,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjbc ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for      
himself and ,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve border 
security through regular assessments and
 evaluations of the ,checkpoint ,program
 ,management ,office and effective      
training of ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol      
agents regarding drug seizures4  #a4    
,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,continuing ,high-quality          
,evaluations of ,concerning and ,known  
,persons ,of ,interest through ,national
 ,training updates ,act or the          
,,checkpoint ,act4  #b4 ,improving      
border security  7a7 ,commissioner of   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
7#a7 ,triennial assessments and         
evaluations ,not less frequently than   
once every #c years1 the ,commissioner  

of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection shall--  7,a7 in            
consultation with the ,office of        
,intelligence and ,analysis1 the ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection        
,national ,targeting ,center1 and other 
relevant intelligence or law enforcement
 components of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security1 assess the drug    
type categories available in the ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection data   
systems to determine if such categories 
adequately reflect the drug smuggling   
scenarios encountered by ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection officers and   
agents2  7,b7 evaluate the drug seizures
 portion of the ,national ,field        
,training ,program to ensure proper     
classification and recording of seized  
narcotics1 such as fentanyl1            
methamphetamine and counterfeit         
prescription drugs2 and  7,c7 assess the
 effectiveness of ,u4,s4 ,customs and   
,border ,protection efforts to combat   
human smuggling4  7#b7 ,checkpoint      

program management office ,the ,chief1  
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol shall--  7,a7    
update the roles and responsibilities of
 the ,checkpoint ,program ,management   
,office and disseminate the updated     
roles and responsibilities to all of the
 ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol agents in each  
,border ,patrol sector2 and  7,b7       
develop and regularly update the        
policies and procedures for immigration 
checkpoint oversight activities of the  
,checkpoint ,program ,management        
,office4  7#c7 ,u4,s4 border patrol     
immigration checkpoints ,the ,chief1    
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol shall-- 7,a7     
implement the ,border ,enforcement      
,secondary ,tool at immigration         
checkpoints1 wherever feasible1 or      
implement any subsequent replacement    
program2 and  7,b7 require that         
secondary checkpoints use all approved  
surveillance technologies1 whenever     
feasible1 such as adopting license plate
 readers and installing closed circuit  
televisions4  7b7 ,executive ,assistant 

,commissioner1 ,office of ,field        
,operations ,the ,executive ,assistant  
,commissioner1 ,office of ,field        
,operations1 shall--  7#a7 finalize and 
implement a plan to regularly evaluate  
the drug seizures portion of the        
,post-,academy ,program2 and  7#b7      
regularly update the plan materials4    
7c7 ,assistant ,commissioner1 ,office of
 ,intelligence ,the ,assistant          
,commissioner1 ,office of ,intelligence1
 shall-- 7#a7 establish the ,southern   
,border ,intelligence ,center to develop
 the understanding of the threat in the 
environment along the international     
border between the ,united ,states and  
,mexico and report annually to ,congress
 regarding the threat situation along   
such border2  7#b7 increase the         
capabilities of the ,,cbp ,intelligence 
,watch and the ,,cbp ,joint ,processing 
and ,operations ,center to provide      
continuous support to combating         
transnational criminal organizations and
 submit an annual report to ,congress on

 the status of such efforts2  7#c7      
develop an intelligence research        
specialist career path1 training        
requirements1 and intelligence          
enterprise training academy to support  
border security1 counter narcotic1 and  
checkpoint operations2 and  7#d7 require
 that all intelligence research         
specialists are trained to the          
applicable performance standards and    
submit an annual report to ,congress    
regarding the status of the intelligence
 professional workforce4  #c4 ,annual   
report ,the ,chief1 ,u4,s4 ,border      
,patrol shall submit an annual report to
 ,congress that describes the actions   
undertaken to ensure that--  7#a7 the   
,checkpoint ,program ,management        
,office1 in coordination with ,u4,s4    
,border ,patrol sectors1 is overseeing  
the consistent and accurate recording of
 immigration checkpoint activity data1  
including data regarding-- 7,a7         
apprehensions at checkpoints1 including 
smuggled people2  7,b7 canine assists   

with drug seizures2  7,c7 seizures of   
trace amounts of marijuana2  7,d7 drug  
seizures1 including drug seizures       
involving fentanyl mixed with another   
drug and drug seizures of counterfeit   
drugs2  7,e7 non-drug property seizures2
 and  7,f7 attempted checkpoint         
circumventions2  7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,border    
,patrol uses its data system to document
 information about all people for whom a
 checkpoint encounter leads to a        
subsequent enforcement action2 and  7#c7
 the ,checkpoint ,program ,management   
,office-- 7,a7 receives sustained       
oversight from the ,office of the       
,chief1 ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol2  7,b7 is
 held accountable for implementing its  
checkpoint oversight responsibilities2  
and  7,c7 is consistently and adequately
 staffed4