Subtitle B—Border Security Plans, 
Strategies, and Reports 
SEC. 111. SURVEILLANCE PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—The Secretary shall 
develop a comprehensive plan for the systematic surveil-
lance of the international land and maritime borders of 
the United States. 
(b) CONTENT.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of existing technologies em-
ployed on the international land and maritime bor-
ders of the United States. 
(2) A description of the compatibility of new 
surveillance technologies with surveillance tech-
nologies in use by the Secretary on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(3) A description of how the Commissioner of 
the United States Customs and Border Protection is 
working, or is expected to work, with the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology of the Depart-
ment to identify and test surveillance technology. 
(4) A description of the specific surveillance 
technology to be deployed. 
(5) Identification of any obstacles that may im-
pede such deployment. 
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(6) A detailed estimate of all costs associated 
with such deployment and with continued mainte-
nance of such technologies. 
(7) A description of how the Secretary is work-
ing with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration on safety and airspace control issues 
associated with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. 
(8) A description of the program to fully inte-
grate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies de-
veloped pursuant to section 107(a). 
(9) A description of the Integrated and Auto-
mated Surveillance Program established pursuant to 
section 107(b). 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress the plan required by this 
section. 
SEC. 112. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR BORDER SECURITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies, shall develop a National Strategy for Border 
Security that describes actions to be carried out to achieve 
operational control over all ports of entry into the United 
States and the international land and maritime borders 
of the United States. 
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(b) CONTENT.—The National Strategy for Border 
Security shall include the following: 
(1) The implementation schedule for the com-
prehensive plan for systematic surveillance described 
in section 111. 
(2) An assessment of the threat posed by ter-
rorists and terrorist groups that may try to infiltrate 
the United States at locations along the inter-
national land and maritime borders of the United 
States. 
(3) A risk assessment for all United States 
ports of entry and all portions of the international 
land and maritime borders of the United States that 
includes a description of activities being under-
taken— 
(A) to prevent the entry of terrorists, other 
unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, nar-
cotics, and other contraband into the United 
States; and 
(B) to protect critical infrastructure at or 
near such ports of entry or borders. 
(4) An assessment of the legal requirements 
that prevent achieving and maintaining operational 
control over the entire international land and mari-
time borders of the United States. 
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(5) An assessment of the most appropriate, 
practical, and cost-effective means of defending the 
international land and maritime borders of the 
United States against threats to security and illegal 
transit, including intelligence capacities, technology, 
equipment, personnel, and training needed to ad-
dress security vulnerabilities. 
(6) An assessment of staffing needs for all bor-
der security functions, taking into account threat 
and vulnerability information pertaining to the bor-
ders and the impact of new security programs, poli-
cies, and technologies. 
(7) A description of the border security roles 
and missions of Federal, State, regional, local, and 
tribal authorities, and recommendations regarding 
actions the Secretary can carry out to improve co-
ordination with such authorities to enable border se-
curity and enforcement activities to be carried out in 
a more efficient and effective manner. 
(8) An assessment of existing efforts and tech-
nologies used for border security and the effect of 
the use of such efforts and technologies on civil 
rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and 
civil liberties, including an assessment of efforts to 
take into account asylum seekers, trafficking vic-
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tims, unaccompanied minor aliens, and other vulner-
able populations. 
(9) A prioritized list of research and develop-
ment objectives to enhance the security of the inter-
national land and maritime borders of the United 
States. 
(10) A description of ways to ensure that the 
free flow of travel and commerce is not diminished 
by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at secur-
ing the international land and maritime borders of 
the United States. 
(11) An assessment of additional detention fa-
cilities and beds that are needed to detain unlawful 
aliens apprehended at United States ports of entry 
or along the international land borders of the United 
States. 
(12) A description of the performance metrics 
to be used to ensure accountability by the bureaus 
of the Department in implementing such Strategy. 
(13) A schedule for the implementation of the 
security measures described in such Strategy, includ-
ing a prioritization of security measures, realistic 
deadlines for addressing the security and enforce-
ment needs, an estimate of the resources needed to 
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