I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4962 
To provide for enhanced border security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2014 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
FINCHER, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. WEBER 
of Texas, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. NEUGE-
BAUER, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. YOHO, Mrs. 
BACHMANN, and Mr. MILLER of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for enhanced border security, 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 ‘‘National Border and 
Homeland Security Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRIORITY DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE STATE 
CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) In distributing amounts under this sub-
section to a State or political subdivision of a State, 
including a municipality, for a fiscal year, the Attor-
ney General shall prioritize compensating— 
‘‘(A) States that are on the northern or 
southern border; or 
‘‘(B) political subdivisions of States, in-
cluding municipalities, that, in the determina-
tion of the Attorney General, have one of the 
four largest populations of aliens unlawfully 
present in the United States for the preceding 
fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 3. FENCING ALONG AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF 
THE SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) FENCING.—Section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, not 
later than December 31, 2015,’’ before ‘‘construct’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘370 miles, or 
other mileage determined by the Secretary, 
whose authority to determine other mileage 
shall expire on December 31, 2008,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘areas’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
(b) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 2 the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; 
Public Law 109–367) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2015,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with State 
and local officials along the international border be-
tween the United States and Mexico, including bor-
der State governors, mayors of border towns and cit-
ies, and border sheriffs,’’ before ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 4. BORDER PATROL AGENTS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase 
the number of positions for full-time, active-duty Border 
Patrol agents over the number of such agents for the pre-
ceding fiscal year as follows: 
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(1) Three thousand such agents for fiscal year 
2015 (with 2,500 such agents deployed to the south-
ern border and 500 such agents deployed to the 
northern border). 
(2) One thousand such agents for fiscal year 
2016 (with 800 such agents deployed to the south-
ern border and 200 such agents deployed to the 
northern border). 
(3) One thousand such agents for fiscal year 
2017 (with 800 such agents deployed to the south-
ern border and 200 such agents deployed to the 
northern border). 
(4) One thousand such agents for fiscal year 
2018 (with 800 such agents deployed to the south-
ern border and 200 such agents deployed to the 
northern border). 
SEC. 5. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. 
For each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not 
fewer than 200 the number of United States Customs and 
Border Protection officers at United States ports of entry 
over the number of such officers at such ports for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
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SEC. 6. BIOMETRIC ENTRY AND EXIT DATA SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall establish the biometric entry and exit 
data system required by section 7208 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 
1365b), notwithstanding any other dates specified in such 
section. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to the features re-
quired by the biometric entry and exit data system in ac-
cordance with section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that such 
system is established and in operation at each port of 
entry in the United States. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON IMPEDING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
OF THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY RELATED TO BORDER SECURITY. 
On public lands of the United States, neither the Sec-
retary of the Interior nor the Secretary of Agriculture may 
impede, prohibit, or restrict activities of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to achieve operational control (as de-
fined in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 
U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367). 
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SEC. 8. GLOBAL NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 
Section 1902(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 592(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, particularly 
with respect to potential smuggling routes in land 
border areas between ports of entry, railcars enter-
ing the United States from Canada or Mexico, and 
private aircraft or small vessels’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) 
as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) develop objectives to be accomplished to 
carry out this subsection, identify roles and respon-
sibilities for meeting such objectives, ensure that the 
funding necessary to achieve such objectives is avail-
able, and employ monitoring mechanisms to deter-
mine progress toward achieving such objectives;’’; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraphs (10), (11), and (12)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘this subsection’’. 
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SEC. 9. PORTABLE RADIATION DETECTORS AND RADIO-
ACTIVE ISOTOPE IDENTIFICATION DEVICES. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall de-
termine the number of next generation portable radiation 
detectors (PRD) and radioactive isotope identification de-
vices (RIID) required by Border Patrol agents patrolling 
the southern and northern borders of the United States 
and procure such detectors and devices. 
SEC. 10. STRATEGIC PLAN TO DETECT AND INTERDICT BIO-
LOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall develop a stra-
tegic plan (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Plan’’) 
to detect and interdict biological and chemical weap-
ons entering the United States. 
(2) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security shall complete implementation of 
the Plan not later than two years after the develop-
ment of the Plan under paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security shall submit to Con-
gress a report that describes the Plan. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than two 
years after the submission of the initial report under 
paragraph (1) and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit reports to Con-
gress on the implementation of the Plan. 
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