Sec. 2306. Establishment of Border Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee
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Subtitle B of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 415 the following: In this section: The term Advisory Committee means the Border Community Stakeholder Advisory committee established pursuant to subsection (b). The term border community stakeholder means an individual who has ownership interests or resides near an international land border of the United States, including— an individual who owns land within 10 miles of an international land border of the United States; a business leader of a company operating within 100 miles of a land border of the United States; a local official from a community on a land border of the United States; a representative of an Indian Tribe possessing Tribal lands on a land border of the United States; and a representative of a human rights or civil rights organization operating near a land border of the United States.
The Secretary shall establish, within the Department, the Border Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee. The Secretary shall consult with the Advisory Committee, as appropriate, regarding border security and immigration enforcement matters, including on the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, protocols, programs, and rulemaking pertaining to border security and immigration enforcement that may impact border communities. The Advisory Committee shall develop, at the request of the Secretary, recommendations regarding policies, protocols, programs, and rulemaking pertaining to border security and immigration enforcement that may impact border communities.
The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall be composed of— 1 border community stakeholder from each of the 9 U.S. Border Patrol sectors; and 3 individuals with significant expertise and experience in immigration law, civil rights, and civil liberties, particularly relating to the interests of residents of border communities. The term of each member of the Advisory Committee shall be 2 years. The Secretary may reappoint members for additional terms.
The Secretary may review the participation of a member of the Advisory Committee and remove such member for cause at any time. The members of the Advisory Committee may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits from the Federal Government by reason of their service on the Advisory Committee. The Secretary shall require the Advisory Committee to meet at least semiannually and may convene additional meetings as necessary. At least 1 of the meetings described in subparagraph
(A)shall be open to the public. The Advisory Committee shall maintain a record of the persons present at each meeting. If the Secretary determines that there is no cause to restrict a member of the Advisory Committee from possessing sensitive security information, the member may be granted access to such information that is relevant to the member’s advisory duties after voluntarily signing a nondisclosure agreement. The member shall protect the sensitive security information referred to in subparagraph
(A)in accordance with part 1520 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. A stakeholder representative on the Advisory Committee who is elected by the appointed membership of the Advisory Committee shall chair the Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee or any of its subcommittees. . There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to implement this section. The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 415 the following: Sec. 416. Border Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee. .
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Sec. 2306
Establishment of Border Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107-296
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