Sec. 1130. Integrated Border Enforcement Teams
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Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), as amended by section 1117 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish within the Department a program, which shall be known as the Integrated Border Enforcement Team program (referred to in this section as the IBET program ). The Secretary shall administer the IBET program in a manner that results in a cooperative approach between the United States and Canada to— strengthen security between designated ports of entry; detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to terrorism and violations of law related to border security; facilitate collaboration among components and offices within the Department and international partners; execute coordinated activities in furtherance of border security and homeland security; and enhance information-sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information among such components and offices.
IBETs shall be led by the U.S. Border Patrol and may be comprised of personnel from— other subcomponents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, led by Homeland Security Investigations; the Coast Guard, for the purpose of securing the maritime borders of the United States; other Department personnel, as appropriate; other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate; appropriate State law enforcement agencies; foreign law enforcement partners; local law enforcement agencies from affected border cities and communities; and appropriate tribal law enforcement agencies.
The Secretary is authorized to establish IBETs in regions in which such teams can contribute to IBET missions, as appropriate. When establishing an IBET, the Secretary shall consider— whether the region in which the IBET would be established is significantly impacted by cross-border threats; the availability of Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement resources to participate in an IBET; and whether other joint cross-border initiatives already take place within the region in which the IBET would be established, including other Department cross-border programs such as the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operation Program established under section 711 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 ( 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) or the Border Enforcement Security Task Force established under section 432.
In determining whether to establish a new IBET or to expand an existing IBET in a given region, the Secretary shall ensure that the IBET under consideration does not duplicate the efforts of other existing interagency task forces or centers within such region, including the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operation Program established under section 711 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 ( 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) or the Border Enforcement Security Task Force established under section 432.
After determining the regions in which to establish IBETs, the Secretary may— direct the assignment of Federal personnel to such IBETs; and take other actions to assist Federal, State, local, and tribal entities to participate in such IBETs, including providing financial assistance, as appropriate, for operational, administrative, and technological costs associated with such participation. Coast Guard personnel assigned under paragraph
(1)may be assigned only for the purposes of securing the maritime borders of the United States, in accordance with subsection (c)(1)(C). The Secretary shall coordinate the IBET program with other similar border security and antiterrorism programs within the Department in accordance with the strategic objectives of the Cross-Border Law Enforcement Advisory Committee. The Secretary may enter into memoranda of understanding with appropriate representatives of the entities specified in subsection (c)(1) necessary to carry out the IBET program. Not later than 180 days after the date on which an IBET is established, and biannually thereafter for the following 6 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives , and in the case of Coast Guard personnel used to secure the maritime borders of the United States, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives . The report required under this subsection shall— describe the effectiveness of IBETs in fulfilling the purposes specified in subsection (b); assess the impact of certain challenges on the sustainment of cross-border IBET operations, including challenges faced by international partners; address ways to support joint training for IBET stakeholder agencies and radio interoperability to allow for secure cross-border radio communications; and assess how IBETs, Border Enforcement Security Task Forces, and the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operation Program can better align operations, including interdiction and investigation activities. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 434, as added by section 1117(b), the following: Sec. 435. Integrated Border Enforcement Teams. .
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