3.0.0 2474 2023-01-11T13:15:25Z 2023-01-11T13:15:25Z Senate S S 2007-12-13 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-12-13T21:19:26Z 2007-12-13 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-12-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N Immigration Authorization Border patrols Canada Caribbean area Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Employee training Federal law enforcement officers Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics International Affairs Labor and Employment Latin America Mexico Passports Pedestrians Police communication systems Police training Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Terrorism Texas Visas Western Hemisphere Immigration 00 2007-12-13 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-11T19:58:26Z Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2007 - Directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for FY2009-FY2012 to hire, train, and assign additional customs and border protection personnel (with an additional allotment for Texas) for the Northern and Southern U.S. borders. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to ensure such personnel are equipped with secure two-way communication devices and that existing personnel and new hires receive law enforcement training.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) construct additional ports of entry along the Northern and Southern U.S. borders; and (2) determine the location for new U.S. ports of entry. Requires expansion of the vehicle, cargo, and pedestrian inspection lanes at Eagle Pass, Texas, and Laredo, Texas.

Exempts the provisions of this Act from: (1) the Administrative Procedures Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act; and (2) federal competitive contracting and hiring requirements.

Authorizes appropriations, including for continued implementation of: (1) the Secure Border Initiative, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and the US-VISIT program; and (2) the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.

]]> Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2007 Display Title Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide additional resources and funding to address inspection delays at United States ports of entry on the Southern border, open additional inspection lanes, hire more inspectors, and provide recruitment and retention incentives for United States customs and Border Protection officers who serve on the Northern and Southern borders. Introduced in Senate 2007-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2474is/xml/BILLS-110s2474is.xml 2007-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.