is appropriate for the climate and risks faced by the agent. 
Enough body armor must be purchased to cover every 
agent in the field. 
(b) WEAPONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
agents are equipped with weapons that are reliable and 
effective to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and in-
nocent third parties from the threats posed by armed 
criminals. The Secretary shall ensure that the policies of 
the Department authorize all agents to carry weapons that 
are suited to the potential threats that they face, and that 
all agents receive appropriate training in the use of such 
weapons. 
(c) UNIFORMS.—The Secretary shall ensure that all 
agents are provided with all necessary uniform items, in-
cluding outerwear suited to the climate, footwear, belts, 
holsters, and personal protective equipment, at no cost to 
such agents. Such items shall be replaced at no cost to 
such agents as such items become worn or unserviceable 
or no longer fit properly. 
SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as may be necessary for each of the fis-
cal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this subtitle. 
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Subtitle D—Border Infrastructure 
and Technology Modernization 
SEC. 131. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of United States 
Customs and Border Protection. 
(2) NORTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘northern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Canada. 
(3) SOUTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘southern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Mexico. 
SEC. 132. EXPANSION OF COMMERCE SECURITY PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CUSTOMS-TRADE PARTNERSHIP AGAINST TER-
RORISM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner, in consultation with the Secretary, shall de-
velop a plan to expand the programs of the Cus-
toms-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism estab-
lished pursuant to section 211 of the SAFE Port 
Act (6 U.S.C. 961), including adding additional per-
sonnel for such programs, along the northern border 
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and southern border, including the following pro-
grams: 
(A) The Business Anti-Smuggling Coali-
tion. 
(B) The Carrier Initiative Program. 
(C) The Americas Counter Smuggling Ini-
tiative. 
(D) The Container Security Initiative es-
tablished pursuant to section 205 of the SAFE 
Port Act (6 U.S.C. 945). 
(E) The Free and Secure Trade Initiative. 
(F) Other industry partnership programs 
administered by the Commissioner. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner shall establish a demonstration program to develop 
a cooperative trade security system to improve supply 
chain security. 
Subtitle E—Other Border Security 
Initiatives 
SEC. 141. ALIEN SMUGGLING AND TERRORISM PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) CHECKS AGAINST TERRORIST WATCHLIST.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, check against all available terrorist watchlists 
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those persons suspected of alien smuggling and smuggled 
individuals who are interdicted at the land, air, and sea 
borders of the United States. 
(b) STRENGTHENING PROSECUTION AND PUNISH-
MENT OF ALIEN SMUGGLERS.—Section 274(a) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending the subsection heading to read 
as follows: ‘‘BRINGING IN, HARBORING, AND SMUG-
GLING OF UNLAWFUL AND TERRORIST ALIENS.—’’; 
and 
(2) by amending paragraphs (1) through (2) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) Whoever, knowing or in reckless disregard of 
the fact that an individual is an alien who lacks lawful 
authority to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, 
knowingly— 
‘‘(i) brings that individual to the United States 
in any manner whatsoever regardless of any future 
official action which may be taken with respect to 
such individual; 
‘‘(ii) recruits, encourages, or induces that indi-
vidual to come to, enter, or reside in the United 
States; 
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‘‘(iii) transports or moves that individual in the 
United States, in furtherance of their unlawful pres-
ence; or 
‘‘(iv) harbors, conceals, or shields from detec-
tion the individual in any place in the United States, 
including any building or any means of transpor-
tation; 
or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as 
provided in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) Whoever, knowing that an individual is an alien, 
brings that individual to the United States in any manner 
whatsoever at a place, other than a designated port of 
entry or place designated by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, regardless of whether such individual has re-
ceived prior official authorization to come to, enter, or re-
side in the United States and regardless of any future offi-
cial action which may be taken with respect to such indi-
vidual, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished 
as provided in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) Whoever commits an offense under this para-
graph shall, for each individual in respect to whom such 
a violation occurs— 
‘‘(i) if the offense results in the death of any 
person, be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
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and subject to the penalty of death or imprisonment 
for any term of years or for life; 
‘‘(ii) if the offense involves kidnapping, an at-
tempt to kidnap, the conduct required for aggra-
vated sexual abuse (as defined in section 2241 of 
title 18, United States Code, without regard to 
where it takes place), or an attempt to commit such 
abuse, or an attempt to kill, be fined under title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned for any term of 
years or life, or both; 
‘‘(iii) if the offense involves an individual who 
the defendant knew was engaged in or intended to 
