(1) review and evaluate the training provided to 
Border Patrol agents and port of entry inspectors 
regarding the inspection of aliens to determine 
whether an alien is referred for an interview by an 
asylum officer for a determination of credible fear; 
(2) based on the review and evaluation de-
scribed in paragraph (1), take necessary and appro-
priate measures to ensure consistency in referrals by 
Border Patrol agents and port of entry inspectors to 
asylum officers for determinations of credible fear. 
SEC. 308. EXPEDITED REMOVAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘Attorney Gen-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(III) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwith-
standing subclauses (I) and (II), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
apply clauses (i) and (ii) of this sub-
paragraph to any alien (other than an 
alien described in subparagraph (F)) 
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who is not a national of a country 
contiguous to the United States, who 
has not been admitted or paroled into 
the United States, and who is appre-
hended within 100 miles of an inter-
national land border of the United 
States and within 14 days of entry.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 235(b)(1)(F) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(F)) 
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘or in any manner at or between a land border 
port of entry’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to all aliens apprehended on 
or after such date. 
TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE ORGANI-
ZATION OF BORDER SECU-
RITY AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY COORDINATION 
AND MANAGEMENT. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure full 
coordination of border security efforts among agencies 
within the Department of Homeland Security, including 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
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United States Customs and Border Protection, and 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and 
shall identify and remedy any failure of coordination or 
integration in a prompt and efficient manner. In par-
ticular, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) oversee and ensure the coordinated execu-
tion of border security operations and policy; 
(2) establish a mechanism for sharing and co-
ordinating intelligence information and analysis at 
the headquarters and field office levels pertaining to 
counter-terrorism, border enforcement, customs and 
trade, immigration, human smuggling, human traf-
ficking, and other issues of concern to both United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 
United States Customs and Border Protection; 
(3) establish Department of Homeland Security 
task forces (to include other Federal, State, Tribal 
and local law enforcement agencies as appropriate) 
as necessary to better coordinate border enforcement 
and the disruption and dismantling of criminal orga-
nizations engaged in cross-border smuggling, money 
laundering, and immigration violations; 
(4) enhance coordination between the border se-
curity and investigations missions within the Depart-
ment by requiring that, with respect to cases involv-
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ing violations of the customs and immigration laws 
of the United States, United States Customs and 
Border Protection coordinate with and refer all such 
cases to United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; 
(5) examine comprehensively the proper alloca-
tion of the Department’s border security related re-
sources, and analyze budget issues on the basis of 
Department-wide border enforcement goals, plans, 
and processes; 
(6) establish measures and metrics for deter-
mining the effectiveness of coordinated border en-
forcement efforts; and 
(7) develop and implement a comprehensive 
plan to protect the northern and southern land bor-
ders of the United States and address the different 
challenges each border faces by— 
(A) coordinating all Federal border secu-
rity activities; 
(B) improving communications and data 
sharing capabilities within the Department and 
with other Federal, State, local, tribal, and for-
eign law enforcement agencies on matters relat-
ing to border security; and 
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(C) providing input to relevant bilateral 
agreements to improve border functions, includ-
ing ensuring security and promoting trade and 
tourism. 
SEC. 402. OFFICE OF AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 431. OFFICE OF AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department an Office of Air and Marine Operations (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The Office shall be 
headed by an Assistant Secretary for Air and Marine Op-
erations who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall 
report directly to the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary 
shall be responsible for all functions and operations of the 
Office. 
‘‘(c) MISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PRIMARY MISSION.—The primary mission 
of the Office shall be the prevention of the entry of 
terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of ter-
rorism, narcotics, and other contraband into the 
United States. 
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