(C) ensuring that forward operating bases 
surveil and interdict individuals entering the 
United States unlawfully immediately after 
such an individual crosses the international bor-
der between the United States and Mexico. 
(3) CHECKPOINTS.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) complete the construction of a perma-
nent checkpoint near Tubac, Arizona; and 
(B) deploy additional temporary roving 
checkpoints in the Southwest Border region. 
(4) BORDER FENCE.—Section 102(b)(1)(A) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re-
sponsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2011,’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall replace landing mat fenc-
ing and construct double- and triple-layer fenc-
ing in the Southwest Border region (as defined 
in section 2 of the Border Security Enforce-
ment Act of 2011), at locations determined by 
the Secretary, after consultation with the gov-
ernors of the States in the Southwest Border 
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region and representatives of State, tribal, and 
local law enforcement agencies.’’. 
(d) BORDER
SECURITY
ON
CERTAIN
FEDERAL 
LAND.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(i) with respect to land under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(ii) with respect to land under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(B) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
lands’’ includes all land, including a component 
of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem, under the control of the Secretary con-
cerned that is located within 150 miles of the 
Southwest border region. 
(2) SUPPORT FOR BORDER SECURITY NEEDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To achieve operational 
control of Federal lands— 
(i) the Secretary concerned shall au-
thorize and provide U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection personnel with imme-
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diate access to Federal lands for security 
activities, including— 
(I) routine motorized patrols; and 
(II) the deployment of temporary 
tactical infrastructure; and 
(ii) the security activities described in 
clause (i) shall be conducted, to the max-
imum extent practicable, in a manner that 
the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines will best protect the natural and cul-
tural resources on Federal lands. 
(3) INVENTORY OF COSTS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
The Secretary shall— 
(A) coordinate with the Secretary con-
cerned to develop an inventory of costs incurred 
by the agencies relating to illegal border activity 
on Federal lands; and 
(B) annually submit the inventory devel-
oped under subparagraph (A) to— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate; 
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate; 
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(iii) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; 
(iv) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives; 
(v) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(vi) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(4) 
INTERMINGLED
PRIVATE
AND
STATE 
LAND.—This subsection shall not apply to any pri-
vate or State-owned land within the boundaries of 
Federal lands. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016— 
(A) $50,000,000 to carry out subsection 
(a); 
(B) $100,000,000 to carry out subsection 
(b); 
(C) $20,000,000 to carry out subsection 
(c)(2); and 
(D) $50,000,000 to carry out section 
102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
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U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended by subsection 
(c)(4). 
(2) 
PERMANENT
CHECKPOINT
CONSTRUC-
TION.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$30,000,000 to carry out subsection (c)(3)(A). 
(3) 
DETENTION
UPGRADES
AT
COURT-
HOUSES.—There is authorized to be appropriated, 
for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016, 
$4,000,000, which shall be used to construct deten-
tion upgrades at Federal courthouses located in the 
Southwest border region. 
SEC. 6. EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ENHANCEMENTS.—The Commissioner, U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, shall— 
(1) deploy additional mobile, video, and agent- 
portable surveillance systems, and unmanned aerial 
vehicles in the Southwest Border region as necessary 
to provide 24-hour operation and surveillance; 
(2) operate unmanned aerial vehicles along such 
borders for 24 hours per day and for 7 days per 
week; 
(3) deploy additional fixed-wing aircraft and 
helicopters along such borders; 
(4) acquire new, rotocraft and make upgrades 
to the existing helicopter fleet; and 
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(5) increase horse patrols in the Southwest 
Border region. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $335,000,000 to 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out sub-
section (a) during fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 7. ACCESS TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. 
(a) SOUTHWEST BORDER EMERGENCY COMMUNICA-
TIONS GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the governors of the States in the South-
west Border region, shall establish a 2-year grant 
program, to be administered by the Secretary, to im-
prove emergency communications in the Southwest 
Border region. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—An individual 
is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if 
the individual demonstrates that he or she— 
(A) regularly resides or works in the 
Southwest Border region; and 
(B) is at greater risk of border violence 
due to the lack of cellular service at his or her 
residence or business and his or her proximity 
to such border. 
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tivities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment, including law enforcement agents of the 
Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 
the Department of the Interior, and the Forest 
Service; and 
(B) to upgrade, through a competitive pro-
curement process, the communications network 
of the Department of Justice to ensure coverage 
and capacity, particularly when immediate ac-
cess is needed in times of crisis, in the South-
west Border region for appropriate law enforce-
ment personnel of the Department of Justice 
(including the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives), the Department of 
Homeland Security (including U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection), the United States 
Marshals Service, other Federal agencies, the 
State of Arizona, tribes, and local governments. 
(2) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
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to the Department of Justice, during the 5-year 
period 
ending 
on 
September 
30, 
2016, 
$35,000,000 to purchase, through a competitive 
procurement process, P25-compliant radios, 
which may include a multi-band option, for 
State and local law enforcement agents working 
in the Southwest Border region. 
(B) ACCESS TO FEDERAL SPECTRUM.—If 
a State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
in the Southwest Border region experiences an 
emergency situation that necessitates immediate 
communication with the Department of Justice, 
the Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of the Interior, or any of their respec-
tive subagencies, such law enforcement agency 
shall have access to the spectrum assigned to 
such Federal agency for the duration of such 
emergency situation. 
SEC. 8. SOUTHWEST BORDER PROSECUTION INITIATIVE. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE AND LOCAL PROS-
ECUTORS
FOR
FEDERALLY
INITIATED
CRIMINAL 
CASES.—The Attorney General shall reimburse State, 
county, tribal, and municipal governments for costs associ-
ated with the prosecution and pre-trial detention of feder-
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ally initiated criminal cases declined by local offices of the 
United States Attorneys. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to carry out subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT UNDER AVIATION SMUG-
GLING PROVISIONS OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 
1930. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 590 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1590) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT.—As used in this sec-
tion, the term ‘aircraft’ includes an ultralight vehicle, as 
defined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) apply with respect to violations of any pro-
vision of section 590 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after 
the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 10. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION. 
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering shall collaborate with the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland 
Security in identifying equipment and technology used by 
the Department of Defense that could be used by U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to improve the security 
of the international border between the United States and 
Mexico by— 
(1) detecting border tunnels; 
(2) detecting the use of ultralight aircraft; 
(3) enhancing wide aerial surveillance; and 
(4) otherwise improving the enforcement of 
such border. 
SEC. 11. REPORTS. 
(a) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives that includes— 
(1) an analysis of the number of additional for-
ward operating bases and checkpoints that are nec-
essary along the international border between the 
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United States and Mexico to assist in improving bor-
der security; and 
(2) the number of additional personnel, infra-
structure, and technology needed at land ports of 
entry along the Southwest border to address current 
levels of northbound and southbound cross-border 
inspections. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives that includes— 
(1) an audit of the equipment and technology 
that was procured to be used through the SBInet 
program; and 
(2) an analysis of whether the procured equip-
ment and technology can continue to be used by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(c) JOINT
EQUIPMENT
AND
TECHNOLOGY
RE-
PORT.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics and the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall submit a joint report on the results of the 
collaboration under section 10 to— 
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