,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cag #aafth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ebgc
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-cid ,,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       
,february #f1 #bjbj;,additional         
sponsors3 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,harder of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4        
,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,miss ,rice of ,new
 ,york1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 
and ,mrs4 ,lesko  ,february #f1         
#bjbj,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,november #bf1    
#bjai  ,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   
expeditious 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 or similar technology
 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 or similar technology
 operated by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border
 ,protection at land ports of entry 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 
required under paragraph 7#a71 the      
following information3  7,a7 ,the       
scanning method of such system or       
technology4  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    
thereof4  7,c7 ,the percentage of       
commercial and passenger vehicles       

scanned by such system or technology4   
7,d7 ,seizure data directly attributed  
to scanned commercial and passenger     
vehicles4  7c7 ,elements ,the plan      
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include the following information3 7#a7 
,benchmarks for achieving incremental   
progress towards #ajj percent           
expeditious scanning of commercial and  
passenger vehicles entering the ,united 
,states at land ports of entry 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 expeditious percent  
scanning rate within the timeframes     
specified in paragraph 7#a71 including  
acquisition1 operations1 and maintenance
 costs for large-scale non-intrusive    
inspection systems or similar           
technology1 as well as associated costs 
for any necessary infrastructure        

enhancements or configuration changes at
 each port of entry4 ,to the extent     
practicable1 such acquisition plan shall
 promote opportunities for entities that
 qualify as small business concerns 7as 
such term is described under section #c 
of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  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   
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
 projected 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 ,security1      
acting through the ,under ,secretary for
 ,science and ,technology1 shall conduct
 research and development1 in           
coordination with the ,commissioner of  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 to enhance large-scale non-intrusive   
inspections systems or similar          
technology and refine the operational   
use or configuration of such systems or 
technology in pre-primary1 primary1 and 
secondary inspection areas of land ports
 of entry4 ,such research and           
development shall include consideration 
of emerging large-scale non-intrusive   
inspection systems or similar technology
 and modeling the use of such systems or
 technology 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   
expeditious 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 or similar technology
 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 or similar technology
 operated by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border
 ,protection at each land port of entry4
  7#b7 ,for each system or technology   
identified in the inventory required    

under paragraph 7#a71 the following     
information3  7,a7 ,the scanning method 
of such system or technology4  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 thereof4  7,c7 ,the 
percentage of commercial and passenger  
vehicles scanned by such system or      
technology4  7,d7 ,seizure data directly
 attributed to scanned commercial and   
passenger vehicles4  7#c7 ,the total    
number of commercial and passenger      
vehicles entering at each land port of  
entry where each system or technology 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 research and development       
conducted pursuant to 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   
producing an image of the contents of a 
commercial or passenger vehicle in one  
pass of such vehicle4  7#b7 ,scanning   
,the term scanning means utilizing      
technology to produce an image of the   
contents of a commercial or passenger   
vehicle without engaging in a physical  
inspection of such vehicle4  ,february  
#f1 #bjbj ,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed