Sec. 142. Border security on certain Federal land

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In this section: The term protected land means land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. The term Secretary concerned means— with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly develop a border protection strategy that supports the border security needs of the United States in the manner that best protects— units of the National Park System;

National Forest System land; land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management; and other relevant land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for employment of uniformed law enforcement officers and special agents, in addition to the number of such officers and agents employed immediately before the enactment of this Act, such sums as may be necessary for— 22 such officers of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, including— 4 for California; 9 for Arizona; 2 for New Mexico; and 7 for Texas; 2 such agents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, for Texas; 22 such officers of the National Park Service, including— 13 for Arizona; and 9 for Texas; 2 such agents of the National Park Service, for Texas; 19 such officers of the Bureau of Land Management, including— 5 for California; 4 for Arizona; 4 for New Mexico; and 6 for Texas; 2 such agents of the Bureau of Land Management, including— 1 for California; 2 for Arizona; and 1 for New Mexico; and one such agent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for Texas.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General such sums as may be necessary to increase by 1 the number of special assistant United States attorneys in the district of Arizona dedicated to prosecution of cases generated by the Secretary of the Interior, in addition to the number of such attorneys appointed immediately before the enactment of this Act.