[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2490 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2490

   To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot 
    program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime 
environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2007

 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
  David Davis of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot 
    program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime 
environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States.

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

SECTION 1. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a 
pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime 
environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States.
    (b) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the pilot 
program is coordinated with other biometric identification programs 
within the Department of Homeland Security and shall evaluate the costs 
and feasibility of expanding the capability to all appropriate 
Department of Homeland Security maritime vessels.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year 
2008.
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