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Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly perform a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border. The analysis must be performed every two years and include terroristic and criminal threats, improvements needed to prevent terrorism and reduce criminal activity, and whether preclearance and advance inspection operations at northern ports of entry could prevent terrorists from entering in the United States. DHS must (1) update its northern border strategy after performing each threat analysis, and (2) provide a classified briefing to Congress. If DHS determines no update is required, DHS must notify Congress. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) must develop performance measures to assess the AMO’s effectiveness at securing the northern border between ports of entry in air and maritime environments.
Action Timeline
2025-09-19
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2025-09-19
Introduced in House
2025-09-19
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.5517 pass?
HR.5517 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.5517 do?
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly perform a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border. The analysis must be performed every two years and include terroristic and criminal threats, improvements needed to prevent terrorism and reduce criminal activity, and whether preclearance and advance inspection operations at northern ports of entry could prevent terrorists from entering in the United States. DHS must (1) update its northern border strategy after performing each threat analysis, and (2) provide a cl…
Who sponsored HR.5517?
HR.5517 was sponsored by Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-New York).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 5517 IH: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5517 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2025 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Alford , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Lawler , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Crenshaw , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Zinke , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Van Drew , and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Northern Border Security Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act . 2. Northern border threat analysis and strategy (a) Northern border threat analysis Section (a) of the Northern Border Security Review Act ( Public Law 114–267 ) is amended, the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting September 2, 2026, and biennially thereafter . (b) Northern border strategy updates The Northern Border Security Review Act is amended by— (1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Northern border strategy updates Not later than 90 days after each submission of the threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the Department of Homeland Security’s northern border strategy. If the Secretary determines no such update is required, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification relating thereto. . (c) Classified briefings The Northern Border Security Review Act, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Classified briefings Not later than 30 days after each submission of the threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a classified briefing regarding such analysis. . (d) Implementation of certain GAO recommendations Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall develop performance measures to assess the effectiveness of AMO at securing the northern border between ports of entry in the air and maritime environments.
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