,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cada  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ai1      
#bjac,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan 7for    
herself1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of      
,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4        
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
establish a biometric exit data system1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,the ,act may be cited as the     
,biometric ,exit ,improvement ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,biometric exit data system 
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security shall-- 7#a7 not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 submit to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate an

 implementation plan to establish a     
biometric exit data system in accordance
 with section #gbjh of the ,intelligence
 ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act
 of #bjjd 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acfe;b71       
including-- 7,a7 an estimate of the time
 needed to establish such a system2     
7,b7 an estimate of operational and     
maintenance costs of such a system2     
7,c7 staffing and personnel requirements
 of such a system2  7,d7 an assessment  
of the training programs necessary to   
establish such a system2  7,e7 an       
assessment of how such a system will    
affect wait times2 and  7,f7 information
 received after consultation with       
private sector stakeholders2  7#b7 not  
later than two years after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 establish a 
biometric exit data system at-- 7,a7 the
 ten ,united ,states airports that      
support the highest volume of           
international air travel1 as determined 
by available ,federal flight data2 and  
7,b7 the ten ,united ,states seaports   

that support the highest volume of      
international sea travel1 as determined 
by available ,federal travel data2 and  
7#c7 not later than three years after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report1 in    
accordance with subsection 7d71 that    
analyzes the effectiveness of the       
biometric exit data system referred to  
in paragraph 7#a7 at the ten            
international airports and ten          
international seaports described in     
paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,implementation    
7#a7 ,pilot program for non-pedestrian  
outbound traffic  7,a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ah months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
establish a six-month pilot program to  
test the biometric exit data system     
referred to in subsection 7a77#b7 on    

non-pedestrian outbound traffic at not  
fewer than three land ports of entry    
with significant cross-border traffic1  
including at not fewer than two land    
ports of entry on the southern border   
and at at least one land port of entry  
on the northern border4 ,such pilot     
program may include a consideration of  
more than one biometric mode1 and shall 
be implemented to determine the         
following3 7i7 ,the feasibility of      
implementing biometric exit data systems
 at land ports of entry nationwide4     
7ii7 ,the infrastructure required to    
carry out clause 7i74  7iii7 ,the       
effects of such pilot program on        
legitimate travel and trade4  7iv7 ,the 
effects of such pilot program on wait   
times for such non-pedestrian traffic4  
7,b7 ,,gao review ,not later than #cj   
days after the conclusion of the pilot  
program under subparagraph 7,a71 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit the results of the determinations
 made pursuant to such subparagraph to  

the ,government ,accountability ,office 
for review4 ,not later than #ij days    
after the ,government ,accountability   
,office receives such results1 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security and the          
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
review of such results4  7,c7 ,operation
 ,not later than #ij days after         
receiving the ,,gao review referred to  
in subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall1 based on such
 review and the results of the          
determinations under subparagraph 7,a71 
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a plan to       
implement a biometric exit data system  
at all land ports of entry for          

non-pedestrian outbound traffic4  7#b7  
,at land ports of entry for pedestrians 
,not later than three years after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
expand the biometric exit data system   
referred to in subsection 7a77#b7 to all
 land ports of entry1 and such system   
shall apply only in the case of         
pedestrians4  7#c7 ,at air and sea ports
 of entry ,not later than five years    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall expand the biometric    
exit data system referred to in         
subsection 7a77#b7 to all air and sea   
ports of entry4  7c7 ,effects on air1   
sea1 and land transportation ,the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with appropriate private   
sector stakeholders1 shall ensure that  
the collection of biometric data under  
this section causes the least possible  
disruption to the movement of passengers
 or cargo in air1 sea1 or land          

transportation4  7d7 ,determination ,in 
making the analysis required under      
subsection 7a77#c71 the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security shall consider the  
effects of the collection of biometric  
data under this section on wait time for
 air and sea travelers and any other    
significant disruption to the movement  
of passengers or cargo in air or sea    
transportation4  7e7 ,termination of    
proceeding ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law1 the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security shall1 on the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 terminate
 the proceeding entitled ,collection of 
,alien ,biometric ,data ,upon ,exit     
,from the ,united ,states at ,air and   
,sea ,ports of ,departure1 issued on    
,april #bd1 #bjjh 7#gc ,c4,f4,r4 #bbjfe2
 ,,dhs ,docket ,no4 #bjjh-jjci74  7f7   
,scope ,the biometric exit data system  
established under this section shall    
include a requirement for the collection
 of biometric exit data for all         
categories of individuals who are       

required to provide biometric entry     
data4  7g7 ,collection of data ,the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
not require any non-,federal person to  
collect biometric data pursuant to the  
biometric exit data system established  
under this section1 except through a    
contractual agreement4