,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbgh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ab1 #bjbc,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kelly7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish ,image ,adjudicator and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicator positions in the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection ,office of ,field ,operations4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,border ,enforcement1 ,security1 and ,trade 7,,best7 ,facilitation ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,new ,office of ,field ,operations positions authorized ,section #daa7;g7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;g77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,image adjudicator positions 7,a7 ,image adjudicator ,there shall be in the ,office of ,field ,operations1 the position of ,image ,adjudicator1 who shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions under chapter #cc 7relating to appointments in the competitive service7 and chapters #ea and #ec 7relating to classification and rates of pay7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,each ,image ,adjudicator shall-- 7i7 review non-intrusive inspection images of conveyances and containers entering or exiting the ,united ,states through a land1 sea1 or air port of entry or rail crossing2 7ii7 assess whether conveyances and containers contain contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 or persons who are seeking to unlawfully enter or exit the ,united ,states2 7iii7 recommend entry for all conveyances and containers that do not contain contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 or persons seeking to unlawfully enter the ,united ,states to the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection ,officer responsible for inspecting such cargo or conveyance2 7iv7 refer any conveyances and containers that the ,image ,adjudicator reasonably believes contains contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 or persons seeking to unlawfully enter or exit the ,united ,states to the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection ,officer who is responsible for inspecting such cargo or conveyance for further inspection2 and 7v7 refer to a ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicator any image of a vehicle or cargo that is difficult to adjudicate due to poor image quality or other factors4 7,b7 ,supervisory image adjudicator ,there shall be in the ,office of ,field ,operations1 the position of ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicator1 who shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions under chapter #cc 7relating to appointments in the competitive service7 and chapters #ea and #ec 7relating to classification and rates of pay7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,each ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicator shall-- 7i7 carry out all of the duties described in clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 review and make a determination regarding images referred by an ,image ,adjudicator pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77v72 7iii7 receive intelligence from the ,national ,targeting ,center regarding tactics1 techniques1 and procedures being used at ports of entry and in the border environment by malign actors to facilitate the unlawful entry or exit of contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 and persons who are seeking to unlawfully enter or exit the ,united ,states2 and 7iv7 report new intelligence to the ,national ,targeting ,center regarding tactics1 techniques1 and procedures being used at ports of entry and in the border environment by malign actors to facilitate the unlawful entry or exit of contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 and persons who are seeking to unlawfully enter the ,united ,states4 7,c7 ,training requirements ,all ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators shall receive annual training and additional ad hoc training1 to the extent necessary based on current trends1 regarding-- 7i7 privacy and civil liberties1 including the protections of the ,first and ,fourth ,amendments to the ,united ,states ,constitution2 7ii7 analyzing images generated by non-intrusive inspection technologies deployed by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7iii7 tactics1 techniques1 and procedures being used at ports of entry and in the border environment by malign actors to facilitate the unlawful entry or exit of contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 and persons who are seeking to unlawfully enter the ,united ,states4 7,d7 ,annual assessment ,all ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators shall receive an annual assessment with respect to their-- 7i7 accuracy in image analysis2 7ii7 timeliness in image analysis2 and 7iii7 ability to ascertain tactics1 techniques1 and procedures being used at ports of entry and in the border environment by malign actors to facilitate the unlawful entry or exit of contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 and persons who are seeking to unlawfully enter the ,united ,states4 4 #c4 ,workforce staffing model 7a7 ,development ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall develop a workforce staffing model for ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators described in section #baa7;g77#f7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as amended by section #b1 based upon-- 7#a7 the deployment of non-intrusive inspection technologies at ports of entry and international rail crossings2 7#b7 border traffic patterns2 and 7#c7 scanning goals at each port of entry and international rail crossing4 7b7 ,validation ,not later than #f months after the completion of the workforce staffing model described in subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall validate such workforce staffing model4 #d4 ,reporting requirements ,upon completion of the validation of the workforce staffing model pursuant to section #c7;b71 and quarterly thereafter1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 in consultation with the ,executive ,assistant ,commissioner1 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 identifies-- 7#a7 the number of ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators hired during the reporting period2 7#b7 the number of ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators currently employed by the ,office of ,field ,operations1 disaggregated by port of entry2 7#c7 the average number of images scanned by each ,image ,adjudicator2 7#d7 training methodologies utilized to train ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators2 7#e7 assessment passage rates of ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators2 and 7#f7 the impact of ,image ,adjudicators and ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators on interdiction rates at ports of entry and international rail crossings at which ,image ,adjudicators or ,supervisory ,image ,adjudicators are stationed1 including-- 7,a7 throughput increases or decreases at such ports of entry and rail crossings2 7,b7 increases or decreases in waiting times at such ports of entry and rail crossings2 and 7,c7 increases or decreases of seizures of contraband1 illicit drugs1 terrorist weapons1 and persons seeking to unlawfully enter or exit the ,united ,states1 broken down by type of seizure and port of entry or rail crossing4