ized to be appropriated to carry out section 435 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection 
(a). Such section shall be carried out using amounts other-
wise authorized for such purposes. 
SEC. 1116. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO SECURE THE 
SOUTHERN BORDER. 
(a) NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO REQUEST.—The Secretary 
may, pursuant to chapter 15 of title 10, United 
States Code, request that the Secretary of Defense 
support the Secretary’s efforts to secure the south-
ern border of the United States. The Secretary of 
Defense may authorize the provision of such support 
under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code. 
(2) APPROVAL AND ORDER.—With the approval 
of the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense, the 
Governor of a State may order any units or per-
sonnel of the National Guard of such State to per-
form operations and missions under section 502(f) 
of title 32, United States Code, for the purpose of 
securing the southern border of the United States. 
(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The support 
provided in accordance with subsection (a) may include— 
(1) construction of reinforced fencing or other 
physical barriers; 
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(2) operation of ground-based surveillance sys-
tems; 
(3) deployment of manned aircraft, unmanned 
aerial surveillance systems, and ground-based sur-
veillance systems to support continuous surveillance 
of the southern border; and 
(4) intelligence analysis support. 
(c) MATERIEL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may deploy such materiel, equipment, 
and logistics support as may be necessary to ensure the 
effectiveness of the assistance provided under subsection 
(a). 
(d) READINESS.—To ensure that the use of units and 
personnel of the National Guard of a State authorized 
pursuant to this section does not degrade the training and 
readiness of such units and personnel, the Secretary of 
Defense shall consider the following requirements when 
authorizing or approving support under subsection (a): 
(1) The performance of such support may not 
affect adversely the quality of such training or readi-
ness or otherwise interfere with the ability of a unit 
or personnel of the National Guard of a State to 
perform the military functions of such member or 
unit. 
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(2) The performance of such support may not 
degrade the military skills of the units or personnel 
of the National Guard of a State performing such 
support. 
(e) REPORT ON READINESS.—Upon the request of 
the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Secretary a report on the readiness of units and per-
sonnel of the National Guard that the Secretary of De-
fense determines are capable of providing such support. 
(f) REIMBURSEMENT NOTIFICATION.—Prior to pro-
viding any support under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Defense shall notify the Secretary whether the requested 
support will be reimbursed under section 277 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(g) REIMBURSEMENT TO STATES.—The Secretary of 
Defense may reimburse a State for costs incurred in the 
deployment of any units or personnel of the National 
Guard pursuant to subsection (a). 
(h) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed as affecting the authorities 
under chapter 9 of title 32, United States Code. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and bian-
nually thereafter through December 31, 2021, the 
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Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional defense committees (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) a 
report regarding any support provided pursuant to 
subsection (a) for the six-month period preceding 
each such report. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include a description of— 
(A) the support provided; and 
(B) the sources and amounts of funds obli-
gated and expended to provide such support. 
SEC. 1117. PROHIBITIONS ON ACTIONS THAT IMPEDE BOR-
DER SECURITY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) PROHIBITION
ON INTERFERENCE WITH U.S. 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
may not impede, prohibit, or restrict activities of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on covered 
Federal land to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (b). 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The authority of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to conduct activities 
described in subsection (b) on covered Federal land 
applies without regard to whether a state of emer-
gency exists. 
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(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND 
BORDER PROTECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall have immediate access to covered 
Federal land to conduct the activities described in 
paragraph (2) on such land to prevent all unlawful 
entries into the United States, including entries by 
terrorists, unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, 
narcotics, and other contraband through the south-
ern border or the northern border. 
(2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this paragraph are— 
(A) carrying out section 102 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (Division C of Public Law 
104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended by 
section 1111 of this division; 
(B) the execution of search and rescue op-
erations; 
(C) the use of motorized vehicles, foot pa-
trols, and horseback to patrol the border area, 
apprehend illegal entrants, and rescue individ-
uals; and 
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(D) the remediation of tunnels used to fa-
cilitate unlawful immigration or other illicit ac-
tivities. 
(c) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO WAIVER AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The activities of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection described in subsection 
(b)(2) may be carried out without regard to the pro-
visions of law specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFIED.—The pro-
visions of law specified in this section are all Fed-
eral, State, or other laws, regulations, and legal re-
quirements of, deriving from, or related to the sub-
ject of, the following laws: 
(A) The National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(B) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(C) The Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Clean Water Act’’). 
