I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4882 
To achieve operational control of the international border between the United 
States and Mexico through the deployment of members of the National 
Guard in support of the United States Customs and Border Protection, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2014 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To achieve operational control of the international border 
between the United States and Mexico through the de-
ployment of members of the National Guard in support 
of the United States Customs and Border Protection, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southwest Border Pro-
tection Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACTIVATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF 
THE NATIONAL GUARD TO SUPPORT DEPART-
MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER 
CONTROL 
ACTIVITIES 
ALONG 
INTER-
NATIONAL BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED 
STATES AND MEXICO. 
(a) 
EXPANDED
DEPLOYMENT
OF
NATIONAL 
GUARD.—At the request of a Governor of a State that 
shares a portion of the international border between the 
United States and Mexico, the Secretary of Defense shall 
order to active duty, and provide for the deployment of, 
members of the National Guard along such border to as-
sist United States Customs and Border Protection in 
achieving operational control of such border. 
(b) NUMBER OF GUARDSMEN DEPLOYED.—At least 
10,000 members of the National Guard shall be ordered 
to active duty and deployed under the authority of this 
section along the international border between the United 
States and Mexico. Members ordered to active duty and 
deployed under the authority of this section shall be in 
addition to the number of members of the National Guard 
so deployed along such border as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) DURATION.—The deployment of members of the 
National Guard under the authority of this section in a 
State that shares a portion of the international border be-
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tween the United States and Mexico shall continue until 
the earlier of the following: 
(1) The date on which the Secretary of Home-
land Security certifies that the Federal Government 
has achieved operational control of such border. 
(2) The date on which the Governor of the 
State withdraws the request made under subsection 
(a). 
(d) EXEMPTION FROM END STRENGTHS AND OTHER 
LIMITATIONS.—Members of the National Guard deployed 
under the authority of this section shall not be counted 
toward— 
(1) any limits on end strength; or 
(2) limits on the number of National Guard 
personnel that may be placed on active duty for 
operational support. 
(e) OPERATIONAL CONTROL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘operational control’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
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