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the nature and amount of each expenditure covered by the 
report. 
‘‘(c) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—In 
meeting the requirements of this section, the Secretary 
shall take appropriate action to ensure that sensitive infor-
mation is not disclosed.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following:
‘‘Sec. 890A. Expenditure reports as a condition of homeland security grants.’’.
SEC. 1107. ENCOURAGING USE OF COMPUTERIZED TRAIN-
ING AIDS. 
The Under Secretary for Science and Technology of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall use and make 
available to State and local agencies computer simulations 
to help strengthen the ability of municipalities to prepare 
for and respond to a chemical, biological, or other terrorist 
attack, and to standardize response training. 
SEC. 1108. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 522. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Metropolitan Medical 
Response System Program (in this section referred to as 
the ‘program’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program shall 
be to support local jurisdictions in enhancing and main-
taining all-hazards response capabilities to manage mass 
casualty incidents (including terrorist acts using chemical, 
biological, radiological, nuclear agents, or explosives, 
large-scale hazardous materials incidents, epidemic disease 
outbreaks, and natural disasters) by systematically en-
hancing and integrating first responders, public health 
personnel, emergency management personnel, business 
representatives, and volunteers. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION.—The Assistant 
Secretary for Health Affairs shall develop the pro-
grammatic and policy guidance for the program in coordi-
nation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
‘‘(d) PERSONNEL COSTS.—The program shall not be 
subject to an administrative cap on the hiring of personnel 
to conduct program activities. 
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall
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administer financial assistance provided to State and 
local jurisdictions under the program. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.—
In providing financial assistance to a State under 
the program, the Administrator shall ensure that 
100 percent of the amount of such assistance is allo-
cated by the State to local jurisdictions, except that 
a State may retain up to 20 percent of the amount 
of such assistance to facilitate integration between 
the State and the local jurisdiction pursuant to a 
written agreement between the State and the chair 
of the Metropolitan Medical Response System steer-
ing committee. 
‘‘(3) MUTUAL AID.—
‘‘(A) AGREEMENTS.—Local jurisdictions 
receiving assistance under the program are en-
couraged to develop and maintain memoranda 
of understanding and agreement with neigh-
boring jurisdictions to support a system of mu-
tual aid among the jurisdictions. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—A memorandum re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall include, at 
a minimum, policies and procedures to—
‘‘(i) enable the timely deployment of 
program personnel and equipment across
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jurisdictions and, if relevant, across State 
boundaries; 
‘‘(ii) share information in a consistent 
and timely manner; and 
‘‘(iii) notify State authorities of the 
deployment of program resources in a 
manner that ensures coordination with 
State agencies without impeding the ability 
of program personnel and equipment to re-
spond rapidly to emergencies in other ju-
risdictions. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized by section 101 there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the program $63,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM REVIEW.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Health Affairs shall conduct a review of the Metro-
politan Medical Response System Program. 
(2) CONTENT OF REVIEW.—In conducting the 
review of the program, the Assistant Secretary shall 
examine—
(A) strategic goals; 
(B) objectives; 
(C) operational capabilities;
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(D) resource requirements; 
(E) performance metrics; 
(F) administration; 
(G) whether the program would be more 
effective if it were managed as a contractual 
agreement; 
(H) the degree to which the program’s 
strategic goals, objectives, and capabilities are 
incorporated in State and local homeland secu-
rity plans; and 
(I) challenges in the coordination among 
public health, public safety, and other stake-
holder groups to prepare for and respond to 
mass casualty incidents. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Assist-
ant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the re-
sults of the review. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 635 of the Post-Katrina 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723) is 
repealed.
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(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 521 the following:
‘‘Sec. 522. Metropolitan Medical Response System Program.’’.
SEC. 1109. IDENTITY FRAUD PREVENTION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The National Commission on Terrorist At-
tacks Upon the United States found that the 19 hi-
jackers had been issued 16 State driver’s licenses 
(from Arizona, California, Florida, and Virginia) 
and 14 State identification cards (from Florida, 
Maryland and Virginia). 
