,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #djfb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbd,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish a pilot program to assess the use of technology to speed up and enhance the cargo inspection process at land ports of entry along the border4 #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as the ,contraband ,awareness ,technology ,catches ,harmful ,fentanyl ,act or the ,,catch ,fentanyl ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,artificial intelligence2 ,,ai ,the terms artificial intelligence and ,,ai have the meaning given the term artificial intelligence in section #bch7;g7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #djfa note74 7#c7 ,,cbp innovation team ,the term ,,cbp ,innovation ,team means the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection ,innovation ,team within the ,office of the ,commissioner4 7#d7 ,nonintrusive inspection technology2 ,,nii technology ,the terms nonintrusive inspection technology and ,,nii technology means technical equipment and machines1 such as ,x-ray or gamma-ray imaging equipment1 that allow cargo inspections without the need to open the means of transport and unload the cargo4 7#e7 ,pilot projects ,the term pilot projects means the projects required under section #c7;a7 for testing and assessing the use of technologies to improve the inspection process at land ports of entry4 #c4 ,pilot projects allowing additional technology providers to participate in inspecting cars1 trucks1 and cargo containers at certain ports of entry 7a7 ,establishment 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 acting through ,,cbp ,innovation ,team1 and in coordination with the ,office of ,field ,operations1 shall begin the implementation of pilot projects for testing and assessing the use of technologies or technology enhancements to improve the process for inspecting1 including by increasing efficiencies of such inspections1 any conveyance or mode of transportation at land ports of entry along the borders of the ,united ,states4 ,the technologies or technology enhancements tested and assessed under the pilot projects shall be for the purpose of assisting ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel to detect contraband1 illegal drugs1 illegal weapons1 and threats on inbound and outbound traffic1 in conjunction with the use of imaging equipment1 radiation portal monitors1 and chemical detectors4 7#b7 ,requirements 7,a7 ,in general ,in implementing the pilot projects at ports of entry1 the ,,cbp ,innovation ,team shall test and collect data regarding not fewer than #e types of nonintrusive inspection technology enhancements that can be deployed at land ports of entry4 ,the ,,cbp ,innovation ,team shall test technology enhancements from not fewer than #a of the following categories3 7i7 ,artificial intelligence4 7ii7 ,machine learning4 7iii7 ,high-performance computing4 7iv7 ,quantum information sciences1 including quantum sensing4 7v7 ,other emerging technology4 7,b7 ,identification of effective enhancements ,the pilot projects shall identify the most effective types of technology enhancements to improve the capabilities of nonintrusive inspection systems and other inspection systems used at land ports of entry based on-- 7i7 the technology enhancement's ability to assist ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection accurately detect contraband1 illegal drugs1 illegal weapons1 or threats in inbound and outbound traffic2 7ii7 the technology enhancement's ability to increase efficiencies of inspections to assist ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection address long wait times2 7iii7 the technology enhancement's ability to improve capabilities of aging detection equipment and infrastructure at land ports of entry2 7iv7 the technology enhancement's safety relative to ,as ,low ,as ,reasonably ,achievable 7,,alara7 standard practices2 7v7 the expected cost of implementing the new technology2 7vi7 the ability to integrate the new technology into the existing workflow and infrastructure2 7vii7 the technology enhancement's ability to incorporate automatic threat recognition technology using standard formats and open architecture2 7viii7 the mobility of technology enhancements2 and 7ix7 other performance measures identified by the ,,cbp ,innovation ,team4 7,c7 ,private sector involvement ,the ,,cbp ,innovation ,team may solicit input from representatives of the private sector regarding commercially viable technologies4 7#c7 ,nonintrusive inspection systems program ,the ,,cbp ,innovation ,team shall work with existing nonintrusive inspection systems programs within ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection when planning and developing the pilot projects required under paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,termination ,the pilot projects shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,reports required ,not later than #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and #ahj days after the termination of the pilot projects pursuant to subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains-- 7#a7 an analysis of the effectiveness of technology enhancements tested based on the requirements described in subsection 7a77#b72 7#b7 any recommendations from the testing and analysis concerning the ability to utilize such technologies at all land ports of entry2 7#c7 a plan to utilize new technologies that meet the performance goals of the pilot projects across all ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection land ports of entry at the border1 including total costs and a breakdown of the costs of such plan1 including any infrastructure improvements that may be required to accommodate recommended technology enhancements2 and 7#d7 the analysis described in subsection 7d74 7d7 ,areas of analysis ,the report required under subsection 7c7 shall include an analysis containing-- 7#a7 quantitative measurements of performance based on the requirements described in subsection 7a77#b7 of each technology tested compared with the status quo to reveal a broad picture of the performance of technologies and technology enhancements1 such as-- 7,a7 the probability of detection1 false alarm rate1 and throughput2 and 7,b7 an analysis determining whether such observed performance represents a significant increase1 decrease1 or no change compared with current systems2 7#b7 an assessment of the relative merits of each such technology2 7#c7 any descriptive trends and patterns observed2 and 7#d7 performance measures for-- 7,a7 the technology enhancement's ability to assist with the detection of contraband on inbound and outbound traffic through automated 7primary7 inspection by measuring and reporting the probability of detection and false alarm rate for each ,,nii system under operational conditions2 7,b7 the throughput of cargo through each ,,nii system with a technology enhancement1 including a breakdown of the time needed for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection-- 7i7 to complete the image review process and clear low-risk shipments2 and 7ii7 to complete additional inspections of high-risk items2 7,c7 changes in ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officer time commitments and personnel needs to sustain high volume ,,nii scanning operations when technology enhancements are utilized2 and 7,d7 operational costs1 including-- 7i7 estimated implementation costs for each ,,nii system with technology enhancements2 and 7ii7 estimated cost savings due to improved efficiency due to technology enhancements1 if applicable4