Sec. 3. Southern border technology needs analysis and updates
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit, to the appropriate congressional committees, a technology needs analysis for border security technology along the Southwest border. The analysis required under subsection
(a)shall include an assessment of— the technology needs and gaps along the Southwest border— to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States; to combat and reduce cross-border criminal activity, including, but not limited to— the transport of illegal goods, such as illicit drugs; and human smuggling and human trafficking; and to facilitate the flow of legal trade across the Southwest border; recent technological advancements in— manned aircraft sensor, communication, and common operating picture technology; unmanned aerial systems and related technology, including counter-unmanned aerial system technology; surveillance technology, including— mobile surveillance vehicles; associated electronics, including cameras, sensor technology, and radar; tower-based surveillance technology; advanced unattended surveillance sensors; and deployable, lighter-than-air, ground surveillance equipment; nonintrusive inspection technology, including non-X-ray devices utilizing muon tomography and other advanced detection technology; tunnel detection technology; and communications equipment, including— radios; long-term evolution broadband; and miniature satellites; any other technological advancements that the Secretary determines to be critical to the Department’s mission along the Southwest border; whether the use of the technological advances described in paragraphs
(2)and
(3)will— improve border security; improve the capability of the Department to accomplish its mission along the Southwest border; reduce technology gaps along the Southwest border; and enhance the safety of any officer or agent of the Department or any other Federal agency; the Department's ongoing border security technology development efforts, including efforts by— U.S. Customs and Border Protection; the Science and Technology Directorate; and the technology assessment office of any other operational component; the technology needs for improving border security, such as— information technology or other computer or computing systems data capture; biometrics; cloud storage; and intelligence data sharing capabilities among agencies within the Department; any other technological needs or factors, including border security infrastructure, such as physical barriers or dual-purpose infrastructure, that the Secretary determines should be considered; and currently deployed technology or new technology that would improve the Department’s ability— to reasonably achieve operational control and situational awareness along the Southwest border; and to collect metrics for securing the border at and between ports of entry, as required under subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 1092 of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 6 U.S.C. 223 ). Not later than 2 years after the submission of the analysis required under subsection (a), and biannually thereafter for the following 4 years, the Secretary shall submit an update to such analysis to the appropriate congressional committees. Each update required under paragraph
(1)shall include a plan for utilizing the resources of the Department to meet the border security technology needs and gaps identified pursuant to subsection (b), including developing or acquiring technologies not currently in use by the Department that would allow the Department to bridge existing border technology gaps along the Southwest border. In compiling the technology needs analysis and updates required under this section, the Secretary shall consider and examine— technology that is deployed and is sufficient for the Department’s use along the Southwest border; technology that is deployed, but is insufficient for the Department’s use along the Southwest border; technology that is not deployed, but is necessary for the Department’s use along the Southwest border; current formal departmental requirements documentation examining current border security threats and challenges faced by any component of the Department; trends and forecasts regarding migration across the Southwest border; the impact on projected staffing and deployment needs for the Department, including staffing needs that may be fulfilled through the use of technology; the needs and challenges faced by employees of the Department who are deployed along the Southwest border; the need to improve cooperation among Federal, State, Tribal, local, and Mexican law enforcement entities to enhance security along the Southwest border; the privacy implications of existing technology and the acquisition and deployment of new technologies and supporting infrastructure, with an emphasis on how privacy risks might be mitigated through the use of technology, training, and policy; the impact of any ongoing public health emergency that impacts Department operations along the Southwest border; and the ability of, and the needs for, the Department to assist with search and rescue efforts for individuals or groups that may be in physical danger or in need of medical assistance. To the extent possible, the Secretary shall submit the technology needs analysis and updates required under this section in unclassified form, but may submit such documents, or portions of such documents, in classified form if the Secretary determines that such action is appropriate.
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