(C) have serviced an average of not more 
than 50,000 vehicles per month in the 12 full 
months preceding the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall permit 
personnel from appropriate Federal and State agencies to 
utilize a demonstration site described in subsection (c) to 
test technologies that enhance port of entry operations, 
including those related to inspections, communications, 
port tracking, identification of persons and cargo, sensory 
devices, personal detection, decision support, and the de-
tection and identification of weapons of mass destruction. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the activities carried out at each 
demonstration site under the technology demonstra-
tion program established under this section. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report shall include an as-
sessment by the Commissioner of the feasibility of 
incorporating any demonstrated technology for use 
throughout United States Customs and Border Pro-
tection. 
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SEC. 8. PROJECT CONSOLIDATION AND STREAMLINING; 
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) 
PROJECT
CONSOLIDATION
AND
STREAM-
LINING.—With respect to the implementation of infra-
structure and technology improvement projects under sec-
tion 4(d), the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Ter-
rorism program or other voluntary government-private 
sector programs, the Southern border demonstration pro-
gram, and the Maquiladora demonstration program under 
section 6, and the technology demonstration program 
under section 7, the Commissioner shall take such actions 
as are necessary to— 
(1) consolidate, where appropriate, Federal, 
State, and local government and tribal contracting 
activities; and 
(2) review if Federal, State, or local govern-
ment or tribal entities are carrying out similar 
projects or programs. 
(b) REVIEW PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall de-
velop a coordinated review process relating to the 
projects and programs referred to in subsection (a) 
with respect to any necessary environmental review, 
analysis, or permit and licensing processes. Such 
processes shall be conducted concurrently and com-
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pleted within a specific time frame, as determined by 
the Commissioner. 
(2) AGREEMENTS FOR REVIEW.—The Commis-
sioner is authorized to enter into agreements with 
State or local governments or tribal entities for re-
view, permits, hearings, or other process under para-
graph (1) related to the projects and programs re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—If the Commissioner deter-
mines that a State or local government or tribal en-
tity has not completed a process within a specific 
time frame as required under paragraph (1), the 
Commissioner shall promptly notify Congress of 
such delay. 
(4) NO DUPLICATION.—The Commissioner shall 
ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that there 
is no duplication of efforts among Federal, State, 
and local government and tribal contracting activi-
ties with respect to the projects and programs re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
(c) LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to enter into a con-
tract with the Department of Homeland Security re-
lated to the projects and programs referred to in 
subsection (a), a private business shall submit to the 
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Commissioner a certification that not less than 50 
percent of the employees of such business are local 
residents. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Commissioner may waive 
the local employment requirement of paragraph (1) 
if the Commissioner determines that such require-
ment is inappropriate in light of such a project or 
program. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any funds other-
wise available, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) to carry out the provisions of section 3, 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008 
through 2012; 
(2) to carry out the provisions of section 4— 
(A) to carry out subsection (a) of such sec-
tion, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012; and 
(B) to carry out subsection (d) of such sec-
tion— 
(i) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012; and 
(ii) such sums as may be necessary in 
any succeeding fiscal year; 
(3) to carry out the provisions of section 6— 
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