To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.

Bill: 108-hr-277
Sponsor: Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2003-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Border patrols
Crime and Law Enforcement
Customs administration
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
EBB Terrorism
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Illegal aliens
Immigration
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Military civic action
Military personnel
Military training
Smuggling
Terrorism
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, upon request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, to assign members of the armed forces to assist: (1) the Bureau of Border Security of the Department of Homeland Security in preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States; and (2) the U.S. Customs Service in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at U.S. points of entry to prevent the entry of weapons of mass destruction and their components, prohibited narcotics or drugs, or other terrorist or drug trafficking items. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to certify that such request is necessary to respond to a threat to national security.
Requires the Secretaries to establish a training program that must be completed by military personnel serving in such capacity. Requires any member so serving to be accompanied by a civilian law enforcement officer from the agency concerned.
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish ongoing joint task forces to respond to threats to national security posed by the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, or illegal aliens.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the governor and local governments of the State involved of the deployment of such members and the types of tasks to be performed.
Prohibits any such assignment after September 30, 2005.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2003-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Introduced in House