,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #egh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,lank=d 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 & ,mr4
 ,cornyn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to pilot ! use ( image    
te*nician positions 9 ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &
 ,bord] ,protection ,(fice ( ,field     
,op]ations4  #a4 ,%ort titles ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,bord] ,en=cem5t1       
,security1 & ,trade ,facilitation ,act (
 #bjbe or ! ,,be/ ,facilitation ,act4   
#b4 ,(fice ( ,field ,op]ations image    
te*nician pilot program  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #daa7;g7 ( ! ,homel& ,security 
,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;g77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7  
,image te*nician pilot program  7,a7    
,image te*nician #a  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!re  
%all be 9 ! ,(fice ( ,field ,op]ations1 
,image ,te*nician #a positions1 :i* %all
 be fill$ 9 accordance ) ! provisions "u
 *apt] #cc 7relat+ to appo9tm5ts 9 !    

competitive s]vice7 & *apt]s #ea & #ec  
7relat+ to classification & rates ( pay7
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7ii7 
,conditions ,image ,te*nician #a        
positions-- 7,i7 may be fill$ by exi/+  
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection     
employees2  7,,ii7 are n law en=cem5t   
(fic] positions2  7,,iii7 may n be fill$
 by indep5d5t contractors2 &  7,,iv7    
%all be assign$ to a regional comm& c5t]
 e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph 7,f74  7iii7   
,duties ,! duties ( an ,image ,te*nician
 #a %all include-- 7,i7 review+         
non-intrusive inspection images (       
conveyances & conta9]s ent]+ or exit+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh a l&1 sea1 or air   
port ( entry or int]national rail       
cross+2  7,,ii7 assess+ :e!r images (   
conveyances & conta9]s appe> to conta9  
anomalies indicat+ ! pot5tial pres5ce ( 
contrab&1 p]sons unlawfully seek+ to    
ent] or exit ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or        
illicitly conceal$ m]*&ise1 includ+     
illicit drugs & t]rori/ weapons2        
7,,iii7 recomm5d+ entry release or exit 

release = any conveyances & conta9]s    
:5ev] ! images ( su* items d n include  
noticeable anomalies indicat+ ! pot5tial
 pres5ce ( contrab&1 p]sons seek+ to    
unlawfully ent] or exit ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 or illicitly conceal$ m]*&ise1 includ+ 
illicit drugs or t]rori/ weapons1 to !  
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection     
,(fic] responsible = inspect+ su*       
conveyance or conta9]2 &  7,,iv7        
recomm5d+ fur!r inspection ( any        
conveyances & conta9]s :5ev] ! ,image   
,te*nician reasonably believes t an     
image ( any su* item conta9s anomalies  
indicat+ ! pot5tial pres5ce ( contrab&1 
p]sons seek+ to unlawfully ent] or exit 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or illicitly conceal$  
m]*&ise1 su* z illicit drugs or t]rori/ 
weapons1 to ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]   
,protection (fic] :o is responsible =   
inspect+ su* conveyance or conta9]4     
7,b7 ,image te*nician #b  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,!re %all be 9 ! ,(fice ( ,field        
,op]ations1 ,image ,te*nician #b        
positions1 :i* %all be fill$ 9          

accordance ) ! provisions "u *apt] #cc  
7relat+ to appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive   
s]vice7 & *apt]s #ea & #ec 7relat+ to   
classification & rates ( pay7 ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7ii7          
,conditions ,image ,te*nician #b        
positions-- 7,i7 may be fill$ by exi/+  
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection     
employees2  7,,ii7 are n law en=cem5t   
(fic] positions2  7,,iii7 may n be fill$
 by indep5d5t contractors2 &  7,,iv7    
%all be assign$ to a regional comm& c5t]
 e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph 7,f74  7iii7   
,duties ,! duties ( an ,image ,te*nician
 #b %all include-- 7,i7 c>ry+ out all ( 
! duties describ$ 9 subclauses 7,i7     
?r\gh 7,,iv7 ( subp>agraph 7,a77ii72    
7,,ii7 receiv+ intellig5ce f ! ,national
 ,t>get+ ,c5t] reg>d+ tactics1          
te*niques1 & proc$ures be+ us$ at ports 
( entry & 9 ! bord] environm5t by malign
 actors to facilitate ! unlawful entry  
or exit ( contrab&1 p]sons1 or illicitly
 conceal$ m]*&ise1 su* z illicit drugs  
or t]rori/ weapons2 &  7,,iii7 report+  

