Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007

To authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, and for other purposes.

5/22/2007--Introduced.
Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to:
(1) increase, during FY2008-FY2012, the number of agents in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the DHS and the number of officers and agricultural specialists in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the DHS; and
(2) provide such agents, officers, and agricultural specialists new technology training to a level of proficiency acceptable to protect U.S. borders. Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to review and update, and submit to Congress, the Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study and the nationwide strategy to prioritize and address the infrastructure needs at the land ports-of-entry. Directs the Secretary to prepare annually, and submit to Congress, a National Land Border Security Plan that includes a vulnerability assessment of each port of entry located on the U.S. northern and southern borders. Authorizes the Secretary to establish one or more port security coordinators at such ports of entry. Directs the Commissioner to:
(1) develop a plan to expand the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program or other voluntary government-private sector programs to improve overall international supply chain security, including security along the U.S. northern and southern borders; and
(2) establish a demonstration program to develop a cooperative trade security system to improve supply chain security along the southern border. Directs the Secretary to carry out a technology demonstration program to test and evaluate new port of entry technologies that enhance port of entry inspections and the detection of weapons of mass destruction, and to train personnel in its use. Sets forth streamlining procedures and certain local employment requirements for projects and programs under this Act.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
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Committees

• House Homeland Security
• 2 more
  • House Homeland Security
  • House Homeland Security
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 22, 2007

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• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
• May 22, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
• Introduced on May 22, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.575

Related Issue Areas:

• Trade
• Armed forces
• Border patrols
• Boundaries
• 48 more
• Business
• Canada
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Counterterrorism
• Criminal justice
• Customs administration
• Department of Homeland Security
• Employee training
• Employment
• Executive departments
• Federal law enforcement officers
• Federal-Indian relations
• Federal-local relations
• Federal-state relations
• Foreign policy
• Free trade
• Freight
• Government contractors
• Government employees
• Harbors
• Identification devices
• Immigration
• Imports
• Indians
• Industrial buildings
• Infrastructure
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• International affairs
• Job training
• Latin America
• Mexico
• Minorities
• Planning
• Police training
• Public contracts
• Public-private partnerships
• Recruiting of employees
• Security measures
• Smuggling
• State and local government
• Technological innovations
• Technology
• Technology assessment
• Terrorism
• Transportation
• Transportation safety
• Weapons of mass destruction
• Weapons systems

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