S.Amdt. 1438

1. Adds Sec. __. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement a demonstration program that is consistent with the technology acquisition and dissemination plan submitted under section 7201(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3810) to test the feasibility of using existing automated document authentication technology at select immigration benefit offices, and ports of entry to determine the effectiveness of such technology in detecting fraudulent travel documents and reducing the ability of terrorists to enter the United States wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: Sec. __. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement a demonstration program that is consistent with the technology acquisition and dissemination plan submitted under section 7201(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3810) to test the feasibility of using existing automated document authentication technology at select immigration benefit offices, and ports of entry to determine the effectiveness of such technology in detecting fraudulent travel documents and reducing the ability of terrorists to enter the United States.

   Inserted: (b) From amounts appropriated under the heading "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" and under the subheading "salaries and expenses", not more than $1,000,000 may be expended to carry out the demonstration program described in subsection (a).

   Inserted: (c) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the demonstration program under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) a report on the results of the demonstration program.

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