I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3163 
To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. VELA, and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Armed 
Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Edu-
cation and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House 
Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Secu-
rity and Prosperity Act of 2013’’, the ‘‘Comprehensive Im-
migration Reform ASAP Act of 2013’’, or as the ‘‘CIR 
ASAP Act of 2013’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Reference to the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Sec. 4. Definitions. 
Sec. 5. Severability. 
TITLE I—BORDER SECURITY AND ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 101. Sense of Congress. 
Subtitle A—Border Security 
Sec. 111. National Strategy for Border Security. 
Sec. 112. Increase in number of Customs and Border Protection Officers. 
Sec. 113. Improving ports of entry for border security and other purposes. 
Sec. 114. Inventory of personnel. 
Sec. 115. Standards of professional conduct. 
Sec. 116. Inventory of assets. 
Sec. 117. Customs border patrol and border protection assets. 
Sec. 118. Technological assets. 
Sec. 119. Secure communication. 
Sec. 120. Surveillance plan. 
Sec. 121. Surveillance technologies programs. 
Sec. 122. Border security searches of electronic devices. 
Sec. 123. Border relief grant program. 
Sec. 124. Northern and Southern border drug prosecution initiative. 
Sec. 125. Operation Streamline prosecution initiative. 
Sec. 126. Project Gunrunner. 
Sec. 127. Operation Armas Cruzadas. 
Sec. 128. Combating human smuggling. 
Sec. 129. Report on deaths and strategy study. 
Sec. 130. United States-Mexico Border Enforcement Commission. 
Sec. 131. Prohibition on military involvement in nonemergency border enforce-
ment. 
Sec. 132. Definitions. 
Sec. 133. Border protection strategy. 
Sec. 134. Actions to further secure operational control of the international land 
borders of the United States. 
Sec. 135. Borderlands monitoring and mitigation. 
Sec. 136. Border Communities Liaison Office. 
Sec. 137. Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Office of Inspector Gen-
eral. 
Sec. 138. Improving ports of entry for border security and other purposes. 
Sec. 139. Ports of entry. 
Sec. 140. Ports of entry infrastructure and operations assessment study. 
Sec. 141. National Land Border Ports of Entry Security Plan. 
Sec. 142. Ports of entry technology demonstration program. 
Sec. 143. Reports on improving the exchange of information on North Amer-
ican security. 
Sec. 144. Southern Border Security Task Force. 
Sec. 145. Cooperation with the Government of Mexico. 
Sec. 146. Enhanced international cooperation. 
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Sec. 147. Expansion of commerce security programs. 
Sec. 148. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Detention 
Sec. 151. Definitions. 
Sec. 152. Detention conditions. 
Sec. 153. Specific detention requirements for short-term detention facilities. 
Sec. 154. Rulemaking and enforcement. 
Sec. 155. Immigration Detention Commission. 
Sec. 156. Death in custody reporting requirement. 
Sec. 157. Protection of community-based organizations, faith-based organiza-
tions and other institutions. 
Sec. 158. Apprehension procedures for immigration-related enforcement activi-
ties. 
Sec. 159. Protections against unlawful detentions of United States citizens. 
Sec. 160. Basic protections for vulnerable populations. 
Sec. 161. Report on protections for vulnerable populations impacted by immi-
gration enforcement activities. 
Sec. 162. Family Detention and Unity Protections. 
Sec. 163. Apprehension procedures for families and parents. 
Sec. 164. Child welfare services for children separated from parents detained or 
removed from the United States for immigration violations. 
Sec. 165. Vulnerable population and child welfare training for immigration en-
forcement officers. 
Sec. 166. Access for parents, legal guardians, and, primary caregiver relatives. 
Sec. 167. Enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children 
and female detainees. 
Sec. 168. Preventing unnecessary detention of refugees. 
Sec. 169. Reports on protections from unlawful detention. 
Sec. 170. Rulemaking. 
Subtitle C—Enforcement 
Sec. 181. Labor enforcement. 
Sec. 182. Mandatory address reporting requirements. 
Sec. 183. Preemption of State and local law. 
Sec. 184. Delegation of immigration authority. 
Sec. 185. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ombudsman. 
Sec. 186. Eliminating arbitrary bar to asylum. 
Sec. 187. Restoration of judicial review. 
TITLE II—EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION 
Sec. 201. Employment verification. 
Sec. 202. Parity with Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
Sec. 203. Amendments to the Social Security Act. 
TITLE III—VISA REFORMS 
Sec. 301. Elimination of existing backlogs. 
Sec. 302. Reclassification of spouses and minor children of legal permanent 
residents as immediate relatives. 
Sec. 303. Country limits. 
Sec. 304. Promoting family unity. 
Sec. 305. Surviving relatives. 
Sec. 306. Extension of waiver authority. 
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Sec. 307. Discretionary waiver for long-term lawful permanent residents. 
Sec. 308. Continuous presence. 
Sec. 309. Bar on the removal of certain refugees, parolees or asylees. 
Sec. 310. Exemption from immigrant visa limit for certain veterans who are na-
tives of Philippines. 
Sec. 311. Fiance´e or fiance´ child status protection. 
Sec. 312. Equal treatment for all stepchildren. 
Sec. 313. Sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans. 
Sec. 314. Determinations under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act 
of 1998. 
Sec. 315. Discretionary authority. 
Sec. 316. Affidavit of support. 
Sec. 317. Visa to prevent unauthorized migration. 
Sec. 318. Adjustment of status. 
Sec. 319. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 320. United States-educated immigrants. 
Sec. 321. Retaining workers subject to green card backlog. 
Sec. 322. Return of talent program. 
TITLE IV—EARNED LEGALIZATION OF UNDOCUMENTED 
INDIVIDUALS 
Subtitle A—Conditional Nonimmigrants 
Sec. 401. Conditional nonimmigrants. 
Sec. 402. Adjustment of status for conditional nonimmigrants. 
Sec. 403. Administrative and judicial review. 
Sec. 404. Mandatory disclosure of information. 
Sec. 405. Penalties for false statements in applications. 
Sec. 406. Aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations. 
Sec. 407. Employer protections. 
Sec. 408. Limitations on eligibility. 
Sec. 409. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 410. Correction of Social Security records. 
Sec. 411. Restoration of State option to determine residency for purposes of 
higher education benefits. 
Sec. 412. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security 
CHAPTER 1—TITLE AND DEFINITIONS 
Sec. 421. Short title. 
Sec. 422. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 2—PILOT PROGRAM FOR EARNED STATUS ADJUSTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS 
SUBCHAPTER A—BLUE CARD STATUS 
Sec. 431. Requirements for blue card status. 
Sec. 432. Treatment of aliens granted blue card status. 
Sec. 433. Adjustment to permanent residence. 