(D) Division A of subtitle III of title 54, 
United States Code (54 U.S.C. 300301 et seq.) 
(formerly known as the ‘‘National Historic 
Preservation Act’’). 
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(Z) Division A of subtitle I of title 54, 
United States Code (formerly known as the 
‘‘National Park Service Organic Act’’). 
(AA) The National Park Service General 
Authorities Act (Public Law 91–383, 16 U.S.C. 
1a–1 et seq.). 
(BB) Sections 401(7), 403, and 404 of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95–625). 
(CC) Sections 301(a) through (f) of the 
Arizona Desert Wilderness Act (Public Law 
101–628). 
(DD) The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 
(33 U.S.C. 403). 
(EE) The Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
668 et seq.). 
(FF) The Native American Graves Protec-
tion and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq.). 
(GG) The American Indian Religious Free-
dom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996). 
(HH) The National Forest Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 
(II) The Multiple Use and Sustained Yield 
Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.). 
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(3) APPLICABILITY OF WAIVER TO SUCCESSOR 
LAWS.—If a provision of law specified in paragraph 
(2) was repealed and incorporated into title 54, 
United States Code, after April 1, 2008, and before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the waiver de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall apply to the provision 
of such title that corresponds to the provision of law 
specified in paragraph (2) to the same extent the 
waiver applied to that provision of law. 
(4) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—The waiver authority 
under this subsection may not be construed as af-
fecting, negating, or diminishing in any manner the 
applicability of section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of In-
formation Act’’), in any relevant matter. 
(d) PROTECTION OF LEGAL USES.—This section may 
not be construed to provide— 
(1) authority to restrict legal uses, such as 
grazing, hunting, mining, or recreation or the use of 
backcountry airstrips, on land under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
Agriculture; or 
(2) any additional authority to restrict legal ac-
cess to such land. 
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(e) EFFECT ON STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.—This 
section shall— 
(1) have no force or effect on State lands or 
private lands; and 
(2) not provide authority on or access to State 
lands or private lands. 
(f) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to supersede, replace, negate, or dimin-
ish treaties or other agreements between the United States 
and Indian tribes. 
(g) MEMORANDA
OF UNDERSTANDING.—The re-
quirements of this section shall not apply to the extent 
that such requirements are incompatible with any memo-
randum of understanding or similar agreement entered 
into between the Commissioner and a National Park Unit 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered Federal land’’ includes all land under the con-
trol of the Secretary concerned that is located within 
100 miles of the southern border or the northern 
border. 
(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
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(A) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Department of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Department of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
SEC. 1118. LANDOWNER AND RANCHER SECURITY EN-
HANCEMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL BORDER SECU-
RITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a National Border Security Advisory Committee, 
which— 
(1) may advise, consult with, report to, and 
make recommendations to the Secretary on matters 
relating to border security matters, including— 
(A) verifying security claims and the bor-
der security metrics established by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security under section 1092 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 6 
U.S.C. 223); and 
(B) discussing ways to improve the secu-
rity of high traffic areas along the northern 
border and the southern border; and 
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(2) may provide, through the Secretary, rec-
ommendations to Congress. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF VIEWS.—The Secretary shall 
consider the information, advice, and recommendations of 
the National Border Security Advisory Committee in for-
mulating policy regarding matters affecting border secu-
rity. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Border Security 
Advisory Committee shall consist of at least one member 
from each State who— 
(1) has at least five years practical experience 
in border security operations; or 
(2) lives and works in the United States within 
80 miles from the southern border or the northern 
border. 
(d) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
FEDERAL
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the National Border 
Security Advisory Committee. 
SEC. 1119. ERADICATION OF CARRIZO CANE AND SALT 
CEDAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2023, the Secretary, after coordinating with the heads of 
the relevant Federal, State, and local agencies, shall begin 
eradicating the carrizo cane plant and any salt cedar along 
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the Rio Grande River that impedes border security oper-
ations. 
(b) EXTENT.—The waiver authority under subsection 
(c) of section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 
note), as amended by section 1111 of this division, shall 
extend to activities carried out pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 1120. SOUTHERN BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS. 
