$331,300,000,000. Much of this day-to-day trade 
consists of intra-company shipments. 
(3) 
Canadian 
travelers 
spent 
a 
record 
$13,200,000,000 in the United States in 2006. Dur-
ing this same time period, United States residents 
made 13,800,000 overnight trips to Canada and 
took an additional 13,700,000 same-day car trips to 
Canada. The vast majority of these travelers entered 
the United States or Canada through a land port of 
entry. 
(4) Studies estimate that the cost of delays and 
compliance requirements at the border could range 
from $7,500,000,000 to $13,200,000,000 annually. 
(5) Only 21 percent of United States citizens 
hold passports. 
(6) Since the implementation of the air regula-
tions component of the Western Hemisphere Travel 
Initiative, wait times for obtaining a passport have 
gone from four to six weeks to as much as 14 weeks. 
The Department of State cannot keep up with pass-
port demands despite hiring more employees, open-
ing an additional regional office, and increasing 
working hours. 
(7) The United States is working in concert 
with the Government of Canada and the Government 
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of Mexico to facilitate the safe and efficient move-
ment of people and goods across the shared borders. 
(8) Since September 11, 2001, the primary 
mission of United States Customs and Border Pro-
tection has been to prevent the entry into the United 
States of terrorists and the instruments of ter-
rorism. 
(9) The number of Border Patrol agents has 
roughly doubled in size since President George W. 
Bush took office. The Border Patrol currently em-
ploys 14,819 officers and an additional 3,000 offi-
cers will likely join the force during the 2008 fiscal 
year. 
(10) On October 30, 2001, the Foreign Ter-
rorist Tracking Task Force was created to provide 
Federal law enforcement agencies with the best pos-
sible information to prevent foreign terrorists and 
their supporters from entering the United States. 
(11) The Terrorism Screening Center was es-
tablished in 2004 to consolidate all Federal terrorist 
watch lists into one database to help Federal law en-
forcement agencies identify, screen, and track known 
and suspected terrorists. 
(12) Law enforcement agencies use advanced 
technology, such as sensors, mobile night vision 
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scopes, remote video surveillance systems, and un-
manned aerial vehicles, to increase their presence on 
the United States border. 
(13) Studies by the Canadian Tourism Commis-
sion and other groups have suggested that United 
States businesses and communities stand to lose 
hundreds of millions of dollars if the Western Hemi-
sphere Travel Initiative requirements significantly 
interfere with existing trade and tourism. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIA-
TIVE. 
Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note; Pub-
lic Law 108–458) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Western 
Hemisphere Travel Initiative’’) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b). 
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