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(C) The extent to which border security 
threats are having a significant harmful impact 
in the jurisdiction in which the BEST unit is 
to be established, and other jurisdictions of the 
country. 
(D) Whether or not an Integrated Border 
Enforcement Team already exists in the area 
where the BEST unit would be established. 
(d) OPERATION.—After making a designation under 
subsection (d)(2), and in order to provide Federal assist-
ance to the area so designated, the Secretary may— 
(1) obligate such sums as are appropriated for 
the BEST program; 
(2) direct the assignment of Federal personnel 
to the BEST program, subject to the approval of the 
head of the department or agency that employs such 
personnel; and 
(3) take other actions to assist State, local, 
tribal, and foreign jurisdictions to participate in the 
BEST program. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the establishment of the BEST program under sub-
section (b) and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the 
BEST program in enhancing border security and reducing 
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the drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien traf-
ficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and 
across the international borders of the United States as 
measured by crime statistics, including violent deaths, in-
cidents of violence, and drug-related arrests. 
SEC. 605. COST-EFFECTIVE TRAINING FOR BORDER PA-
TROL AGENTS. 
(a) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of the basic training pro-
vided by United States Customs and Border Protection 
to Border Patrol agents to ensure that such training is 
being conducted as efficiently and cost-effectively as pos-
sible. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—The review shall include 
the following: 
(1) An evaluation of the appropriateness of the 
length and content of the basic training curriculum 
provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center to new Border Patrol agents. 
(2) An evaluation of the appropriateness and a 
detailed breakdown of the costs incurred by United 
States Customs and Border Protection and the Fed-
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eral Law Enforcement Training Center to train one 
new Border Patrol agent. 
(3) A cost and effectiveness of training com-
parison with other similar law enforcement training 
programs provided by State and local agencies, non- 
profit organizations, universities, and the private 
sector. 
(4) Recommendations to increase the number of 
Border Patrol agents trained per year, and to reduce 
the per-agent costs of basic training— 
(A) through utilization of comparable 
training programs sponsored by State and local 
agencies, non-profit organizations, universities, 
and the private sector; 
(B) by allowing Border Patrol agents to 
take proficiency tests, enroll in long distance 
learning programs, and waive such courses as 
Spanish language instruction or physical fit-
ness; or 
(C) by any other means the Comptroller 
General considers appropriate. 
SEC. 606. BORDER SECURITY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS. 
(a) SUPPORT FOR BORDER SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
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tion shall have access to Federal lands for security 
activities, including— 
(A) routine motorized patrols; and 
(B) the deployment of temporary tactical 
infrastructure. 
(2) OPERATION.—The security activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be conducted, to the 
maximum extent practicable, in a manner that the 
Secretary determines will best protect the natural 
and cultural resources on Federal lands. 
(b) LIMITATION REGARDING INTERMINGLED PRI-
VATE AND STATE LAND.—This section shall not apply to 
any private or State-owned land within the boundaries of 
Federal lands. 
(c) FEDERAL LANDS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Federal lands’’ includes all land, including a compo-
nent of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
under the control of any Federal department or agency 
with legal jurisdiction over such land that is located within 
150 miles of the Southwest border. 
SEC. 607. BORDER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner, in collabora-
tion with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
shall identify equipment and technology described in sub-
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section (b) that would enhance the security of the northern 
and southern borders. 
(b) EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DESCRIBED.— 
The equipment and technology referred to in subsection 
(a) shall include equipment and technology designed to— 
(1) detect anomalies such as tunnels and 
breaches in perimeter security; 
(2) detect the use of unauthorized vehicles; 
(3) detect low-flying aircraft; 
(4) employ unmanned vehicles; or 
(5) otherwise strengthen the ability to detect 
and deter unlawful entries between ports of entry. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Commissioner shall consult with the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering to leverage exist-
ing research and development of relevant equipment and 
technologies. 
SEC. 608. NORTHERN BORDER CANINE TEAMS. 
(a) DEPLOYMENT OF CANINES.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall deploy no less than one additional canine en-
forcement team, capable of detecting narcotics, at each of 
the 5 busiest northern ports of entry as determined by 
traffic volume, and at other ports of entry as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
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