(a) THREAT ANALYSIS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a Southern border threat anal-
ysis. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The analysis submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of— 
(A) current and potential terrorism and 
criminal threats posed by individuals and orga-
nized groups seeking— 
(i) to unlawfully enter the United 
States through the Southern border; or 
(ii) to exploit security vulnerabilities 
along the Southern border; 
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(B) improvements needed at and between 
ports of entry along the Southern border to pre-
vent terrorists and instruments of terror from 
entering the United States; 
(C) gaps in law, policy, and coordination 
between State, local, or tribal law enforcement, 
international agreements, or tribal agreements 
that hinder effective and efficient border secu-
rity, counterterrorism, and anti-human smug-
gling and trafficking efforts; 
(D) the current percentage of situational 
awareness achieved by the Department along 
the Southern border; 
(E) the current percentage of operational 
control achieved by the Department on the 
Southern border; and 
(F) traveler crossing times and any poten-
tial security vulnerability associated with pro-
longed wait times. 
(3) ANALYSIS
REQUIREMENTS.—In compiling 
the Southern border threat analysis required under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall consider and ex-
amine— 
(A) the technology needs and challenges, 
including such needs and challenges identified 
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as a result of previous investments that have 
not fully realized the security and operational 
benefits that were sought; 
(B) the personnel needs and challenges, in-
cluding such needs and challenges associated 
with recruitment and hiring; 
(C) the infrastructure needs and chal-
lenges; 
(D) the roles and authorities of State, 
local, and tribal law enforcement in general bor-
der security activities; 
(E) the status of coordination among Fed-
eral, State, local, tribal, and Mexican law en-
forcement entities relating to border security; 
(F) the terrain, population density, and cli-
mate along the Southern border; and 
(G) the international agreements between 
the United States and Mexico related to border 
security. 
(4) CLASSIFIED FORM.—To the extent possible, 
the Secretary shall submit the Southern border 
threat analysis required under this subsection in un-
classified form, but may submit a portion of the 
threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary de-
termines such action is appropriate. 
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(b) U.S. BORDER PATROL STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the submission of the threat analysis required 
under subsection (a) or June 30, 2019, and every 
five years thereafter, the Secretary, acting through 
the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, shall issue a 
Border Patrol Strategic Plan. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Border Patrol Strategic 
Plan required under this subsection shall include a 
consideration of— 
(A) the Southern border threat analysis re-
quired under subsection (a), with an emphasis 
on efforts to mitigate threats identified in such 
threat analysis; 
(B) efforts to analyze and disseminate bor-
der security and border threat information be-
tween border security components of the De-
partment and other appropriate Federal depart-
ments and agencies with missions associated 
with the Southern border; 
(C) efforts to increase situational aware-
ness, including— 
(i) surveillance capabilities, including 
capabilities developed or utilized by the 
Department of Defense, and any appro-
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priate technology determined to be excess 
by the Department of Defense; and 
(ii) the use of manned aircraft and 
unmanned aerial systems, including cam-
era and sensor technology deployed on 
such assets; 
(D) efforts to detect and prevent terrorists 
and instruments of terrorism from entering the 
United States; 
(E) efforts to detect, interdict, and disrupt 
aliens and illicit drugs at the earliest possible 
point; 
(F) efforts to focus intelligence collection 
to disrupt transnational criminal organizations 
outside of the international and maritime bor-
ders of the United States; 
(G) efforts to ensure that any new border 
security technology can be operationally inte-
grated with existing technologies in use by the 
Department; 
(H) any technology required to maintain, 
support, and enhance security and facilitate 
trade at ports of entry, including nonintrusive 
detection equipment, radiation detection equip-
ment, biometric technology, surveillance sys-
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tems, and other sensors and technology that the 
Secretary determines to be necessary; 
(I) operational coordination unity of effort 
initiatives of the border security components of 
the Department, including any relevant task 
forces of the Department; 
(J) 
lessons 
learned 
from 
Operation 
Jumpstart and Operation Phalanx; 
(K) cooperative agreements and informa-
tion sharing with State, local, tribal, territorial, 
and other Federal law enforcement agencies 
that have jurisdiction on the Northern border 
or the Southern border; 
(L) border security information received 
from consultation with State, local, tribal, terri-
torial, and Federal law enforcement agencies 
that have jurisdiction on the Northern border 
or the Southern border, or in the maritime en-
vironment, and from border community stake-
holders (including through public meetings with 
such stakeholders), including representatives 
from border agricultural and ranching organiza-
tions and representatives from business and 
civic organizations along the Northern border 
or the Southern border; 
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(M) staffing requirements for all depart-
mental border security functions; 
(N) a prioritized list of departmental re-
search and development objectives to enhance 
the security of the Southern border; 
(O) an assessment of training programs, 
including training programs for— 
(i) identifying and detecting fraudu-
lent documents; 
(ii) understanding the scope of en-
forcement authorities and the use of force 
policies; and 
(iii) screening, identifying, and ad-
dressing vulnerable populations, such as 
children and victims of human trafficking; 
and 
(P) an assessment of how border security 
operations affect border crossing times. 
