Sec. 1124. Integrated Border Enforcement Teams
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Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 231 et seq. ) is 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 ) for the purposes described in subsection (b). The purposes described in this subsection are the following: Enhance cooperation between the United States and Canada with respect to border security.
Enhance 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. Enhance information sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information among such components and offices of the Department and international partners.
IBET units may be composed 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 may establish IBET units in regions in which such units can contribute to the purpose of IBET.
Prior to establishing an IBET unit pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall assess the establishment of such unit in a particular region with the following criteria: The likelihood that the establishment of such unit in such region would significantly mitigate cross-border threats, including such threats posed by transnational criminal organizations and terrorist groups. The availability of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and foreign law enforcement resources to participate in such unit.
Whether the establishment of such unit would duplicate the efforts of existing interagency task forces or centers within such region, including the Border Enforcement Security Task Force established under section 432. After establishing an IBET unit pursuant to paragraph
(2)of subsection (c), the Secretary may— direct the assignment of Federal personnel to such unit; take other actions to assist Federal, State, local, and Tribal entities to participate in such unit, including providing financial assistance 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 unit; and direct leadership of such unit to monitor the progress with respect to 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 paragraph
(1)of subsection (c), as necessary, to carry out this section. Not later than 180 days after the date on which IBET is established and annually 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 disaggregated by relevant categories designated at the discretion of the Secretary; 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 446 the following new item: Sec. 447. Integrated Border Enforcement Teams. .
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