engage in terrorist activity (as defined in section 
212(a)(3)(B)), be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or 
both; 
‘‘(iv) if the offense results in serious bodily in-
jury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18, United 
States Code) or places in jeopardy the life of any 
person, be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; 
‘‘(v) if the offense is a violation of paragraph 
(1)(A)(i) and was committed for the purpose of prof-
it, commercial advantage, or private financial gain, 
or if the offense was committed with the intent or 
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‘‘(2)(A) There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over the 
offenses described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) In a prosecution for a violation of, or an attempt 
or 
conspiracy 
to 
violate, 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(i), 
(a)(1)(A)(ii), or (a)(1)(B), that occurs on the high seas, 
no defense based on necessity can be raised unless the de-
fendant— 
‘‘(i) as soon as practicable, reported to the 
Coast Guard the circumstances of the necessity, and 
if a rescue is claimed, the name, description, registry 
number, and location of the vessel engaging in the 
rescue; and 
‘‘(ii) did not bring, attempt to bring, or in any 
manner intentionally facilitate the entry of any alien 
into the land territory of the United States without 
lawful authority, unless exigent circumstances ex-
isted that placed the life of that alien in danger, in 
which case the reporting requirement set forth in 
clause (i) is satisfied by notifying the Coast Guard 
as soon as practicable after delivering the alien to 
emergency medical or law enforcement personnel 
ashore. 
‘‘(C) It is not a violation of, or an attempt or con-
spiracy to violate, clause (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (1)(A), 
or paragraph (1)(A)(ii) (except if a person recruits, en-
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courages, or induces an alien to come to or enter the 
United States), for a religious denomination having a bona 
fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States, 
or the agents or officer of such denomination or organiza-
tion, to encourage, invite, call, allow, or enable an alien 
who is present in the United States to perform the voca-
tion of a minister or missionary for the denomination or 
organization in the United States as a volunteer who is 
not compensated as an employee, notwithstanding the pro-
vision of room, board, travel, medical assistance, and other 
basic living expenses, provided the minister or missionary 
has been a member of the denomination for at least one 
year. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘United States’ means the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory 
or possession of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘lawful authority’ means permis-
sion, authorization, or waiver that is expressly pro-
vided for in the immigration laws of the United 
States or the regulations prescribed under those 
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laws and does not include any such authority se-
cured by fraud or otherwise obtained in violation of 
law or authority that has been sought but not ap-
proved.’’. 
(c) MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) PENALTIES.—Subsection (b) of section 
2237 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) Whoever intentionally violates this section 
shall— 
‘‘(1) if the offense results in death or involves 
kidnapping, an attempt to kidnap, the conduct re-
quired for aggravated sexual abuse (as defined in 
section 2241 without regard to where it takes place), 
or an attempt to commit such abuse, or an attempt 
to kill, be fined under such title or imprisoned for 
any term of years or life, or both; 
‘‘(2) if the offense results in serious bodily in-
jury (as defined in section 1365 of this title) or 
transportation under inhumane conditions, be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, 
or both; 
‘‘(3) if the offense is committed in the course 
of a violation of section 274 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (alien smuggling); chapter 77 (peon-
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age, slavery, and trafficking in persons), section 111 
(shipping), 111A (interference with vessels), 113 
(stolen property), or 117 (transportation for illegal 
sexual activity) of this title; chapter 705 (maritime 
drug law enforcement) of title 46, or title II of the 
Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; 40 Stat. 220), be 
fined under this title or imprisoned for not more 
than 10 years, or both; and 
‘‘(4) in any other case, be fined under this title 
or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.’’. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
NECESSITY
DEFENSE.— 
Section 2237(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) In a prosecution for a violation of this section, 
no defense based on necessity can be raised unless the de-
fendant— 
‘‘(A) as soon as practicable upon reaching 
shore, delivered the person with respect to which the 
necessity arose to emergency medical or law enforce-
ment personnel; 
‘‘(B) as soon as practicable, reported to the 
Coast Guard the circumstances of the necessity re-
sulting giving rise to the defense; and 
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‘‘(C) did not bring, attempt to bring, or in any 
manner intentionally facilitate the entry of any alien, 
as that term is defined in section 101(a)(3) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(3)), into the land territory of the United 
States without lawful authority, unless exigent cir-
cumstances existed that placed the life of that alien 
in danger, in which case the reporting requirement 
of subparagraph (B) is satisfied by notifying the 
Coast Guard as soon as practicable after delivering 
that person to emergency medical or law enforce-
ment personnel ashore.’’. 
