Sec. 432. Border Security Advisory Committee
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The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a Border Security Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the Advisory Committee ). The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult the Advisory Committee, as appropriate, on border security matters, including the following: Verifying security claims and the border security metrics established by the Department of Homeland Security under section 1092 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 6 U.S.C. 223 ).
Developing, refining, and implementing policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings, and security directives pertaining to border security. The Advisory Committee shall develop, at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, recommendations for improvements to border security and may provide, through the Secretary, recommendations to Congress. The Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following: Voting members appointed by the Secretary. Nonvoting members, serving in an advisory capacity, who shall be designated by— Customs and Border Protection;
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the Coast Guard; and such other Federal department or agency as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall appoint voting members from among stakeholders including representatives from the following: Labor organizations representing Federal law enforcement personnel with border security as their primary mission. Relevant Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement, first responders, and security experts with at least five years of border security operations or research experience in a state that borders the northern, southern, or coastal borders of the United States.
Former officials of the Department of Homeland Security with experience in border security. Other groups as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Advisory Committee shall select a chairperson from among its voting members. The term of each voting member of the Advisory Committee shall be 2 years, but a voting member may continue to serve until the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints a successor. A voting member of the Advisory Committee may be reappointed. The Secretary of Homeland Security may review the participation of a member of the Advisory Committee and remove such member for cause at any time.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Border Security Advisory Committee.
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