How HR 5517 changes current law

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The bill updates the requirements for threat analysis and strategy concerning northern border security.

• Northern Border Security Review Act

  180 days after the date of enactment of this Act → September 2, 2026, and biennially thereafter

  Changes the deadline for the northern border threat analysis from 180 days after enactment to a specific date and establishes a biennial schedule.

• Northern Border Security Review Act

  (c) Northern Border Strategy Updates.--Not later than 90 days after each submission of the threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the Department of Homeland Security's northern border strategy. If the Secretary determines no such update is required, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification relating thereto.

  Establishes a requirement for the Secretary of Homeland Security to update the northern border strategy 90 days after each threat analysis submission.

• Northern Border Security Review Act

  (e) Classified Briefings.--Not later than 30 days after each submission of the threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a classified briefing regarding such analysis.

  Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide classified briefings to Congress 30 days after each threat analysis is submitted.

• Northern Border Security Review Act

  Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall develop performance measures to assess the effectiveness of AMO at securing the northern border between ports of entry in the air and maritime environments.

  Mandates the development of performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of border security operations in the air and maritime environments.

• Northern Border Security Review Act

  subsection (c) → subsection (d)

  Redesignates subsection (c) as subsection (d) to accommodate the insertion of new requirements.