Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, or Bermuda. One 
such program shall be conducted in Florida and 
modeled on the I–68 program. 
(f) PROCESS
FOR INDIVIDUALS LACKING APPRO-
PRIATE DOCUMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish a program that satisfies section 7209 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 
note)— 
(A) to permit a citizen of the United 
States who has not been issued a United States 
passport or other appropriate travel document 
to cross the international border and return to 
the United States for a time period of not more 
than 72 hours, on a limited basis, and at no ad-
ditional fee; or 
(B) to establish a process to ascertain the 
identity of, and make admissibility determina-
tions for, a citizen described in subparagraph 
(A) upon the arrival of such citizen at an inter-
national border of the United States. 
(2) GRACE PERIOD.—During a time period de-
termined by the Secretary, officers of the United 
States Customs and Border Patrol may permit citi-
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zens of the United States and Canada who are un-
aware of the requirements of 7209 of such Act, or 
otherwise lacking appropriate documentation, to 
enter the United States upon a demonstration of 
citizenship satisfactory to the officer. Officers of the 
United States Customs and Border Patrol shall edu-
cate such individuals about documentary require-
ments. 
(g) TRAVEL BY CHILDREN.—For travel to Canada, 
the Secretary of State shall have authority to waive the 
requirements of section 7209 of such Act for travel by 
children who are 17 years old or younger traveling in 
groups of six or more, provided that such groups present 
documents demonstrating parental consent for each child’s 
travel. The Secretary may issue similar regulations for 
travel to Mexico. 
(h) PUBLIC PROMOTION.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall develop and implement an outreach plan to inform 
United States citizens about the Western Hemisphere 
Travel Initiative and the provisions of this Act, to facili-
tate the acquisition of appropriate documentation to travel 
to Canada, Mexico, the countries located in the Caribbean, 
and Bermuda, and to educate United States citizens who 
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are unaware of the requirements for such travel. Such out-
reach plan shall include— 
(1) written notifications posted at or near pub-
lic facilities, including border crossings, schools, li-
braries, Amtrak stations, and United States Post 
Offices located within 50 miles of the international 
border between the United States and Canada or the 
international border between the United States and 
Mexico and other ports of entry; 
(2) provisions to seek consent to post such noti-
fications on commercial property, such as offices of 
State departments of motor vehicles, gas stations, 
supermarkets, convenience stores, hotels, and travel 
agencies; 
(3) the collection and analysis of data to meas-
ure the success of the public promotion plan; and 
(4) additional measures as appropriate. 
(i) CERTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary of State may not implement 
the plan described in section 7209(b) of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until the 
later of June 1, 2009, or the date that is three months 
after the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Home-
land Security certify to Congress that— 
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(1)(A) if the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security develop and issue Pass-
port Cards under this section— 
(i) such cards have been distributed to at 
least 90 percent of the eligible United States 
citizens who applied for such cards during the 
six-month period beginning not earlier than the 
date the Secretary of State began accepting ap-
plications for such cards and ending not earlier 
than ten days prior to the date of certification; 
(ii) Passport Cards are provided to appli-
cants, on average, within four weeks of applica-
tion or within the same period of time required 
to adjudicate a passport; and 
(iii) a successful pilot has demonstrated 
the effectiveness of the Passport Card; or 
(B) if the Secretary and the Secretary of State 
do not develop and issue Passport Cards under this 
section and develop a program to issue an alter-
native document that satisfies the requirements of 
section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004, in addition to the 
NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST and Border Crossing 
Card programs, such alternative document is widely 
available and well publicized; 
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(2) United States border crossings have been 
equipped with sufficient document readers and other 
technologies to ensure that implementation of the 
plan described in section 7209(b) of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 will 
not substantially slow the flow of traffic and persons 
across international borders; 
(3) officers of the Bureau of Customs and Bor-
der Protection have received training and been pro-
vided the infrastructure necessary to accept Pass-
port Cards and all alternative identity documents at 
all United States border crossings; and 
(4) the outreach plan described in subsection 
(h) has been implemented and the Secretary of State 
determines such plan has been successful in pro-
viding information to United States citizens. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this Act, and the amend-
ment made by this Act. 
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