Sec. 5201. BORDER SURVEILLANCE
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## SEC. 5201 BORDER SURVEILLANCE **[**[8 U.S.C. 1701 note](/us/usc/t8/s1701)**]** ###
(a)In General Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive plan for the systematic surveillance of the southwest border of the United States by remotely piloted aircraft. ###
(b)Contents The plan submitted under subsection
(a)shall include— ####
(1)recommendations for establishing command and control centers, operations sites, infrastructure, maintenance, and procurement; ####
(2)cost estimates for the implementation of the plan and ongoing operations; ####
(3)recommendations for the appropriate agent within the Department of Homeland Security to be the executive agency for remotely piloted aircraft operations; ####
(4)the number of remotely piloted aircraft required for the plan; ####
(5)the types of missions the plan would undertake, including— #####
(A)protecting the lives of people seeking illegal entry into the United States; #####
(B)interdicting illegal movement of people, weapons, and other contraband across the border; #####
(C)providing investigative support to assist in the dismantling of smuggling and criminal networks along the border; #####
(D)using remotely piloted aircraft to serve as platforms for the collection of intelligence against smugglers and criminal networks along the border; and #####
(E)further validating and testing of remotely piloted aircraft for airspace security missions; ####
(6)the equipment necessary to carry out the plan; and ####
(7)a recommendation regarding whether to expand the pilot program along the entire southwest border. ###
(c)Implementation The Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement the plan submitted under subsection
(a)as a pilot program as soon as sufficient funds are appropriated and available for this purpose. ###
(d)Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
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