(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 7 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland 
Security exercises the waiver authority under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate of such waiver.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(e) TECHNOLOGY.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, in carrying out this section, shall deploy along the 
United States border the most practical and effective tech-
nology available for achieving situational awareness and 
operational control of the border. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED UNATTENDED SURVEILLANCE 
SENSORS.—The term ‘advanced unattended surveil-
lance sensors’ means sensors that utilize an onboard 
computer to analyze detections in an effort to dis-
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cern between vehicles, humans, and animals, and ul-
timately filter false positives prior to transmission. 
‘‘(2) HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS.—The term ‘high 
traffic areas’ means areas in the vicinity of the 
United States border that— 
‘‘(A) are within the responsibility of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection; and 
‘‘(B) have significant unlawful cross-border 
activity, as determined by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—The term ‘oper-
ational control’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
‘‘(4) PHYSICAL BARRIERS.—The term ‘physical 
barriers’ includes reinforced fencing, border barrier 
system, and levee walls. 
‘‘(5) SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.—The term ‘sit-
uational awareness’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 6 U.S.C. 223(a)(7)). 
‘‘(6) TACTICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘tactical infrastructure’ includes boat ramps, access 
gates, checkpoints, lighting, and roads. 
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‘‘(7) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘technology’ 
means border surveillance and detection technology, 
and includes the following: 
‘‘(A) Tower-based surveillance technology. 
‘‘(B) Deployable, lighter-than-air ground 
surveillance equipment. 
‘‘(C) Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation 
Radars (VADER). 
‘‘(D) 3-dimensional, seismic acoustic detec-
tion and ranging border tunneling detection 
technology. 
‘‘(E) Advanced unattended surveillance 
sensors. 
‘‘(F) Mobile vehicle-mounted and man- 
portable surveillance capabilities. 
‘‘(G) Unmanned aircraft systems. 
‘‘(H) Other border detection, communica-
tion, and surveillance technology. 
‘‘(8) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 44801 of title 49, United 
States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 4. CODIFYING PREVIOUSLY WAIVED LEGAL REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Pub-
lic Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) PREVIOUSLY
WAIVED
LEGAL
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any project relating 
to the construction of physical barriers, tactical 
infrastructure, and technology along the inter-
national border between the United States and 
Mexico shall be exempt from any law or regula-
tion described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—The laws or regulations 
described in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) An Act to facilitate the work of 
the Forest Service (Public Law 87–869). 
‘‘(ii) The Administrative Procedure 
Act (5 U.S.C. 500 et seq.). 
‘‘(iii) The American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 1996 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(iv) The Arizona Desert Wilderness 
Act (6 U.S.C. 460ddd et seq.). 
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‘‘(v) The Arizona-Idaho Conservation 
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–696). 
‘‘(vi) The Bald and Golden Eagle Pro-
tection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.). 
‘‘(vii) The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.). 
‘‘(viii) The Clean Water Act (33 
U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 
‘‘(ix) The Coastal Zone Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.). 
‘‘(x) The Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Li-
ability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(xi) The Endangered Species Act (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
‘‘(xii) The Farmland Protection Policy 
Act (7 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.). 
‘‘(xiii) The Federal Cave Resources 
Protection Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 4301 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(xiv) The Federal Grant and Cooper-
ative Agreement Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.). 
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‘‘(xv) The Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.). 
‘‘(xvi) The Fish and Wildlife Coordi-
nation Act (16 U.S.C. 662 et seq.). 
‘‘(xvii) The Migratory Bird Conserva-
tion Act of 1929 (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.). 
‘‘(xviii) The Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). 
‘‘(xix) The Military Lands Withdrawal 
Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65). 
‘‘(xx) The Multiple-Use and Sus-
tained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 583 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(xxi) The National Environmental 
Policy Act (Public Law 91–190). 
‘‘(xxii) The National Fish and Wildlife 
Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.). 
‘‘(xxiii) The National Forest Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et 
seq.). 
‘‘(xxiv) The National Historic Preser-
vation Act (Public Law 89–665). 
‘‘(xxv) The National Parks and Recre-
ation Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–625). 
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‘‘(xxvi) The National Trails System 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.). 
‘‘(xxvii) The National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 
668dd et seq.). 
‘‘(xxviii) The Native American Graves 
Protection 
and 
Repatriation 
Act 
(25 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘(xxix) The Noise Control Act (42 
U.S.C. 4901 et seq.). 
‘‘(xxx) The Otay Mountain Wilderness 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 106–145). 
‘‘(xxxi) The Paleontological Resources 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470aaa et 
seq.). 
‘‘(xxxii) Section 10 of the Reclamation 
Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 387). 
‘‘(xxxiii) The Religious Freedom Res-
toration Act (42 U.S.C. 2000bb–4 et seq.). 
‘‘(xxxiv) The Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(xxxv) The Rivers and Harbors Act 
of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403 et seq.). 
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