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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1965 
To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce 
to submit to Congress reports on the commercial and passenger vehicle 
traffic at certain points of entry, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2009 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary 
of Commerce to submit to Congress reports on the com-
mercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points 
of entry, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Wait Times 
Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
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(1) to analyze the traffic patterns of commer-
cial and passenger vehicles at international land 
ports of entry along the northern and southern bor-
ders of the United States; 
(2) to analyze the volume and wait times of 
commercial and passenger vehicles entering and 
exiting the United States at such land ports of entry 
since 2000; 
(3) to analyze how staffing levels affect wait 
times at such land ports of entry since 2000; and 
(4) to analyze the impact of paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3) on the economic impact on commerce in 
international border communities, border States, and 
the United States. 
SEC. 3. STUDY OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT LAND PORTS OF 
ENTRY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, shall conduct a study of the traffic patterns of com-
mercial and passenger vehicles entering and exiting the 
United States at international land ports of entry along 
the northern and southern borders. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall include an analysis of— 
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(1) traffic volume and wait times of commercial 
and passenger vehicles at international land ports of 
entry along the northern and southern borders of 
the United States since 2000; and 
(2) how staffing levels at such ports of entry for 
the United States along these boarders has affected 
wait times since 2000. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall submit to Congress a report on the findings 
of the study required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAFFIC AT 
LAND PORTS OF ENTRY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Commerce, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall conduct a study regarding of the negative economic 
impact, if any, on the United States of wait times at the 
international land ports of entry referred to in section 3. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall include an analysis of such economic 
impact— 
(1) with respect to the volume of commercial 
and passenger vehicles since 2000; and 
(2) on the United States, including on border 
States and communities. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the 
study required under subsection (a). 
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