(1) attest to the competency of such officers to 
carry out the functions for which such officers re-
ceived training; and 
(2) provide feedback to such officers on per-
formance. 
SEC. 207. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WAIT 
TIMES TRANSPARENCY. 
To increase professionalism and transparency, the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall— 
(1) publish live wait times at all United States 
ports of entry, as determined by calculating the time 
elapsed between an individual’s entry into the Cus-
toms and Border Protection inspection area and 
such individual’s clearance by a Customs and Border 
Protection officer; 
(2) make information about such wait time 
available to the public in real time through the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection Web site; 
(3) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees monthly reports that include compila-
tions of all such wait times and that rank all United 
States air ports of entry by wait times; and 
(4) provide adequate staffing at the U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection information center to 
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reduce wait times to under 10 minutes for travelers 
attempting to submit comments or speak with a rep-
resentative about their entry experiences. 
SEC. 208. K–9 UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall increase by 20 percent the number of K–9 units 
working within U.S. Customs and Border Protection over 
the number of such units in existence at the end of fiscal 
year 2013, including adding infrastructure, officers, and 
support staff necessary for such additional units. 
(b) USE OF NEW UNITS.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall deploy to the international borders be-
tween the United States and Mexico and the United States 
and Canada the additional K–9 units added under sub-
section (a). Such units shall be used only for bomb, nar-
cotics, passenger, and currency detection purposes. 
SEC. 209. EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE NEEDS FOR CUSTOMS 
AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS AND 
BORDER PATROL AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall keep the appropriate congressional committees 
informed of the equipment and vehicle needs for Customs 
and Border Protection Officers and Border Patrol agents. 
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(b) EQUIPMENT
AND VEHICLES.—Equipment and 
vehicle needs under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, shall account for the number of 
helicopters and power boats. The Secretary shall en-
sure that the appropriate types of helicopters that 
are being requested will be mission capable. The 
Secretary shall also ensure that the types of power 
boats that are being requested are appropriate for 
both the waterways in which they are to be used and 
the mission requirements. 
(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
keep the appropriate congressional committees in-
formed of the fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for 
use by Border Patrol agents and, when necessary, by 
Customs and Border Protection officers, that will 
permit a ratio of at least one mission specific vehicle 
per every three agents or officers. Each vehicle shall 
have a ‘‘panic button’’ and a global positioning sys-
tem device that may be activated solely in emergency 
situations for the purpose of tracking the location of 
an agent or officer in distress. 
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(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
equip each mission specific vehicle in the fleet of the 
Border Patrol and when necessary, U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, with a portable electronic de-
vice that would allow agents to access necessary law 
enforcement databases and otherwise suited to the 
unique operational requirements of the Border Pa-
trol and, when necessary, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection. Each such portable electronic device 
shall be equipped with a ‘‘panic button’’ and a global 
positioning system device that is activated solely in 
emergency situations for the purpose of tracking the 
location of an agent or officer in distress. 
(4) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
equip each Border Patrol agent, and when nec-
essary, each U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
officer, with a hand-held global positioning system 
device for navigational purposes. 
(5) The Secretary of Homeland Security pro-
vide for the equipment needs for night time oper-
ations, including night vision equipment, by Customs 
and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol 
agents. 
(6) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
issue every Border Patrol agent and Customs and 
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Border Protection officer high-quality body armor 
that is appropriate for the climate and risks faced 
by such agents and officers. 
(c) USE AND TRAINING.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall establish an overall policy on how the 
equipment and vehicles described in subsection (b) will be 
used, and implement training programs for the agents and 
officers who use such equipment and vehicles, including 
safe operating procedures and rescue operations. 
TITLE III—STRENGTHENING IN-
FRASTRUCTURE AND TECH-
NOLOGY 
SEC. 301. PILOT PROGRAM ON BORDER CONNECTIVITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall conduct a pilot program to provide a tactical 
cellular testbed on the southwest border of the United 
States that serves as both a communications platform and 
an intelligence data transport layer between a dismounted 
team and the nearest communications node. Such pilot 
program shall be designed to— 
(1) test and deploy 3G/4G communications and 
intelligence collection devices; 
(2) evaluate and test solutions that are 
ruggedized, rapidly deployable, highly mobile, and 
customizable cellular network capable of meeting 
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