SEC. 1121. AMENDMENTS TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
PROTECTION. 
(a) DUTIES.—Subsection (c) of section 411 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (19) as para-
graph (21); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(19) administer the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection public private partnerships under subtitle 
G; 
‘‘(20) administer preclearance operations under 
the Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (19 
U.S.C. 4431 et seq.; enacted as subtitle B of title 
VIII of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforce-
ment Act of 2015; 19 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.); and’’. 
(b) OFFICE
OF FIELD OPERATIONS STAFFING.— 
Subparagraph (A) of section 411(g)(5) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(g)(5)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘com-
pared to the number indicated by the current fiscal year 
work flow staffing model’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Subparagraph (B) of 
section 814(e)(1) of the Preclearance Authorization Act 
of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4433(e)(1); enacted as subtitle B of 
title VIII of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforce-
ment Act of 2015; 19 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(B) a port of entry vacancy rate which 
compares the number of officers identified in 
subparagraph (A) with the number of officers 
at the port at which such officer is currently as-
signed.’’. 
(d) DEFINITION.—Subsection (r) of section 411 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this section, the terms’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘this section: 
‘‘(1) the terms’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as added by subparagraph 
(A), by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘unmanned aerial systems’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘unmanned aircraft sys-
tem’ in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and 
Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 
40101 note).’’. 
SEC. 1122. AGENT AND OFFICER TECHNOLOGY USE. 
In carrying out section 102 of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (as 
amended by section 1111 of this division) and section 
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1113 of this division, the Secretary shall, to the greatest 
extent practicable, ensure that technology deployed to gain 
situational awareness and operational control of the bor-
der be provided to front-line officers and agents of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 1123. INTEGRATED BORDER ENFORCEMENT TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), 
as amended by section 1115 of this division, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 436. INTEGRATED BORDER ENFORCEMENT TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the Department a program to be known as the 
Integrated Border Enforcement Team program (referred 
to in this section as ‘IBET’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall administer the 
IBET program in a manner that results in a cooperative 
approach between the United States and Canada to— 
‘‘(1) strengthen security between designated 
ports of entry; 
‘‘(2) detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to 
terrorism and violations of law related to border se-
curity; 
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‘‘(3) facilitate collaboration among components 
and offices within the Department and international 
partners; 
‘‘(4) execute coordinated activities in further-
ance of border security and homeland security; and 
‘‘(5) enhance information-sharing, including the 
dissemination of homeland security information 
among such components and offices. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION AND LOCATION OF IBETS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—IBETs shall be led by the 
United States Border Patrol and may be comprised 
of personnel from the following: 
‘‘(A) Other subcomponents of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement, led by Homeland Security Investiga-
tions. 
‘‘(C) The Coast Guard, for the purpose of 
securing the maritime borders of the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) Other Department personnel, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(E) Other Federal departments and agen-
cies, as appropriate. 
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‘‘(F) Appropriate State law enforcement 
agencies. 
‘‘(G) Foreign law enforcement partners. 
‘‘(H) Local law enforcement agencies from 
affected border cities and communities. 
‘‘(I) Appropriate tribal law enforcement 
agencies. 
‘‘(2) LOCATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to establish IBETs in regions in which such teams 
can contribute to IBET missions, as appropriate. 
When establishing an IBET, the Secretary shall con-
sider the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the region in which the 
IBET would be established is significantly im-
pacted by cross-border threats. 
‘‘(B) The availability of Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement re-
sources to participate in an IBET. 
‘‘(C) Whether, in accordance with para-
graph (3), other joint cross-border initiatives al-
ready take place within the region in which the 
IBET would be established, including other De-
partment cross-border programs such as the In-
tegrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforce-
ment Operation Program established under sec-
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tion 711 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2012 (46 U.S.C. 70101 
note) or the Border Enforcement Security Task 
Force established under section 432. 