(2) The Commission concluded that ‘‘[s]ecure 
identification should begin in the United States. The 
Federal Government should set standards for the 
issuance of birth certificates and sources of identi-
fication, such as driver’s licenses. Fraud in identi-
fication is no longer just a problem of theft. At 
many entry points to vulnerable facilities, including 
gates for boarding aircraft, sources of identification 
are the last opportunity to ensure that people are 
who they say they are and to check whether they are 
terrorists.’’.
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(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Subtitle D of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 447. DOCUMENT FRAUD PREVENTION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program to make grants available to States to be used 
to prevent terrorists and other individuals from fraudu-
lently obtaining and using State-issued identification cards 
and to develop more secure State-issued documents to be 
used for official Federal purposes. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section may use the grant for any of the following 
purposes: 
‘‘(1) To develop machine readable technology, 
encryption methods, or other means of protecting 
against unauthorized access of information appear-
ing on licenses or identification. 
‘‘(2) To establish a system for a State-to-State 
data exchange that allows electronic access to States 
to information contained in a State department of 
motor vehicles database. 
‘‘(3) To develop or implement a security plan 
designed to safeguard the privacy of personal infor-
mation collected, maintained, and used by State
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motor vehicles offices from unauthorized access, mis-
use, fraud, and identity theft. 
‘‘(4) To develop a querying service that allows 
access to Federal databases in a timely, secure, and 
cost-effective manner, in order to verify the issuance, 
validity, content, and completeness of source docu-
ments provided by applicants for identity documents 
issued by State agencies, including departments of 
motor vehicles. 
‘‘(5) To develop a system for States to capture 
and store digital images of identity source docu-
ments and photographs of applicants in electronic 
format. 
‘‘(6) To design systems or establish procedures 
that would reduce the number of in-person visits re-
quired to State departments of motor vehicles to ob-
tain State-issued identity documents used for Fed-
eral official purposes. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS.—In awarding 
grants under this section the Secretary shall give priority 
to a State that demonstrates that—
‘‘(1) the grant will assist the State in complying 
with any regulation issued by the Department to 
prevent the fraudulent issuance of identification doc-
uments to be used for official Federal purposes; and
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‘‘(2) such compliance will facilitate the ability of 
other States to comply with such regulations. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDING.—The 
Secretary may not use amounts made available under this 
section for any other grant program of the Department 
to provide funding for expenses related to the REAL ID 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–13). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized by section 101 there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for making grants 
under this section—
‘‘(1) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
‘‘(3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the items relating to such subtitle the following:
‘‘Sec. 447. Document fraud prevention grant program.’’.
SEC. 1110. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296; 6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 1(b) in the table of contents by 
striking the items relating to the second title XVIII, 
as added by section 501(b)(3) of Public Law 109–
347, and inserting the following:
‘‘TITLE XIX—DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE
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‘‘Sec. 1901. Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. 
‘‘Sec. 1902. Mission of Office. 
‘‘Sec. 1903. Hiring authority. 
‘‘Sec. 1904. Testing authority. 
‘‘Sec. 1905. Relationship to other Department entities and Federal agencies. 
‘‘Sec. 1906. Contracting and grant making authorities.’’.
(2) by redesignating the second title XVIII, as 
added by section 501(a) of Public Law 109–347, as 
title XIX; 
(3) in title XIX (as so redesignated)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
sections 
1801 
through 1806 as sections 1901 through 1906, 
respectively; 
(B) in section 1904(a) (6 U.S.C. 594(a)), 
as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 1802’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1902’’; and 
(C) in section 1906 (6 U.S.C. 596), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 1802(a)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
1902(a)’’. 
SEC. 1111. CITIZEN CORPS. 
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
section 101, such sums as may be necessary shall be avail-
able to the Secretary of Homeland Security to encourage 
the use of Citizen Corps funding and local Citizen Corps 
Councils to provide education and training for populations 
located around critical infrastructure on preparing for and
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responding to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other 
emergencies. 
