[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3467
To require a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 9, 2010
Mr. Schumer (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy.
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 ``Northern Border Counternarcotics
Strategy Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
2006 (Public Law 109-469; 120 Stat. 3502) is amended by inserting after
section 1110 the following:
``SEC. 1110A. REQUIREMENT FOR NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS
STRATEGY.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `appropriate
congressional committees', `Director', and `National Drug Control
Program agency' have the meanings given those terms in section 702 of
the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998
(21 U.S.C. 1701).
``(b) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Director,
in consultation with the head of each relevant National Drug Control
Program agency and relevant officials of States, local governments,
tribal governments, and the governments of other countries, shall
develop a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy and submit the
strategy to--
``(1) the appropriate congressional committees;
``(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
``(3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
``(c) Purposes.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy
shall--
``(1) set forth the strategy of the Federal Government for
preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs across the
international border between the United States and Canada,
including through ports of entry and between ports of entry on
the border;
``(2) state the specific roles and responsibilities of each
relevant National Drug Control Program agency for implementing
the strategy;
``(3) identify the specific resources required to enable
the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies to
implement the strategy; and
``(4) reflect the unique nature of small communities along
the international border between the United States and Canada,
ongoing cooperation and coordination with Canadian law
enforcement authorities, and variations in the volumes of
vehicles and pedestrians crossing through ports of entry along
the international border between the United States and Canada.
``(d) Specific Content Related to Cross-Border Indian
Reservations.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall
include--
``(1) a strategy to end the illegal trafficking of drugs
through Indian reservations that include land or waters located
on both sides of the international border between the United
States and Canada; and
``(2) recommendations for additional assistance, if any,
needed by tribal law enforcement agencies relating to the
strategy.
``(e) Limitation.--
``(1) In general.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics
Strategy shall not change the authority of any Federal agency
and this section shall not be construed to amend or modify any
law governing interagency relationships.
``(2) Recommendations.--The Northern Border
Counternarcotics Strategy may include recommendations regarding
changes to the authority of Federal agencies and amendments to
the law governing interagency relationships.
``(3) Legitimate trade and travel.--The Northern Border
Counternarcotics Strategy shall be designed to promote, and not
hinder, legitimate trade and travel.
``(f) Treatment of Classified or Law Enforcement Sensitive
Information.--
``(1) In general.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics
Strategy shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall be
available to the public.
``(2) Annex.--The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy
may include an annex containing any classified information or
information the public disclosure of which, as determined by
the Director or the head of any relevant National Drug Control
Program agency, would be detrimental to the law enforcement or
national security activities of any Federal, State, local, or
tribal agency.''.
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