Sec. 1104. Enhancement of existing border security operations
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The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall— increase the number of border crossing prosecutions in the Tucson Sector of the Southwest Border region to up to 210 prosecutions per day by increasing the funding available for— attorneys and administrative support staff in the Tucson United States Attorney Office; support staff and interpreters in the Tucson Court Clerks Office; pre-trial services; activities of the Tucson Federal Public Defenders Office; and additional marshals in the Tucson United States Marshals Office to perform intake, coordination, transportation, and court security; and reimburse State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies for any detention costs related to the border crossing prosecutions carried out pursuant to subparagraph (A).
The chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona is authorized to appoint additional full-time magistrate judges, who, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, shall have the authority to hear cases and controversies in the judicial district in which the respective judges are appointed. There are authorized to be appropriated, from the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Trust Fund established under section 6(a)(1), such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency shall enhance law enforcement preparedness and operational readiness along the borders of the United States through Operation Stonegarden. The amounts available under this paragraph are in addition to any other amounts otherwise made available for Operation Stonegarden. Not less than 90 percent of the amounts made available under section 5(a)(3)(B)(ii) shall be allocated for grants and reimbursements to law enforcement agencies in the States in the Southwest Border region for personnel, overtime, travel, and other costs related to illegal immigration and drug smuggling in the Southwest Border region.
There are authorized to be appropriated, from the amounts made available under section 6(a)(3)(A)(i), such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. The Secretary shall— construct additional Border Patrol stations in the Southwest Border region that U.S. Border Patrol determines are needed to provide full operational support in rural, high-trafficked areas; and analyze the feasibility of creating additional Border Patrol sectors along the Southern border to interrupt drug trafficking operations.
The Secretary shall enhance the security of the Southwest Border region by— establishing additional permanent forward operating bases for the Border Patrol, as needed; upgrading the existing forward operating bases to include modular buildings, electricity, and potable water; and ensuring that forward operating bases surveil and interdict individuals entering the United States unlawfully immediately after such individuals cross the Southern border. There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.