,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #g1 #bjbj4  ,amendments3      
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #ebgc7 entitled
 ,an ,act to require the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security to develop a plan to
 increase to #ajj percent the rates of  
scanning of commercial and passenger    
vehicles entering the ,united ,states at
 land ports of entry along the border   
using large-scale non-intrusive         
inspection systems to enhance border    
security1 and for other purposes41 do   
pass with the following ,strike out all 
after the enacting clause and insert3   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,securing ,america's ,ports     
,act4  #b4 ,large-scale non-intrusive   
inspection scanning plan  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,large-scale non-intrusive inspection   
system ,the term large-scale1           
non-intrusive inspection system means a 
technology1 including x-ray1 gamma-ray1 
and passive imaging systems1 capable of 

producing an image of the contents of a 
commercial or passenger vehicle or      
freight rail car in #a pass of such     
vehicle or car4  7#b7 ,scanning ,the    
term scanning means utilizing           
nonintrusive imaging equipment1         
radiation detection equipment1 or both1 
to capture data1 including images of a  
commercial or passenger vehicle or      
freight rail car4  7b7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit a plan to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives for         
increasing to #ajj percent the rate of  
high-throughput scanning of commercial  
and passenger vehicles and freight rail 
traffic entering the ,united ,states at 
land ports of entry and rail-border     
crossings along the border using        
large-scale non-intrusive inspection    

systems or similar technology to enhance
 border security4  7c7 ,baseline        
information ,the plan under subsection  
7b7 shall include1 at a minimum1 the    
following information regarding         
large-scale non-intrusive inspection    
systems or similar technology operated  
by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection at land ports of entry and  
rail-border crossings as of the date of 
the enactment of this ,act3 7#a7 ,an    
inventory of large-scale non-intrusive  
inspection systems or similar technology
 in use at each land port of entry4     
7#b7 ,for each system or technology     
identified in the inventory under       
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 the scanning      
method of such system or technology2    
7,b7 the location of such system or     
technology at each land port of entry   
that specifies whether in use in        
pre-primary1 primary1 or secondary      
inspection area1 or some combination of 
such areas2  7,c7 the percentage of     
commercial and passenger vehicles and   

freight rail traffic scanned by such    
system or technology2  7,d7 seizure data
 directly attributed to scanned         
commercial and passenger vehicles and   
freight rail traffic2 and  7,e7 the     
number of personnel required to operate 
each system or technology4  7#c7        
,information regarding the continued use
 of other technology and tactics used   
for scanning1 such as canines and human 
intelligence in conjunction with large  
scale1 nonintrusive inspection systems4 
7d7 ,elements ,the plan under subsection
 7b7 shall include the following        
information3 7#a7 ,benchmarks for       
achieving incremental progress towards  
#ajj percent high-throughput scanning   
within the next #f years of commercial  
and passenger vehicles and freight rail 
traffic entering the ,united ,states at 
land ports of entry and rail-border     
crossings along the border with         
corresponding projected incremental     
improvements in scanning rates by fiscal
 year and rationales for the specified  

timeframes for each land port of entry4 
7#b7 ,estimated costs1 together with an 
acquisition plan1 for achieving the #ajj
 percent high-throughput scanning rate  
within the timeframes specified in      
paragraph 7#a71 including acquisition1  
operations1 and maintenance costs for   
large-scale1 nonintrusive inspection    
systems or similar technology1 and      
associated costs for any necessary      
infrastructure enhancements or          
configuration changes at each port of   
entry4 ,such acquisition plan shall     
promote1 to the extent practicable1     
opportunities for entities that qualify 
as small business concerns 7as defined  
under section #c7;a7 of the ,small      
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a774
  7#c7 ,any projected impacts1 as       
identified by the ,commissioner of      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 on the total number of commercial and  
passenger vehicles and freight rail     
traffic entering at land ports of entry 
and rail-border crossings where such    

systems are in use1 and average wait    
times at peak and non-peak travel times1
 by lane type if applicable1 as scanning
 rates are increased4  7#d7 ,any        
projected impacts1 as identified by the 
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 on land ports of   
entry and rail-border crossings border  
security operations as a result of      
implementation actions1 including any   
changes to the number of ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection officers or    
their duties and assignments4  7e7      
,annual report ,not later than #a year  
after the submission of the plan under  
subsection 7b71 and biennially          
thereafter for the following #f years1  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall submit a report to the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives that        
describes the progress implementing the 
plan and includes-- 7#a7 an inventory of

 large-scale1 nonintrusive inspection   
systems or similar technology operated  
by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection at each land port of entry2 
7#b7 for each system or technology      
identified in the inventory required    
under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 the scanning
 method of such system or technology2   
7,b7 the location of such system or     
technology at each land port of entry   
that specifies whether in use in        
pre-primary1 primary1 or secondary      
inspection area1 or some combination of 
such areas2  7,c7 the percentage of     
commercial and passenger vehicles and   
freight rail traffic scanned by such    
system or technology2 and  7,d7 seizure 
data directly attributed to scanned     
commercial and passenger vehicles and   
freight rail traffic2  7#c7 the total   
number of commercial and passenger      
vehicles and freight rail traffic       
entering at each land port of entry at  
which each system or technology is in   
use1 and information on average wait    

times at peak and non-peak travel times1
 by lane type if applicable2  7#d7 a    
description of the progress towards     
reaching the benchmarks referred to in  
subsection 7d77#a71 and an explanation  
if any of such benchmarks are not       
achieved as planned2  7#e7 a comparison 
of actual costs 7including information  
on any awards of associated contracts7  
to estimated costs set forth in         
subsection 7d77#b72  7#f7 any realized  
impacts1 as identified by the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 on land ports of   
entry and rail-border crossings         
operations as a result of implementation
 actions1 including any changes to the  
number of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection officers or their duties and
 assignments2  7#g7 any proposed changes
 to the plan and an explanation for such
 changes1 including changes made in     
response to any ,department of ,homeland
 ,security research and development     
findings or changes in terrorist or     

transnational criminal organizations    
tactics1 techniques1 or procedures2 and 
7#h7 any challenges to implementing the 
plan or meeting the benchmarks1 and     
plans to mitigate any such challenges4  
,amend the title so as to read3 ,an ,act
 to require the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security to develop a plan to increase 
to #ajj percent the rates of scanning of
 commercial and passenger vehicles and  
freight rail entering the ,united       
,states at land ports of entry along the
 border using large-scale1 non-intrusive
 inspection systems to enhance border   
security1 and for other purposes44      
,secretary