,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ahig ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #h1 #bjbc,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at the southern land border1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,enhancing ,southbound ,inspections to ,combat ,cartels ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,f7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,southern border ,the term ,southern ,border means the international land border between the ,united ,states and ,mexico4 #c4 ,additional ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel for southbound inspections 7a7 ,,cbp officers ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall hire1 train1 and assign not fewer than #ejj new officers to assist with inspections of pedestrians1 cars1 trucks1 and other modes of transportation traveling from the ,united ,states to ,mexico4 7b7 ,support staff ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection is authorized to hire1 train1 and assign such additional support staff as may be necessary to support the functions carried out by the officers hired pursuant to subsection 7a74 #d4 ,additional inspection equipment and infrastructure 7a7 ,imaging systems ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection is authorized to purchase up to #ej additional non-intrusive imaging systems1 which shall be deployed along the ,southern ,border for the purpose of inspecting vehicles traveling from the ,united ,states to ,mexico4 7b7 ,alternative equipment ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection is authorized to purchase additional alternative equipment that the ,commissioner deems necessary for the purpose of inspecting individuals or vehicles traveling from the ,united ,states to ,mexico4 #e4 ,additional ,homeland ,security ,investigations personnel for investigations of southbound smuggling 7a7 ,,hsi special agents ,the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement shall hire1 train1 and assign not fewer than #ajj new ,homeland ,security ,investigations special agents to assist with investigations involving the smuggling of currency and firearms from the ,united ,states to ,mexico4 7b7 ,support staff ,the ,director is authorized to hire1 train1 and assign such additional support staff as may be necessary to support the functions carried out by the special agents hired pursuant to subsection 7a74 #f4 ,report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that-- 7#a7 identifies infrastructure limitations at any individual port that may limit the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to deploy additional inspection equipment and inspect vehicles and pedestrians traveling from the ,united ,states to ,mexico2 7#b7 identifies the number of dedicated outbound traffic lanes that are being used at each port of entry along the ,southern ,border2 7#c7 provides a detailed explanation of any plans to expand the outbound lane capacity and inspection capabilities at ports of entry along the ,southern ,border2 and 7#d7 describes any plans that would allow for the use of alternative inspection sites near a port of entry along the ,southern ,border4 7b7 ,classification ,the report submitted pursuant to subsection 7a71 or any part of such report1 may be classified or provided with other appropriate safeguards to prevent public dissemination4 #g4 ,minimum mandatory southbound inspection requirement 7a7 ,requirement ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall ensure that #bj percent of all vehicles traveling from the ,united ,states to ,mexico are inspected before leaving the ,united ,states1 to the extent practicable4 7b7 ,authorized inspection activities ,inspections required pursuant to subsection 7a7 may include nonintrusive imaging1 physical inspections by officers or canine units1 or other means authorized by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7c7 ,report ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the staffing model that will be used to carry out the inspection requirement described in subsection 7a74 #h4 ,southbound currency and firearms seizures quarterly report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ij days thereafter until the date that is #d years after such date of enactment1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the seizure of currency1 firearms1 and ammunition attempted to be trafficked from the ,united ,states to ,mexico across the ,southern ,border4 7b7 ,contents ,each report submitted pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall include1 for the most recent #ij-;day period for which such information is available-- 7#a7 the total number of currency seizures that occurred from outbound inspections at ,united ,states land ports of entry along the ,southern ,border2 7#b7 the total dollar amount associated with the currency seizures referred to in paragraph 7#a72 7#c7 the total number of firearms seized from outbound inspections at ,united ,states land ports of entry along the ,southern ,border2 7#d7 the total number of ammunition rounds seized from outbound inspections at ,united ,states land ports of entry along the ,southern ,border2 and 7#e7 the total number of incidents of firearm seizures and ammunition seizures that occurred at ,united ,states land ports of entry along the ,southern ,border4