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H. Rept. 118-543 1 (2024-06-07)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxagfx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 118TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-543 SUBTERRANEAN BORDER DEFENSE ACT JUNE 7, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, from the Committee on Homeland Security, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 7404] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7404) to require annual reports on counter illicit cross- border tunnel operations, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 1 Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2 H earings ................................................................................................................... 2 Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 2 C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 3 Com m ittee Oversight Findings .............................................................................. 3 C.B.O. Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax E xpenditures ....................................................................................................... 3 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 4 Duplicative Federal Program s ............................................................................... 4 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 4 Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 4 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 4 Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 4 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 4 PURPOSE AND SUMMARY This legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide annual reports on counter-illicit cross-border tun- nel operations. 49-006