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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1921 
To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2011 
Mr. POMPEO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, 
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 ‘‘Build the Fence Now 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TWO-LAYERED REINFORCED FENCING ALONG THE 
ENTIRE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
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tween the United States and Mexico that, 
as of the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph, has only one layer of fencing. 
‘‘(iii) CONSTRUCTION
DEADLINE.— 
The Secretary shall ensure the completion 
of the construction of such two-layered re-
inforced fencing and the installation of 
such additional physical barriers, roads, 
lighting, cameras, radars, and sensors by 
not later than the date that is— 
‘‘(I) two years after the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph 
with respect to the international land 
border between the United States and 
Mexico; and 
‘‘(II) five years after the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph 
with respect to the international land 
border between the United States and 
Canada.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.— 
Subparagraph (C) of section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 is repealed. 
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(c) LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENTS.—Subparagraph 
(D) of section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.— 
If the Secretary of Homeland Security de-
termines that the installation of the two- 
layered reinforced fencing required under 
subparagraph (A)(i)(I) in a particular loca-
tion along the international border of the 
United 
States 
and 
Mexico 
is 
topo-
graphically impractical, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the specific 
alternative measures the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to achieve and maintain 
operational control over the international 
border at such location. 
‘‘(ii) FOLLOW-UP
ACTION.—The in-
stallation of the two-layered reinforced 
fencing 
required 
under 
subparagraph 
(A)(i)(I) shall not apply with respect to 
any location specified in the report re-
quired under clause (i) of this subpara-
graph if a subsequent Act of Congress ex-
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empts any such location from such fencing 
requirement and authorizes the specific al-
ternative measures referred to in such re-
port.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 102(b)(1) of 
the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996 is amended, in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘ALONG SOUTHWEST BORDER’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 3. TUNNEL TASK FORCE. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations for such 
purpose, the fiscal year 2012 budget of the Tunnel Task 
Force, a joint force comprised of Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol 
(CBP), and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 
personnel tasked to pinpoint tunnels that are utilized by 
drug lords and ‘‘coyotes’’ to smuggle narcotics, illegal 
aliens, and weapons, shall be increased by 100 percent 
above the fiscal year 2007 budget. Such increase shall be 
used to increase personnel, improve communication and 
coordination between participant agencies, upgrade tech-
nology, and offer cash rewards and appropriate security 
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to individuals who provide the Tunnel Task Force with 
accurate information on existing tunnels that breach the 
international borders of the United States. 
SEC. 4. AERIAL VEHICLES AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall develop and implement a program to fully 
integrate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies, in-
cluding unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment, 
to enhance the security of the international borders be-
tween the United States and Mexico and the United States 
and Canada by conducting continuous monitoring and bor-
der surveillance of the entirety of such borders, including 
equipment such as— 
(1) additional sensors; 
(2) satellite command and control; and 
(3) other necessary equipment for operational 
support. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out subsection (a). 
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