Plan for domain awareness at the southern land border

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Common operating picture The term common operating picture means an integrated, interoperable, near-real-time geospatial and temporal display and repository of multi-source sensor, analytic, and operational data and intelligence designed to improve situational awareness, deconfliction, and coordinated response among participating agencies. (2) Domain awareness The term domain awareness means the aggregate understanding of activities, actors, and conditions across the air, land, maritime, cyber, and space domains relevant to border security. (3) Southern land border The term southern land border means the land border of the United States adjacent to Mexico. (b) Plan required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the Department of Defense to contribute to a common operating picture to improve domain awareness at the southern land border. (2) Communication Not later than 60 days after developing the plan required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall transmit the plan to such interagency partners as the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) Elements The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the proposed architecture, data sources (including Department of Defense and non-Department of Defense sensors), technical standards for interoperability, and cybersecurity and data protection measures for the common operating picture described in such paragraph. (B) A description of the procedures and authorities for data sharing. (C) A concept of operations describing how a common operating picture would support operational coordination, deconfliction, and information sharing among Federal, State, Tribal, local, and authorized international partners. (D) A phased implementation schedule with milestones and timelines for operationalizing the common operating picture at the southern land border, including benchmarks for capability deployment and full operational capability. (E) An identification of resource requirements, estimated costs, and funding sources, and a plan for inclusion of requirements for the common operating picture in the annual budget justification materials of the Department of Defense. (F) Plans for training, sustainment, and technical support for users across participating agencies. (G) Metrics and procedures for— (i) assessing effectiveness; and (ii) periodic review and continuous improvement. (4) Form The plan required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex as necessary.