1. Short title (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Security for America Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Title I—Border Security Sec. 101. Definitions. Subtitle A—Infrastructure and Equipment Sec. 102. Strengthening the requirements for barriers along the southern border. Sec. 103. Air and Marine Operations flight hours. Sec. 104. Capability deployment to specific sectors and regions. Sec. 105. U.S. Border Patrol physical infrastructure improvements. Sec. 106. U.S. Border Patrol activities. Sec. 107. U.S. Border Patrol forward operating bases. Sec. 108. Border security technology program management. Sec. 109. National Guard support to secure the southern border and reimbursement of States for deployment of the National Guard at the southern border. Sec. 110. Operation Phalanx. Sec. 111. Merida Initiative. Sec. 112. Prohibitions on actions that impede border security on certain Federal land. Sec. 113. Landowner and rancher security enhancement. Sec. 114. Eradication of carrizo cane and salt cedar. Sec. 115. Southern border threat analysis. Subtitle B—Personnel Sec. 131. Additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers. Sec. 132. U.S. Customs and Border Protection retention incentives. Sec. 133. Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act. Subtitle C—Grants Sec. 141. Operation Stonegarden. Subtitle D—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 151. Authorization of appropriations. Title II—Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Sec. 201. Ports of entry infrastructure. Sec. 202. Secure communications. Sec. 203. Border security deployment program. Sec. 204. Pilot and upgrade of license plate readers at ports of entry. Sec. 205. Biometric exit data system. Sec. 206. Sense of Congress on cooperation between agencies. Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations. I Border Security 101. Definitions In this title: (1) Appropriate congressional committee The term appropriate congressional committee has the