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Union Calendar No. 176 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2786 
[Report No. 114–233] 
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
submit a report on cross-border rail security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. VELA (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
JULY 28, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
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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 ‘‘Cross-Border Rail Se-
curity Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CROSS-BORDER RAIL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
following: 
(1) The number of shipments entering the 
United States by rail annually that are determined 
to be high-risk by the Commissioner. 
(2) Specific details on the status of radiation 
detection units, by type, at each rail crossing on the 
northern and southern land borders as of such date 
of enactment. 
(3) An assessment of whether additional radi-
ation detection equipment is necessary to ensure 
that all such high-risk cross-border rail shipments 
are examined with appropriate equipment. 
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(4) A plan for ensuring that all relevant CBP 
personnel receive adequate training and guidance on 
the proper use of CBP’s Automated Targeting Sys-
tem for such high-risk cross-border rail shipments, 
the use of appropriate radiation detection equipment 
for examination of such high-risk cross-border rail 
shipments, and requirements for recording examina-
tion results. 
(b) GAO AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall periodically audit U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection operations at rail crossings on the 
northern and southern international borders to ensure rail 
shipments are targeted, examined, and the results of such 
examinations properly documented. 
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Union Calendar No. 176 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2786 
[Report No. 114–233] 
A BILL 
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to submit a report on cross- 
border rail security, and for other purposes. 
JULY 28, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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