Sec. 434. Applications. 
Sec. 435. Waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmis-
sibility. 
Sec. 436. Administrative and judicial review. 
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Sec. 437. Use of information. 
Sec. 438. Regulations, effective date, authorization of appropriations. 
SUBCHAPTER B—CORRECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS 
Sec. 441. Correction of Social Security records. 
CHAPTER 3—REFORM OF H–2A WORKER PROGRAM 
Sec. 451. Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
CHAPTER 4—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 461. Determination and use of user fees. 
Sec. 462. Regulations. 
Sec. 463. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 464. Effective date. 
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE U.S. ECONOMY AND 
WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Immigration and Labor 
CHAPTER 1—IMMIGRATION AND LABOR MARKETS 
Sec. 501. Commission on Immigration and Labor Markets. 
Sec. 502. Security and prosperity account. 
Sec. 503. American recruit and match system. 
CHAPTER 2—PROTECTION OF WORKERS RECRUITED ABROAD 
Sec. 511. Protections for workers recruited abroad. 
Sec. 512. Enforcement provisions. 
Sec. 513. Procedures in addition to other rights of employees. 
Sec. 514. Authority to prescribe regulations. 
Sec. 515. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 3—TECHNICAL CORRECTION 
Sec. 521. Technical correction. 
Subtitle B—Reforms of Certain Classes of Employment-Based Visas 
CHAPTER 1—H–1B VISA FRAUD AND ABUSE PROTECTIONS 
SUBCHAPTER A—H–1B EMPLOYER APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 531. Modification of application requirements. 
Sec. 532. New application requirements. 
Sec. 533. Application review requirements. 
SUBCHAPTER B—INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST 
H–1B 
Sec. 541. General modification of procedures for investigation and disposition. 
Sec. 542. Investigation, working conditions, and penalties. 
Sec. 543. Waiver requirements. 
Sec. 544. Initiation of investigations. 
Sec. 545. Information sharing. 
Sec. 546. Conforming amendment. 
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SUBCHAPTER C—OTHER H–1B PROVISIONS 
Sec. 551. Posting available H–1B positions through the Department of Labor. 
Sec. 552. H–1B government authority and requirements. 
Sec. 553. Additional Department of Labor employees. 
CHAPTER 2—L–1 NONIMMIGRANTS 
Sec. 561. Prohibition on outplacement of L–1 nonimmigrants. 
Sec. 562. L–1 employer petition requirements for employment at new offices. 
Sec. 563. Cooperation with Secretary of State. 
Sec. 564. Investigation and disposition of complaints against L–1 employers. 
Sec. 565. Wage rate and working conditions for L–1 nonimmigrant. 
Sec. 566. Penalties. 
Sec. 567. Prohibition on retaliation against L–1 nonimmigrants. 
Sec. 568. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 569. Reports on L–1 nonimmigrants. 
Sec. 570. Application. 
Sec. 571. Report on L–1 blanket petition process. 
Sec. 572. Requirements for information for H–1B and L–1 nonimmigrants. 
CHAPTER 3—PROTECTION OF H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS 
Sec. 581. Enforcement of Federal labor laws relating to H–2B nonagricultural 
guest workers. 
Sec. 582. Recruitment of United States workers. 
Sec. 583. Prevailing wages for United States workers and H–2B workers. 
Sec. 584. Certification requirement. 
Sec. 585. Protections for workers. 
Sec. 586. Petitions by employers that have signed labor agreements with unions 
that operate hiring halls. 
Sec. 587. H–2B nonimmigrant labor certification application fees. 
CHAPTER 4—ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EB–5 VISA PROGRAM 
Sec. 591. Permanent reauthorization of EB–5 regional center program; applica-
tion fee. 
Sec. 592. Premium processing fee for EB–5 immigrant investors. 
Sec. 593. Concurrent filing of EB–5 petitions and applications for adjustment 
of status. 
Sec. 594. Improved set-aside for targeted employment areas. 
Sec. 595. Set-aside of visas for regional center program. 
Sec. 596. Extension. 
Sec. 597. Study. 
Sec. 598. Full-time equivalents. 
Sec. 599. Eligibility for adjustment of status. 
Sec. 599A. Expansion of EB–5 eligibility to include qualified immigrants who 
complete investment agreements. 
CHAPTER 5—EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 599B. Application. 
TITLE VI—INTEGRATION OF NEW AMERICANS 
Subtitle A—Citizenship Promotion 
Sec. 601. Immigration service fees. 
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Sec. 602. Administration of tests for naturalization; fulfillment by elderly per-
sons of requirement for naturalization relating to knowledge of 
English language. 
Sec. 603. Voluntary electronic filing of applications. 
Sec. 604. Timely background checks. 
Sec. 605. National citizenship promotion program. 
Sec. 606. Effective date. 
Subtitle B—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 611. Grants to support public education and community training. 
Sec. 612. Grant program to assist applicants for naturalization. 
Sec. 613. Naturalization for certain U.S. high school graduates. 
Sec. 614. Family integration. 
Sec. 615. Consideration for domestic resettlement of refugees. 
Sec. 616. Credits for teachers of English language learners. 
Sec. 617. Credits for employer-provided adult English literacy and basic edu-
cation programs. 
Sec. 618. Grants to States to form New American Councils. 
Sec. 619. Independence Day ceremonies for oaths of allegiance. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Federal immigration laws must uphold 
America’s long history of being a Nation of immi-
grants from every continent in the world, and reaf-
firm our Nation’s commitment to strong and united 
families, civil rights, economic opportunity and di-
versity. 
(2) The Government of the United States 
should reduce the deficit by ensuring that all individ-
uals and employers pay their fair share of taxes and 
contribute equally to the prosperity of our great Na-
tion. 
(3) The Government of the United States has 
an obligation to ensure the labor rights of all work-
ers in our country, and end the driving down of 
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wages and workplace standards that exists today due 
to our broken immigration system. Unscrupulous 
employers should not be able to profit off of the 
backs of a workforce with no voice in the workplace 
or civic society. 
(4) The Government of the United States also 
has an obligation to ensure the growth and vitality 
of honest American businesses that are playing by 
the rules and fueling our economic recovery. 
(5) The labor and immigration policies of the 
United States Government should be modernized to 
reflect the current needs of American workers and 
the American economy. 
(6) The Government of the United States can-
not effectively carry out its national security policies 
unless it requires undocumented immigrants to come 
forward and participate fully in our communities 
and legally in the economy of the United States, so 
that enforcement efforts are concentrated on the 
truly bad actors. 
(7) Elimination of America’s immigrant work-
force is not an effective or honest solution to Amer-
icas economic crisis. We need a solution that levels 
the playing field and promotes equal rights for all. 
