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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 399 (Reported in House) — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders o... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. Sec. 2. Reports on current border security status. Sec. 3. Operational control of the border. Sec. 4. Establishment of Border Security Verification Commission. Sec. 5. Required consequence. Sec. 6. Patrol by the Border Patrol of physical land border. Sec. 7. Tactical flexibility. Sec. 8. Deployment of certain aviation assets to the southern land border.
Sec. 9. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and agent authorization. Sec. 10. Office of Air and Marine flight hours. Sec. 11. Air and Marine prioritization. Sec. 12. Border Patrol flexibility. Sec. 13. Prohibition on actions that impede border security on certain Federal land. Sec. 14. Biometric exit data system. Sec. 15. Northern border threat analysis. Sec. 16. Operation Stonegarden program. Sec. 17. Sale or donation of excess personal property for border security activities.
Sec. 18. Reimbursement of States for deployment of National Guard to the southern land border. Sec. 19. Operation of the Border Patrol. Sec. 20. Definitions. Sec. 21. Authorization of appropriations.
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