S.Amdt. 239

SA 239. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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 appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 3__. 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
2024 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 2024 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.
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