Sec. 127. Operation Armas Cruzadas
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In accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall dedicate and expand the resources provided for Operation Armas Cruzadas of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE)to identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals involved in the trafficking and smuggling of firearms across the international border between the United States and Mexico. To achieve the goal described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— increase the number of ICE agents assigned to Operation Armas Cruzadas over the number of such agents who are so assigned as of the date of the enactment of this section; increase the number of Border Enforcement Security Task Force
(BEST)teams stationed along the border over the number of such teams so stationed as of the date of the enactment of this section; and coordinate with the heads of other relevant Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to address firearms trafficking in a comprehensive manner. There is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to carry out this section.