United States · Bill · S
S. 1199 (115th)
Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017
Introduced
22 May 2017
Last action
30 October 2017 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
Sponsors
Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), before establishing a Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) unit, to apply risk-based criteria that takes into consideration specified factors, including: whether the area in which the unit would be established is significantly impacted by threats posed by transnational criminal organizations; the extent to which the unit would advance DHS's homeland and border security strategic priorities and related objectives; and whether departmental Joint Task Force operations would be enhanced, improved, or otherwise assisted by the unit. A BEST unit with a port security nexus must be composed of at least one member of: (1) the Coast Guard Investigative Service, and (2) the geographically responsible Coast Guard Sector Intelligence Office. The bill requires DHS to submit an annual report on the BEST program for the next five years, and such report must include: a description of the effectiveness of BEST in disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations; an assessment of how BEST enhances information-sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information, among federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies; a description of how BEST advances DHS's homeland and border security strategic priorities and effectiveness of BEST in achieving related objectives; and an assessment of BEST's joint operational efforts with departmental Joint Task Force operations.
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Timeline
22 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2017
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
30 October 2017
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
Source: Calendars
30 October 2017
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-179.
Source: Committee
30 October 2017
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-179.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Reported to Senate · 30 October 2017 · Download file
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Sponsors
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1199
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1199
- us · 115-s-1199 · source updated 7 April 2025