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115th Congress(2017-2018)
Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017
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H. R. 2281 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2281


To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize the Border Enforcement Security Task Force program within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 2, 2017

Mr. Vela (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Richmond, Ms. McSally, Mr. Correa, and Ms. Barragán) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize the Border Enforcement Security Task Force program within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Modified instructions.

(a) Updated considerations for the establishment of units.—Paragraph (2) of section 432(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 240(c)) is amended—

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “the Secretary shall consider” and inserting “the Secretary shall apply risk-based criteria that takes into consideration”; and

(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, including threats posed by transnational criminal organizations”;

(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” after the semicolon;

(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

“(E) the extent to which the BEST unit would advance the Department’s homeland and border security strategic priorities and related objectives; and

“(F) whether departmental Joint Task Force operations as established pursuant to section 708 and other joint cross-border initiatives would be enhanced, improved, or otherwise assisted by the BEST unit to be established.”.

(b) Updated report elements.—Subsection (e) of section 432 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 240) is amended to read as follows:

“(e) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter for the following five years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following:

“(1) A description of the effectiveness of BEST in enhancing border security, disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations, and reducing drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the international borders of the United States, as measured by crime statistics, including violent deaths, incidents of violence, and drug-related arrests.

“(2) An assessment of how BEST enhances information-sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information, among Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies.

“(3) A description of how BEST advances the Department’s homeland and border security strategic priorities and effectiveness of BEST in achieving related objectives.

“(4) An assessment of BEST’s joint operational efforts with departmental Joint Task Force operations established pursuant to section 708 and other joint cross-border initiatives.”.