(3) DEFINITION.—Section 2237(e) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘transportation under inhumane 
conditions’ means the transportation of persons in 
an engine compartment, storage compartment, or 
other confined space, transportation at an excessive 
speed, transportation of a number of persons in ex-
cess of the rated capacity of the means of transpor-
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tation, or intentionally grounding a vessel in which 
persons are being transported.’’. 
(d) AMENDMENT
TO
THE
SENTENCING
GUIDE-
LINES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority 
under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, 
and in accordance with this section, the United 
States Sentencing Commission shall review and, if 
appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines and 
policy statements applicable to persons convicted of 
alien smuggling offenses and criminal failure to 
heave to or obstruction of boarding. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Sentencing Commission, shall— 
(A) consider providing sentencing enhance-
ments or stiffening existing enhancements for 
those convicted of offenses described in sub-
section (a) that— 
(i) involve a pattern of continued and 
flagrant violations; 
(ii) are part of an ongoing commercial 
organization or enterprise; 
(iii) involve aliens who were trans-
ported in groups of 10 or more; 
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(iv) involve the transportation or 
abandonment of aliens in a manner that 
endangered their lives; or 
(v) involve the facilitation of terrorist 
activity; and 
(B) consider cross-references to the guide-
lines for Criminal Sexual Abuse and Attempted 
Murder. 
(3) EXPEDITED
PROCEDURES.—The Commis-
sion may promulgate the guidelines or amendments 
under this section in accordance with the procedures 
set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 
1987, as though the authority under that Act had 
not expired. 
SEC. 142. BORDER SECURITY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROTECTED LAND.—The term ‘‘protected 
land’’ means land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary concerned. 
(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
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(B) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(b) BORDER PROTECTION STRATEGY.—The Sec-
retary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall jointly develop a border protection 
strategy that supports the border security needs of the 
United States in the manner that best protects— 
(1) units of the National Park System; 
(2) National Forest System land; 
(3) land under the jurisdiction of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(4) other relevant land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Ag-
riculture. 
(c) ADDITIONAL UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS AND SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF THE INTERIOR.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior for employment 
of uniformed law enforcement officers and special agents, 
in addition to the number of such officers and agents em-
ployed immediately before the enactment of this Act, such 
sums as may be necessary for— 
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(1) 22 such officers of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, including— 
(A) 4 for California; 
(B) 9 for Arizona; 
(C) 2 for New Mexico; and 
(D) 7 for Texas; 
(2) 2 such agents of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, for Texas; 
(3) 22 such officers of the National Park Serv-
ice, including— 
(A) 13 for Arizona; and 
(B) 9 for Texas; 
(4) 2 such agents of the National Park Service, 
for Texas; 
(5) 19 such officers of the Bureau of Land 
Management, including— 
(A) 5 for California; 
(B) 4 for Arizona; 
(C) 4 for New Mexico; and 
(D) 6 for Texas; 
(6) 2 such agents of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, including— 
(A) 1 for California; 
(B) 2 for Arizona; and 
(C) 1 for New Mexico; and 
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(7) one such agent of the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs, for Texas. 
(d) ADDITIONAL
SPECIAL
ASSISTANT
UNITED 
STATES ATTORNEY.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Attorney General such sums as may be nec-
essary to increase by 1 the number of special assistant 
United States attorneys in the district of Arizona dedi-
cated to prosecution of cases generated by the Secretary 
of the Interior, in addition to the number of such attor-
neys appointed immediately before the enactment of this 
Act. 
TITLE II—ENDING UNLAWFUL 
EMPLOYMENT 
Subtitle A—Employee Verification 
SEC. 201. MANDATORY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION 
VERIFICATION. 
(a) MAKING E-VERIFY PROGRAM PERMANENT.— 
Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im-
migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) 
is amended by adding before the period at the end of the 
last sentence the following ‘‘, except that the E-Verify Pro-
gram described in section 403(a) shall be a permanent 
program’’. 
(b) MANDATORY USE OF E-VERIFY SYSTEM.— 
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