the appropriate officials from the Government of Mexico 
to carry out activities to educate citizens and nationals 
of Mexico regarding eligibility for status as a non-
immigrant under Federal law to ensure that such citizens 
and nationals are not exploited while working in the 
United States. 
(c) COOPERATION REGARDING CIRCULAR MIGRA-
TION.—The Secretary of State, in cooperation with the 
Secretary of Labor and other appropriate Federal offi-
cials, shall work with the appropriate officials from the 
Government of Mexico to improve coordination between 
the United States and Mexico to encourage circular migra-
tion, including assisting in the development of economic 
opportunities and providing job training for citizens and 
nationals in Mexico. 
(d) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Federal rep-
resentatives in the United States shall consult State, local 
and tribal governments and their counterparts in Mexico 
concerning border security structures along the inter-
national border between the United States and Mexico in 
order to— 
(1) solicit the views of affected communities; 
(2) lessen tensions; and 
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(3) foster greater understanding and stronger 
cooperation on this and other important security 
issues of mutual concern. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
after, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a 
report on the actions taken by the United States and Mex-
ico under this section. 
SEC. 13. SOUTHERN BORDER SECURITY TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish a Southern Border Se-
curity Task Force (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task 
Force’’) to coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, and 
local border and law enforcement officials and task forces 
to establish an accountable and humane border security 
strategy. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
prised of personnel from the following: 
(1) United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion and Office Field Operations. 
(2) United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. 
(3) The Coast Guard. 
(4) Other Federal agencies, as appropriate. 
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(5) Southern border State law enforcement 
agencies. 
(6) Local law enforcement agencies from af-
fected southern border cities and communities. 
(7) 
Nongovernmental 
organizations 
rep-
resenting border communities. 
(c) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall appoint as a Director of the Task Force an individual 
who is experienced and knowledgeable in law enforcement 
generally and border security issues specifically. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the establishment of the Task Force under subsection 
(a) and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report on the effectiveness of the Task Force 
in avoiding or minimizing the adverse impact of border 
policies, measures and activities on the environment, cul-
ture, commerce, safety, or quality of life including civil 
rights, private property rights, and other civil liberties, for 
the communities and residents along the southern border. 
SEC. 14. SOUTHERN BORDER SECURITY COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, there shall be estab-
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lished a commission to be known as the ‘‘Southern Border 
Security Commission’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 33 members, appointed by the Presi-
dent, who have expertise in migration, local crime 
indices, civil and human rights, community relations, 
cross-border trade and commerce, environmental and 
ecological border issues, quality of life indicators, or 
other pertinent experience, of whom— 
(A) fourteen members shall be from the 
Northern border region and shall include— 
(i) two local government elected offi-
cials; 
(ii) two local law enforcement officials; 
(iii) two tribal government officials; 
(iv) two civil rights advocates; 
(v) one business representative; 
(vi) one higher education representa-
tive; 
(vii) one private land owner represent-
ative; 
(viii) one representative of a faith 
community; and 
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(ix) two representatives of United 
States Border Patrol; 
(B) nineteen members shall be from the 
Southern border region and include— 
(i) three local government elected offi-
cials; 
(ii) three local law enforcement offi-
cials; 
(iii) two tribal government officials; 
(iv) three civil rights advocates; 
(v) two business representatives; 
(vi) one higher education representa-
tive; 
(vii) two private land owner represent-
atives; 
(viii) one representative of a faith 
community; and 
(ix) two representatives of United 
States Border Patrol; and 
(C) at least one member shall have envi-
ronmental and ecological expertise. 
(2) TIME
OF
APPOINTMENT.—The appoint-
ments required by paragraph (1) shall be made not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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