carry out such measures, and a description of how 
such resources should be allocated. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the National 
Strategy for Border Security, the Secretary shall consult 
with representatives of— 
(1) State, local, and tribal authorities with re-
sponsibility for locations along the international land 
and maritime borders of the United States; and 
(2) appropriate private sector entities, non-
governmental organizations, and affected commu-
nities that have expertise in areas related to border 
security. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The National Strategy for Bor-
der Security shall be consistent with the National Strategy 
for Maritime Security developed pursuant to Homeland 
Security Presidential Directive 13, dated December 21, 
2004. 
(e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress the National Strategy for Border 
Security. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress any update of such Strategy that the Sec-
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retary determines is necessary, not later than 30 
days after such update is developed. 
(f) IMMEDIATE ACTION.—Nothing in this section or 
section 111 may be construed to relieve the Secretary of 
the responsibility to take all actions necessary and appro-
priate to achieve and maintain operational control over the 
entire international land and maritime borders of the 
United States. 
SEC. 113. REPORTS ON IMPROVING THE EXCHANGE OF IN-
FORMATION ON NORTH AMERICAN SECU-
RITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
agencies, shall submit to Congress a report on improving 
the exchange of information related to the security of 
North America. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall contain a description of the following: 
(1) SECURITY CLEARANCES AND DOCUMENT IN-
TEGRITY.—The progress made toward the develop-
ment of common enrollment, security, technical, and 
biometric standards for the issuance, authentication, 
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validation, and repudiation of secure documents, in-
cluding— 
(A) technical and biometric standards 
based on best practices and consistent with 
international standards for the issuance, au-
thentication, validation, and repudiation of trav-
el documents, including— 
(i) passports; 
(ii) visas; and 
(iii) permanent resident cards; 
(B) working with Canada and Mexico to 
encourage foreign governments to enact laws to 
combat alien smuggling and trafficking, and 
laws to forbid the use and manufacture of 
fraudulent travel documents and to promote in-
formation sharing; 
(C) applying the necessary pressures and 
support to ensure that other countries meet 
proper travel document standards and are com-
mitted to travel document verification before 
the citizens of such countries travel internation-
ally, including travel by such citizens to the 
United States; and 
(D) providing technical assistance for the 
development and maintenance of a national 
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database built upon identified best practices for 
biometrics associated with visa and travel docu-
ments. 
(2) IMMIGRATION
AND
VISA
MANAGEMENT.— 
The progress of efforts to share information regard-
ing high-risk individuals who may attempt to enter 
Canada, Mexico, or the United States, including the 
progress made— 
(A) in implementing the Statement of Mu-
tual Understanding on Information Sharing, 
signed by Canada and the United States in 
February 2003; and 
(B) in identifying trends related to immi-
gration fraud, including asylum and document 
fraud, and to analyze such trends. 
(3) VISA POLICY COORDINATION AND IMMIGRA-
TION
SECURITY.—The progress made by Canada, 
Mexico, and the United States to enhance the secu-
rity of North America by cooperating on visa policy 
and identifying best practices regarding immigration 
security, including the progress made— 
(A) in enhancing consultation among offi-
cials who issue visas at the consulates or em-
bassies of Canada, Mexico, or the United States 
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throughout the world to share information, 
trends, and best practices on visa flows; 
(B) in comparing the procedures and poli-
cies of Canada and the United States related to 
visitor visa processing, including— 
(i) application process; 
(ii) interview policy; 
(iii) general screening procedures; 
(iv) visa validity; 
(v) quality control measures; and 
(vi) access to appeal or review; 
(C) in exploring methods for Canada, Mex-
ico, and the United States to waive visa re-
quirements for nationals and citizens of the 
same foreign countries; 
(D) in providing technical assistance for 
the development and maintenance of a national 
database built upon identified best practices for 
biometrics associated with immigration viola-
tors; 
(E) in developing and implementing an im-
migration security strategy for North America 
that works toward the development of a com-
mon security perimeter by enhancing technical 
assistance for programs and systems to support 
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advance automated reporting and risk targeting 
of international passengers; 
(F) in sharing information on lost and sto-
len passports on a real-time basis among immi-
gration or law enforcement officials of Canada, 
Mexico, and the United States; and 
(G) in collecting 10 fingerprints from each 
individual who applies for a visa. 
(4) NORTH AMERICAN VISITOR OVERSTAY PRO-
GRAM.—The progress made by Canada and the 
United States in implementing parallel entry-exit 
tracking systems that, while respecting the privacy 
laws of both countries, share information regarding 
third country nationals who have overstayed their 
period of authorized admission in either Canada or 
the United States. 
(5) TERRORIST
WATCH
LISTS.—The progress 
made in enhancing the capacity of the United States 
to combat terrorism through the coordination of 
counterterrorism efforts, including the progress 
made— 
(A) in developing and implementing bilat-
eral agreements between Canada and the 
United States and between Mexico and the 
United States to govern the sharing of terrorist 
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watch list data and to comprehensively enu-
merate the uses of such data by the govern-
ments of each country; 
(B) in establishing appropriate linkages 
among Canada, Mexico, and the United States 
Terrorist Screening Center; and 
(C) in exploring with foreign governments 
the establishment of a multilateral watch list 
mechanism that would facilitate direct coordina-
tion between the country that identifies an indi-
vidual as an individual included on a watch list, 
and the country that owns such list, including 
procedures that satisfy the security concerns 
and are consistent with the privacy and other 
laws of each participating country. 
(6) MONEY
LAUNDERING, CURRENCY
SMUG-
GLING, AND ALIEN SMUGGLING.—The progress made 
in improving information sharing and law enforce-
ment cooperation in combating organized crime, in-
cluding the progress made— 
(A) in combating currency smuggling, 
money laundering, alien smuggling, and traf-
ficking in alcohol, firearms, and explosives; 
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(B) in determining the feasibility of formu-
lating a firearms trafficking action plan be-
tween Mexico and the United States; 
(C) in developing a joint threat assessment 
on organized crime between Canada and the 
United States; 
(D) in determining the feasibility of formu-
lating a joint threat assessment on organized 
crime between Mexico and the United States; 
(E) in developing mechanisms to exchange 
information on findings, seizures, and capture 
of individuals transporting undeclared currency; 
and 
(F) in developing and implementing a plan 
to combat the transnational threat of illegal 
drug trafficking. 
(7) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
COOPERATION.—The 
progress made in enhancing law enforcement co-
operation among Canada, Mexico, and the United 
States through enhanced technical assistance for the 
development and maintenance of a national database 
built upon identified best practices for biometrics as-
sociated with known and suspected criminals or ter-
rorists, including exploring the formation of law en-
forcement teams that include personnel from the 
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