REPORT ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS TO SUPPORT HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER SECURITY MISSIONS.

SEC. 1035. REPORT ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS TO SUPPORT HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER SECURITY MISSIONS.(a) Report Required.—Not later than 120 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 containing the results of a study regarding the use of aerial reconnaissance equipment of the Department of Defense in missions in which the Armed Forces support the Department of Homeland Security in performing its international border security mission. The Secretary of Defense shall conduct the study and prepare the report in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security.(b) Elements of Report.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the current use of aerial reconnaissance equipment of the Department of Defense to conduct aerial reconnaissance over the international land and maritime borders of the United States in missions in which the Armed 119 STAT. 3430 Forces support the Department of Homeland Security in performing its international border security mission.(2) A statement of the costs of such missions and the source of funds for such missions.(3) The conclusions derived from a study of how the Department of Defense leverages dual-use aerial reconnaissance assets and technology, such as unmanned aerial vehicles and tethered aerostat radars, for both homeland defense and homeland security purposes.