Northern Border Security Review Act

Bill: 114-s-1808
Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2015-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Customs enforcement
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Smuggling and trafficking
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: 

Northern Border Security Review Act

 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to specified congressional committees a northern border threat analysis, which shall include analyses of:
 
 
 terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to enter the United States through the northern border or to exploit border vulnerabilities on such border;
 
 improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the northern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and to reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, related to such border; and
 
 vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation between state, tribal, and local law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder border security, counterterrorism, anti-human trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along the northern border.
 
 
Directs the Secretary, for such analysis, to consider and examine:
 
 
technology needs and challenges; 
 
 personnel needs and challenges; 
 
 the role of state, tribal, and local law enforcement in general border security activities; 
 
 the need for cooperation among federal, state, tribal, local, and Canadian law enforcement entities relating to border security; and 
 
 the geographic challenges of the northern border. 
 
 

action_date: 2015-10-19
text: 

Northern Border Security Review Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to specified congressional committees a northern border threat analysis, which shall include analyses of:
 
 
 terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to enter the United States through the northern border or to exploit border vulnerabilities on such border;
 
 improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the northern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States and to reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods, illicit drugs, and smuggled and trafficked persons moved in either direction across such border; and
 
 vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation between state, tribal, and local law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder border security, counterterrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along the northern border.
 
 
The Secretary, for such analysis, must consider and examine:
 
 
technology needs and challenges; 
 
 personnel needs and challenges; 
 
 the role of state, tribal, and local law enforcement in general border security activities; 
 
 the need for cooperation among federal, state, tribal, local, and Canadian law enforcement entities relating to border security; and 
 
 the geographic challenges of the northern border. 
 

action_date: 2016-11-16
text: 

Northern Border Security Review Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to specified congressional committees a northern border threat analysis, which shall include analyses of:
 
 
 terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to enter the United States through the northern border or to exploit border vulnerabilities on such border;
 
 improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the northern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States and to reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods, illicit drugs, and smuggled and trafficked persons moved in either direction across such border; 
 
 gaps in law, policy, cooperation between state, tribal, and local law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder border security, counterterrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along the northern border; and
 
whether additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance and preinspection operations at ports of entry along the northern border could help prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States.
 
 
The Secretary, for such analysis, must consider and examine:
 
 
technology needs and challenges; 
 
 personnel needs and challenges; 
 
 the role of state, tribal, and local law enforcement in general border security activities; 
 
 the need for cooperation among federal, state, tribal, local, and Canadian law enforcement entities relating to border security; 
 
the terrain, population density, and climate along the northern border; and
 
the needs and challenges of Department of Homeland Security facilities, including the physical approaches to such facilities.
 

action_date: 2016-11-29
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 16, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Northern Border Security Review Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to specified congressional committees a northern border threat analysis, which shall include analyses of:
 
 
 terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to enter the United States through the northern border or to exploit border vulnerabilities on such border;
 
 improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the northern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States and to reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods, illicit drugs, and smuggled and trafficked persons moved in either direction across such border; 
 
 gaps in law, policy, cooperation between state, tribal, and local law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder border security, counterterrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along the northern border; and
 
whether additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance and preinspection operations at ports of entry along the northern border could help prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States.
 
 
The Secretary, for such analysis, must consider and examine:
 
 
technology needs and challenges; 
 
 personnel needs and challenges; 
 
 the role of state, tribal, and local law enforcement in general border security activities; 
 
 the need for cooperation among federal, state, tribal, local, and Canadian law enforcement entities relating to border security; 
 
the terrain, population density, and climate along the northern border; and
 
the needs and challenges of Department of Homeland Security facilities, including the physical approaches to such facilities.
 

action_date: 2016-12-14
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 16, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Northern Border Security Review Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to specified congressional committees a northern border threat analysis, which shall include analyses of:
 
 
 terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to enter the United States through the northern border or to exploit border vulnerabilities on such border;
 
 improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the northern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States and to reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods, illicit drugs, and smuggled and trafficked persons moved in either direction across such border; 
 
 gaps in law, policy, cooperation between state, tribal, and local law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder border security, counterterrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along the northern border; and
 
whether additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance and preinspection operations at ports of entry along the northern border could help prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States.
 
 
The Secretary, for such analysis, must consider and examine:
 
 
technology needs and challenges; 
 
 personnel needs and challenges; 
 
 the role of state, tribal, and local law enforcement in general border security activities; 
 
 the need for cooperation among federal, state, tribal, local, and Canadian law enforcement entities relating to border security; 
 
the terrain, population density, and climate along the northern border; and
 
the needs and challenges of Department of Homeland Security facilities, including the physical approaches to such facilities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-14
text: Became Public Law No: 114-267.
action_date: 2016-12-14
text: Became Public Law No: 114-267.
action_date: 2016-12-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text of measure as passed: CR H6356)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text of measure as passed: CR H6356)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6355-6356)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Mr. King (NY) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2016-11-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-11-17
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2016-11-17
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6418)
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6418)
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6418)
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6417-6418; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6417-6418)
action_date: 2015-10-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.
action_date: 2015-10-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-155.
action_date: 2015-10-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-155.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 114-267