[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 2490 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. R. 2490
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2008
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in
the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of
suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border
security.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MARITIME BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Within one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the
Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall conduct, in the maritime
environment, a program for the mobile biometric identification of
suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security
and for other purposes.
(b) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure the program required
in this section is coordinated with other biometric identification
programs within the Department of Homeland Security.
(c) Cost Analysis.--Within 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate an analysis of the cost of expanding
the Coast Guard's biometric identification capabilities for use by the
Coast Guards Deployable Operations Group, cutters, stations, and other
deployable maritime teams considered appropriate by the Secretary, and
any other appropriate Department of Homeland Security maritime vessels
and units. The analysis may include a tiered plan for the deployment of
this program that gives priority to vessels and units more likely to
encounter individuals suspected of making illegal border crossings
through the maritime environment.
(d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term
``biometric identification'' means use of fingerprint and digital
photography images.
Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.