Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act requires DHS to update its northern-border threat analysis within 180 days after enactment and every three years thereafter. Each analysis must assess recent changes in both the number and demographics of apprehensions, including sector-level changes. DHS must update its Northern Border strategy within 18 months after enactment and every five years, using the latest threat analysis, and must brief the appropriate congressional committees in classified form within 30 days of each analysis. CBP Air and Marine Operations must develop effectiveness measures for air and maritime security between ports of entry within 180 days. No additional funds are authorized for this work.
Who Benefits and How
Congressional homeland-security committees receive regular analysis and classified briefings for oversight. DHS and CBP planners gain recurring sector-level data and performance measures. Northern-border communities and travelers may benefit if better planning improves security and resource allocation without disrupting lawful movement.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DHS analysts and the Secretary must produce recurring analyses, strategy updates, and briefings. CBP Air and Marine Operations must create and maintain operational measures. DHS budget offices must absorb the work within otherwise available resources because the bill authorizes no additional funds. The relative deadlines delay delivery compared with the earlier fixed dates but prevent immediate noncompliance with dates that had passed.
Key Provisions
- Requires northern-border threat analyses within 180 days after enactment and every three years.
- Expands each analysis to sector-level apprehension totals and demographic changes.
- Requires strategy updates within 18 months and every five years using the latest analysis.
- Requires classified congressional briefings and CBP air-and-maritime performance measures.
- Bars authorization of additional funds to carry out the new duties.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates recurring northern-border threat analysis and strategy cycles, expands apprehension reporting, and adds congressional briefings and operational measures.
Key Policy Areas
Border Security, Homeland Security, Congressional Oversight
Primary Purpose
Creates recurring northern-border threat analysis and strategy cycles, expands apprehension reporting, and adds congressional briefings and operational measures.
Policy Domains
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
Identified Gains
- Congressional homeland-security committees
- DHS border-security planners
- CBP Air and Marine Operations
- Northern-border communities
Identified Costs
- DHS analysts
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- CBP performance-management staff
- DHS budget offices
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateHeld at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4481)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous …
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4480-4481)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous …
Reported by Mr. Paul, without amendment
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
CBP Air and Marine Operations, CBP performance-management staff, Congressional homeland-security committees
Congressional homeland-security committees, DHS analysts face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: CBP Air and Marine Operations, DHS border-security planners, Secretary of Homeland Security
Negative-direction: CBP performance-management staff, DHS border-security programs, DHS budget offices
Northern-border communities, Taxpayers
Northern-border communities faces effects in multiple directions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "lead"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "oversight"
- → Appropriate congressional committees
- "affected_public"
- → Northern-border communities and lawful travelers
- "operational_component"
- → U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations
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