,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1 #bjae   
,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 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 #bjae4  #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 to complete  
the integrated biometric entry and exit 

data system required under section #gbjh
 of the ,intelligence ,reform and       
,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acfe;b71 including-- 7,a7 an
 integrated master schedule and cost    
estimate1 including requirements and    
design1 development1 operational1 and   
maintenance costs1 of such a system2    
7,b7 cost-effective staffing and        
personnel requirements of such a system 
that leverages existing resources of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security2    
7,c7 a consideration of training        
programs necessary to establish such a  
system2  7,d7 a consideration of how    
such a system will affect wait times2   
7,e7 information received after         
consultation with private sector        
stakeholders1 including--  7i7 the      
trucking industry2  7ii7 the airport    
industry2  7iii7 the airline industry2  
7iv7 the seaport industry2  7v7 the     
travel industry2 and  7vi7 the biometric
 technology industry2  7,f7 a           
consideration of how trusted traveler   

programs in existence as of the date of 
the enactment of this ,act may be       
impacted by1 or incorporated into1 such 
a system2  7,g7 defined metrics of      
success and milestones2  7,h7 identified
 risks and mitigation strategies to     
address such risks2 and  7,i7 a         
consideration of how other countries    
have implemented a biometric exit data  
system2  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  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 the ten ,united ,states 
land ports of entry that support the    
highest volume of pedestrian crossings1 
as determined by available ,federal     
border crossing 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 airports1 the ten         
international seaports1 and the ten     
international land ports of entry       
described in paragraph 7#b74  7b7       
,implementation  7#a7 ,pilot program at 
land ports of entry 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 ,security1 in   
collaboration with industry stakeholders
 and the head of a university-based     
center of excellence with prior         
expertise in border security and        
counterterrorism1 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      
border1 and including in at least one   
passenger vehicle lane4 ,such pilot     
program may include a consideration of  
more than one biometric mode1 and shall 
be implemented to determine the         
following3  7i7 ,how a nationwide       
implementation of such biometric exit   
data system at land ports of entry shall
 be carried out4  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 times1 including        
processing times1 for such              
non-pedestrian traffic4  7v7 ,its       

effectiveness in combating terrorism4   
7,b7 ,,gao review ,not later than #cj   
days after the conclusion of the pilot  
program under subparagraph 7,a71 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting through the ,commissioner of     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 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 ,security1 

acting through the ,commissioner of     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 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 
plan1 with an integrated master         
schedule1 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        
non-pedestrian outbound traffic  7,a7   
,in general ,not later than three years 
after submitting the integrated master  
schedule referred to in paragraph       
7#a77;,c71 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 non-pedestrian outbound  
traffic4  7,b7 ,extension  7i7          

,collaboration ,the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall collaborate   
with the head of a university-based     
center of excellence with prior         
expertise in border security and        
counterterrorism and with the head of a 
national laboratory within the          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
laboratory network with prior expertise 
in border security and counterterrorism 
regarding extensions of the initial date
 specified in subparagraph 7,a7 if any  
of the conditions described in clause   
7ii7 exist4  7ii7 ,conditions ,the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
extend by two years the initial date    
specified in subparagraph 7,a71 and may 
renew such extension in additional two  
year increments1 if the ,secretary1     
after the collaboration described in    
clause 7i71 certifies to the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate that any of the 

following conditions exist3  7,i7       
,systems to collect biometric data      
cannot be purchased1 deployed1 or       
operated at land ports of entry by the  
initial deadline specified in           
subparagraph 7,a74  7,,ii7 ,the #ae land
 ports of entry that support the highest
 volume of international travel1 as     
determined by available ,federal data1  
do not have the physical infrastructure 
or characteristics to install the       
systems referred to in subclause 7,i74  
7,,iii7 ,use of systems referred to in  
subclause 7,i7 will substantially impact
 crossing times or the flow of cargo4   
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  7#d7 ,at  
land ports of entry for pedestrians ,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
 land ports of entry1 and such system   
shall apply only in the case of         
pedestrians4  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 people 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 times   
for air and sea travelers and any other 
significant disruption to the movement  
of people 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   
,data-,matching ,the biometric exit data
 system established under this section  
shall-- 7#a7 require that the biometric 
data that was obtained for a person upon
 entry to the ,united ,states is matched
 against the biometric data of such     
person when such person exits the       
,united ,states2  7#b7 leverage the     
infrastructure and databases of the     
current entry system established        
pursuant to section #gbjh of the        
,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism    
,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#acfe;b7 for the purpose described in   
paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7 be            
interoperable with1 and allow matching  

against1 other ,federal databases that  
store biometrics of known or suspected  
terrorists4  7g7 ,scope  7#a7 ,in       
general ,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  7#b7 ,exception ,this section    
shall not apply in the case of a citizen
 of the ,united ,states4  7h7           
,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  7i7 ,multi-,modal collection
 ,in carrying out subsections 7a77#a7   
and 7b71 the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall make every effort to    
collect biometric data using additional 
modes of biometric technology4