Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4482
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-04
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Department of Homeland Security

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Federal-Indian relations

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government studies and investigations

Human trafficking

Intergovernmental relations

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Latin America

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Mexico

Organized crime

Smuggling and trafficking

State and local government operations

Terrorism

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a southwest border threat analysis that includes an assessment of:</p> <ul> <li>terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border or seeking to exploit border vulnerabilities along such border; </li> <li>improvements needed at and between ports of entry along such border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States; </li> <li>gaps in law, policy, cooperation between state, local, or tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along such border; and </li> <li>the current percentage of situational awareness and of operational control of U.S. borders achieved by DHS of the international land and maritime borders of the United States.</li></ul> <p>The bill requires the Chief of the Border Patrol to issue, by March 1, 2017, and every five years thereafter, a Border Patrol Strategic Plan that includes consideration of: </p> <ul> <li>an evaluation of the southwest border threat analysis and an assessment of principal border security threats; </li> <li>efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between DHS components and with other federal agencies with missions associated with the border; </li> <li>efforts to increase situational awareness, to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States, and to detect, interdict, and disrupt aliens and illicit drugs at the earliest possible point upon entry into the United States; </li> <li>efforts to focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of U.S. borders; </li> <li>efforts to ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing DHS technologies; </li> <li>technology required to maintain, support, and enhance security and facilitate trade at ports of entry; </li> <li>operational coordination unity of effort initiatives of DHS border security components; </li> <li>lessons learned from Operation Jumpstart and Operation Phalanx; </li> <li>cooperative agreements and information sharing with state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border; </li> <li>border security information received from consultation with such agencies and from border community stakeholders; </li> <li>staffing requirements for all border security functions; </li> <li>a prioritized list of research and development objectives to enhance the security of U.S. borders; </li> <li>an assessment of training programs for detecting fraudulent documents, understanding the scope of enforcement authorities and the use of force policies, and screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations; and </li> <li>an assessment of how border security operations affect crossing times. </li></ul>

