[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 187 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 6391.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to 
     report to Congress a plan to identify and deploy emerging and 
     advanced technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, 
     automation, and optical radar) to achieve greater situational 
     awareness along the northern and southern U.S. borders 
     between ports of entry. The report shall contain information 
     including assessments of (1) how Customs and Border 
     Protection is currently using such technologies, (2) how such 
     technologies can address border security capability gaps and 
     (3) the cost of acquiring such