Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/993

Official text excerpt

119 HR 993 IH: Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-02-05 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2025 Mr. Correa (for himself and Mr. Luttrell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy new, innovative, disruptive, or other emerging or advanced technologies to enhance, or address capability gaps in, border security operations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act . 2. Innovative and emerging border technology plan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy new, innovative, disruptive, or other emerging or advanced technologies that may incorporate artificial intelligence, machine-learning, automation, fiber-optic sensing technology, nanotechnology, optical and cognitive radar, modeling and simulation technology, hyperspectral and LIDAR sensors, imaging, identification, and categorization systems, or other emerging or advanced technologies, to enhance, or address capability gaps in, border security operations. (b) Contents The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Information regarding how CBP utilizes CBP Innovation Team auth…

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Citations

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