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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1965 

To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce 

to submit to Congress reports on the commercial and passenger vehicle 

traffic at certain points of entry, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2009 

Mr. RODRIGUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary 

of Commerce to submit to Congress reports on the commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points 

of entry, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Wait Times 

5 Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 


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1 (1) to analyze the traffic patterns of commer2 cial and passenger vehicles at international land 

3 ports of entry along the northern and southern bor4 ders of the United States; 

5 (2) to analyze the volume and wait times of 

6 commercial and passenger vehicles entering and 

7 exiting the United States at such land ports of entry 

8 since 2000; 

9 (3) to analyze how staffing levels affect wait 

10 times at such land ports of entry since 2000; and 

11 (4) to analyze the impact of paragraphs (1), 

12 (2), and (3) on the economic impact on commerce in 

13 international border communities, border States, and 

14 the United States. 

15 SEC. 3. STUDY OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT LAND PORTS OF 

16 ENTRY. 

17 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Transpor18 tation, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se19 curity, shall conduct a study of the traffic patterns of com20 mercial and passenger vehicles entering and exiting the 

21 United States at international land ports of entry along 

22 the northern and southern borders. 

23 (b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required under 

24 subsection (a) shall include an analysis of— 


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1 (1) traffic volume and wait times of commercial 

2 and passenger vehicles at international land ports of 

3 entry along the northern and southern borders of 

4 the United States since 2000; and 

5 (2) how staffing levels at such ports of entry for 

6 the United States along these boarders has affected 

7 wait times since 2000. 

8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor10 tation shall submit to Congress a report on the findings 

11 of the study required under subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAFFIC AT 

13 LAND PORTS OF ENTRY. 

14 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Commerce, 

15 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

16 shall conduct a study regarding of the negative economic 

17 impact, if any, on the United States of wait times at the 

18 international land ports of entry referred to in section 3. 

19 (b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required under 

20 subsection (a) shall include an analysis of such economic 

21 impact— 

22 (1) with respect to the volume of commercial 

23 and passenger vehicles since 2000; and 

24 (2) on the United States, including on border 

25 States and communities. 


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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 

3 shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the 

4 study required under subsection (a). 

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