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5990
2024-07-03T08:05:23Z
2024-07-03T08:05:23Z
House
H
HR
2023-10-19
118
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 172 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CISCOMANI:H.R. 5990.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Creating new positions at CBP.[Page H5032]
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Homeland Security Committee
House
Standing
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Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-10-25T19:50:29Z
  - Referred to
2023-10-25T21:28:12Z

- Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023
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2024-04-10
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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CRS
- 2023-10-25
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
IntroReferral
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House floor actions
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Homeland Security Committee
- 2023-10-25
  - hshm11
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Committee
- 2023-10-19
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2023-10-19
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
Juan
Ciscomani
R
AZ
6
N
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Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
Vicente
Gonzalez
D
TX
34
2023-10-19
True
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Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Donald
Davis
D
NC
G.
1
2023-10-24
False
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Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Susie
Lee
D
NV
3
2024-07-02
False
Immigration
- Border security and unlawful immigration
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- Employment and training programs
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- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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- Law enforcement officers
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- Motor carriers
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- Motor vehicles
2024-05-13T15:13:38Z
- Smuggling and trafficking
2024-05-13T15:13:38Z
Immigration
2023-11-22T02:30:40Z
00
2023-10-19
Introduced in House
2024-02-15T13:56:27Z
Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023
This bill establishes positions within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to review inspection images of vehicles and cargo entering or exiting the United States.
Specifically, the bill establishes the position of image technician within the CBP Office of Field Operations. An image technician must (1) review nonintrusive inspection images of vehicles and cargo entering or exiting the United States; (2) assess whether there are indications that such vehicles and cargo contain contraband, illicitly concealed merchandise (e.g., drugs and weapons), or persons seeking to unlawfully enter the United States; and (3) recommend suspicious vehicles and cargo for further inspection by a CBP officer.
The bill also establishes the position of supervisory image technician with additional responsibilities, including receiving and reporting intelligence to the National Targeting Center about techniques used by malign actors to transport contraband, illicitly concealed merchandise, and persons seeking to unlawfully enter the United States.
A CBP officer shall retain the discretion and final decision-making authority on whether to release a vehicle or cargo or refer the vehicle or cargo for further inspection.
The bill establishes annual training requirements for both image technician and supervisory image technician positions, including training on privacy and civil liberties and how to analyze inspection images.
Within a year of this bill's enactment, CBP must develop a workforce staffing model for these positions. The Government Accountability Office must validate the model within six months of the model's completion.

Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023
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Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023
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Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:35:39Z
Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize Office of Field Operations positions, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:38:40Z
Introduced in House
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- Introduced in House
2023-10-25T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5990ih/xml/BILLS-118hr5990ih.xml
2023-10-25
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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