Border Security First Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-3564
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2006-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Alcoholic beverages
Arizona
Armed Forces and National Security
Arrest
Belize
Boats and boating
Border patrols
Canada
Central America
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Correctional institutions
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal aliens
Criminal investigation
Customs administration
Department of Homeland Security
Deportation
Detention of persons
Drone aircraft
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic surveillance
Equipment and supplies
Explosives
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Firearms
Foreign service
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government vehicles
Guatemala
Helicopters
Identification devices
Identification of criminals
Illegal aliens
International Affairs
International cooperation
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Law
Mexico
Military base closures
Money laundering
North America
Organized crime
Passports
Police communication systems
Police training
Prosecution
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Recruiting of employees
Retired military personnel
Science, Technology, Communications
Sentencing guidelines
Smuggling
Technology assessment
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Tunnels
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Veterans' employment
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: 
Border Security First Act of 2006
 
- Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel and asset increases and enhancements; (2) a National Strategy for Border Security; (3) improving Mexico's southern border security; (4) border security initiatives, including biometric data enhancements and a biometric entry-exit system, document integrity, and mandatory detention of aliens apprehended at or between ports of entry; and (5) National Guard deployment on the U.S. southern border.
 
Border Tunnel Prevention Act - Provides criminal penalties for construction, financing, or use of illegal border tunnels or passages.
 
Provides for: (1) the emergency deployment of additional Border Patrol agents; and (2) an increase in full-time agents.
 
Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2006 - Authorizes a border relief grant program for a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency in a county: (1) no more than 100 miles from a U.S. border with Canada or Mexico; or (2) more than 100 miles from any such border but which is a high impact area.
 
Sets forth law enforcement provisions respecting: (1) reimbursement for state costs in processing illegal aliens; (2) expedited removal of criminal aliens; (3) increased federal detention space for aliens; (4) the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative; and (5) reimbursement of Southern Border State and county prosecutors for prosecuting federally initiated drug cases.
 
Affirms state law enforcement authority to assist (including transfer to federal custody) the federal government in enforcing U.S. immigration laws during the normal course of law enforcement duties. Provides for related federal reimbursement of state costs. 
 
Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act - Provides for: (1) a port of entry infrastructure assessment study; (2) a national land border security plan; (3) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs along the northern and southern borders; and (4) a port of entry technology demonstration program.
 
Provides for the implementation of programs to: (1) fully integrate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); (2) procure additional automated surveillance assets to achieve operational control of U.S. borders; and (3) achieve border security on certain federal land along the borders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6459)
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate