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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 256, S. 850.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 850) to amend the Northern Border Security
Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat
analysis and northern border strategy, and for other
purposes.
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Hassan amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 6745) was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To delay the deadlines for certain reporting requirements to make it feasible for the Secretary of Homeland Security to meet such
deadlines)
On page 2, line 8, strike “September 2, 2025” and insert
“180 days after the date of the enactment of the Northern
Border Security Enhancement and Review Act”.
On page 3, line 2, strike “September 2, 2026” and insert
“18 months after the date of the enactment of the Northern
Border Security Enhancement and Review Act”.
The bill (S. 850), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 850
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Northern Border Security
Enhancement and Review Act”.
SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY.
(a) Northern Border Threat Analysis.—Section 3(a) of the
Northern Border Security Review Act (Public Law 114-267) is
amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
“180 days after the date of enactment of this Act” and
inserting “180 days after the date of the enactment of the
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act, and
every 3 years thereafter”;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) an assessment of recent changes in the amount and
demographics of apprehensions at the Northern Border,
including an analysis of apprehension changes at the sector
level.”.
(b) Northern Border Strategy Updates.—Section 3 of the
Northern Border Security Review Act (Public Law 114-267) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
“(c) Northern Border Strategy Updates.—The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall update the Department of Homeland
Security's Northern Border strategy not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of the Northern Border
Security Enhancement and Review Act, and every 5 years
thereafter, and shall incorporate the results of the most
recent threat analysis in each such update.”.
(c) Classified Briefings.—Section 3 of the Northern Border
Security Review Act, as amended by subsections (a) and (b),
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(e) Classified Briefings.—Not later than 30 days after
the submission of each threat analysis pursuant to subsection
(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a
classified briefing regarding such analysis to the
appropriate congressional committees.”.
(d) Implementation of Certain Government Accountability
Office Recommendations.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, acting through the Executive Assistant Commissioner
of Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, shall develop performance measures to assess the
effectiveness of Air and Marine Operations at securing the
northern border between ports of entry in the air and
maritime environments.
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for
the purpose of carrying out this Act or the amendments made
by this Act.