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New air and marine platforms and upgraded border surveillance technologies

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, section 103, Sec. 103. Written by .

New air and marine platforms and upgraded border surveillance technologies

The document says “shall”Who acts: Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionHow: statuteSec. 103 in the PDF
What the document says

“(2) Air and Marine operations' upgrading and procurement of new platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities. (3) Upgrades and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 103

The second and third listed purposes. Paragraph (2) covers Air and Marine Operations upgrading and buying new platforms for rapid air and marine response. Paragraph (3) covers upgrades to, and purchases of, border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern and maritime borders.

What the document actually says

“(2) Air and Marine operations' upgrading and procurement of new platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities. (3) Upgrades and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 103
That sentence, in plain words

The money buys new planes and boats, and makes the old ones better. It also pays for tools that watch the border and for better ones.

What this is about

These two uses cover three borders. One runs along Mexico. One runs along Canada. The third is the coast and the water beyond it.

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  1. The document itself

    Secure America Act, Public Law 119-98, sec. 103, 140 Stat. 838 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ98/html/PLAW-119publ98.htm

  2. This page

    “New air and marine platforms and upgraded border surveillance technologies,” Secure America Act, section 103, Sec. 103. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/secure-america-act/proposal/sec103-air-marine-and-surveillance/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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