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quent observations of covered students or exchange 
visitors.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered student’ means a student 
who 
is 
a 
nonimmigrant 
pursuant 
to 
section 
101(1)(15)(F), 101(1)(15)(J), or 101(1)(15)(M) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘observed’ means positively identi-
fied by physical or electronic means. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘authorized user’ means an indi-
vidual nominated by an institution participating in 
the Student Exchange Visitor Program and confirmed 
by the Secretary as not appearing on any terrorist 
watch list. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amount authorized by section 101 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—The Comp-
troller General shall conduct a review of the fees for the Stu-
dent and Exchange Visitor Program of the Department of 
Homeland Security. The Comptroller General shall include 
in such review data from fiscal years 2004 through 2007 
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and shall consider fees collected by the Department and all 
expenses associated with the review, issuance, maintenance, 
data collection, and enforcement functions of the Student 
and Exchange Visitor Program. 
SEC. 905. ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES NECESSARY TO RE-
DUCE CROSSING TIMES AT LAND PORTS OF 
ENTRY. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
conduct an assessment, and submit a report to the Congress, 
on the personnel, infrastructure, and technology required to 
reduce border crossing wait times for pedestrian, commer-
cial, and non-commercial vehicular traffic at land ports of 
entry into the United States to wait times less than prior 
to September 11, 2001, while ensuring appropriate security 
checks continue to be conducted. 
SEC. 906. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED 
ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric 
identification in the maritime environment of aliens un-
lawfully present in the United States. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the pilot program is coordinated with other biometric iden-
tification programs within the Department of Homeland 
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Security and shall evaluate the costs and feasibility of ex-
panding the capability to all appropriate Department of 
Homeland Security maritime vessels. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized in section 101, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 907. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE 
REGARDING 
POLICIES 
AND 
PROCE-
DURES OF THE BORDER PATROL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report regarding the policies and pro-
cedures of the Border Patrol pertaining to the use of lethal 
and non-lethal force and the pursuit of fleeing vehicles, in-
cluding data on the number of incidents in which lethal 
or non-lethal force was used and any penalties that were 
imposed on Border Patrol agents as a result of such use. 
(b) CONSULTATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—In complying with this sec-
tion, the Comptroller General shall consult with Cus-
toms and Border Protection and with representatives 
of the following: 
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(A) State and local law enforcement agen-
cies located along the northern and southern 
international borders of the United States. 
(B) The National Border Patrol Council. 
(C) The National Association of Former 
Border Patrol Officers. 
(D) Human rights groups with experience 
regarding aliens who cross the international 
land borders of the United States. 
(E) Any other group that the Comptroller 
General determines would be appropriate. 
(2) INCLUSION OF OPINIONS.—The Comptroller 
General shall attach written opinions provided by 
groups referenced to in paragraph (1) as appendices 
to the report. 
TITLE X—INFORMATION 
SHARING IMPROVEMENTS 
SEC. 1001. STATE AND LOCAL FUSION CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of title VIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is amended 
by striking sections 895 through 899 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 895. STATE AND LOCAL FUSION CENTER PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Department a State and Local Fusion Center 
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Program. The program shall be overseen by the component 
charged with overseeing information sharing of homeland 
security information with State, local and tribal law en-
forcement. The purpose of the State and Local Fusion Cen-
ter Program is to facilitate information sharing between the 
Department and State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
for homeland security and other purposes. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as are necessary for the Secretary to carry out the purpose 
of the State and Local Fusion Center Program, including 
for— 
‘‘(1) deploying Department personnel with intel-
ligence and operational skills to State and local fu-
sion centers participating in the Program; 
‘‘(2) hiring and maintaining individuals with 
substantial law enforcement experience who have re-
tired from public service and deploying such individ-
uals to State and local fusion centers participating in 
the Program (with the consent of such centers); and 
‘‘(3) maintaining an adequate number of staff at 
the headquarters of the Department to sustain and 
manage the portion of the Program carried out at the 
headquarters and to otherwise fill positions vacated 
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