1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act . 2. Counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations (a) Report on operations (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on operations carried out to identify, breach, assess, and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels, including performance measures. (2) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022 to carry out remediation operations described in paragraph (1). (b) Counter illicit cross-Border tunnel operations strategic plan (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall develop a strategic plan to address the following: (A) Risk-based criteria to be used to prioritize the identification, breach, assessment, and remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels. (B) Promote the use of innovative technologies to identify, breach, assess, and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels in a manner that, among other considerations, reduces the impact of such activities on surrounding communities. (C) Processes to share relevant illicit cross-border tunnel location, operations, and technical information. (D) Indicators of specific types of illicit cross-border tunnels found in each U.S. Border Patrol sector identified through operations to be periodically disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol sector chiefs to educate field personnel. (E) A counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations resource needs assessment that includes consideration of the following: (i) Technology needs. (ii) Staffing needs, including the following: (I) A position description for counter illicit cross-border