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(8) Dividing American families in not a moral 
or just solution to the broken immigration system. 
We need policies that treat all families equally and 
keep them together, to support each other and build 
strong communities. 
(9) Flawed immigration laws and persistent un-
equal administration of justice at the local level, 
based on race or national origin, has undermined ef-
fective community policing by discouraging the re-
porting of crime and cooperation with prosecutors in 
immigrant communities, due to well-founded fears of 
immigration enforcement action against them. This 
puts entire communities at risk and undermines 
public safety for all. 
(10) The Government of the United States 
should ensure that racial profiling and unequal ad-
ministration of the law based on race or national ori-
gin is not permitted by any agency of Federal, State 
or local government bodies. 
(11) Our Government should ensure that our 
Nation’s borders are secure by investing in effective 
strategies, eliminating the millions of dollars cur-
rently being allocated to ineffective ones, and by re-
quiring consultation with State and local commu-
nities on both the northern and southern borders be-
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fore implementing new border enforcement strate-
gies. 
(12) Foreign governments, particularly those 
that share an international border with the United 
States, must play a critical role in securing inter-
national borders and deterring illegal entry of for-
eign nationals into the United States. 
(13) The Government of the United States has 
an obligation to reaffirm its commitment to effective 
immigrant integration by supporting the teaching 
and promoting the learning of English. 
(14) Comprehensive immigration reform and 
strong enforcement of immigration laws will encour-
age legal immigration, deter illegal immigration, and 
promote the economic and national security interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCE TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATION-
ALITY ACT. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
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SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Home-
land Security. 
SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, any amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid 
for any reason, the remainder of this Act, the amendments 
made by this Act, and the application of the provisions 
of such to any other person or circumstance shall not be 
affected by such holding. 
TITLE I—BORDER SECURITY 
AND ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security should 
establish a national strategic plan for short-term and 
long-term border security with improved account-
ability and transparency in agency functions; 
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(2) the Secretary’s border security priorities 
must support and strengthen the significant ad-
vances in operational control of the border; 
(3) the Secretary must secure our Nation’s 
ports of entry and facilitate the flow of commerce 
and travel; 
(4) the ports of entry to the United States re-
quire additional assets, personnel, infrastructure and 
improvements in technology; 
(5) although States along the Southern and 
Northern borders play a unique role in supporting 
the Federal Government, border security and en-
forcement of the immigration laws are the responsi-
bility of the Federal Government; 
(6) combating human smuggling, arms traf-
ficking and drug trafficking are essential to border 
security; 
(7) protecting the economic and civic vitality of 
the border region is central to border security; and 
(8) effective border security depends on sus-
tained international cooperation. 
Subtitle A—Border Security 
SEC. 111. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR BORDER SECURITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Fed-
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eral agencies, shall develop a National Strategy for Border 
Security that describes actions to be carried out to main-
tain operational control over all ports of entry into the 
United States and the international land and maritime 
borders of the United States. 
(b) CONTENT.—The National Strategy for Border 
Security shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the threat posed by ter-
rorists and terrorist groups that may try to infiltrate 
the United States at locations along the inter-
national land and maritime borders of the United 
States. 
(2) A risk assessment for all United States 
ports of entry and all portions of the international 
land and maritime borders of the United States that 
includes a description of activities being under-
taken— 
(A) to prevent the entry of terrorists, un-
lawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, nar-
cotics, and other contraband into the United 
States; and 
(B) to protect critical infrastructure at or 
near such ports of entry or borders. 
(3) An assessment of the most appropriate, 
practical, and cost-effective means of defending the 
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international land and maritime borders of the 
United States against threats to security and illegal 
transit, including intelligence capacities, technology, 
equipment, personnel, and training needed to ad-
dress security vulnerabilities to include— 
(A) a comprehensive assessment of risks in 
terms of cost, probability, and threats to society 
and risk prevention and response measures cur-
rently taken and potentially taken relative to 
that assessment of risks; 
(B) prevention efforts and response meas-
ures to address such risks, whether already un-
derway or planned; and 
(C) recommendations on realignment of 
programs, locations, and resources to best ad-
dress the comprehensive assessment of risks. 
(4) An assessment of staffing needs for all bor-
der security functions, taking into account threat 
and vulnerability information pertaining to the bor-
ders and the impact of new security programs, poli-
cies, and technologies. 
(5) A description of the border security roles 
and missions of Federal, State, regional, local, and 
tribal authorities, and recommendations regarding 
actions the Secretary can carry out to improve co-
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ordination with such authorities to enable border se-
curity and enforcement activities to be carried out in 
a more efficient and effective manner. 
(6) An assessment of existing programs, activi-
ties and technologies used for border security and 
the effect of the use of such efforts and technologies 
on civil rights, family unity, private property rights, 
privacy rights, and civil liberties, including an as-
sessment of efforts to take into account asylum seek-
ers, trafficking victims, unaccompanied minor aliens, 
and other vulnerable populations. 
(7) A prioritized list of research and develop-
ment objectives to enhance the security of the inter-
national land and maritime borders of the United 
States. 
(8) A description of ways to ensure that the 
free flow of legitimate travel and commerce is not di-
minished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed 
at securing the international land and maritime bor-
ders of the United States. 
(9) A description of the performance metrics to 
be used to ensure accountability by the bureaus of 
the Department in implementing such Strategy. 
(10) A schedule for the implementation of the 
security measures described in such Strategy, includ-
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ing a prioritization of security measures, realistic 
deadlines for addressing the security and enforce-
ment needs, an estimate of the resources needed to 
carry out such measures, and a description of how 
such resources should be allocated. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the National 
Strategy for Border Security, the Secretary shall consult 
with representatives of— 
(1) State, local, and tribal authorities with re-
sponsibility for locations along the international land 
and maritime borders of the United States; and 
(2) appropriate private sector entities, non-
governmental organizations, and affected commu-
nities that have expertise in areas related to border 
management. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The National Strategy for Bor-
der Security shall be consistent with the National Strategy 
for Maritime Security developed pursuant to Homeland 
Security Presidential Directive 13, dated December 21, 
2004. 
(e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress the National Strategy for Border 
Security. 
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(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress any change of such Strategy that the Sec-
retary determines is necessary, not later than 30 
days after such determination. 
(f) IMMEDIATE ACTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to relieve the Secretary of the responsi-
bility to take all actions necessary and appropriate to 
maintain and enhance operational control of the inter-
national land and maritime borders of the United States. 
SEC. 112. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
PROTECTION OFFICERS. 
