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Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025
To establish Joint Operations Centers along the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish at least two Joint Operations Centers along the southern border within six months of enactment. These centers would serve as centralized coordination hubs where Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies collaborate on border operations, including counterterrorism, human trafficking, drug trafficking, illegal crossings, and weapons seizures. The centers would facilitate information sharing and coordinate personnel deployment and training among participating agencies. The Secretary of Homeland Security must report annually to Congress on the centers' operations, resources, coordinated activities, and any communication gaps identified.
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- Jan 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To establish Joint Operations Centers along the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.
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 “Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Centers.—The term “Centers” means the Joint Operations Centers established under section 3(a).
(2) Department.—The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.
(3) Participating federal agency.—The term “participating Federal agency” means—
(A) the Department;
(B) the Department of Defense;
(C) the Department of Justice; and
(D) any other Federal agency as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(4) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(5) State.—The term “State” means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT OPERATIONS CENTERS.
(a) In General.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall establish not less than 2 Joint Operations Centers along the southern border of the United States to provide unified coordination centers, where law enforcement from multiple Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies can collaborate in accordance with the purposes described in subsection (b).
(b) Matters Covered.—The Centers shall provide centralized operations hubs for matters related to the following:
(1) Implementing coordination and communication for field operations between participating Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, as needed.
(2) Coordinating operations across participating Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, as needed, including ground, air, and sea or amphibious operations.
(3) Coordinating and supporting border operations, including deterring and detecting criminal activity related to—
(A) transnational criminal organizations;
(B) illegal border crossings;
(C) the seizure of weapons;
(D) the seizure of drugs;
(E) the seizure of high valued property;
(F) terrorism;
(G) human trafficking;
(H) drug trafficking; and
(I) such additional matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Information Sharing.—To ensure effective transmission of information between participating Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, for purposes of subsection (b), coordination and communication shall include—
(1) Federal agencies sharing pertinent information with participating State, local, and Tribal agencies through the Centers; and
(2) Federal agencies notifying participating State, local, and Tribal agencies of operations occurring within the jurisdictions of those agencies.
(d) Workforce Capabilities.—The Centers shall—
(1) track and coordinate deployment of participating personnel; and
(2) coordinate training, as needed.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall consult with participating Federal agencies, and shall seek feedback from participating State, local, and Tribal agencies, to report to Congress—
(1) a description of the efforts undertaken to establish the Centers;
(2) an identification of the resources used for the operations of the Centers;
(3) a description of the key operations coordinated and supported by each Center;
(4) a description of any significant interoperability and communication gaps identified between participating Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies within each Center;
(5) recommendations for improved coordination and communication between participating Federal agencies in developing and operating current and future Centers; and
(6) other data as the Secretary determines appropriate. <all>
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