Sec. 430. 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 this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: There is established within the Department a program to be known as the Integrated Border Enforcement Team program (referred to in this section as IBET ). The purpose of IBET is to enhance border security in a manner that results in a cooperative approach between the United States and Canada to— strengthen security between designated ports of entry; detect, investigate, prevent, and respond to terrorism, transnational criminal organizations, and other 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.
IBET units may be comprised of personnel from the following: U.S. Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, led by Homeland Security Investigations. Other Department personnel, as appropriate. Other Federal, State, local, Tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies, as appropriate. Other appropriate personnel at the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary is authorized to establish IBET units in regions in which such units can contribute to IBET missions, as appropriate.
When establishing an IBET unit, the Secretary shall apply risk-based criteria that takes into consideration the following: Whether the region in which the IBET unit would be established is significantly impacted by cross-border threats, including threats posed by transnational criminal organizations and terrorist groups. The availability of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and foreign law enforcement resources to participate in the IBET unit. Whether, in accordance with paragraph (3), other joint cross-border initiatives already take place within the region in which the IBET unit would be established.
In determining whether to establish a new IBET unit or to expand an existing IBET unit in a given region, the Secretary shall ensure that the IBET unit under consideration does not duplicate the efforts of other existing interagency task forces or centers within such region, including the Border Enforcement Security Task Force established under section 443. After determining the regions in which to establish IBET units under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary may— direct the assignment of Federal personnel to such IBET units; take other actions to assist Federal, State, local, and Tribal entities to participate in such IBET units, including providing financial assistance, as appropriate, for operational, administrative, and technological costs associated with such participation; direct the development of policy and guidance necessary to identify, assess, and integrate the available partner resources in relevant border sector security assessments and resource planning documents; establish targets and performance measures for such IBET units; and direct leadership of such IBET units to monitor progress on such targets and performance measures.
The Secretary shall coordinate IBET activities 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) as necessary to carry out this section. Such memoranda with entities specified in subsection (c)(1)(G) shall be entered into with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
Not later than 180 days after the date on which IBET is established and biannually thereafter for the following six years, 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 report that— describes the effectiveness of IBET units in fulfilling the purposes specified in subsection (b); identifies challenges on the sustainment of cross-border IBET operations, including challenges faced by international partners, and planned corrective actions; identifies costs associated with IBET units broken down by relevant categories designated at the Secretary’s discretion; identifies ways to support joint training for IBET stakeholder agencies and radio interoperability to allow for secure cross-border radio communications; and identifies and assesses ways IBET, Border Tunnel Task Forces, 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 inserting after the item relating to section 439, as added by this title, the following new item: Sec. 440. Integrated Border Enforcement Teams. .
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