(a) CUSTOMS
AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFI-
CERS.—During the 5-year period between fiscal years 
2014 and 2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations for such pur-
pose, increase by not fewer than 5,000 the total number 
of full-time, active-duty Customs and Border Protection 
Officers within United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion for posting at United States ports of entry above the 
number of such officers for which funds were made avail-
able during fiscal year 2013. 
(b) AGRICULTURE SPECIALISTS.—During the 5-year 
period between fiscal years 2014 and 2018, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall, subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such border security purposes, increase 
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by not fewer than a total of 1,200 the number of full- 
time Customs and Border Protection agriculture special-
ists for United States ports of entry above the number 
of such support personnel for which funds were made 
available during fiscal year 2013. 
(c) BORDER SECURITY SUPPORT PERSONNEL.— 
During the 5-year period between fiscal years 2014 and 
2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject 
to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, in-
crease by not fewer than a total of 350 the number of 
full-time border security support personnel for United 
States ports of entry above the number of such support 
personnel for which funds were made available during fis-
cal year 2013. 
SEC. 113. IMPROVING PORTS OF ENTRY FOR BORDER SECU-
RITY AND OTHER PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator of the General Services Ad-
ministration $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018 to make improvements to existing ports of 
entry in the United States to improve border security and 
for other purposes. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In making improvements described 
in subsection (a), the Administrator of the General Serv-
ices Administration, in coordination with the Commis-
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sioner of Customs and Border Protection, shall give pri-
ority to the ports of entry that the Administrator deter-
mines are in most need of repair to improve border secu-
rity and for other purposes in accordance with port of 
entry infrastructure assessment studies required in section 
603 of title VI, division E, of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act of 2008 (Public Law 101–161). 
SEC. 114. INVENTORY OF PERSONNEL. 
(a) INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall identify and 
inventory the current personnel or other human resources 
dedicated to border security and enforcement prior to any 
increase in personnel or other human resources. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the inven-
tory required in subsection (a) to the following congres-
sional committees, 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 115. STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF STANDARDS.—Not more 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish clear 
standards of professional conduct for interaction with the 
public, for all Customs and Border Protection agents, U.S. 
Border Patrol agents, Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment agents, and Agricultural Inspectors stationed within 
100 miles of all land and marine borders and at ports of 
entry. 
(b) PURPOSE.—These standards of professional con-
duct will provide agents with a better understanding of 
the prohibitions and limitations pertaining to their con-
duct and activities while representing the Department of 
Homeland Security. These standards are intended to— 
(1) alert agents to some of the more sensitive 
and often problematic matters involved in agent con-
duct; 
(2) specify, where possible, actions and inac-
tions that are contrary to and that conflict with the 
duties and responsibilities of Department of Home-
land security agents; and 
(3) guide agents in conducting themselves in a 
manner that reflects standards of deportment and 
professionalism. 
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(c) STANDARDS.—Department of Homeland Security 
agents stationed within 100 miles of all land and marine 
borders and at ports of entry— 
(1) shall not violate any law or any agency pol-
icy, rule, or procedure; 
(2) shall obey all lawful orders; 
(3) shall not engage in any conduct or activities 
on- or off-duty that reflect discredit on the agents, 
tend to bring the agency into disrepute, or impair its 
efficient and effective operation; 
(4) shall conduct themselves toward the public 
in a civil and professional manner that connotes a 
service orientation and that will foster public respect 
and cooperation; 
(5) shall treat violators, or perceived violators, 
with respect and courtesy, guard against employing 
an officious or overbearing attitude or language that 
may belittle, ridicule, or intimidate the individual, or 
act in a manner that unnecessarily delays the per-
formance of their duty; 
(6) while recognizing the need to demonstrate 
authority and control over suspects and detainees, 
agents shall adhere to this agency’s use-of-force pol-
icy and shall observe the civil rights and protect the 
well-being of those in their charge; and 
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(7) shall not use their agency powers to resolve 
personal grievances (e.g., those involving the officer, 
family members, relatives, or friends) with individ-
uals. In cases where there is personal involvement 
with a member of the public that would reasonably 
require law enforcement intervention, agents shall 
summon other on-duty personnel and a supervisor. 
(d) OVERSIGHT
AND EVALUATION.—The Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall develop and implement 
a plan that applies the aforementioned standards in officer 
evaluation and supervisor evaluation. This plan shall in-
clude the following provisions to ensure responsibility and 
protect civil rights: 
(1) Adherence to the standards of professional 
conduct shall be a central criterion in the change 
from probationary to journeyman status, as well as 
periodic evaluations and promotions of officers. 
(2) Managers and senior officers will be held re-
sponsible for— 
(A) performance according to these stand-
ards; 
(B) assessments of subordinates according 
to these standards; and 
(C) performance of their subordinates on 
these standards, with meaningful penalties to 
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supervisors for failures of subordinates to ad-
here to such standards. 
(3) The Department shall establish strong pen-
alties for failures to follow the standards of profes-
sional conduct that were unaddressed until exposed 
by complaint processes or Inspector General inves-
tigations. However, organizational peers and superi-
ors who uncover and act on failures or abuses shall 
be exempt from such penalties. 
(4) Agents should not be indemnified when it is 
determined that a violation of civil rights standards 
occurred. 
(e) EXCEPTION.—The standards of conduct set forth 
in this section are not intended to serve as an exhaustive 
treatment of requirements, limitations, or prohibitions on 
agent conduct and activities established by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
(f) NOTICE.—The standards of conduct established 
under this section shall be posted at all ports of entry in 
locations easily viewed by members of the public. 
(g) COMPLAINTS.—Not more than 180 days after en-
actment, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Of-
fice of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, establish a uniform 
and standardized process for the public regarding com-
plaints against all Customs and Border Protection agents, 
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U.S. Border Patrol agents, and Agricultural Inspectors for 
violations of standards of professional conduct. The com-
plaint process shall— 
(1) quickly review, effectively investigate, mean-
ingfully resolve complaints and identify patterns of 
abuse or malfeasance and be accessible, transparent, 
consistent, effective, and fair; 
(2) apply uniformly to all Border Patrol Sectors 
and Ports of Entry; 
(3) specify to whom, how, and where complaints 
are to be filed; 
(4) be visible to the public at all ports of entry 
and interior checkpoints, and be accessible in mul-
tiple languages; 
(5) receive staff and funding commensurate 
with the quantity of complaints submitted and with 
the funding disbursed to Department enforcement 
initiatives; 
(6) establish a publicly accessible national, 
standardized database capable of tracking and ana-
lyzing complaints and their resolution; and 
(7) provide publicly accessible records, with cop-
ies of complaints and their resolutions permanently 
preserved and available for inspection, while main-
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taining the confidentiality of complainants’ identi-
ties. 
(h) COMPLAINANTS.—The following shall apply to all 
complainants: 
(1) Any interested party may file a complaint 
through the complaint procedure, including a legal 
representative. 
