IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6740 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
Border Tunnel Task Forces, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Tunnel Task 
Force Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BORDER TUNNEL DETECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 420. BORDER TUNNEL TASK FORCES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish Border Tunnel Task Forces in jurisdictions in which 
such Border Tunnel Task Forces can contribute to border 
security missions after evaluating— 
‘‘(1) whether the areas in which such Border 
Tunnel Task Forces would be established are signifi-
cantly impacted by cross-border threats; and 
‘‘(2) the availability of Federal, State, local, 
and Tribal law enforcement resources to participate 
in such Border Tunnel Task Forces. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Border Tunnel 
Task Forces under subsection (a) is to enhance and inte-
grate border security efforts by addressing and reducing 
cross-border tunnel related threats and violence by— 
‘‘(1) facilitating collaboration among Federal, 
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to 
execute coordinated activities in furtherance of bor-
der security and homeland security; and 
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‘‘(2) enhancing information-sharing, including 
the dissemination of homeland security information, 
among such agencies. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF BOR-
DER
TUNNEL
TASK
FORCES.—Border Tunnel Task 
Forces may be comprised of the following: 
‘‘(1) Personnel from U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, including the U.S. Border Patrol. 
‘‘(2) Personnel from U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, including Homeland Security 
Investigations. 
‘‘(3) Personnel from other Department compo-
nents and offices, as appropriate. 
‘‘(4) Personnel from other Federal, State, local, 
and Tribal law enforcement agencies, as appropriate. 
‘‘(5) Other appropriate personnel at the discre-
tion of the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—In determining 
whether to establish a new Border Tunnel Task Force or 
to expand an existing Border Tunnel Task Force in a 
given jurisdiction, the Secretary shall ensure that the Bor-
der Tunnel Task Force under consideration does not un-
necessarily duplicate the efforts of other existing inter-
agency task forces or centers within such jurisdiction. 
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‘‘(e) COORDINATION
AMONG
COMPONENTS.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish targets and performance meas-
ures for the Border Tunnel Task Forces that include 
consideration of whether border barriers impact 
cross-border tunnel threats; 
‘‘(2) direct leadership of each Border Tunnel 
Task Force to monitor progress on such targets and 
performance measures for each such task force; and 
‘‘(3) periodically report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate regarding progress 
on such targets and performance measures.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
419 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 420. Border Tunnel Task Forces.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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