119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 850
AN ACT
To amend the Northern Border Security Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
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Northern border threat analysis and strategy
Northern border threat analysis
Section 3(a) of the Northern Border Security Review Act (Public Law 114–267) is amended—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act
and inserting 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act, and every 3 years thereafter
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by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
an assessment of recent changes in the amount and demographics of apprehensions at the Northern Border, including an analysis of apprehension changes at the sector level.
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Northern border strategy updates
Section 3 of the Northern Border Security Review Act (Public Law 114–267) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
Northern border strategy updates
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the Department of Homeland Security’s Northern Border strategy not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act, and every 5 years thereafter, and shall incorporate the results of the most recent threat analysis in each such update.
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Classified briefings
Section 3 of the Northern Border Security Review Act, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Classified briefings
Not later than 30 days after the submission of each threat analysis pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a classified briefing regarding such analysis to the appropriate congressional committees.
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Implementation of certain Government Accountability Office recommendations
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall develop performance measures to assess the effectiveness of Air and Marine Operations at securing the northern border between ports of entry in the air and maritime environments.
No additional funds
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
Passed the Senate August 5, 2026.
Secretary