new in=mation to ! ,national ,t>get+    
,c5t] reg>d+ tactics1 te*niques1 &      
proc$ures be+ us$ at ports ( entry & 9 !
 bord] environm5t by malign actors to   
facilitate ! unlawful entry or exit (   
contrab&1 p]sons1 or conceal$ m]*&ise1  
su* z illicit drugs or t]rori/ weapons4 
7,c7 ,sup]visory ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]
 ,protection ,(fic]s  7i7 ,sup]vision   
,all image te*nicians %all be sup]vis$  
by a ,sup]visory ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]
 ,protection ,(fic]4  7ii7 ,discretion &
 decision-mak+ au?ority ,! appropriate  
,sup]visory ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]     
,protection ,(fic]1 :ile work+ ) image  
te*nicians1 %all reta9 ! discretion &   
f9al decision-mak+ au?ority-- 7,i7 to   
release conveyances or c>go = entry2 or 
7,,ii7 to ref] su* conveyance or c>go = 
fur!r inspection4  7iii7 ,tra9+ ,a      
,sup]visory ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]     
,protection ,(fic] :o sup]vises image   
te*nicians %all receive additional tra9+
 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 7,d74  7,d7 
,tra9+ requirem5ts ,all image te*nicians

 %all receive annual tra9+ & additional 
ad hoc tra9+1 to ! ext5t necess>y bas$  
on curr5t tr5ds1 reg>d+-- 7i7 respect+  
privacy1 civil rights1 & civil lib]ties1
 includ+ ! protections aga9/            
unreasonable se>*es & seizures af=d$ by 
! ,fir/ & ,f\r? ,am5dm5ts to !          
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z       
applicable & z int]pret$ by ! ,f$]al    
c\rts2  7ii7 analyz+ images g5]at$ by   
non-intrusive inspection te*nologies or 
any successor te*nologies deploy$ by    
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection2    
7iii7 id5tify+ commodities & m]*&ise 9  
images g5]at$ by non-intrusive          
inspection te*nologies or any successor 
te*nologies deploy$ by ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & 
,bord] ,protection2  7iv7 id5tify+      
contrab&1 p]sons :o are seek+ to        
unlawfully ent] or exit ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 or illicitly conceal$ m]*&ise1 su* z   
illicit drugs or t]rori/ weapons1 9     
images g5]at$ by non-intrusive          
te*nologies or any successor te*nologies
 deploy$ by ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]     

,protection2  7v7 tactics1 te*niques1 & 
proc$ures be+ us$ at ports ( entry & 9 !
 bord] environm5t by malign actors to   
facilitate ! unlawful entry or exit (   
contrab&1 p]sons1 or illicitly conceal$ 
m]*&ise1 su* z illicit drugs or t]rori/ 
weapons2 &  7vi7 any o!r tra9+ t !      
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection det]m9es to be relevant to !
 duties describ$ 9 subp>agraphs         
7,a77iii7 or 7,b77iii74  7,e7 ,annual   
assessm5t ,all image te*nicians %all    
receive annual te/+ ) respect to _!--   
7i7 accuracy 9 image analysis2  7ii7    
timel9ess 9 image analysis2 &  7iii7    
ability to asc]ta9 tactics1 te*niques1 &
 proc$ures be+ us$ at ports ( entry & 9 
! bord] environm5t by malign actors to  
facilitate ! unlawful entry or exit (   
contrab&1 p]sons1 or illicitly conceal$ 
m]*&ise1 su* z illicit drugs or t]rori/ 
weapons4  7,f7 ,comm& c5t]s ,z "p ( !   
pilot program e/abli%$ "u ?is p>agraph1 
! ,executive ,assi/ant ,commission] ( ! 
,(fice ( ,field ,op]ations %all e/abli% 

