109th
U.S.
Congress (2005-2006)
H.R.
6061: Secure Fence Act of 2006
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Introduced:
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Sep
13, 2006
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Sponsor:
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Rep.
Peter King [R-NY]
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Status:
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Passed
House (97% of Republicans supporting, 68% of
Democrats opposing.)
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109TH CONGRESS H. R. 6061
2D SESSION
AN ACT
To establish operational control over the international land
and maritime borders of the
United States
.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the
United States of America
in Congress assembled,
1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2
2 This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Fence Act of
3 2006''.
4 SEC. 2. ACHIEVING OPERATIONAL CONTROL ON THE BOR-
5 DER.
6 (a) IN GENERAL.--Not later than 18 months after
7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
8 Homeland Security shall take all actions the Secretary de-
9 termines necessary and appropriate to achieve and main-
10 tain operational control over the entire international land
11 and maritime borders of the
United States
, to include the
12 following--
13 (1) systematic surveillance of the international
14 land and maritime borders of the
United States
15 through more effective use of personnel and tech-
16 nology, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-
17 based sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and cam-
18 eras; and
19 (2) physical infrastructure enhancements to
20 prevent unlawful entry by aliens into the United
21 States and facilitate access to the international land
22 and maritime borders by United States Customs and
23 Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints,
24 all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers.
25 (b) OPERATIONAL CONTROL DEFINED.--In this sec-
26 tion, the term ``operational control'' means the prevention
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1 of all unlawful entries into the United States, including
2 entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of
3 terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.
4 (c) REPORT.--Not later than one year after the date
5 of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
6 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
7 progress made toward achieving and maintaining oper-
8 ational control over the entire international land and mari-
9 time borders of the
United States
in accordance with this
10 section.
11 SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF FENCING AND SECURITY IM-
12 PROVEMENTS IN BORDER AREA FROM
PA-
13
CIFIC
OCEAN
TO
GULF OF MEXICO
.
14 Section 102(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
15 Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104
16 208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended--
17 (1) in the subsection heading by striking
18 ``NEAR
SAN DIEGO
,
CALIFORNIA
''; and
19 (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
20 lows:
21 ``(1) SECURITY FEATURES.--
22 ``(A) REINFORCED carrying
FENCING.--In
23 out subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland
24 Security shall provide for least 2 layers of rein-
25 forced fencing, the installation of additional
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1 physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and
2 sensors--
3 ``(i) extending from 10 miles west of
4 the Tecate,
California
, port of entry to 10
5 miles east of the Tecate,
California
, port of
6 entry;
7 ``(ii) extending from 10 miles west of
8 the Calexico,
California
, port of entry to 5
9 miles east of the Douglas,
Arizona
, port of
10 entry;
11 ``(iii) extending from 5 miles west of
12 the
Columbus
,
New Mexico
, port of entry
13 to 10 miles east of
El Paso
,
Texas
;
14 ``(iv) extending from 5 miles north-
15 west of the
Del Rio
,
Texas
, port of entry
16 to 5 miles southeast of the
Eagle Pass
,
17
Texas
, port of entry; and
18 ``(v) extending 15 miles northwest of
19 the
Laredo
,
Texas
, port of entry to the
20
Brownsville
,
Texas
, port of entry.
21 ``(B) PRIORITY AREAS.--With respect to
22 the border described--
23 ``(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), the Sec-
24 retary shall ensure that an interlocking
25 surveillance camera system is installed
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1 along such area by May 30, 2007, and that
2 fence construction is completed by May 30,
3 2008; and
4 ``(ii) in subparagraph (A)(v), the Sec-
5 retary shall ensure that fence construction
6 from 15 miles northwest of the
Laredo
,
7
Texas
, port of entry to 15 southeast of the
8
Laredo
,
Texas
, port of entry is completed
9 by December 31, 2008.
10 ``(C) EXCEPTION.--If the topography of a
11 specific area has an elevation grade that ex-
12 ceeds 10 percent, the Secretary may use other
13 means to secure such area, including the use of
14 surveillance and barrier tools.''.
15 SEC. 4. NORTHERN BORDER STUDY.
16 (a) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
17 rity shall conduct a study on the feasibility of a state of-
18 the-art infrastructure security system along the northern
19 international land and maritime border of the United
20 States and shall include in the study--
21 (1) the necessity of implementing such a sys-
22 tem;
23 (2) the feasibility of implementing such a sys-
24 tem; and
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1 (3) the economic impact implementing such a
2 system will have along the northern border.
3 (b) REPORT.--Not later than one year after the date
4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
5 Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
6 curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee
7 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
8 Senate a report that contains the results of the study con-
9 ducted under subsection (a).
10 SEC. 5. EVALUATION AND REPORT RELATING TO CUSTOMS
11 AUTHORITY TO STOP CERTAIN FLEEING VE-
12 HICLES.
13 (a) EVALUATION.--Not later than 30 days after the
14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
15 land Security shall--
16 (1) evaluate the authority of personnel of
17
United States
Customs and Border Protection to
18 stop vehicles that enter the
United States
illegally
19 and refuse to stop when ordered to do so by such
20 personnel, compare such Customs authority with the
21 authority of the Coast Guard to stop vessels under
22 section 637 of title 14, United States Code, and
23 make an assessment as to whether such Customs au-
24 thority should be expanded;
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1 (2) review the equipment and technology avail-
2 able to United States Customs and Border Protec-
3 tion personnel to stop vehicles described in para-
4 graph (1) and make an assessment as to whether or
5 not better equipment or technology is available or
6 should be developed; and
7 (3) evaluate the training provided to United
8 States Customs and Border Protection personnel to
9 stop vehicles described in paragraph (1).
10 (b) REPORT.--Not later than 60 days after the date
11 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
12 Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
13 curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee
14 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
15 Senate a report that contains the results of the evaluation
16 conducted under subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives September 14,
2006.
Attest:
Clerk.
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109TH CONGRESS H. R. 6061
2D SESSION AN ACT
To establish operational control over the inter-
national land and maritime borders of the United
States.
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