S.Amdt. 13

SA 13. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States
with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

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At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 4. RESPONDING TO INCREASING ACTIVITY ALONG THE NORTHEN
BORDER.

(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(5) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives; and
(6) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(b) In General.--In response to increasing activity along
the northern United States border, the Commissioner for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection shall--
(1) update the Northern Border Strategy Implementation Plan
to address staffing levels and telecommunications challenges;
(2) review the table of operations with respect to the
northern border; and
(3) provide a brief to the appropriate congressional
committees regarding northern border operations, which shall
include information regarding--
(A) staffing levels at each U.S. Border Patrol sector along
the northern border;
(B) border security technology requirements and investments
made and planned, including the use of autonomous systems;
and
(C) challenges for telecommunications and signal
transmission posed by mountainous areas along the northern
border.
(c) Technology Needs Report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner for
U.S. Border Protection shall--
(1) complete an assessment of the border security
technology needs across the northern border; and
(2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that identifies such needs and sets forth a plan
to address such needs.
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