Sec. 14. Northern border threat analysis
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Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a northern border threat analysis. Such analysis, at a minimum, shall include the following: An analysis of current and potential terrorism threats posed by individuals seeking to enter the United States through the northern border. An analysis of improvements needed at ports of entry along the northern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States.
An analysis of gaps in law, policy, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder the border security and counter-terrorism efforts along the northern border. An analysis of unlawful cross border activity between ports of entry, including the maritime borders of the Great Lakes. The threat analysis required under subsection
(a)may be submitted in classified form, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that such is appropriate.