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(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Secretary determines to be essential to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘eligible law enforcement agency’’ means a trib-
al, State, or local law enforcement agency— 
(A) located in a county no more than 100 
miles from a United States border with— 
(i) Canada; or 
(ii) Mexico; or 
(B) located in a county more than 100 
miles from any such border, but where such 
county has been certified by the Secretary as a 
High Impact Area. 
(2) HIGH IMPACT AREA.—The term ‘‘High Im-
pact Area’’ means any county designated by the Sec-
retary as such, taking into consideration— 
(A) whether local law enforcement agencies 
in that county have the resources to protect the 
lives, property, safety, or welfare of the residents 
of that county; 
(B) the relationship between any lack of se-
curity along the United States border and the 
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rise, if any, of criminal activity in that county; 
and 
(C) any other unique challenges that local 
law enforcement face due to a lack of security 
along the United States border. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012 to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion. 
(2) DIVISION OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) 2⁄3 shall be set aside for eligible law en-
forcement agencies located in the 6 States with 
the largest number of undocumented alien appre-
hensions; and 
(B) 1⁄3 shall be set aside for areas des-
ignated as a High Impact Area under subsection 
(d). 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts appro-
priated for grants under this section shall be used to supple-
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ment and not supplant other State and local public funds 
obligated for the purposes provided under this title. 
SEC. 603. Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
State or local law enforcement agencies or their officers to 
exercise Federal immigration law enforcement authority. 
TITLE VII—BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Border Infrastructure 
and Technology Modernization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commissioner’’ 
means the Commissioner of United States Customs 
and Border Protection of the Department of Home-
land Security. 
(2) MAQUILADORA.—The term ‘‘maquiladora’’ 
means an entity located in Mexico that assembles and 
produces goods from imported parts for export to the 
United States. 
(3) NORTHERN
BORDER.—The term ‘‘northern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Canada. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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(5) SOUTHERN
BORDER.—The term ‘‘southern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Mexico. 
SEC. 703. HIRING AND TRAINING OF BORDER AND 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PERSONNEL.—(a) OFFICERS 
AND AGENTS.— 
(1) INCREASE IN OFFICERS AND AGENTS.—Sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, during each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) increase the number of full-time agents 
and associated support staff in United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the 
Department of Homeland Security by the equiv-
alent of at least 100 more than the number of 
such employees as of the end of the preceding fis-
cal year; and 
(B) increase the number of full-time officers, 
agricultural specialists, and associated support 
staff in United States Customs and Border Pro-
tection by the equivalent of at least 200 more 
than the number of such employees as of the end 
of the preceding fiscal year. 
(2) WAIVER OF FTE LIMITATION.—The Secretary 
is authorized to waive any limitation on the number 
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of full-time equivalent personnel assigned to the De-
partment of Homeland Security to fulfill the require-
ments of paragraph (1). 
(b) TRAINING.—As necessary, the Secretary, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for the United States Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement and the Commissioner, 
shall provide appropriate training for agents, officers, agri-
cultural specialists, and associated support staff of the De-
partment of Homeland Security to utilize new technologies 
and to ensure that the proficiency levels of such personnel 
are acceptable to protect the borders of the United States. 
SEC. 704. PORT OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESS-
MENT STUDY.—(a) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE.—Not later 
than January 31 of every other year, the Commissioner, 
in consultation with the Administrator of General Services 
shall— 
(1) review— 
(A) the Port of Entry Infrastructure Assess-
ment Study prepared by the United States Cus-
toms Service, the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, and the General Services Adminis-
tration in accordance with the matter relating to 
the ports of entry infrastructure assessment set 
forth in the joint explanatory statement on page 
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