SEC. 1112. REPORT REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION OF COMP-
TROLLER GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PRO-
TECTION OF AGRICULTURE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall prepare a report describing how the 
Department of Homeland Security will implement the ap-
plicable recommendations of the following reports: 
(1) Comptroller General report entitled ‘‘Home-
land Security: How Much is Being Done to Protect 
Agriculture from a Terrorist Attack, but Important 
Challenges Remain’’ (GAO–05–214). 
(2) Department of Homeland Security Office of 
Inspector General report entitled ‘‘The Department 
of Homeland Security’s Role in Food Defense and 
Critical Infrastructure Protection’’ (OIG–07–33). 
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit the report to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. If the Secretary determines that a spe-
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cific recommendation will not be implemented or will not 
be fully implemented, the Secretary shall include in the 
report a description of the reasoning or justification for 
the determination. 
SEC. 1113. REPORT REGARDING LEVEE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report analyzing the threat, vulner-
ability, and consequence of a terrorist attack on the levee 
system of the United States. 
(b) EXISTING REPORTS.—In implementing this sec-
tion, the Secretary may build upon existing reports as nec-
essary. 
SEC. 1114. REPORT ON FORCE MULTIPLIER PROGRAM. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the progress of the Secretary—
(1) in establishing procedures to ensure compli-
ance with section 44917(a)(7) of title 49, United 
States Code; and 
(2) in accomplishing the operational aspects of 
the Force Multiplier Program, as required pursuant
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to the Department of Homeland Security Appropria-
tions Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295). 
SEC. 1115. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE JUDICIAL FACILITIES 
FOR STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—States may utilize covered grants 
for the purpose of providing funds to State and local judi-
cial facilities for security at those facilities. 
(b) COVERED GRANTS.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered grant’’ means a grant under any 
of the following programs of the Department of Homeland 
Security: 
(1) The State Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram. 
(2) The Urban Area Security Initiative. 
SEC. 1116. DATA SHARING. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide in-
formation relating to assistance requested or provided in 
response to a terrorist attack, major disaster, or other 
emergency, to Federal, State, or local law enforcement en-
tities to assist in the location of a missing child or reg-
istered sex offender. In providing such information, the 
Secretary shall take reasonable steps to protect the pri-
vacy of individuals.
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SEC. 1117. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL OR-
GANIZATION ON DISABILITY TO CARRY OUT 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, in coordination with the Disability Coor-
dinator of the Department of Homeland Security and the 
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Depart-
ment, shall use amounts authorized under section 101 to 
enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Or-
ganization on Disability to carry out the Emergency Pre-
paredness Initiative of such organization. 
SEC. 1118. CONSIDERATION OF TOURISM IN AWARDING 
URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE GRANTS. 
In awarding grants under the Urban Area Security 
Initiative, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take 
into consideration the number of tourists that have visited 
an urban area in the two years preceding the year during 
which the Secretary awards the grant. 
SEC. 1119. STUDY OF FOREIGN RAIL SECURITY PRACTICES. 