(2) Complainants shall be protected from retal-
iatory action by law enforcement. 
(3) No officer of the U.S. may use the informa-
tion from a complaint to initiate removal pro-
ceedings or removals against any person filing a 
complaint or identified in the complaint, nor remove 
any individual involved in a complaint while the com-
plaint is pending. 
(4) There shall be no publication of information 
to related to an individual involved in a complaint 
which would result in identification of the individual. 
(5) Complainants shall receive full assistance 
from the Department in filing complaints, including 
language assistance, accommodations for disabilities, 
and accurate and complete responses to their ques-
tions. 
(i) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall report annually 
to the following Congressional Committees on the number 
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and type of complaints received in each sector, demo-
graphic of complainants, results of investigations includ-
ing violations of standards and any disciplinary actions 
taken, and identifying any complaint patterns that could 
be prevented or reduced by policy or practice changes— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 116. INVENTORY OF ASSETS. 
(a) INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall identify and 
inventory the current assets, equipment, supplies, or other 
physical resources dedicated to border security and en-
forcement prior to any increase in assets, equipment, sup-
plies or other physical resources. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the inven-
tory required in subsection (a) to the following congres-
sional committees, 90 days from the enactment of this 
Act— 
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(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 117. CUSTOMS BORDER PATROL AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION ASSETS. 
(a) PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.— 
(1) BODY ARMOR.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that every agent is issued high-quality body armor 
that is appropriate for the climate and risks faced 
by the agent. Each agent shall be permitted to select 
from among a variety of approved brands and styles. 
Agents shall be strongly encouraged, but not re-
quired, to wear such body armor whenever prac-
ticable. All body armor shall be replaced not less 
often than once every five years. 
(2) WEAPONS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that agents are equipped with weapons that are reli-
able and effective to protect themselves, their fellow 
agents, and innocent third parties from the threats 
posed by armed criminals. The Secretary shall en-
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sure that the policies of the Department authorize 
all agents to carry weapons that are suited to the 
potential threats that they face. 
(3) UNIFORMS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that all agents are provided with all necessary uni-
form items, including outerwear suited to the cli-
mate, footwear, belts, holsters, and personal protec-
tive 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. 
(b) HELICOPTERS AND POWER BOATS.— 
(1) HELICOPTERS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a review of asset needs, and if determined to 
be insufficient, shall increase the number of heli-
copters under the control of the Border Patrol. The 
Secretary shall ensure that appropriate types of heli-
copters are procured for the various missions being 
performed. 
(2) POWER BOATS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a review of asset needs and if determined to be 
insufficient, shall increase the number of power 
boats under the control of the Border Patrol. The 
Secretary shall ensure that the types of power boats 
that are procured are appropriate for both the wa-
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terways in which they are used and the mission re-
quirements. 
(3) USE AND TRAINING.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) establish an overall policy on how the 
helicopters and power boats procured under this 
subsection will be used; and 
(B) implement training programs for the 
agents who use such assets, including safe oper-
ating procedures and rescue operations. 
(c) MOTOR VEHICLES.— 
(1) QUANTITY.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
review of asset needs and if determined to be insuffi-
cient, establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate 
for use by the Border Patrol. The Secretary shall 
ensure that there are sufficient numbers and types 
of other motor vehicles to support the mission of the 
Border Patrol. 
(2) FEATURES.—All motor vehicles purchased 
for the Border Patrol shall— 
(A) be appropriate for the mission of the 
Border Patrol; and 
(B) have a panic button and a global posi-
tioning system device that is activated solely in 
emergency situations to track the location of 
agents in distress. 
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(d) ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.— 
(1) PORTABLE
COMPUTERS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that each police-type motor vehicle in 
the fleet of the Border Patrol is equipped with a 
portable computer with access to all necessary law 
enforcement databases and otherwise suited to the 
unique operational requirements of the Border Pa-
trol. 
(2) RADIO
EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary shall 
augment the existing radio communications system 
so that all law enforcement personnel working in 
each area where Border Patrol operations are con-
ducted have clear and encrypted 2-way radio com-
munication capabilities at all times. Each portable 
communications device shall be equipped with a 
panic button and a global positioning system device 
that is activated solely in emergency situations to 
track the location of agents in distress. 
(3) HANDHELD GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 
DEVICES.—The Secretary shall ensure that each 
Border Patrol agent who is determined by the Sec-
retary to need a handheld global positioning device 
to effectively and safely carry out his or her duties 
is issued a state-of-the-art handheld global posi-
tioning system device for navigational purposes. 
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(4) NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that sufficient quantities of state-of-the- 
art night vision equipment are procured and main-
tained to enable each Border Patrol agent working 
during the hours of darkness to be equipped with a 
portable night vision device. 
(e) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 118. TECHNOLOGICAL ASSETS. 
(a) INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT.—The 
Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall analyze use 
of authorities provided to the Secretary of Defense under 
chapter 18 of title 10, United States Code, and whether 
to increase the availability and use of Department of De-
fense equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles, teth-
ered aerostat radars, and other surveillance equipment, to 
assist the Secretary in carrying out surveillance activities 
conducted at or near the international land borders of the 
United States to deter criminal activity and terrorist 
threats. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that contains 
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(1) an analysis of the current use of Depart-
ment of Defense equipment to assist the Secretary 
in carrying out surveillance of the international land 
borders of the United States and assessment of the 
risks to citizens of the United States and foreign 
policy interests associated with the use of such 
equipment; 
(2) an analysis of projected future use of De-
partment of Defense equipment to assist such sur-
veillance activities, including any increases; 
(3) an analysis of the types of equipment and 
other support to be provided by the Secretary of De-
fense under such plan during the one-year period be-
ginning on the date of the submission of the report; 
(4) an analysis of costs and cost-effectiveness 
related to any increase in the availability and use of 
Department of Defense equipment; and 
(5) an analysis of projected schedules for imple-
mentation. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed as altering or amending the prohibition on the 
use of any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse 
comitatus under section 1385 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 
through 2019 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 119. SECURE COMMUNICATION. 
The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as practicable, 
develop and implement a plan to improve the use of sat-
ellite communications and other technologies to ensure 
clear and secure 2-way communication capabilities— 
(1) among all Border Patrol agents conducting 
operations between ports of entry; 
(2) between Border Patrol agents and their re-
spective Border Patrol stations; 
(3) between Border Patrol agents and residents 
in remote areas along the international land borders 
of the United States; and 
(4) between all appropriate border security 
agencies of the Department and State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies. 
SEC. 120. SURVEILLANCE PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—The Secretary shall 
develop a comprehensive plan for the systematic surveil-
lance of the international land and maritime borders of 
the United States. 
