1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Visibility and Security Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commissioner The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (2) Operational control The term operational control has the meaning given such term in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367 ). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (4) Situational awareness The term situational awareness has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ). 3. Strengthening the requirements for border security technology along the southern border Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 ; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting and border technology before in the vicinity of ; and (B) by striking illegal crossings in areas of high illegal entry into the United Sates and inserting , impede, and detect illegal activity and entry into the United States ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the heading by striking road improvements and inserting navigable roads