S.Amdt. 3542

1. Adds SEC. ___. BORDER SECURITY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. BORDER SECURITY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Protected land.--The term "protected land" means land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.

   Inserted: (2) Secretary concerned.--The term "Secretary concerned" means--

   Inserted: (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and

   Inserted: (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: (b) Support for Border Security Needs.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--To gain operational control over the international land borders of the United States and to prevent the entry of terrorists, unlawful aliens, narcotics, and other contraband into the United States, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary concerned, shall provide--

   Inserted: (A) increased Customs and Border Protection personnel to secure protected land along the international land borders of the United States;

   Inserted: (B) Federal land resource training for Customs and Border Protection agents dedicated to protected land; and

   Inserted: (C) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, aerial assets, Remote Video Surveillance camera systems, and sensors on protected land that is directly adjacent to the international land border of the United States, with priority given to units of the National Park System.

   Inserted: (2) Coordination.--In providing training for Customs and Border Protection agents under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary concerned to ensure that the training is appropriate to the mission of the National Park Service, the Forest Service, or the relevant agency of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture to minimize the adverse impact on natural and cultural resources from border protection activities.

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   Inserted: (c) Inventory of Costs and Activities.--The Secretary concerned shall develop and submit to the Secretary an inventory of costs incurred by the Secretary concerned relating to illegal border activity, including the cost of equipment, training, recurring maintenance, construction of facilities, restoration of natural and cultural resources, recapitalization of facilities, and operations.

   Inserted: (d) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall--

   Inserted: (1) develop joint recommendations with the National Park Service and the Forest Service for an appropriate cost recovery mechanism relating to items identified in subsection (c); and

   Inserted: (2) not later than March 31, 2007, submit to the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S. C. 101)), including the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Senate and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands of the House of Representatives, the recommendations developed under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (e) Border Protection Strategy.--The Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly develop a border protection strategy that supports the border security needs of the United States in the manner that best protects--

   Inserted: (1) units of the National Park System;

   Inserted: (2) land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and

   Inserted: (3) other relevant land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture.

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