‘‘(3) DUPLICATION
OF
EFFORTS.—In deter-
mining whether to establish a new IBET or to ex-
pand an existing IBET in a given region, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the IBET under consider-
ation does not duplicate the efforts of other existing 
interagency task forces or centers within such re-
gion, including the Integrated Cross-Border Mari-
time Law Enforcement Operation Program estab-
lished under section 711 of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (46 U.S.C. 
70101 note) or the Border Enforcement Security 
Task Force established under section 432. 
‘‘(d) OPERATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After determining the re-
gions in which to establish IBETs, the Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(A) direct the assignment of Federal per-
sonnel to such IBETs; and 
‘‘(B) take other actions to assist Federal, 
State, local, and tribal entities to participate in 
such IBETs, including providing financial as-
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sistance, as appropriate, for operational, admin-
istrative, and technological costs associated with 
such participation. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Coast Guard personnel as-
signed under paragraph (1) may be assigned only 
for the purposes of securing the maritime borders of 
the United States, in accordance with subsection 
(c)(1)(C). 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
the IBET program with other similar border security and 
antiterrorism programs within the Department in accord-
ance with the strategic objectives of the Cross-Border Law 
Enforcement Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(f) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary may enter into memoranda of understanding with 
appropriate representatives of the entities specified in sub-
section (c)(1) necessary to carry out the IBET program. 
Such memoranda with entities specified in subparagraph 
(G) of such subsection shall be entered into with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which an IBET is established and biannually 
thereafter for the following six years, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
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land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and in the case of Coast Guard personnel used to secure 
the maritime borders of the United States, additionally to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, a report that— 
‘‘(1) describes the effectiveness of IBETs in ful-
filling the purposes specified in subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) assess the impact of certain challenges on 
the sustainment of cross-border IBET operations, 
including challenges faced by international partners; 
‘‘(3) addresses ways to support joint training 
for IBET stakeholder agencies and radio interoper-
ability to allow for secure cross-border radio commu-
nications; and 
‘‘(4) assesses how IBETs, Border Enforcement 
Security Task Forces, and the Integrated Cross-Bor-
der Maritime Law Enforcement Operation Program 
can better align operations, including interdiction 
and investigation activities.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 435 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 436. Integrated Border Enforcement Teams.’’. 
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SEC. 1124. TUNNEL TASK FORCES. 
The Secretary is authorized to establish Tunnel Task 
Forces for the purposes of detecting and remediating tun-
nels that breach the international border of the United 
States. 
SEC. 
1125. 
PILOT 
PROGRAM 
ON 
USE 
OF 
ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC SPECTRUM IN SUPPORT OF BOR-
DER SECURITY OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner, in consulta-
tion with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Com-
munications and Information, shall conduct a pilot pro-
gram to test and evaluate the use of electromagnetic spec-
trum by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in support 
of border security operations through— 
(1) ongoing management and monitoring of 
spectrum to identify threats such as unauthorized 
spectrum use, and the jamming and hacking of 
United States communications assets, by persons en-
gaged in criminal enterprises; 
(2) automated spectrum management to enable 
greater efficiency and speed for U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection in addressing emerging challenges 
in overall spectrum use on the United States border; 
and 
(3) coordinated use of spectrum resources to 
better facilitate interoperability and interagency co-
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operation and interdiction efforts at or near the 
United States border. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the conclusion of the pilot program conducted under 
subsection (a), the Commissioner shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings and 
data derived from such program. 
SEC. 1126. FOREIGN MIGRATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), 
as amended by sections 1115 and 1123 of this division, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 437. FOREIGN MIGRATION ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, may provide to a foreign 
government financial assistance for foreign country oper-
ations to address migration flows that may affect the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—Assistance provided under 
subsection (a) may be provided only if such assistance 
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would enhance the recipient government’s capacity to ad-
dress irregular migration flows that may affect the United 
States, including through related detention or removal op-
erations by the recipient government, including procedures 
to screen and provide protection for certain individuals. 
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT
OF EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary may, if appropriate, seek reimbursement from the 
receiving foreign government for the provision of financial 
assistance under this section. 
‘‘(d) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COLLEC-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 
States Code, any reimbursement collected pursuant to 
subsection (c) shall— 
‘‘(1) be credited as offsetting collections to the 
account that finances the financial assistance under 
this section for which such reimbursement is re-
ceived; and 
‘‘(2) remain available until expended for the 
purpose of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—The authority provided 
under this section shall remain in effect until September 
30, 2023. 
‘‘(f) DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM EXECUTION.— 
The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall jointly de-
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