,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bf1       
#bjai,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico
 7for herself and ,mr4 ,crenshaw7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,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 purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing
 ,america's ,ports ,act4  #b4           
,large-scale non-intrusive inspection   
scanning plan  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
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       
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    
security4  7b7 ,baseline information ,at
 a minimum1 the plan required under     
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following information regarding         
large-scale non-intrusive inspection    
systems operated by ,u4,s4 ,customs and 
,border ,protection at land ports of    
entry in fiscal year #bjai3  7#a7 ,an   
inventory of large-scale non-intrusive  
inspection systems in use at land ports 
of entry4  7#b7 ,for each system        
identified in the inventory required    
under paragraph 7#a71 the following     
information3  7,a7 ,the scanning        
technology of such system4  7,b7 ,the   

location of such system at the land port
 of entry that specifies whether in use 
in pre-primary1 primary1 or secondary   
inspection area1 or some combination    
thereof4  7,c7 ,the percentage of       
commercial and passenger vehicles       
scanned by such system4  7,d7 ,seizure  
data related to scanned commercial and  
passenger vehicles4  7#c7 ,the total    
number of commercial and passenger      
vehicles entering at the land port of   
entry where each system is in use1 and  
information on average wait times at    
peak and non-peak travel times1 by lane 
type if applicable4  7c7 ,elements ,the 
plan required under subsection 7a7 shall
 include the following information3 7#a7
 ,benchmarks for achieving incremental  
progress towards #ajj percent scanning  
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 scanning rate
 within the timeframes specified in     
paragraph 7#a71 including total         
acquisition1 operations1 and maintenance
 costs for large-scale non-intrusive    
inspection systems1 as well as          
associated costs for any necessary      
infrastructure enhancements or          
configuration changes at each port of   
entry4  7#c7 ,any anticipated impacts1  
as identified by the ,commissioner of   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 on the total number of commercial and  
passenger vehicles entering at land     
ports of entry 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 anticipated       
impacts1 as identified by the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 on land ports of   
entry 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  7d7 ,research and         
development ,in furtherance of the plan 
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
carry out a one-year pilot program to   
research and develop technology         
enhancements and refinements to the     
operational configuration of            
pre-primary1 primary1 and secondary     
inspection areas of land ports of entry4
 ,such pilot program shall include      
consideration of large-scale emerging   
non-intrusive inspection systems and    
modeling the use of such systems that   
takes into account the variations in    
infrastructure1 configurations1 and     
sizes of land ports of entry4  7e7      
,annual report ,not later than one year 
after the submission of the plan        
required under subsection 7a7 and       
annually thereafter until such time as  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
has achieved #ajj percent 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 in accordance with such plan1   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall report to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate on progress     
implementing the plan4 ,each such report
 at a minimum shall include the         
following information3  7#a7 ,an        
inventory of large-scale non-intrusive  
inspection systems operated by ,u4,s4   
,customs and ,border ,protection at land
 ports of entry4  7#b7 ,for each system 
identified in the inventory required    
under paragraph 7#a71 the following     
information3  7,a7 ,the scanning        
technology of such system4  7,b7 ,the   
location of such system at the land port
 of entry that specifies whether in use 
in pre-primary1 primary1 or secondary   

inspection area1 or some combination    
thereof4  7,c7 ,the percentage of       
commercial and passenger vehicles       
scanned by the system4  7,d7 ,seizure   
data related to scanned commercial and  
passenger vehicles4  7#c7 ,the total    
number of commercial and passenger      
vehicles entering at the land port of   
entry where each system is in use1 and  
information on average wait times at    
peak and non-peak travel times1 by lane 
type if applicable4  7#d7 ,progress with
 respect to the benchmarks specified in 
subsection 7c77#a71 and an explanation  
if any of such benchmarks are not       
achieved as planned4  7#e7 ,a comparison
 of actual costs 7including information 
on any awards of associated contracts7  
to estimated costs set forth in         
subsection 7c77#b74  7#f7 ,any realized 
impacts1 as identified by the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 on land ports of   
entry 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  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 findings1      
including findings resulting from the   
pilot program under subsection 7d71 or  
changes in terrorist or transnational   
criminal organizations tactics1         
techniques1 or procedures4  7#h7 ,any   
challenges to implementing the plan or  
meeting the benchmarks1 and plans to    
mitigate any such challenges4  7f7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,large-scale non-intrusive inspection   
system ,the term large-scale            
non-intrusive inspection system means a 
technology1 including x-ray and         
gamma-ray imaging systems1 capable of   
scanning an entire commercial or        
passenger vehicle in one pass to provide
 an image of the presence of any        

contraband4  7#b7 ,scanning ,the term   
scanning means a non-physical inspection
 of a commercial or passenger vehicle by
 a ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection officer in which images are 
generated of the contents of the vehicle
 through a technology1 including x-ray  
and gamma-ray imaging systems1 for      
analysis by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection4