Amend CSSB 6 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Not later than March 31 and September 30 of each year during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, each state agency that receives money appropriated by this Act shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board semiannual reports on the cost-effectiveness of the expenditures made by the agency using money appropriated by this Act.

(b)  Each report submitted under Subsection (a) of this section must include:

(1)  a cost-benefit analysis comparing the amount spent on border security efforts to the outcomes achieved, including at a minimum the following outcomes:

(A)  the number of apprehensions and arrests;

(B)  the number of drug seizures and contraband interceptions;

(C)  any reduction in human trafficking incidents;

(D)  any reduction in incidents of violence and harm to migrants;

(E)  any improvement in response times to border security incidents;

(F)  any increase in cooperation and information sharing with federal agencies;

(G)  the effectiveness of community engagement and trust-building initiatives;

(H)  any return on investment for technology deployments, such as drones, sensors, or surveillance systems; and

(I)  any reduction in costs associated with emergency medical care and law enforcement operations resulting from enhanced border security; and

(2)  metrics specific to walls and other physical barriers, including:

(A)  the cost per mile of constructing and maintaining walls and other physical barriers;

(B)  the number of unauthorized border crossings prevented or deterred by walls and other physical barriers;

(C)  the impact of walls and other physical barriers on wildlife conservation and other environmental concerns; and

(D)  the cost of mitigating any negative environmental impacts resulting from the construction of walls and other physical barriers.

(c)  Each state agency that receives money appropriated by this Act shall collaborate with the Legislative Budget Board to establish standardized reporting templates and data collection methods to ensure consistency and comparability among reports required under this section.

(d)  A state agency shall make each report the agency submits under this section readily accessible to the public on the agency's Internet website.