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(b) CONTENT.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of existing technologies em-
ployed on the international land and maritime bor-
ders of the United States. 
(2) A description of the compatibility of new 
surveillance technologies with surveillance tech-
nologies in use by the Secretary on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(3) A description of how the Commissioner of 
the United States Customs and Border Protection is 
working, or is expected to work, with the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology of the Depart-
ment to identify and test surveillance technology. 
(4) A description of the specific surveillance 
technology to be deployed. 
(5) Identification of any obstacles that may im-
pede such deployment. 
(6) A detailed estimate of all costs associated 
with such deployment and with continued mainte-
nance of such technologies. 
(7) A description of how the Secretary is work-
ing with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration on safety and airspace control issues 
associated with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. 
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(8) A description of the demonstration program 
to fully integrate and utilize aerial surveillance tech-
nologies developed pursuant to section 121(a). 
(9) A description of the Integrated and Auto-
mated Surveillance demonstration program estab-
lished pursuant to section 121(b). 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress the plan required by this section. 
SEC. 121. SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMS. 
(a) AERIAL SURVEILLANCE DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the bor-
der surveillance plan developed under section 5201 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1701 
note), the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall develop a dem-
onstration program to fully integrate and utilize aer-
ial surveillance technologies, including unmanned 
aerial vehicles, to enhance the security of the inter-
national border between the United States and Can-
ada and the international border between the United 
States and Mexico. 
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(2) ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In developing the program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consider current and proposed aerial 
surveillance technologies; 
(B) assess the feasibility and advisability 
of utilizing such technologies to address border 
threats, including an assessment of the tech-
nologies considered best suited to address re-
spective threats, cost-effectiveness, reliability, 
and minimal impact on border residential areas; 
(C) consult with the Secretary of Defense 
regarding any technologies or equipment, which 
the Secretary may deploy along an international 
border of the United States; 
(D) consult with the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration regarding safe-
ty, airspace coordination and regulation, and 
any other issues necessary for implementation 
of the program; and 
(E) conduct a privacy impact assessment 
with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties with the Department that includes rec-
ommendations with respect to ensuring the civil 
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liberties and civil rights of individuals in sur-
rounding communities. 
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The demonstration pro-
gram developed under this subsection may in-
clude the use of a variety of aerial surveillance 
technologies in a variety of topographies and 
areas, including populated and unpopulated 
areas located on or near an international border 
of the United States, in order to evaluate, for 
a range of circumstances— 
(i) the significance of previous experi-
ences with such technologies in border se-
curity or critical infrastructure protection; 
(ii) the cost and effectiveness of var-
ious technologies for border security, in-
cluding varying levels of technical com-
plexity; and 
(iii) liability, safety, and privacy con-
cerns relating to the utilization of such 
technologies for border security. 
(4) CONTINUED USE OF AERIAL SURVEILLANCE 
TECHNOLOGIES.—The Secretary may continue the 
operation of aerial surveillance technologies while de-
veloping the demonstration program and assessing 
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the effectiveness of the utilization of such tech-
nologies. 
(5) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after developing the demonstration pro-
gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report regarding such program. 
The Secretary shall include in the report a descrip-
tion of such program together with any rec-
ommendations that the Secretary finds appropriate 
for implementing or terminating the program. 
(b) INTEGRATED AND AUTOMATED SURVEILLANCE 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall 
establish a demonstration program to procure addi-
tional unmanned aerial vehicles, cameras, poles, sen-
sors, satellites, radar coverage, and other tech-
nologies necessary to enhance operational control of 
the international borders of the United States. Such 
program shall be known as the Integrated and Auto-
mated Surveillance Demonstration Program. 
(2) PROGRAM
COMPONENTS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, that— 
(A) the technologies utilized in the Inte-
grated and Automated Surveillance Demonstra-
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tion Program are integrated and function cohe-
sively in an automated fashion, including the 
integration of motion sensor alerts and cameras 
in a manner where a sensor alert automatically 
activates a corresponding camera to pan and 
tilt in the direction of the triggered sensor; 
(B) cameras utilized in the Program do 
not have to be manually operated; 
(C) such camera views and positions are 
not fixed; 
(D) surveillance video taken by such cam-
eras is able to be viewed at multiple designated 
communications centers; 
(E) a standard process is used to collect, 
catalog, and report intrusion and response data 
collected under the Program; 
(F) future remote surveillance technology 
investments and upgrades for the Program can 
be integrated with existing systems; 
(G) performance measures are developed 
and applied that can evaluate whether the Pro-
gram is providing desired results and increasing 
response effectiveness in monitoring and detect-
ing illegal intrusions along the international 
borders of the United States; 
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(H) plans are developed under the Pro-
gram to streamline site selection, site valida-
tion, and environmental assessment processes to 
minimize delays of installing surveillance tech-
nology infrastructure; 
(I) standards are developed under the Pro-
gram to expand the shared use of existing pri-
vate and governmental structures to install re-
mote 
surveillance 
technology 
infrastructure 
where possible; and 
(J) standards are developed under the Pro-
gram to identify and deploy the use of non-
permanent or mobile surveillance platforms that 
will increase the Secretary’s mobility and ability 
to identify illegal border intrusions. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 
year after the initial implementation of the Inte-
grated and Automated Surveillance Demonstration 
Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report regarding the Program. The Secretary shall 
include in the report a description of the Program 
together with any recommendation that the Sec-
retary finds appropriate for enhancing or termi-
nating the program. 
(4) EVALUATION OF CONTRACTORS.— 
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(A) REQUIREMENT FOR STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary shall develop appropriate standards 
to evaluate the performance of any contractor 
providing goods or services to carry out the In-
tegrated and Automated Surveillance Dem-
onstration Program. 
(B) REVIEW
BY
THE
INSPECTOR
GEN-
ERAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department shall review each 
new contract related to the Program that 
has a value of more than $5,000,000 in a 
timely manner, to determine whether such 
contract fully complies with applicable cost 
requirements, performance objectives, pro-
gram milestones, and schedules. 
(ii) REPORTS.—The Inspector General 
shall report the findings of each review 
carried out under clause (i) to the Sec-
retary in a timely manner. Not later than 
30 days after the date the Secretary re-
ceives a report of findings from the Inspec-
tor General, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
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the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives a report of 
such findings and a description of any the 
steps that the Secretary has taken or plans 
to take in response to such findings. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 122. BORDER SECURITY SEARCHES OF ELECTRONIC 
DEVICES. 
(a) RULE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through 
the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border 
Protection, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary 
of Homeland Security for United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement and the senior official appointed 
pursuant to section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 142), shall issue a rule with respect to 
the scope of and procedural and record keeping require-
ments associated with border security searches of elec-
tronic devices. 
