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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 3479 (Introduced in House) — To improve border security, and for other purposes. · Sec. 102

Sec. 102. Comprehensive southern border strategy

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Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a comprehensive Southern border strategy. The strategy submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include— a list of known physical barriers, technologies, tools, and other devices that can be used to achieve and maintain situational awareness and operational control (as such term is defined in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367 )) along the southern border; a projected per mile cost estimate for each physical barrier, technology, tool, and other device included on the list required under paragraph (1); a detailed account of which type of physical barrier, technology, tool, or other device the Department believes is necessary to achieve and maintain situational awareness and operational control for each liner mile of the southern border; an explanation for why such physical barrier, technology, tool, or other device was chosen to achieve and maintain situational awareness and operational control for each linear mile of the southern border, including— the methodology used to determine which type of physical barrier, technology, tool, or other device was chosen for such linear mile; an examination of existing manmade and natural barriers for each linear mile of the southern border; and the information collected and evaluated from— the appropriate U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sector Chief; the Joint Task Force Commander; the appropriate State Governor; local law enforcement officials; private property owners; and other affected stakeholders; a per mile cost calculation for each linear mile of the southern border given the type of physical barrier, technology, tool, or other device chosen to achieve and maintain operational control for each linear mile; and a cost justification for each time a more expensive physical barrier, technology, tool, or other device is chosen over a less expensive option, as established by the per mile cost estimates required in subparagraph (B).
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