or personnel available to support the Center’s mis-
sion onsite. 
(8) NONCONTIGUOUS
NORTHERN
BORDER.— 
The Center, in collaboration with relevant offices 
and components of the Department, shall identify 
the specific challenges that exist along the non-
contiguous international land border with Canada 
and the maritime border with Russia, including re-
source, technological challenges, and domain aware-
ness. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the establishment of the Center, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit a report, that may in-
clude a classified annex or a sensitive but unclassified 
annex, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives that describes the activities of the Center during the 
most recently concluded fiscal year, including— 
(1) personnel levels; 
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(2) additional resources that are needed to sup-
port the operations of the Center and northern bor-
der operations of the Department; and 
(3) any additional assets or authorities that are 
needed to increase security and domain awareness 
along the northern border. 
(g) TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit a quarterly report to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives regarding temporary duty as-
signments of U.S. Border Patrol agents during the report-
ing period, including— 
(1) the number of agents on temporary duty as-
signment; 
(2) the duration of the temporary duty assign-
ment; 
(3) the sectors from which the agents were as-
signed; and 
(4) the sectors to which the agents were as-
signed. 
(h) REPORT ON LARGE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS OPERATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit a report to the Committee on Home-
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land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives on the Department’s operation of large unmanned 
aircraft systems. The report shall include information on 
existing large unmanned aircraft systems, as well as rec-
ommendations on how to enable the operations of large 
unmanned aircraft systems based at the Center estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 
(i) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CENTER.—The 
Center established pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be established separate and distinct from the Sec-
retary’s authorities under section 708 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348). 
(2) COMMANDANT
AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to affect, impinge, or 
alter any authority of the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard under title 14 or title 46, United States 
Code, or limit the Commandant’s discretion and 
ability to deploy Coast Guard assets and personnel. 
(j) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 
beginning on October 1, 2027. 
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(k) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of car-
rying out this section. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
Department of Homeland Security Northern Border 
Mission Center established pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) NORTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘northern 
border’’ means— 
(A) the international border between the 
United States and Canada; and 
(B) the maritime border between Alaska 
and the Russian Federation. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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