[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2670 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2670

      To require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the 
  implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2009

 Ms. Slaughter (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
Dicks, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Larsen of 
   Washington, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
Hodes, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
  Smith of Washington, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
  Kucinich, Mr. Massa, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
   addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
      To require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the 
  implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, 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 ``WHTI Implementation Monitoring Plan 
to Assure Continued Travel and Trade Act of 2009'' or the ``IMPACTT Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL 
              INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2009, and June 1, 2010, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall 
jointly submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the 
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) (required under section 
7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(8 U.S.C. 1185 note)) with respect to the international land and 
maritime border between the United States and Canada.
    (b) Contents.--The reports required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The effects on travel and trade across the 
        international land and maritime border between the United 
        States and Canada due to the implementation of WHTI, including 
        an analysis of the economic impact of WHTI, monthly figures for 
        passenger and freight border crossings, and its effects, if 
        any, on travel delays at major border crossings.
            (2) Measurements of enrollment into frequent traveler 
        programs such as NEXUS and enrollment for passport cards.
            (3) An analysis of the effectiveness of radio-frequency 
        identification (RFID) technology, including an analysis of RFID 
        infrastructure installation.
            (4) Measurements of United States Customs and Border 
        Protection staffing levels along the international land and 
        maritime border between the United States and Canada.
            (5) An analysis of the effect of WHTI on overall border 
        security along the international land and maritime border 
        between the United States and Canada.
    (c) GAO Study.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of each 
of the reports required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the economic 
impact of WHTI and its effect on overall border security with respect 
to the international land and maritime border between the United States 
and Canada.
    (d) Major Border Crossings Defined.--In this section, the term 
``major border crossings'' means the 16 land ports of entry along the 
international land border between the United States and Canada 
scheduled to be equipped with RFID technology as of June 1, 2009.
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