North American
Cooperative Security Act
- Directs the Secretary of State to provide a
framework for enhanced security management, communication, and
coordination among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Directs the Secretary
to: (1) negotiate border-related information sharing agreements with
Mexico; (2) establish a program to improve Mexico's southern border
security, including U.S., Canadian, and Mexican financial and technical
assistance to Belize and Guatemala to help secure their borders; (3)
establish a database to track Central American gangs; (4) examine the
feasibility of an agreement with Panama and other Central American
countries regarding the aerial interdiction program (Airbridge Denial);
and (5) negotiate with other countries to accept the International Civil
Aviation Organization Annex 9 one-time travel document in lieu of
official travel documents if an inadmissible immigrant has not presented
official travel documents or has presented fraudulent ones, and
facilitate the removal and repatriation of inadmissible aliens from the
United States, with a focus on criminal aliens who are dangerous or
potential terrorists.
Directs the Secretary
of Defense to examine the feasibility of strengthening institutions for
consultations on intelligence sharing and defense and border issues
among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Directs the Secretary
to report to the appropriate congressional committees every six months
regarding: (1) security, cargo security, and the movement of goods; (2)
border infrastructure and wait times; (3) security clearances and
document integrity; (4) immigration and visa management; (5) visa policy
coordination and immigration security; (6) North American visitor
overstay program; (7) terrorist watch lists; (8) money laundering,
income tax evasion, currency smuggling, and alien smuggling; (9)
counterterrorism programs; (10) law enforcement cooperation; (11)
biosecurity cooperation; (12) protection against nuclear and
radiological threats; (13) emergency management cooperation; (14)
cooperative energy policy; and (15) feasibility of a common external
tariff and development assistance with Mexico.