,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #egf #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #degb ,report ,no4 #aag-bbj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bj1 #bjbb,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,december #e1 #bjbb,reported by ,mr4 ,peters1 with amendments,insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to require ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to expand the use of non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,non-,intrusive ,inspection ,expansion ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 non-intrusive inspections systems are an important tool to increase ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection's ability to detect and interdict illicit and unclaimed goods while securely and efficiently facilitating the flow of trade and travel entering the ,united ,states at land ports of entry2 7#b7 it is in the interest of ,united ,states trade and border security to develop the capacity to increase to #ajj percent the rate of scanning of passenger and commercial vehicles entering the ,united ,states at land ports of entry2 7#c7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection should actively implement plans to increase the rate of scanning of passenger and commercial vehicles entering the ,united ,states at land ports of entry towards #ajj percent1 consistent with the ,securing ,america's ,ports ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-bii2 #f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa note72 and 7#d7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection should use past and future congressional appropriations for non-intrusive inspection systems to incrementally increase the rate of scanning of passenger and commercial vehicles entering the ,united ,states at land ports of entry and to ensure adequate staffing and other resources so as to support the full use of such systems and adjudication of scans4 #c4 ,use of non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry 7a7 ,fiscal year #bjbd ,using non-intrusive inspection systems acquired through previous appropriations ,acts1 beginning not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall use non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry to scan not fewer than-- 7#a7 #dj percent1 cumulatively1 of passenger vehicles entering the ,united ,states through land ports of entry2 and 7#b7 #ij percent1 cumulatively1 of commercial vehicles entering the ,united ,states through land ports of entry4 7b7 ,subsequent fiscal years ,following fiscal year #bjbd1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall use non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry to reach the next projected benchmark for incremental scanning of passenger and commercial vehicles entering the ,united ,states at such ports of entry4 7c7 ,,gao review and report 7#a7 ,review 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a review of the use by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection of non-intrusive inspection systems for border security4 7,b7 ,elements ,the review required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the following3 7i7 ,an identification of-- 7,i7 the number and types of non-intrusive inspection systems deployed by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7,,ii7 the locations to which such systems have been deployed4 7ii7 ,an examination of the manner in which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection-- 7,i7 assesses the effectiveness of such systems2 and 7,,ii7 uses such systems in conjunction with other border security resources and assets1 such as border barriers and technology1 to detect and interdict drug smuggling and trafficking at the southwest border of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the findings of the review conducted under paragraph 7#a74 #d4 ,briefing ,not later than ,may #cj1 #bjbd1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall brief the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives regarding the progress made during the first half of fiscal year #bjbd in achieving the scanning benchmarks referred to in that section4 #e4 ,report ,if the requirements described in section #c7;a7 are not met in fiscal year #bjbd1 not later than #abj days after the end of that fiscal year1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 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-- 7#a7 analyzes the causes for not meeting such requirements and identifies any resource gaps and challenges2 and 7#b7 details the steps that will be taken to ensure compliance with such requirements in the subsequent fiscal year4 #f4 ,report on feasibility of using non-intrusive inspection systems for southbound inspections 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that non-intrusive inspection systems should be used to detect and interdict illicit and dangerous goods and unclaimed money that flow out of the ,united ,states to supply and fund transnational drug cartels4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #bgj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the feasibility of using non-intrusive inspection systems to scan #aj percent of all vehicles exiting the ,united ,states through land ports of entry by ,september #cj1 #bjbd4 ,december #e1 #bjbb,reported with amendments