[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4837 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4837

 To authorize the Attorney General to fully implement a program which 
provides for dedicated commuter lanes at land points of entry into the 
                 United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2002

   Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Filner) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Attorney General to fully implement a program which 
provides for dedicated commuter lanes at land points of entry into the 
                 United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing A Fast Entry at the Border 
(SAFE Border) Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. PORTPASS PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization.--The Attorney General is authorized to fully and 
permanently implement any pilot program authorized under section 286(q) 
which provides for dedicated commuter lanes (DCL) or PortPass programs 
at land points of entry into the United States for prescreened, low-
risk, frequent travelers.
    (b) Extension of Validity of SENTRI Permits.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and beginning not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secure Electronic Network for 
Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Pilot Program of the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, authorized under section 286(q) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, shall issue permits for non-commercial 
vehicle border crossers that shall be valid for not less than 2 years.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Attorney General should increase staffing under the Secure Electronic 
Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Pilot Program of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service for actual inspections and 
necessary administrative tasks and should allocate greater resources to 
the program to facilitate and expedite the processing of applications 
for SENTRI.
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