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.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act turns what had been a one-time northern-border review into recurring oversight. DHS must update the northern-border threat analysis by September 2, 2025 and every three years after that, add sector-level apprehension demographics to the analysis, update the Northern Border strategy by September 2, 2026 and every five years after that, brief Congress in classified form after each threat analysis, and develop performance measures for CBP Air and Marine Operations between ports of entry. It authorizes no additional funds.
Who Benefits and How
Northern border communities benefit if recurring threat analyses improve staffing, technology, and operational planning. CBP Air and Marine Operations benefit from performance measures tailored to northern-border air and maritime environments. Congressional homeland security committees benefit from classified briefings and recurring strategy updates. Border security planners benefit from sector-level data on apprehension trends and demographics.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The DHS Secretary must produce recurring threat analyses, strategy updates, and classified briefings. CBP Air and Marine Operations must develop measures for air and maritime security between ports of entry. DHS analysts must gather sector-level apprehension and demographic information. DHS must perform the new work without additional authorized funding.
Key Provisions
- Requires DHS to update the northern-border threat analysis by September 2, 2025 and every three years thereafter.
- Expands the analysis to include sector-level changes in apprehension amounts and demographics.
- Requires Northern Border strategy updates by September 2, 2026 and every five years thereafter.
- Directs classified congressional briefings and CBP Air and Marine Operations performance measures.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires recurring DHS northern-border threat analyses, five-year Northern Border strategy updates, classified congressional briefings, and CBP Air and Marine Operations performance measures.
Key Policy Areas
Border Security, Homeland Security, Congressional Oversight
Primary Purpose
Requires recurring DHS northern-border threat analyses, five-year Northern Border strategy updates, classified congressional briefings, and CBP Air and Marine Operations performance measures.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Northern border communities
- CBP Air and Marine Operations
- Congressional homeland security committees
- Border security planners
Identified Costs
- DHS Secretary
- CBP Air and Marine Operations
- DHS analysts
- DHS budget offices
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Paul, without amendment
Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. …
Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Collins, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Border security planners, CBP Air and Marine Operations, Congressional homeland security committees
Positive-direction: Border security planners, CBP Air and Marine Operations, Congressional homeland security committees
Negative-direction: DHS Secretary, DHS analysts, DHS budget offices
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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