Sec. 129. Report on deaths and strategy study
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The Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection shall do the following: Collect statistics relating to deaths occurring at the border between the United States and Mexico, including— the causes of the deaths; and the total number of deaths. Publish the statistics collected in paragraph
(1)quarterly. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit to the Secretary a report that— analyzes trends with respect to the statistics collected under subsection
(a)during the preceding year; and recommends actions to reduce and prevent the deaths described in subsection (a). The Secretary shall conduct a study of Southwest Border Enforcement operations since 1994 and its relationship to death rates on the U.S.-Mexico border. The study shall include— an analysis on the relationship of border enforcement and deaths on the border; an analysis of whether physical barriers, technology, and enforcement programs have contributed to the rate of migrant deaths; an analysis of the effectiveness of geographical terrain as a natural barrier for entry into the United States in achieving Department goals and its role in contributing to rates of migrant deaths; consultation with nongovernmental organizations and other community stakeholders involved in recovering and identifying migrant deaths; and an assessment of existing protocol related to reporting, tracking and inter-agency communications between CBP and local first responders and consular services. The studies shall be submitted to— the United States-Mexico Border Enforcement Commission as established in section 130; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.