[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 495 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 495

   To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel 
                  operations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 16, 2025

 Mr. Crane (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Gosar, 
 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Luttrell, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel 
                  operations, 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 ``Subterranean Border Defense Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTER ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL 
              OPERATIONS.

    Paragraph (2) of section 7134(a) of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 6 
U.S.C. 257 note) is amended by inserting ``and annually thereafter'' 
after ``development of the strategic plan''.
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