The Secretary shall—
(1) study select foreign rail security practices, 
and the cost and feasibility of implementing selected 
best practices that are not currently used in the 
United States, including—
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(A) implementing covert testing processes 
to evaluate the effectiveness of rail system secu-
rity personnel; 
(B) implementing practices used by foreign 
rail operators that integrate security into infra-
structure design; 
(C) implementing random searches or 
screening of passengers and their baggage; and 
(D) establishing and maintaining an infor-
mation clearinghouse on existing and emergency 
security technologies and security best practices 
used in the passenger rail industry both in the 
United States and abroad; and 
(2) report the results of the study, together 
with any recommendations that the Secretary may 
have for implementing covert testing, practices for 
integrating security in infrastructure design, random 
searches or screenings, and an information clearing-
house to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
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Representatives not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1120. FEMA RECOVERY OFFICE IN FLORIDA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To provide eligible Federal 
assistance to individuals and State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments affected by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, 
Jeanne, Wilma, Tropical Storm Bonnie, and other future 
declared emergencies and major disasters, in a customer-
focused, expeditious, effective, and consistent manner, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Ad-
ministration shall maintain a recovery office in the State 
of Florida for a period of not less than three years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) STRUCTURE.—The recovery office shall have an 
executive director, appointed by the Administrator, who 
possesses a demonstrated ability and knowledge of emer-
gency management and homeland security, and a senior 
management team. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The executive director, in 
coordination with State, local, and tribal governments, 
non-profit organizations, including disaster relief organi-
zations, shall—
(1) work cooperatively with local governments 
to mitigate the impact of a declared emergency or 
major disaster; and
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(2) provide assistance in a timely and effective 
manner to residents of Florida and other States as 
determined appropriate by the Administrator for re-
covery from previous and future declared emer-
gencies and major disasters. 
(d) STAFFING.—Staffing levels of the recovery office 
shall be commensurate with the current and projected 
workload as determined by the Administrator. 
(e) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—To ensure that the 
recovery office is meeting its objectives, the Administrator 
shall identify performance measures that are specific, 
measurable, achievable, relevant, and timed, including—
(1) public assistance program project worksheet 
completion rates; and 
(2) the length of time taken to reimburse recipi-
ents for public assistance. 
(f) EVALUATION.—The Administrator shall evaluate 
the effectiveness and efficiency of the recovery office in 
the State of Florida in meeting the requirements of this 
section. Not later than three years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives on whether continuing to oper-
ate such office is necessary.
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SEC. 1121. REQUIREMENT TO CONSULT STATES REGARD-
ING GRANT AWARDS. 
Before the release by the Department of Homeland 
Security of any information regarding the award of any 
grant to a State with amounts authorized under section 
101, including before submitting to Congress any list of 
such grant awards, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall consult with States. 
SEC. 1122. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CRITICAL 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to—
(1) determine the extent to which architecture, 
engineering, surveying, and mapping activities re-
lated to the critical infrastructure of the United 
States are being sent to offshore locations; 
(2) assess whether any vulnerabilities or threats 
exist with respect to terrorism; and 
(3) recommend policies, regulations, or legisla-
tion, as appropriate, that may be necessary to pro-
tect the national and homeland security interests of 
the United States. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study au-
thorized by this section, the Comptroller General shall con-
sult with—
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(1) such other agencies of the Government of 
the United States as are appropriate; and 
(2) national organizations representing the ar-
chitecture, engineering, surveying, and mapping pro-
fessions. 
(c) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, and to the Senate, by not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act 
a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions of the study under this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) each of the terms ‘‘architectural’’, ‘‘engi-
neering’’, ‘‘surveying’’, and ‘‘mapping’’—
(A) subject to subparagraph (B), has the 
same meaning such term has under section 
1102 of title 40, United States Code; and 
(B) includes services performed by profes-
sionals such as surveyors, photogrammetrists, 
hydrographers, geodesists, or cartographers in 
the collection, storage, retrieval, or dissemina-
tion of graphical or digital data to depict nat-
ural or man-made physical features, phe-
nomena, or boundaries of the earth and any in-
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formation related to such data, including any 
such data that comprises the processing of a 
survey, map, chart, geographic information sys-
tem, remotely sensed image or data, or aerial 
photograph; and 
(2) the term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’—
(A) means systems and assets, whether 
physical or virtual, so vital to the United States 
that the incapacity or destruction of such sys-
tems and assets would have a debilitating im-
pact on security, national economic security, na-
tional public health or safety, or any combina-
tion of those matters; and 
(B) includes the basic facilities, structures, 
and installations needed for the functioning of 
a community or society, including transpor-
tation and communications systems, water and 
power lines, power plants, and the built envi-
ronment of private and public institutions of 
the United States. 
