Sec. 8. Deployment of certain aviation assets to the southern land border
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The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may allocate additional aviation assets of the Department of Defense to the southern land border of the United States to assist the Secretary of Homeland Security in achieving situational awareness and operational control in accordance with section 3(a). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the BSVC a plan for the Department of Homeland Security to acquire and deploy aviation capabilities of the Department along the southern land border of the United States.
Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin acquiring and deploying to the southern land border of the United States aviation capabilities of the Department of Homeland Security acquired in accordance with such plan.