S2291-118

Passed Senate

To establish the Northern Border Coordination Center, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 13, 2023

Legislative Progress

Passed Senate
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill requires DHS to establish a Northern Border Coordination Center within one year. The center will serve as a hub for coordinating border operations, intelligence sharing, domain awareness, and training among multiple agencies including Border Patrol, Coast Guard, and international partners.

Who Benefits and How

Northern border security improves through coordinated operations. Federal, state, tribal, and local agencies gain a centralized coordination mechanism. U.S.-Canada cooperation is enhanced through formal coordination structure.

Who Bears the Burden and How

DHS must establish and staff the center, collocating personnel from multiple components.

Key Provisions

  • Establishes Northern Border Coordination Center within 1 year
  • Collocates CBP, Coast Guard, FLETC, S&T, and other DHS components
  • Includes international partners (Canada)
  • Serves as training location and strategy implementation center
  • Coordinates counter-UAS and border security metrics
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 9, 2026 04:49

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Establishes a Northern Border Coordination Center within DHS to coordinate operations, domain awareness, intelligence, and training with federal, state, tribal, local, and international partners along the U.S.-Canada border.

Policy Domains

Border Security Homeland Security International Relations

Legislative Strategy

"Improve northern border security through centralized coordination"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
Domains
Border Security Homeland Security
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"Center" §2_center

The Northern Border Coordination Center established pursuant to section 3

"northern border" §2_northern_border

The international border between the United States and Canada

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