3.0.0 2431 2023-01-11T16:03:24Z 2023-01-11T16:03:24Z House H HR 2007-05-22 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-07T19:17:55Z hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-07T19:15:13Z Referred to 2007-05-22T13:14:20Z Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 110 575 S 2007-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1916-1918) Related bill CRS 2007-06-07 hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. Committee 2007-06-07 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Committee 2007-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 N R000571 Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large] DENNIS REHBERG R MT R. 0 2007-05-22 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Armed Forces and National Security Border patrols Boundaries Canada Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Department of Homeland Security Employee training Federal law enforcement officers Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Free trade Freight Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Harbors Identification devices Immigration Imports Industrial buildings Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) International Affairs Labor and Employment Latin America Mexico Minorities Native Americans Planning Police training Public-private partnerships Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Smuggling Technological innovations Technology assessment Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Transportation safety Weapons of mass destruction Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2007-05-22 Introduced in House 2007-08-07T16:19:25Z Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase, during FY2008-FY2012, the number of agents in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the DHS and the number of officers and agricultural specialists in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the DHS; and (2) provide such agents, officers, and agricultural specialists new technology training to a level of proficiency acceptable to protect U.S. borders.

Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to review and update, and submit to Congress, the Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study and the nationwide strategy to prioritize and address the infrastructure needs at the land ports-of-entry.

Directs the Secretary to prepare annually, and submit to Congress, a National Land Border Security Plan that includes a vulnerability assessment of each port of entry located on the U.S. northern and southern borders. Authorizes the Secretary to establish one or more port security coordinators at such ports of entry.

Directs the Commissioner to: (1) develop a plan to expand the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program or other voluntary government-private sector programs to improve overall international supply chain security, including security along the U.S. northern and southern borders; and (2) establish a demonstration program to develop a cooperative trade security system to improve supply chain security along the southern border.

Directs the Secretary to carry out a technology demonstration program to test and evaluate new port of entry technologies that enhance port of entry inspections and the detection of weapons of mass destruction, and to train personnel in its use.

Sets forth streamlining procedures and certain local employment requirements for projects and programs under this Act.

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