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Union Calendar No. 750 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6740 
[Report No. 115–962] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish Border Tunnel 
Task Forces, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 
Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 7, 2018] 
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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 Tunnel Task 
Force Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BORDER TUNNEL DETECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Home-
land 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 establish 
Border Tunnel Task Forces in jurisdictions in which such 
Border Tunnel Task Forces can contribute to border secu-
rity 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— 
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‘‘(1) facilitating collaboration among Federal, 
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to 
execute coordinated activities in furtherance of border 
security and homeland security; and 
‘‘(2) enhancing information-sharing, including 
the dissemination of homeland security information, 
among such agencies. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF BORDER 
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 Cus-
toms Enforcement, including Homeland Security In-
vestigations. 
‘‘(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 Border 
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Tunnel Task Force under consideration does not unneces-
sarily duplicate the efforts of other existing interagency task 
forces or centers within such jurisdiction. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION AMONG COMPONENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish targets and performance measures 
for the Border Tunnel Task Forces that include con-
sideration 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.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 750 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6740 
[Report No. 115–962] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish Border Tunnel Task Forces, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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