S.Amdt. 44

SA 44. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) 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:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 4. JOINT OPERATIONS CENTERS.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Centers.--The term ``Centers'' means the Joint
Operations Centers established under subsection (c)(1).
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(3) Participating federal agency.--The term ``participating
Federal agency'' means--
(A) the Department;
(B) the Department of Defense;
(C) the Department of Justice; and
(D) any other Federal agency as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or
possession of the United States.
(c) Establishment of Joint Operations Centers.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Department shall establish not
less than 2 Joint Operations Centers along the southern
border of the United States to provide unified coordination
centers, where law enforcement from multiple Federal, State,
local, and Tribal agencies can collaborate in accordance with
the purposes described in paragraph (2).
(2) Matters covered.--The Centers shall provide centralized
operations hubs for matters relating to--
(A) implementing coordination and communication for field
operations between participating Federal, State, local, and
Tribal agencies, as needed;
(B) coordinating operations across participating Federal,
State, local, and Tribal agencies, as needed, including
ground, air, and sea or amphibious operations; and
(C) coordinating and supporting border operations,
including deterring and detecting criminal activity relating
to--
(i) transnational criminal organizations;
(ii) illegal border crossings;
(iii) the seizure of weapons;
(iv) the seizure of drugs;
(v) the seizure of high valued property;
(vi) terrorism;
(vii) human trafficking;
(viii) drug trafficking; and
(ix) such additional matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(3) Information sharing.--To ensure effective transmission
of information between participating Federal, State, local,
and Tribal agencies, for the purposes described in paragraph
(2), coordination and communication shall include--
(A) Federal agencies sharing pertinent information with
participating State, local, and Tribal agencies through the
Centers; and
(B) Federal agencies notifying participating State, local,
and Tribal agencies of operations occurring within the
jurisdictions of those agencies.
(4) Workforce capabilities.--The Centers shall--
(A) track and coordinate deployment of participating
personnel; and
(B) coordinate training, as needed.
(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall consult with participating Federal agencies, and shall
seek feedback from participating State, local, and Tribal
agencies, to report to Congress--
(1) a description of the efforts undertaken to establish
the Centers;
(2) an identification of the resources used for the
operations of the Centers;
(3) a description of the key operations coordinated and
supported by each Center;
(4) a description of any significant interoperability and
communication gaps identified between participating Federal,
State, local, and Tribal agencies within each Center;
(5) recommendations for improved coordination and
communication between participating Federal agencies in
developing and operating current and future Centers; and
(6) other data as the Secretary determines appropriate.
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