(b) CONTENT.—The rule issued pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A requirement that information collected 
during a border security search of an electronic de-
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vice that is determined to be commercial informa-
tion, including trade secrets, information subject to 
attorney-client privilege, information subject to doc-
tor-patient privilege, or information subject to an-
other privilege or protection shall be handled con-
sistent with the laws, rules, and regulations gov-
erning such information and shall not be shared 
with a Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign agency 
unless it is determined that such agency has the 
mechanisms in place to comply with such laws, rules, 
and regulations. 
(2) A requirement that authorized agents, to 
the greatest extent practicable, conduct all border 
security searches of electronic devices at a port of 
entry in the presence of a supervisor and, where ap-
propriate, in the presence of the individuals whose 
electronic devices are subject to such searches. 
(3) A determination of the number of days that 
an electronic device subjected to a border security 
search or the information collected from such device 
may be retained, unless probable cause exists, that 
prohibits retention exceeding the period necessary to 
translate, decrypt, or reasonably search such device 
or information and that requires such information to 
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be destroyed if in the custody of an authorized agent 
after such number of days. 
(4) A requirement that if information collected 
from an electronic device subjected to a border secu-
rity search is copied, shared, retained, or entered 
into an electronic database, the individual from 
whose electronic device such information is collected 
shall receive written notification of such copying, 
sharing, retention, or entry unless such notification 
would hinder an investigation involving national se-
curity or would meet another criteria established by 
the Secretary in the rule. 
(5) A requirement that an individual subjected 
to a border security search of an electronic device 
shall receive a receipt for such device if such device 
is removed from the possession of such individual. 
(6) A requirement that an individual subjected 
to a border security search of an electronic device 
shall receive notice of how to report abuses or con-
cerns and how to seek redress from the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
(7) A requirement that information on the 
rights of individuals with respect to border security 
searches and Department of Homeland Security re-
dress procedures shall be posted at all ports of entry 
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in locations that are likely to be viewed by individ-
uals subject to border security searches. 
(8) A privacy impact assessment of the rule, as 
prepared by the senior official appointed pursuant to 
section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
that includes recommendations with respect to the 
copying, sharing, retention, and entry into an elec-
tronic database of personally identifiable information 
collected from electronic devices subjected to a bor-
der security search. 
(9) A civil liberties impact assessment of the 
rule, as prepared by the Officer for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity. 
(c) TRAINING AND AUDITING WITH RESPECT TO 
SEARCHES.— 
(1) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall provide 
each authorized agent with appropriate training to 
conduct border security searches of electronic devices 
at ports of entry in accordance with the rule issued 
pursuant to subsection (a). The training shall in-
clude instruction on constitutional, privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties issues related to such 
searches. 
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(2) AUDITING.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Inspector General of the Department of Home-
land Security, shall develop and annually administer 
an auditing mechanism to review whether authorized 
agents are conducting border security searches of 
electronic devices at ports of entry in accordance 
with the rule issued pursuant to subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the ef-
fective date of the rule issued pursuant to subsection (a), 
and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the activities of authorized 
agents with respect to border security searches of 
electronic devices at ports of entry. 
(2) A description of the manner in which the 
Department of Homeland Security has complied 
with this Act. 
(3) The number, by port of entry, of border se-
curity searches of electronic devices at ports of entry 
conducted during the reporting period. 
(4) The number, by port of entry, of instances 
during the reporting period that information from 
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an electronic device subjected to a border security 
search was retained, copied, shared, or entered in an 
electronic database, including the number of elec-
tronic devices retained as the result of a border se-
curity search. 
(5) The race, ethnicity, national origin, and citi-
zenship of each individual whose electronic device 
was subjected to a border security at a port of entry 
search during the reporting period, to determine the 
existence or absence of racial profiling. 
(6) The number of instances during the report-
ing period that information collected from an elec-
tronic device subjected to a border security search at 
a port of entry was referred to a law enforcement or 
intelligence agency for further action, including 
whether such information resulted in a prosecution 
or conviction. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) AUTHORIZED AGENT.—The term ‘‘author-
ized agent’’ means an agent, officer, or official of 
United States Customs and Border Protection, 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment, or any other office or agency of the Depart-
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ment of Homeland Security who is authorized to 
conduct a border security search. 
(2) BORDER
SECURITY
SEARCH.—The term 
‘‘border security search’’ means a search by an au-
thorized agent of persons, baggage, or cargo enter-
ing, departing, or passing through the United States 
through any port of entry. 
(3) ELECTRONIC
DEVICE.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic device’’ means an electronic, magnetic, opti-
cal, electrochemical, or other high-speed data proc-
essing device performing logical, arithmetic, or stor-
age functions, such as a computer, a cellular tele-
phone, or any other device used for electronic com-
munication or for storing electronic, digital or ana-
log data, and which includes any data storage facil-
ity or communications facility directly related to or 
operating in conjunction with such device. 
SEC. 123. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to award grants to— 
(A) eligible law enforcement agencies, or a 
coalition of such agencies, including sheriff’s of-
fices, police departments and tribal police de-
partments; and 
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(B) institutions of higher education that 
provide assistance to law enforcement agencies 
in counties described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of subsection (d)(1) to provide the re-
sources described in subsection (b)(4). 
(2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall award grants under this section on a com-
petitive basis. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants for the uses 
described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of sub-
section (b), the Attorney General shall give priority 
to law enforcement agencies— 
(A) located in a county that is within 100 
miles from the United States border with Mex-
ico or Canada; and 
(B) in compliance with Federal and State 
racial profiling laws and guidelines. 
(4) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 
section shall not exceed two years. Prior awardees 
must reapply to be considered for continued funding. 
(5) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General shall 
not award a grant to any applicant that is under in-
vestigation for violations of Federal or State racial 
profiling laws or guidelines. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec-
tion may only be used to provide additional resources for 
eligible law enforcement agencies to address drug-related 
criminal activity, and for the training and assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (4) for organizations described in 
subsection (a)(3), including resources to— 
(1) combat criminal activities along the North-
ern and Southern border by— 
(A) obtaining, upgrading, or maintain 
equipment; 
(B) hiring additional personnel; 
(C) reimbursing operational expenditures, 
including overtime and transportation costs; 
and 
(D) providing other assistance necessary to 
address drug-related criminal activity; 
(2) facilitate information sharing and collabora-
tion by— 
(A) establishing, maintaining, or enhancing 
multi-jurisdictional intelligence gathering and 
sharing activities; 
(B) facilitating regional crime prevention 
and reduction efforts; and 
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(C) strengthening partnerships between 
Federal, tribal, State, and local law enforce-
ment agencies; 
(3) enhance jails, community corrections, and 
detention operations by— 
(A) improving the administration and oper-
ations of correction functions related to reduc-
ing and preventing criminal narcotics activity; 
(B) improving access to intelligence and 
collaboration between law enforcement and cor-
rectional system personnel; 
(C) reducing the recidivism rates of drug 
offenders; and 
(D) hiring detention, probation, parole, 
and other corrections personnel for implementa-
tion of the efforts described in this paragraph; 
and 
(4) provide training and technical assistance, 
including training and assistance related to— 
(A) narcotics-related kidnapping negotia-
tion and rescue tactics; 
(B) intelligence and information sharing on 
drug trafficking organizations; and 
(C) the interdiction of narcotics, weapons, 
and illegal drug proceeds. 
