S.Amdt. 5645

SA 5645. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following:

SEC. 389. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO BE USED TO CONDUCT ANNUAL AND PERIODIC INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE TRAINING ALONG THE LAND AND WATER BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Authorization of Amounts.--

(1) Joint task force north.--The amount authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance for the Joint Task Force North is hereby increased by $25,000,000.

(2) Joint interagency task force south.--The amount authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance for the Joint Interagency Task Force South is hereby increased by $25,000,000.

(b) Use of Amounts.--

(1) In general.--The amounts of the increases under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be used by aviation units from the Army, Navy, and Air Force to conduct annual and periodic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance training along the land and water borders of the United States.

(2) Use of camera feeds.--In conducting training under paragraph (1), aviation units described in such paragraph shall provide the live feed from any cameras or sensors used on the aircraft during the training to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.