radars (VADER); 
‘‘(C) 3-dimensional, seismic acoustic detec-
tion and ranging border tunneling detection 
technology; 
‘‘(D) sensors; 
‘‘(E) unmanned cameras; 
‘‘(F) man-portable and mobile vehicle- 
mounted unmanned aerial vehicles; and 
‘‘(G) any other devices, tools, or systems 
found to be more effective or advanced than 
those specified in subparagraphs (A) through 
(F). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS.—The term ‘high 
traffic areas’ means sectors along the northern, 
southern, or coastal border that— 
‘‘(A) are within the responsibility of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection; and 
‘‘(B) have significant unlawful cross-border 
activity. 
‘‘(2) SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DEFINED.—The 
term ‘situational awareness’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National De-
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