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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. 19

Sec. 19. Operation of the Border Patrol

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The Border Patrol shall operate using intelligence-based operations to combat terrorist and transnational criminal threats along the international borders of the United States. In carrying out this section, the Border Patrol shall coordinate with international, Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement partners.
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