3.0.0 2463 2023-01-11T13:22:47Z 2023-01-11T13:22:47Z House H HR 2011-07-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HALL:H.R. 2463.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 & 18 of the United StatesConstitution.Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Governmentof the United States, or in any Department or Officerthereof.[Page H4793]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy19 Technology Subcommittee Reported by 2011-07-13T21:20:31Z Markup by 2011-07-13T21:19:55Z Referred to 2011-07-08T16:27:57Z Referred to 2011-07-08T13:02:15Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-12T18:11:26Z hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-12T14:29:34Z Referred to 2011-07-08T13:02:10Z 2011-07-13 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2011-07-13 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-07-12 hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. Committee 2011-07-12 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2011-07-08 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Committee 2011-07-08 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2011-07-08 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2011-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 N Q000024 Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] Benjamin Quayle R AZ 3 2011-07-08 True W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2011-07-08 True C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2011-07-08 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2011-07-08 True S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2011-07-08 True B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2011-07-08 True B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2011-07-08 True H001059 Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] Randy Hultgren R IL 14 2011-07-08 True N000182 Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] Randy Neugebauer R TX 19 2011-07-08 True B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2011-07-08 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2011-07-12 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2011-07-29 False Y000063 Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] Kevin Yoder R KS 3 2011-09-13 False Emergency Management Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Fraud offenses and financial crimes Homeland security Marine and inland water transportation Research administration and funding Research and development Technology assessment Transportation safety and security Emergency Management 00 2011-07-08 Introduced in House 2011-10-24T17:43:52Z Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2011 - Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that any federal government interagency or intra-agency agreement entered into by the Under Secretary to develop and transition new technology explicitly characterizes the requirements, expected use, and concept of operations for that technology.

Changes the termination date for DHS's Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee to December 31, 2014.

Directs the Comptroller General to assess the basic science research needs in the border and maritime security domain.

Requires: (1) the Secretary of DHS and the Director of the Joint Planning and Development Office to continue to research and develop technologies to permit routine operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, including autonomously piloted drones, within the national airspace for border and maritime security missions without any degradation of existing levels of safety for all national airspace system users; (2) the Secretary to coordinate with the Director to enter into pilot projects in designated test ranges in sparsely populated, low-density air traffic airspace to conduct research, experiments, and data collection in order to accelerate the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system as part of that Office's research activities; (3) the Under Secretary to continue to research and develop technologies to permit detection of near surface voids, such as tunnels, with an emphasis on technologies with real time capability; and (4) the Secretary to coordinate with other federal agencies and ensure the integration of such activities with relevant efforts of such other agencies and DHS's Centers of Excellence Program.

Directs the Under Secretary, in coordination with: (1) the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to continue a joint research and development program on anti-counterfeit technologies and standards; and (2) the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to continue research on the use of mobile biometric technology at the nation's borders between the ports of entry.

]]> Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2011 Display Title Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2463ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2463ih.xml 2011-07-13 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . 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.