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(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible law enforce-
ment agency, or coalition of such agencies, seeking 
a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Attorney General at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as 
the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; 
(B) disclose whether the applicant has ever 
been investigated for or convicted of violation of 
Federal or State racial profiling laws or guide-
lines; and 
(C) provide such additional assurances as 
the Attorney General determines to be essential 
to ensure compliance with the requirements 
under this section. 
(d) MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) Each grantee shall submit to the Attorney 
General documentation of the use of grant funds, in-
cluding an assessment of their utility in protecting 
border community safety, the prevention of smug-
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gling activities, and the apprehension of persons in-
volved in violence and organized crime. 
(2) These reports will determine whether the 
grantee uses funds appropriately and should be con-
sidered for a renewal grant. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘eligible law enforcement agency’’ means 
a tribal, State, or local law enforcement agency, in-
cluding a community corrections agency and any 
agency that employs prosecutors, probation officers, 
or parole officers, which is located or performs du-
ties in— 
(A) a county that is not more than 100 
miles from a United States border with Mexico; 
(B) a county that is not more than 100 
miles from a United States border with Canada; 
or 
(C) a jurisdiction that has been designated 
by the Director of the Office of Drug Control 
Policy as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Area. 
(2) HIGH
INTENSITY
DRUG
TRAFFICKING 
AREA.—The term ‘‘High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Area’’ means any jurisdiction designated as a ‘‘High 
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Intensity Drug Trafficking Area’’ by the National 
Drug Control Program under section 707 of the Of-
fice of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization 
Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706). 
(f) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit a bi-annual report assessing the success 
of the program in combating and reducing drug-traf-
ficking and drug-related criminal activity, cost-effective-
ness of the program, and future value and viability of the 
program to— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019 to carry out the provisions 
of this section. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS.—Of 
the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) not more than 33 percent may be set 
aside for High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Areas; and 
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(B) not more than 30 percent may be used 
for activities described in paragraphs (3) and 
(4) of subsection (b). 
(3) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
appropriated for grants pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be used to supplement and not to supplant 
other tribal, State, and local public funds obligated 
for the purposes provided under this section. 
SEC. 124. NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDER DRUG PROS-
ECUTION INITIATIVE. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE AND LOCAL PROS-
ECUTORS
FOR
PROSECUTING
FEDERALLY
INITIATED 
DRUG CASES.—The Attorney General shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, reimburse State and county 
prosecutors located in States along the Northern or South-
ern border of the United States for prosecuting federally 
initiated and referred drug cases. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry 
out subsection (a). 
SEC. 125. OPERATION STREAMLINE PROSECUTION INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) SUSPENSION OF OPERATION STREAMLINE.—The 
Secretary shall suspend the program pending submission 
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of the report in subsection (b) to the relevant congres-
sional committees in subsection (c) and a revaluation of 
the program’s future viability. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the At-
torney General, shall submit a report to the relevant con-
gressional committees set forth in subsection (c) that pro-
vides details about— 
(1) operational goals and oversight mechanisms 
of ‘‘Operation Streamline’’ and similar programs; 
(2) costs of seeking Federal court prosecution 
and jail time for all illegal entrants prior to referral 
to immigration court removal proceedings, as com-
pared to initial referral of such entrants to immigra-
tion courts upon apprehension; 
(3) costs of detentions, prosecutions, and incar-
cerations for immigrant offenses under Operation 
Streamline programs over the three years prior to 
enactment of this Act; 
(4) cost estimates for Federal resources that 
would be necessary to implement Operation Stream-
line effectively in each Border Patrol sector, includ-
ing sufficient judicial resources, Federal Public De-
fenders, U.S. Marshals, detention facilities, United 
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States Attorneys, and costs already being incurred 
in active areas; 
(5) the impact of Operation Streamline pro-
grams on Federal prosecutorial initiatives focused on 
curbing border violence, including enhanced use of 
investigations and prosecutions for money laun-
dering or other financial offenses to disrupt the il-
licit firearms trade, human smuggling, and cross- 
border drug and currency trafficking; 
(6) the impact of Operation Streamline pro-
grams on discretionary prosecutorial decisions; 
(7) the numbers of Federal prosecutions for 
drug trafficking, human smuggling, white-collar, 
civil rights, environmental, and other criminal cases 
over the three years prior to enactment of this Act 
in areas utilizing Operation Streamline initiatives; 
(8) lengths of imprisonment, names, convic-
tions, and locations of prisons used for those ar-
rested under Operation Streamline programs over 
the three years prior to enactment of this Act; 
(9) Federal convictions obtained under Oper-
ation Streamline including number of non-violent 
immigration offenses; 
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(10) comparison of rates of Federal prosecu-
tions and convictions in districts along the southern 
border in relation to other districts nationwide; and 
(11) interviews with criminal defense attorneys 
who have represented defendants charged under Op-
eration Streamline, including review of the oppor-
tunity of arrestees to consult with immigration at-
torneys prior to conviction, and the ratio of defend-
ants to defense attorneys. 
(c) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
IN 
THIS SECTION.— 
(1) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) The Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate. 
(3) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(4) The Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(6) The Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives. 
(d) REEVALUATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in coordination with the Attorney 
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594 
‘‘(ii) In the case of an enterprise— 
‘‘(I) described in clause (i)(I), 
which will’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) described in subparagraph 
(II) or (III) of clause (i), which will 
benefit the United States economy 
and create full-time employment for 
not fewer than 5 United States citi-
zens or aliens lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence or other immi-
grants lawfully authorized to be em-
ployed in the United States (other 
than the immigrant and the immi-
grant’s spouse, sons, or daughters).’’. 
(b) CHANGES TO CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
203(b)(5)(C)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(C)(i)) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘$1,000,000’’ the following: 
‘‘in the case of an enterprise described in subparagraph 
(A)(i)(I), $500,000 in the case of an enterprise described 
in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), and $500,000 in the case of 
an enterprise described in subparagraph (A)(i)(III)’’. 
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