Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the southern land border

(a) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on operations at the southern land border. (2) Elements The report required under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed description of— (A) the Department of Defense’s efforts with respect to— (i) combating transnational organized crime in the United States Northern Command and the United States Southern Command areas of responsibility; (ii) reducing the cross-border flow of illicit synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and fentanyl precursors; and (iii) reducing the cross-border illicit trade of firearms and human trafficking; (B) the Department of Defense’s steady-state plan and posture on the southern land border; (C) the Department of Defense’s assessment of the operational and readiness impact under the Department’s steady-state plan and posture on the southern land border, and any revisions of such plan and posture; (D) each military installation and each Department of Defense facility on or off the installation that is being used to support— (i) the Department of Defense’s operations along the southern land border; or (ii) the Department of Homeland Security or any of its components; (E) the funding sources for the Department of Defense’s current operations along the southern land border; (F) the Department of Defense’s use of force policy and related training; (G) the Department of Defense’s assessment of its compliance with section 1385 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878), in its execution of— (i) any efforts along the southern land border; and (ii) any efforts in support of the Department of Homeland Security; and (H) any challenges the Department of Defense has faced in the execution of the efforts described in subparagraphs (A) and (F). (b) Semiannual updates Not less frequently than once every 180 days after submitting the report required under subsection (a) and during the effective period of the national emergency declared by Proclamation 100886 (90 Fed. Reg. 8327; relating to a Declaration of a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States), Executive Order 14165 (90 Fed. Reg. 8467; relating to Security Our Borders), and Executive Order 14167 (90 Fed. Reg. 8613; relating to Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States), the Commander of the United States Northern Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees updates to the information included in such report.