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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain…

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 21, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

May 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

Apr 28, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Apr 28, 2005

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, upon request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, to assign members of the Armed Forces to assist: (1) the Bureau of Border Security of the Department of Homeland Security in preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens into the United States; and (2) the U.S. Customs Service in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at U.S. points of entry to prevent the entry of weapons of mass destruction and their components, prohibited narcotics or drugs, or other terrorist or drug trafficking items. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to certify that such request is necessary to respond to a threat to national security.

Requires the Secretaries to establish a training program that must be completed by military personnel serving in such capacity. Requires any member so serving to be accompanied by a civilian law enforcement officer from the agency concerned.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish ongoing joint task forces to respond to threats to national security posed by the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, or illegal aliens.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the governor and local governments of the State involved of the deployment of such members and the types of tasks to be performed.

Prohibits any such assignment after September 30, 2007.

What's happening now June 21, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Armed Services Committee
Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee

Cosponsors 13

SHADEGG, JOHN

· Sep 15, 2005

Calvert, Ken

California · Sep 6, 2005

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Jul 26, 2005

Arkansas · Apr 28, 2005

Brown-Waite, Ginny

· Apr 28, 2005

Foxx, Virginia

North Carolina · Apr 28, 2005

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1986: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1986/

MLA

"H.R. 1986: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1986/.

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H.R. 1986, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1986/.

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[H.R. 1986: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1986/)