#e regional comm& c5t]s at l&1 rail1    
air1 & sea ports 9 :i* image te*nicians 
%all review non-intrusive inspection    
images4  7,g7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 
9 ?is p>agraph may be con/ru$ to affect 
! discretion & f9al decision-mak+       
au?ority giv5 to ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]
 ,protection ,(fic]s to release         
conveyances or c>go = entry or exit or  
to ref] su* conveyances or c>go = fur!r 
inspection4  4  7b7 ,effective date     
7#a7 ,sunset ,! am5dm5t made by         
subsection 7a7 %all cease to h effect on
 ! date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,transf]s    
au?oriz$ ,^u ! t]m9ation ( ! pilot      
program e/abli%$ by section #daa7;g77#f7
 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb1 z  
add$ by subsection 7a71 individuals     
occupy+ ,image ,te*nician #a or ,image  
,te*nician #b positions 9 ! ,(fice (    
,field ,op]ations may transf] to        
comp>able positions )9 ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & 
,bord] ,protection or ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,homel& ,security4  #c4 ,report+        

requirem5ts  7a7 ,semiannual reports ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! hir+ ( ! fir/ 
positions describ$ 9 section            
#daa7;g77#f7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act 
( #bjjb1 z add$ by section #b1 & e #ahj 
days !reaft]1 ! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4   
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection1 9         
consultation ) ! ,executive ,assi/ant   
,commission] ( ! ,(fice ( ,field        
,op]ations1 %all submit a report to !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t id5tifies--   
7#a7 ! numb] ( ,image ,te*nician #a &   
,image ,te*nician #b positions fill$    
dur+ ! report+ p]iod2  7#b7 ! numb] (   
,image ,te*nician #a & ,image ,te*nician
 #b positions curr5tly employ$ by !     
,(fice ( ,field ,op]ations1 disaggregat$
 by-- 7,a7 port ( entry or field (fice2 
7,b7 image te*nician position2 &  7,c7  
comm& c5t]1 z applicable2  7#c7 ! daily 
av]age numb] ( images scann$ by ea*     
,image ,te*nician #a & ea* ,image       

,te*nician #b2  7#d7 tra9+ me?odologies 
utiliz$ to tra9 image te*nicians2  7#e7 
assessm5t passage rates ( image         
te*nicians2  7#f7 ! impact ( image      
te*nicians on int]diction rates at ports
 ( entry & int]national rail cross+s at 
:i* image te*nicians are /ation$ or f   
:i* image te*nicians review images1     
includ+-- 7,a7 ?r\ghput increases or    
decreases at su* ports ( entry &        
int]national rail cross+s2  7,b7        
increases or decreases 9 wait+ times at 
su* ports ( entry & int]national rail   
cross+s2  7,c7 av]age wait times at su* 
ports ( entry & int]national rail       
cross+s2 &  7,d7 increases or decreases 
( seizures ( contrab&1 p]sons seek+ to  
unlawfully ent] or exit ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 or illicitly conceal$ m]*&ise1 su* z   
illicit drugs or t]rori/ weapons1 brok5 
d[n by type ( seizure & port ( entry or 
int]national rail cross+2  7#g7 ! impact
 ( image te*nicians on ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & 
,bord] ,protection's capability to      
review non-intrusive inspection images (

 conveyances & conta9]s ent]+ or exit+ !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh a l&1 sea1 or air  
port ( entry or int]national rail       
cross+2  7#h7 an assessm5t ( !          
effectiv5ess ) :i* image te*nicians c>ry
 out ! duties describ$ 9 subp>agraphs   
7,a77iii7 & 7,b77iii7 ( section         
#daa7;g77#f7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act 
( #bjjb1 z add$ by section #b7;a71      
comp>$ to any ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]   
,protection (fic]s :o are assign$ su*   
duties2  7#i7 ! progress made 9 e/abli%+
 comm& c5t]s "u ! pilot program e/abli%$
 by su* section2  7#aj7 any             
infra/ructure or res\rce ne$s requir$ to
 e/abli% su* comm& c5t]s2 &  7#aa7 !    
ports ( entry & int]national rail       
cross+1 z applicable1 t are support$ by 
su* a comm& c5t]4  7b7 ,biannual brief+s
 ,! ,executive ,assi/ant ,commission] ( 
! ,(fice ( ,field ,op]ations %all       
provide biannual brief+s to ! ,committee
 on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (           

,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! in=mation      
describ$ 9 ! late/ report submitt$      
pursuant to subsection 7a74