have not been endorsed or which bear re-
strictive endorsements; 
(ii) warehouse receipts; or 
(iii) bills of lading. 
SEC. 4. FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION DESIGNA-
TIONS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on whether Mexican drug cartels 
and criminal gangs meet the criteria for designation 
as foreign terrorist organizations. 
(2) MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS DESCRIBED.—The 
Mexican drug cartels and criminal gangs described 
in this paragraph are each of the following: 
(A) Jalisco New Generation Cartel. 
(B) Sinaloa Cartel. 
(C) Juarez Cartel. 
(D) Tijuana Cartel. 
(E) Gulf Cartel. 
(F) Los Zetas. 
(3) CRIMINAL GANGS DESCRIBED.—The crimi-
nal gangs described in this paragraph refer to the 
Tren De Aragua. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 5. SOUTHERN BORDER TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ANAL-
YSIS AND UPDATES. 
(a) TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ANALYSIS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit, to the appropriate congressional 
committees, a technology needs analysis for border secu-
rity technology along the Southwest border. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The analysis required under sub-
section (a) shall include an assessment of— 
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(1) the technology needs and gaps along the 
Southwest border— 
(A) to prevent terrorists and instruments 
of terror from entering the United States; 
(B) to combat and reduce cross-border 
criminal activity, including, but not limited to— 
(i) the transport of illegal goods, such 
as illicit drugs; and 
(ii) human smuggling and human 
trafficking; and 
(C) to facilitate the flow of legal trade 
across the Southwest border; 
(2) recent technological advancements in— 
(A) manned aircraft sensor, communica-
tion, and common operating picture technology; 
(B) unmanned aerial systems and related 
technology, including counter-unmanned aerial 
system technology; 
(C) surveillance technology, including— 
(i) mobile surveillance vehicles; 
(ii) associated electronics, including 
cameras, sensor technology, and radar; 
(iii) tower-based surveillance tech-
nology; 
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(iv) advanced unattended surveillance 
sensors; and 
(v) 
deployable, 
lighter-than-air, 
ground surveillance equipment; 
(D) nonintrusive inspection technology, in-
cluding non-x ray devices utilizing muon tomog-
raphy and other advanced detection technology; 
(E) tunnel detection technology; and 
(F) communications equipment, includ-
ing— 
(i) radios; 
(ii) long-term evolution broadband; 
and 
(iii) miniature satellites; 
(3) any other technological advancements that 
the Secretary determines to be critical to the De-
partment’s mission along the Southwest border; 
(4) whether the use of the technological ad-
vances described in paragraphs (2) and (3) will— 
(A) improve border security; 
(B) improve the capability of the Depart-
ment to accomplish its mission along the South-
west border; 
(C) reduce technology gaps along the 
Southwest border; and 
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(D) enhance the safety of any officer or 
agent of the Department or any other Federal 
agency; 
(5) the Department’s ongoing border security 
technology development efforts, including efforts 
by— 
(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
(B) the Science and Technology Direc-
torate; and 
(C) the technology assessment office of any 
other operational component; 
(6) the technology needs for improving border 
security, such as— 
(A) information technology or other com-
puter or computing systems data capture; 
(B) biometrics; 
(C) cloud storage; and 
(D) intelligence data sharing capabilities 
among agencies within the Department; 
(7) any other technological needs or factors, in-
cluding border security infrastructure, such as phys-
ical barriers or dual-purpose infrastructure, that the 
Secretary determines should be considered; and 
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(8) currently deployed technology or new tech-
nology that would improve the Department’s abil-
ity— 
(A) to reasonably achieve operational con-
trol and situational awareness along the South-
west border; and 
(B) to collect metrics for securing the bor-
der at and between ports of entry, as required 
under subsections (b) and (c) of section 1092 of 
division A of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 223). 
(c) UPDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the submission of the analysis required under sub-
section (a), and biannually thereafter for the fol-
lowing 4 years, the Secretary shall submit an update 
to such analysis to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each update required under 
paragraph (1) shall include a plan for utilizing the 
resources of the Department to meet the border se-
curity technology needs and gaps identified pursuant 
to subsection (b), including developing or acquiring 
technologies not currently in use by the Department 
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(7) the needs and challenges faced by employees 
of the Department who are deployed along the 
Southwest border; 
(8) the need to improve cooperation among 
Federal, State, Tribal, local, and Mexican law en-
forcement entities to enhance security along the 
Southwest border; 
(9) the privacy implications of existing tech-
nology and the acquisition and deployment of new 
technologies and supporting infrastructure, with an 
emphasis on how privacy risks might be mitigated 
through the use of technology, training, and policy; 
(10) the impact of any ongoing public health 
emergency that impacts Department operations 
along the Southwest border; and 
(11) the ability of, and the needs for, the De-
partment to assist with search and rescue efforts for 
individuals or groups that may be in physical danger 
or in need of medical assistance. 
(e) FORM.—To the extent possible, the Secretary 
shall submit the technology needs analysis and updates re-
quired under this section in unclassified form, but may 
submit such documents, or portions of such documents, 
in classified form if the Secretary determines that such 
action is appropriate. 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(4) SOUTHWEST BORDER.—The term ‘‘South-
west border’’ means the international land border 
between the United States and Mexico, including the 
ports of entry along such border. 
SEC. 6. REPORT RELATING TO HIRING PRACTICES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT FROM 2018 TO 2024. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report relating the hiring prac-
tices of the Department that includes— 
(1) information relating to the recruitment 
practices of the Department from 2018 to 2024; and 
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(2) recommendations with respect to improving 
the operational capacity of the Department work-
force. 
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