S.Amdt. 1276
What it does: Inserts new text on page 898, line 22
Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)What it changes
1 change to S. 744
Inserts new text on page 898, line 22
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (e) Technology and Equipment.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--To help facilitate cross border traffic and provide increased situational awareness of inbound and outbound trade and travel, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall deploy a variety of fixed and mobile technologies, in addition to the technologies in use as of the date of enactment of this Act, at ports of entry, including--
Inserted: (A) hand-held biometric and document readers;
Inserted: (B) license plate readers;
Inserted: (C) radio frequency identification documents and readers;
Inserted: (D) interoperable communication devices;
Inserted: (E) nonintrusive scanning equipment; and
Inserted: (F) document scanning kiosks.
Inserted: (2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall--
Inserted: (A) consult with officers and agents in the field;
Inserted: (B) use, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial off the shelf technology; and
Inserted: (C) prioritize the deployment of such technology based on the needs of each port of entry.
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Inserted: (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report on the deployment of technology under paragraph (1), including expenditures made and any measurable gains in increased security and trade and travel efficiency for each technology.
Inserted: (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, may use such sums as are necessary from the Comprehensive Immigration Trust Fund established under section 6(a)(1) to carry out this section.
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As printed
SA 1276. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 898, after line 22, insert the following:
(e) Technology and Equipment.--
(1) In general.--To help facilitate cross border traffic and provide increased situational awareness of inbound and outbound trade and travel, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall deploy a variety of fixed and mobile technologies, in addition to the technologies in use as of the date of enactment of this Act, at ports of entry, including--
(A) hand-held biometric and document readers;
(B) license plate readers;
(C) radio frequency identification documents and readers;
(D) interoperable communication devices;
(E) nonintrusive scanning equipment; and
(F) document scanning kiosks.
(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall--
(A) consult with officers and agents in the field;
(B) use, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial off the shelf technology; and
(C) prioritize the deployment of such technology based on the needs of each port of entry.
(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report on the deployment of technology under paragraph (1), including expenditures made and any measurable gains in increased security and trade and travel efficiency for each technology.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, may use such sums as are necessary from the Comprehensive Immigration Trust Fund established under section 6(a)(1) to carry out this section.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 13, 2013