by section 564 of division E of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161), is amended 
by amending subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) TWO-LAYERED
REINFORCED
FENC-
ING.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out 
subsection (a) and in accordance with 
clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall— 
‘‘(I) construct two layers of rein-
forced fencing along the entire inter-
national land border between the 
United States and Mexico; and 
‘‘(II) provide for the installation 
of additional physical barriers, roads, 
lighting, cameras, and sensors along 
the entire length of the international 
border between the United States and 
Mexico and the United States and 
Canada to gain operational control of 
such border. 
‘‘(ii) 
CLARIFICATION.—In 
carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall construct a second 
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layer of reinforced fencing in any area 
along the international land border be-
tween the United States and Mexico that, 
as of the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph, has only one layer of fencing. 
‘‘(iii) CONSTRUCTION
DEADLINE.— 
The Secretary shall ensure the completion 
of the construction of such two-layered re-
inforced fencing and the installation of 
such additional physical barriers, roads, 
lighting, cameras, and sensors by not later 
than the date that is two years after the 
date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.— 
Subparagraph (C) of section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996, as added by section 564 of division E of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2008, is repealed. 
(c) LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENTS.—Subparagraph 
(D) of section of section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 
as added by section 564 of division E of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2008, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.— 
If the Secretary of Homeland Security de-
termines that the installation of the two- 
layered reinforced fencing required under 
subparagraph (A)(i)(I) in a particular loca-
tion along the international border of the 
United 
States 
and 
Mexico 
is 
topo-
graphically impractical, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the specific 
alternative measures the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to achieve and maintain 
operational control over the international 
border at such location. 
‘‘(ii) FOLLOW-UP
ACTION.—The in-
stallation of the two-layered reinforced 
fencing 
required 
under 
subparagraph 
(A)(i)(I) shall not apply with respect to 
any location specified in the report re-
quired under clause (i) of this subpara-
graph if a subsequent Act of Congress ex-
empts any such location from such fencing 
requirement and authorizes the specific al-
ternative measures referred to in such re-
port.’’. 
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(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 102(b)(1) of 
the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996 is amended, in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘ALONG SOUTHWEST BORDER’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 3. TUNNEL TASK FORCE. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations for such 
purpose, the fiscal year 2011 budget of the Tunnel Task 
Force, a joint force comprised of Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol 
(CBP), and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 
personnel tasked to pinpoint tunnels that are utilized by 
drug lords and ‘‘coyotes’’ to smuggle narcotics, illegal 
aliens, and weapons, shall be increased by 100 percent 
above the fiscal year 2007 budget. Such increase shall be 
used to increase personnel, improve communication and 
coordination between participant agencies, upgrade tech-
nology, and offer cash rewards and appropriate security 
to individuals who provide the Tunnel Task Force with 
accurate information on existing tunnels that breach the 
international borders of the United States. 
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SEC. 4. AERIAL VEHICLES AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall develop and implement a program to fully 
integrate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies, in-
cluding unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment, 
to enhance the security of the international borders be-
tween the United States and Mexico and the United States 
and Canada by conducting continuous monitoring and bor-
der surveillance of the entirety of such borders, including 
equipment such as— 
(1) additional sensors; 
(2) satellite command and control; and 
(3) other necessary equipment for operational 
support. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out subsection (a). 
Æ 
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