Designation of southwest land border activities, support, and operations as named operation

(a) Designation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate activities, support, and operations conducted by the Department of Defense in support of civil authorities at the southwest land border as a named operation. (b) Purpose The purpose of the designation required by subsection (a) is to provide unified identification, planning, budgeting, oversight, and reporting for the activities, support, and operations described in such subsection in efforts to detect, deter, and disrupt transnational criminal organizations and other border-related threats. (c) Annual budget request In the budget justification materials of the Department of Defense submitted to Congress each year, beginning with the first such submission following the designation required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall include, in a distinct line item— (1) a program title and budgetary line for the named operation showing requested obligational authority by appropriations account and fiscal year; (2) a narrative justification describing the scope of Department of Defense support, planned activities, and the legal authorities under which support is provided; and (3) performance metrics and planned outputs for the coming fiscal year. (d) Transparency The budget justification materials described in subsection (c) shall include an unclassified summary of the types and estimated value of support provided, with a classified annex as necessary to protect sources and methods. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Southwest land border The term southwest land border means the land border of the United States adjacent to Mexico. (2) Support of civil authorities The term support of civil authorities — (A) has the meaning given that term in Department of Defense Directive 3025.18, as amended; and (B) includes planning, logistics, intelligence support, aviation, engineering, and other non-law-enforcement assistance. (f) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the use of military force.