SEC. 1123. IMPROVING THE NEXUS AND FAST REGISTERED 
TRAVELER PROGRAMS. 
(a) MERGING
REQUIREMENTS
OF
NEXUS
AND 
FAST.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall merge the procedures for the pro-
grams described in subsection (j) into a single proce-
dure, with common eligibility and security screening 
requirements, enrollment processes, and sanctions 
regimes. 
(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the 
procedures for the programs known as ‘‘NEXUS 
Highway’’, ‘‘NEXUS Marine’’, and ‘‘NEXUS Air’’ 
are integrated into such a single procedure. 
(b) INTEGRATING NEXUS AND FAST INFORMATION 
SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall in-
tegrate all databases and information systems for the pro-
grams described in subsection (j) in a manner that will 
permit any identification card issued to a participant to 
operate in all locations where a program described in such 
subsection is operating. 
(c) CREATION OF NEXUS CONVERTIBLE LANES.—In 
order to expand the NEXUS program described in sub-
section (j)(2) to major northern border crossings, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with appro-
priate representatives of the Government of Canada, shall 
equip not fewer than six new northern border crossings 
with NEXUS technology.
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(d) CREATION
OF REMOTE ENROLLMENT CEN-
TERS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with appropriate representatives of the Government 
of Canada, shall create a minimum of two remote enroll-
ment centers for the programs described in subsection (j). 
Such a remote enrollment center shall be established at 
each of the border crossings described in subsection (c). 
(e) CREATION
OF
MOBILE
ENROLLMENT
CEN-
TERS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with appropriate representatives of the Government 
of Canada, shall create a minimum of two mobile enroll-
ment centers for the programs described in subsection (j). 
Such mobile enrollment centers shall be used to accept and 
process applications in areas currently underserved by 
such programs. The Secretary shall work with State and 
local authorities in determining the locations of such mo-
bile enrollment centers. 
(f) ON-LINE APPLICATION PROCESS.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall design an on-line application 
process for the programs described in subsection (j). Such 
process shall permit individuals to securely submit their 
applications on-line and schedule a security interview at 
the nearest enrollment center. 
(g) PROMOTING ENROLLMENT.—
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(1) 
CREATING
INCENTIVES
FOR
ENROLL-
MENT.—In order to encourage applications for the 
programs described in subsection (j), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall develop a plan to admit 
participants in an amount that is as inexpensive as 
possible per card issued for each of such programs. 
(2) CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMBER.—In 
order to provide potential applicants with timely in-
formation for the programs described in subsection 
(j), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall create 
a customer service telephone number for such pro-
grams. 
(3) PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.—The Secretary shall 
carry out a program to educate the public regarding 
the benefits of the programs described in subsection 
(j). 
(h) TRAVEL DOCUMENT FOR TRAVEL INTO UNITED 
STATES.—For purposes of the plan required under section 
7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004, an identification card issued to a partici-
pant in a program described in subsection (j) shall be con-
sidered a document sufficient on its own when produced 
to denote identity and citizenship for travel into the 
United States by United States citizens and by categories 
of individuals for whom documentation requirements have
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previously been waived under section 212(d)(4)(B) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(d)(4)(B)). 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) a report on the imple-
mentation of subsections (a) through (g). 
(j) PROGRAMS.—The programs described in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) The FAST program authorized under sub-
part B of title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). 
(2) The NEXUS program authorized under sec-
tion 286(q) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(U.S.C. 1356(q)). 
SEC. 1124. TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. 
(a) TRAVEL
TO CANADA
AND MEXICO.—Section 
7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) PASS CARD INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall conduct not less 
than one trial on the usability, reliability, and effec-
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tiveness of the technology that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate to implement the documentary re-
quirements of this subsection. The Secretary may 
not issue a final rule implementing the requirements 
of this subsection until such time as the Secretary 
has submitted to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) a report on the 
results and outcome of such trial or trials. The re-
port shall include data and evidence that dem-
onstrates that the technology utilized in such trial or 
trials is operationally superior to other alternative 
technology infrastructures. 
