I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1507 
To implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigra-
tion, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity in the southwest 
border of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2011 
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
Natural Resources, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, En-
ergy and Commerce, Appropriations, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To implement a comprehensive border security plan to com-
bat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and 
violent activity in the southwest border of the United 
States. 
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 ‘‘Border Security En-
forcement Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) RURAL, HIGH-TRAFFICKED
AREAS.—The 
term ‘‘rural, high-trafficked areas’’ means rural 
areas through which drugs and undocumented aliens 
are routinely smuggled, as designated by the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(3) SOUTHWEST BORDER REGION.—The term 
‘‘Southwest Border region’’ means the area in the 
United States that is within 150 miles of the inter-
national border between the United States and Mex-
ico. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO SECURE THE 
SOUTHERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
deploy not fewer than 6,000 National Guard personnel to 
perform operations and missions under section 502(f) of 
title 32, United States Code, in the Southwest Border re-
gion for the purposes of assisting U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection in securing the international border be-
tween the United States and Mexico. 
(b) ASSIGNMENT OF OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—National Guard units and 
personnel deployed under subsection (a) may be as-
signed such operations and missions as are nec-
essary to secure the international border between the 
United States and Mexico. 
(2) NATURE
OF
DUTY.—Duty by National 
Guard personnel performing such operations and 
missions shall be full-time National Guard duty 
under title 32, United States Code. 
(c) RANGE OF OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS.—The op-
erations and missions assigned under subsection (b) shall 
include the temporary authority to— 
(1) construct fencing, including double-layer 
and triple-layer fencing; 
(2) increase ground-based mobile surveillance 
systems; 
(3) deploy additional unmanned aerial systems 
and manned aircraft sufficient to maintain contin-
uous surveillance of the international border between 
the United States and Mexico; 
(4) deploy and provide capability for radio com-
munications interoperability between U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection and State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies; 
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