1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Centers The term Centers means the Joint Operations Centers established under section 3(a). (2) Department The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. (3) Participating Federal agency The term participating Federal agency means— (A) the Department; (B) the Department of Defense; (C) the Department of Justice; and (D) any other Federal agency as the Secretary determines appropriate. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (5) State The term State means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States. 3. Establishment of Joint Operations Centers (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall establish not less than 2 Joint Operations Centers along the southern border of the United States to provide unified coordination centers, where law enforcement from multiple Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies can collaborate in accordance with the purposes described in subsection (b). (b) Matters covered The Centers shall provide centralized operations hubs for matters related to the following: (1) Implementing coordination and communication for field operations between participating Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, as needed. (2) Coordinating operations across participating Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, as needed, including ground, air, and sea or amphibious operations. (3) Coordinating and supporting border operations, including deterring and detecting criminal activity related to— (A) transnational criminal organizations; (B) illegal border crossings; (C) the seizure of weapons; (D) the seizure of drugs; (E) the seizure of high valued property; (F) terrorism; (G) human trafficking; (H) drug trafficking