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3586 also seeks to push out border security to mitigate threats at the earliest possible point. Collaboration and cooperation are vital to ensuring our efforts are efficient and effective. H.R. 3586 allows the Department to leverage the capabilities of its components. such as Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard. to improve its approach to our border and maritime security. The bill requires the Department to assess the use of its resources. air and marine assets. and personnel deployed both domestically and abroad in order to identify opportunities to better coordinate and streamline its operations and ensure the success of its border and maritime security missions. H.R. 3586 also formally authorizes the DHS Secretarys Border Security Joint Task Forces. which utilize Department component personnel and capabilities. to secure the land and maritime borders of the United States. These tasks were launched in May of 2014 through the Secretarys Southern Border and Approaches Campaign and represents a more collaborative approach to border security missions than we have previously seen. H.R. 3586 also authorizes two programs specifically intended to bolster the Departments ability to identify and prevent threats from entering the United States via commercial aircraftthe Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and the Immigration Advisory Program. Through these two programs. DHS is able to thoroughly screen and vet cargo and passengers coming to the United States from abroad on commercial airplanes and share information with international partners prior to departure.