,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,slotkin 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 and ,ms4       
,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
develop a comprehensive plan to         
identify1 deploy1 and integrate emerging
 technologies to achieve greater        
situational awareness along the northern
 and southern borders of the ,united    
,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,integrating ,new   
,technologies to ,empower ,law          
,enforcement at ,our ,borders ,act4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,our border security is 
directly tied to our national security4 
7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border        
,protection faces a daunting challenge  
in maintaining situational awareness    

along the ,united ,states northern and  
southern borders4  7#c7 ,the ,united    
,states northern border is the longest  
common non-militarized border between   
two countries4  7#d7 ,the ,united       
,states southern border is nearly #b1jjj
 miles long1 stretching across rugged   
and varied terrain4  7#e7 ,emerging     
technologies present an opportunity to  
reduce current strains on manpower while
 improving situational awareness along  
the northern and southern borders4  7#f7
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 is currently testing a number of       
emerging technology programs that will  
help improve situational awareness along
 the northern and southern borders4     
7#g7 ,successfully integrating these    
technologies into a layered border      
defense requires a strategic plan for   
transitioning new programs from the     
testing and development stage to        
wide-scale implementation along both the
 northern and southern borders4  #c4    
,comprehensive plan to achieve greater  

situational awareness along the northern
 and southern borders of the ,united    
,states  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall develop and   
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       
identify1 deploy1 and integrate emerging
 and advanced technologies1 such as     
artificial intelligence1                
machine-learning1 automation1           
fiber-optic sensing technology1         
nanotechnology1 optical and cognitive   
radar1 modeling and simulation          
technology1 hyperspectral and ,,lidar   
sensors1 imaging1 identification1 and   
categorization systems1 and other       
similar emerging and advanced           
technologies1 to achieve greater        
situational awareness along the northern
 and southern borders of the ,united    

,states between ports of entry4  7b7    
,contents ,the plan required under      
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of how   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
7,,cbp7 is currently utilizing emerging 
and advanced technologies referred to in
 such subsection to achieve situational 
awareness along the northern and        
southern borders of the ,united ,states4
  7#b7 ,an assessment of how border     
security capability gaps can be         
addressed through the integration and   
deployment of such technologies4  7#c7  
,cost estimates for the acquisition and 
maintenance1 as the case may be1 of     
technologies referred to in such        
subsection4  7#d7 ,metrics to measure   
how technologies referred to in such    
subsection will assist in supporting    
,,cbp's mission4  7#e7 ,an assessment of
 how metrics referred to in paragraph   
7#d7 can be used to facilitate          
improvements in situational awareness at
 the northern and southern borders of   

the ,united ,states4  7#f7 ,an          
assessment of how the integration of    
such technologies will support the      
improvement of multi-domain awareness   
capabilities4  7#g7 ,an analysis of     
technologies used by other ,federal     
departments and agencies not in use by  
,,cbp that could assist in improving    
situational awareness1 and how such     
technologies would be utilized4  7#h7   
,an analysis of authorities ,,cbp can   
use to procure technologies referred to 
in such subsection1 and whether         
additional or alternative authorities   
are needed4  7#i7 ,an explanation of how
 ,,cbp plans to scale existing programs 
related to emerging and advanced        
technologies and efficiently transition 
new technology systems into programs of 
record4  7#aj7 ,an assessment of ,,cbp  
legacy technology programs that could be
 phased out and replaced by technologies
 referred to in such subsection and cost
 estimates relating to phasing out and  
replacing such programs4  7#aa7         

,information relating to how ,,cbp is   
coordinating with the ,department of    
,homeland ,security's ,science and      
,technology ,directorate to-- 7,a7      
research and develop new technologies to
 meet mission needs and address gaps in 
situational awareness2 and  7,b7        
incentivize the private sector to       
develop technologies that will help meet
 mission needs to address gaps in       
situational awareness4  7c7 ,definition 
,in this section1 the term situational  
awareness has the meaning given such    
term in section #ajib7;a7 of the        
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law   
#aad-cbh2 #f ,u4,s4,c4 #bbc74