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H.R.2672 Bill Summary
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.
Authorizes the Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to negotiate
border-related information sharing agreements with Mexico.
Directs the Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to establish a
program to: (1) 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; (2) establish a
database to track Central American gangs; (3) examine the feasibility
of an agreement with Panama and other Central American countries
regarding the aerial interdiction program that in similar contexts is
commonly referred to as Airbridge Denial; and (4) 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 alien 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.
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