action_date: 2016-04-13
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a southwest border threat analysis that includes an assessment of:</p> <ul> <li>terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border or seeking to exploit security vulnerabilities along such border; </li> <li>improvements needed at and between ports of entry to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States; </li> <li>gaps in law, policy, and coordination that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts; </li> <li>the flow of legitimate trade along the southwest border; </li> <li>the current percentage of situational awareness and of operational control achieved by DHS along the southwest border; </li> <li>the impact of trusted traveler programs on border wait times and border security; and </li> <li>traveler crossing times and any potential security vulnerability associated with prolonged wait times. </li></ul> <p>As part of such analysis, the Secretary shall consider and examine:</p> <ul> <li>technology, personnel, and infrastructure needs and challenges; </li> <li>the roles and authorities of law enforcement; </li> <li>the status of coordination among law enforcement entities; </li> <li>the terrain, population density, and climate along the southwest border; and </li> <li>international agreements between the United States and Mexico. </li></ul> <p>(Sec. 3) The bill requires the Chief of the Border Patrol, within 180 days after submission of the threat analysis and every five years thereafter, to issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan that includes consideration of: </p> <ul> <li>the southwest border threat analysis; </li> <li>efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between DHS components and with other federal agencies with missions associated with the border; </li> <li>efforts to increase situational awareness, to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States, and to detect, interdict, and disrupt aliens and illicit drugs at the earliest possible point upon entry into the United States; </li> <li>efforts to focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of U.S. borders; </li> <li>efforts to ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing DHS technologies; </li> <li>technology required to maintain, support, and enhance security and facilitate trade at ports of entry; </li> <li>operational coordination unity of effort initiatives of DHS border security components; </li> <li>lessons learned from Operation Jumpstart and Operation Phalanx; </li> <li>cooperative agreements and information sharing with agencies that have jurisdiction on the borders; </li> <li>border security information received from consultation with such agencies and from border community stakeholders; </li> <li>staffing requirements; </li> <li>a prioritized list of departmental research and development objectives; </li> <li>an assessment of training programs for detecting fraudulent documents, understanding the scope of enforcement authorities and the use of force policies, and screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations; and </li> <li>an assessment of how border security operations affect crossing times. </li></ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4482 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2016 Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Gosar , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Walker , Mr. Young of Iowa , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Salmon , and Mr. Schweikert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a southwest border threat analysis, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016 . 2. Southwest border threat analysis (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a southwest border threat analysis that includes the following: (1) An assessment of current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to— (A) unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border; or (B) exploit border vulnerabilities along the southwest border. (2) An assessment of improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the southwest border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States. (3) An assessment of gaps in law, policy, cooperation between State, local, or tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade along the southwest border. (4) An assessment of the current percentage of situational awareness achieved by the Department of Homeland Security of the international land and maritime borders of the United States. (5) An assessment of the current percentage of operational control (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367 )) achieved by the Department of Homeland Security of the international land and maritime borders of the United States. (b) Analysis requirements For the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine the following: (1) Technology needs and challenges. (2) Personnel needs and challenges. (3) The roles and authorities of State, local, and tribal law enforcement in general border security activities. (4) The need for cooperation among Federal, State, local, tribal, and Mexican law enforcement entities relating to border security. (5) The terrain, population density, and climate along the southwest border. (c) Classified threat analysis To the extent possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a) in unclassified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of such threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines such is appropriate. 3. Border Patrol Strategic Plan (a) In general Not later than March 1, 2017, and every five years thereafter, the Chief of the Border Patrol shall issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan. (b) Contents The Border Patrol Strategic Plan required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, a consideration of the following: (1) An evaluation of the southwest border threat analysis required under section 2, with an emphasis on efforts to mitigate threats identified in such threat analysis. (2) An assessment of principal border security threats. (3) Efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between Department of Homeland Security border security components and with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies with missions associated with the border. (4) Efforts to increase situational awareness, including the following: (A) Surveillance capabilities developed or utilized by the Department of Defense, including any technology determined to be excess by the Department of Defense. (B) Use of manned aircraft and unmanned aerial systems, including camera and sensor technology deployed on such assets. (5) Efforts to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States. (6) Efforts to detect, interdict, and disrupt aliens and illicit drugs at the earliest possible point upon entry into the United States. (7) Efforts to focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of the international and maritime borders of the United States. (8) Efforts to ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing technologies in use by the Department of Homeland Security. (9) Technology required to maintain, support, and enhance security and facilitate trade at ports of entry, including nonintrusive detection equipment, radiation detection equipment, biometric technology, surveillance systems, and other sensors and technology that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines necessary. (10) Operational coordination unity of effort initiatives of Department of Homeland Security border security components, including any relevant task forces of the Department. (11) Lessons learned from Operation Jumpstart and Operation Phalanx. (12) Cooperative agreements and information sharing with State, local, tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border. (13) Border security information received from consultation with State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border, or in the maritime environment, and from border community stakeholders (including through public meetings with such stakeholders), including representatives from border agricultural and ranching organizations and representatives from business and civic organizations along the northern or southern border. (14) Staffing requirements for all border security functions. (15) A prioritized list of research and development objectives to enhance the security of the international land and maritime borders of the United States. (16) An assessment of training programs, including training programs regarding the following: (A) Identifying and detecting fraudulent documents. (B) Understanding the scope of enforcement authorities and the use of force policies. (C) Screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking. (17) An assessment of how border security operations affect crossing times. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Situational awareness The term situational awareness means a knowledge and unified understanding of unlawful cross-border activity, including threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlawful crossings, and the ability to forecast future shifts in such threats and trends, the ability to evaluate such threats and trends at a level sufficient to create actionable plans, and the operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated surveillance of the international borders of the United States. (2) Southwest border The term southwest border means the land and maritime borders between the United States and Mexico.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4482 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a southwest border threat analysis, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016 . 2. Southwest border threat analysis (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a southwest border threat analysis that includes the following: (1) An assessment of current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to— (A) unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border; or (B) exploit security vulnerabilities along the southwest border. (2) An assessment of improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the southwest border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States. (3) An assessment of gaps in law, policy, and coordination between State, local, or tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, and anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts. (4) An assessment of the flow of legitimate trade along the southwest border. (5) An assessment of the current percentage of situational awareness achieved by the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border. (6) An assessment of the current percentage of operational control (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367 )) achieved by the Department of Homeland Security of the southwest. (7) An assessment of impact of trusted traveler programs on border wait times and border security. (8) An assessment of traveler crossing times and any potential security vulnerability associated with prolonged wait times. (b) Analysis requirements For the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine the following: (1) Technology needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges identified as a result of previous investments that have not fully realized the security and operational benefits that were sought. (2) Personnel needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges associated with recruitment and hiring. (3) Infrastructure needs and challenges. (4) The roles and authorities of State, local, and tribal law enforcement in general border security activities. (5) The status of coordination among Federal, State, local, tribal, and Mexican law enforcement entities relating to border security. (6) The terrain, population density, and climate along the southwest border. (7) International agreements between the United States and Mexico related to border security. (c) Classified threat analysis To the extent possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a) in unclassified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of such threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines such is appropriate. 3. Border Patrol Strategic Plan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the submission of the threat analysis required under section 2 but not later than June 30, 2017, and every five years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, shall, in consultation with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan. (b) Contents The Border Patrol Strategic Plan required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, a consideration of the following: (1) The southwest border threat analysis required under section 2, with an emphasis on efforts to mitigate threats identified in such threat analysis. (2) Efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between Department of Homeland Security border security components and with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies with missions associated with the border. (3) Efforts to increase situational awareness, including the following: (A) Surveillance capabilities, including capabilities developed or utilized by the Department of Defense, and any appropriate technology determined to be excess by the Department of Defense. (B) Use of manned aircraft and unmanned aerial systems, including camera and sensor technology deployed on such assets. (4) Efforts to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States. (5) Efforts to detect, interdict, and disrupt aliens and illicit drugs at the earliest possible point. (6) Efforts to focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of the international and maritime borders of the United States. (7) Efforts to ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing technologies in use by the Department of Homeland Security. (8) Technology required to maintain, support, and enhance security and facilitate trade at ports of entry, including nonintrusive detection equipment, radiation detection equipment, biometric technology, surveillance systems, and other sensors and technology that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines necessary. (9) Operational coordination unity of effort initiatives of the border security components of the Department of Homeland Security, including any relevant task forces of the Department. (10) Lessons learned from Operation Jumpstart and Operation Phalanx. (11) Cooperative agreements and information sharing with State, local, tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border. (12) Border security information received from consultation with State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border, or in the maritime environment, and from border community stakeholders (including through public meetings with such stakeholders), including representatives from border agricultural and ranching organizations and representatives from business and civic organizations along the northern or southern border. (13) Staffing requirements for all departmental border security functions. (14) A prioritized list of departmental research and development objectives to enhance the security of the southwest border. (15) An assessment of training programs, including training programs regarding the following: (A) Identifying and detecting fraudulent documents. (B) Understanding the scope of enforcement authorities and the use of force policies. (C) Screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking. (16) An assessment of how border security operations affect crossing times. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Situational awareness The term situational awareness means a knowledge and unified understanding of unlawful cross-border activity, including threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlawful crossings (which may be used to forecast future shifts in such threats and trends), and the operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated surveillance of the international borders of the United States. (2) Southwest border The term southwest border means the land and maritime borders between the United States and Mexico.

Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4482 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a southwest border threat analysis, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016 . 2. Southwest border threat analysis (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a southwest border threat analysis that includes the following: (1) An assessment of current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to— (A) unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border; or (B) exploit security vulnerabilities along the southwest border. (2) An assessment of improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the southwest border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States. (3) An assessment of gaps in law, policy, and coordination between State, local, or tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, and anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts. (4) An assessment of the flow of legitimate trade along the southwest border. (5) An assessment of the current percentage of situational awareness achieved by the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border. (6) An assessment of the current percentage of operational control (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367 )) achieved by the Department of Homeland Security of the southwest. (7) An assessment of impact of trusted traveler programs on border wait times and border security. (8) An assessment of traveler crossing times and any potential security vulnerability associated with prolonged wait times. (b) Analysis requirements For the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine the following: (1) Technology needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges identified as a result of previous investments that have not fully realized the security and operational benefits that were sought. (2) Personnel needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges associated with recruitment and hiring. (3) Infrastructure needs and challenges. (4) The roles and authorities of State, local, and tribal law enforcement in general border security activities. (5) The status of coordination among Federal, State, local, tribal, and Mexican law enforcement entities relating to border security. (6) The terrain, population density, and climate along the southwest border. (7) International agreements between the United States and Mexico related to border security. (c) Classified threat analysis To the extent possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a) in unclassified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of such threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines such is appropriate. 3. Border Patrol Strategic Plan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the submission of the threat analysis required under section 2 but not later than June 30, 2017, and every five years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, shall, in consultation with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan. (b) Contents The Border Patrol Strategic Plan required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, a consideration of the following: (1) The southwest border threat analysis required under section 2, with an emphasis on efforts to mitigate threats identified in such threat analysis. (2) Efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between Department of Homeland Security border security components and with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies with missions associated with the border. (3) Efforts to increase situational awareness, including the following: (A) Surveillance capabilities, including capabilities developed or utilized by the Department of Defense, and any appropriate technology determined to be excess by the Department of Defense. (B) Use of manned aircraft and unmanned aerial systems, including camera and sensor technology deployed on such assets. (4) Efforts to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States. (5) Efforts to detect, interdict, and disrupt aliens and illicit drugs at the earliest possible point. (6) Efforts to focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of the international and maritime borders of the United States. (7) Efforts to ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing technologies in use by the Department of Homeland Security. (8) Technology required to maintain, support, and enhance security and facilitate trade at ports of entry, including nonintrusive detection equipment, radiation detection equipment, biometric technology, surveillance systems, and other sensors and technology that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines necessary. (9) Operational coordination unity of effort initiatives of the border security components of the Department of Homeland Security, including any relevant task forces of the Department. (10) Lessons learned from Operation Jumpstart and Operation Phalanx. (11) Cooperative agreements and information sharing with State, local, tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border. (12) Border security information received from consultation with State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border, or in the maritime environment, and from border community stakeholders (including through public meetings with such stakeholders), including representatives from border agricultural and ranching organizations and representatives from business and civic organizations along the northern or southern border. (13) Staffing requirements for all departmental border security functions. (14) A prioritized list of departmental research and development objectives to enhance the security of the southwest border. (15) An assessment of training programs, including training programs regarding the following: (A) Identifying and detecting fraudulent documents. (B) Understanding the scope of enforcement authorities and the use of force policies. (C) Screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking. (16) An assessment of how border security operations affect crossing times. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Situational awareness The term situational awareness means a knowledge and unified understanding of unlawful cross-border activity, including threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlawful crossings (which may be used to forecast future shifts in such threats and trends), and the operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated surveillance of the international borders of the United States. (2) Southwest border The term southwest border means the land and maritime borders between the United States and Mexico.

Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 374 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4482 [Report No. 114–492] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2016 Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Gosar , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Walker , Mr. Young of Iowa , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Salmon , and Mr. Schweikert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security April 13, 2016 Additional sponsor: Mr. Culberson April 13, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 4, 2016 A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a southwest border threat analysis, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016 . 2. Southwest border threat analysis (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a southwest border threat analysis that includes the following: (1) An assessment of current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to— (A) unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border; or (B) exploit security vulnerabilities along the southwest border. (2) An assessment of improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the southwest border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States. (3) An assessment of gaps in law, policy, and coordination between State, local, or tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, and anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts. (4) An assessment of the flow of legitimate trade along the southwest border. (5) An assessment of the current percentage of situational awareness achieved by the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border. (6) An assessment of the current percentage of operational control (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367 )) achieved by the Department of Homeland Security of the southwest. (7) An assessment of impact of trusted traveler programs on border wait times and border security. (8) An assessment of traveler crossing times and any potential security vulnerability associated with prolonged wait times. (b) Analysis requirements For the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine the following: (1) Technology needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges identified as a result of previous investments that have not fully realized the security and operational benefits that were sought. (2) Personnel needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges associated with recruitment and hiring. (3) Infrastructure needs and challenges. (4) The roles and authorities of State, local, and tribal law enforcement in general border security activities. (5) The status of coordination among Federal, State, local, tribal, and Mexican law enforcement entities relating to border security. (6) The terrain, population density, and climate along the southwest border. (7) International agreements between the United States and Mexico related to border security. (c) Classified threat analysis To the extent possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the southwest border threat analysis required under subsection (a) in unclassified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of such threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines such is appropriate. 3. Border Patrol Strategic Plan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the submission of the threat analysis required under section 2 but not later than June 30, 2017, and every five years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, shall, in consultation with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan. (b) Contents The Border Patrol Strategic Plan required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, a consideration of the following: (1) The southwest border threat analysis required under section 2, with an emphasis on efforts to mitigate threats identified in such threat analysis. (2) Efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between Department of Homeland Security border security components and with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies with missions associated with the border. (3) Efforts to increase situational awareness, including the following: (A) Surveillance capabilities, including capabilities developed or utilized by the Department of Defense, and any appropriate technology determined to be excess by the Department of Defense. (B) Use of manned aircraft and unmanned aerial systems, including camera and sensor technology deployed on such assets. (4) Efforts to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States. (5) Efforts to detect, interdict, and disrupt aliens and illicit drugs at the earliest possible point. (6) Efforts to focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of the international and maritime borders of the United States. (7) Efforts to ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing technologies in use by the Department of Homeland Security. (8) Technology required to maintain, support, and enhance security and facilitate trade at ports of entry, including nonintrusive detection equipment, radiation detection equipment, biometric technology, surveillance systems, and other sensors and technology that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines necessary. (9) Operational coordination unity of effort initiatives of the border security components of the Department of Homeland Security, including any relevant task forces of the Department. (10) Lessons learned from Operation Jumpstart and Operation Phalanx. (11) Cooperative agreements and information sharing with State, local, tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border. (12) Border security information received from consultation with State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the northern or southern border, or in the maritime environment, and from border community stakeholders (including through public meetings with such stakeholders), including representatives from border agricultural and ranching organizations and representatives from business and civic organizations along the northern or southern border. (13) Staffing requirements for all departmental border security functions. (14) A prioritized list of departmental research and development objectives to enhance the security of the southwest border. (15) An assessment of training programs, including training programs regarding the following: (A) Identifying and detecting fraudulent documents. (B) Understanding the scope of enforcement authorities and the use of force policies. (C) Screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking. (16) An assessment of how border security operations affect crossing times. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Situational awareness The term situational awareness means a knowledge and unified understanding of unlawful cross-border activity, including threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlawful crossings (which may be used to forecast future shifts in such threats and trends), and the operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated surveillance of the international borders of the United States. (2) Southwest border The term southwest border means the land and maritime borders between the United States and Mexico.

April 13, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed