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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1335 

To require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation 

of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2009 

Mrs. MURRAY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the 

implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, 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 ‘‘WHTI Implementation 

5 Monitoring Plan to Assure Continued Travel and Trade 

6 Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘IMPACTT Act of 2009’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) MAJOR BORDER CROSSINGS.—The term 

10 ‘‘major border crossings’’ means the 16 land ports 


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1 of entry along the international land border between 

2 the United States and Canada scheduled to be 

3 equipped with RFID technology as of June 1, 2009. 

4 (2) RFID.—The term ‘‘RFID’’ means radio5 frequency identification. 

6 (3) WHTI.—The term ‘‘WHTI’’ means the 

7 Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative required 

8 under section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform 

9 and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 

10 1185 note). 

11 SEC. 3. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WESTERN 

12 HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2009, 

14 and June 1, 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

15 and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit a report 

16 to Congress that describes the implementation of WHTI, 

17 with respect to the international land and maritime border 

18 between the United States and Canada. 

19 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub20 section (a) shall include— 

21 (1) a description of the effects on travel and 

22 trade across the international land and maritime 

23 border between the United States and Canada due 

24 to the implementation of WHTI, including— 


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1 (A) an analysis of the economic impact of 

2 WHTI; 

3 (B) monthly figures for passenger and 

4 freight border crossings; and 

5 (C) the effects of WHTI, if any, on travel 

6 delays at major border crossings; 

7 (2) an accounting of the enrollment into fre8 quent traveler programs, including NEXUS and en9 rollment for passport cards; 

10 (3) an analysis of the effectiveness of RFID 

11 technology, including an analysis of RFID infra12 structure installation; 

13 (4) United States Customs and Border Protec14 tion staffing levels along the international land and 

15 maritime border between the United States and 

16 Canada; and 

17 (5) an analysis of the effect of WHTI on overall 

18 border security along the international land and 

19 maritime border between the United States and 

20 Canada. 

21 (c) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the 

22 submission of each of the reports required under sub23 section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 

24 shall submit a report to Congress that describes— 

25 (1) the economic impact of WHTI; and 


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1 (2) the effect of WHTI on overall border secu2 rity with respect to the international land and mari3 time border between the United States and Canada. 

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