‘‘(4) FLEXIBLE IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.—In 
order to provide flexibility upon implementation of 
the plan developed under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish a special 
procedure to permit an individual who does not pos-
sess a passport or other document, or combination 
of documents, as required under paragraph (1), but 
who the Secretary determines to be a citizen of the 
United States, to re-enter the United States at an 
international land or maritime border of the United 
States. The special procedure referred to in this 
paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 180
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days after the date of the implementation of the 
plan described in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN MINORS.—
Except as provided in paragraph (6), citizens of the 
United States or Canada who are less than 16 years 
of age shall not be required to present to an immi-
gration officer a passport or other document, or 
combination of documents, as required under para-
graph (1), when returning or traveling to the United 
States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, or the 
Carribean at any port of entry along the inter-
national land or maritime border of the United 
States. 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STUDENT MI-
NORS TRAVELING AS PART OF AN AUTHORIZED AND 
SUPERVISED
SCHOOL
TRIP.—Notwithstanding the 
special rule described in paragraph (5), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security is authorized to con-
sider expanding the special rule for certain minors 
described in such paragraph to a citizen of the 
United States or Canada who is less than 19 years 
of age but is 16 years of age or older and who is 
traveling between the United States and Canada at 
any port of entry along the international or mari-
time border between the two countries if such citizen
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is so traveling as a student as part of an authorized 
and supervised school trip. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC
OUTREACH.—To promote travel 
and trade across the United States border, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall develop a public 
communications plan to promote to United States 
citizens, representatives of the travel and trade in-
dustries, and local government officials information 
relating to the implementation of this subsection. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate 
with representatives of the travel and trade indus-
tries in the development of such public communica-
tions plan. 
‘‘(8) COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall prepare an extensive reg-
ulatory impact analysis that is fully compliant with 
Executive Order No. 12866 and Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A-4 for an economically 
significant regulatory action before publishing a rule 
with respect to the implementation of the require-
ments of this subsection.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every 120 days there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in
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section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101)) a report on the implementation of paragraphs (3) 
through (8) of section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. 
SEC. 1125. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON INTEROPER-
ABILITY. 
It is the sense of the Congress that efforts to achieve 
local, regional, and national interoperable emergency com-
munications in the near term should be supported and are 
critical in assisting communities with their local and re-
gional efforts to properly coordinate and execute their 
interoperability plans. 
SEC. 1126. TRAVELERS REDRESS INQUIRY PROGRAM. 
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
section 101, such sums as may be necessary shall be avail-
able to the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all nec-
essary actions to protect the security of personal informa-
tion submitted electronically to the Internet website of the 
Department of Homeland Security established for the 
Travelers Redress Inquiry Program and other websites of 
the Department related to that program. 
SEC. 1127. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION 
CREDENTIAL PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall work with 
the State of Florida and other States, as appropriate, to
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resolve the differences between the Transportation Worker 
Identification Credential and existing access control cre-
dentials. 
SEC. 1128. AUTOMATED TARGETING SYSTEM FOR PERSONS 
ENTERING 
OR 
DEPARTING 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION.—Congress 
finds that the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
Upon the United States (commonly referred to as the 9/
11 Commission) concluded that—
(1) ‘‘The small terrorist travel intelligence col-
lection and analysis program currently in place has 
produced disproportionately useful results. It should 
be expanded. Since officials at the border encounter 
travelers and their documents first and investigate 
travel facilitators, they must work closely with intel-
ligence officials.’’; 
(2) ‘‘Information systems able to authenticate 
travel documents and detect potential terrorist indi-
cators should be used at consulates, at primary bor-
der inspection lines, in immigration service offices, 
and intelligence and enforcement units.’’; 
(3) ‘‘The President should direct the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security to lead the effort to de-
sign a comprehensive screening system, addressing