8 U.S.C. § 1701: Definitions

The term “alien” has the meaning given the term in section 1101(a)(3) of this title . The Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. The Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives. The term “Chimera system” means the interoperable electronic data system required to be developed and implemented by section 1722(a)(2) of this title . The United States Secret Service. The Drug Enforcement Administration. The Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Immigration and Naturalization Service. The United States Marshall Service. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The Coast Guard. The Diplomatic Security Service. The United States Postal Inspection Service. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice. The United States Customs Service. The National Park Service. The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in section 3003(4) of title 50 . The term “President” means the President of the United States, acting through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Secretary of the Treasury. The term “USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 ( Public Law 107–56 ). systematic surveillance of the international land and maritime borders of the United States through more effective use of personnel and technology, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and cameras; and physical infrastructure enhancements to prevent unlawful entry by aliens into the United States and facilitate access to the international land and maritime borders by United States Customs and Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints, all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers. In this section, the term ‘operational control’ means the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress made toward achieving and maintaining operational control over the entire international land and maritime borders of the United States in accordance with this section.” Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 2004 ], the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive plan for the systematic surveillance of the southwest border of the United States by remotely piloted aircraft. recommendations for establishing command and control centers, operations sites, infrastructure, maintenance, and procurement; cost estimates for the implementation of the plan and ongoing operations; recommendations for the appropriate agent within the Department of Homeland Security to be the executive agency for remotely piloted aircraft operations; the number of remotely piloted aircraft required for the plan; protecting the lives of people seeking illegal entry into the United States; interdicting illegal movement of people, weapons, and other contraband across the border; providing investigative support to assist in the dismantling of smuggling and criminal networks along the border; using remotely piloted aircraft to serve as platforms for the collection of intelligence against smugglers and criminal networks along the border; and further validating and testing of remotely piloted aircraft for airspace security missions; the equipment necessary to carry out the plan; and a recommendation regarding whether to expand the pilot program along the entire southwest border. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement the plan submitted under subsection (a) as a pilot program as soon as sufficient funds are appropriated and available for this purpose. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.”