pilot program to test the biometric exit data 
system referred to in subsection (a)(2) on non- 
pedestrian outbound traffic at not fewer than 
three land ports of entry with significant cross- 
border traffic, including at not fewer than two 
land ports of entry on the southern border and 
at at least one land port of entry on the north-
ern border, and including in at least one pas-
senger vehicle lane. Such pilot program may in-
clude a consideration of more than one biomet-
ric mode, and shall be implemented to deter-
mine the following: 
(i) How a nationwide implementation 
of such biometric exit data system at land 
ports of entry shall be carried out. 
(ii) The infrastructure required to 
carry out clause (i). 
(iii) The effects of such pilot program 
on legitimate travel and trade. 
(iv) The effects of such pilot program 
on wait times, including processing times, 
for such non-pedestrian traffic. 
(v) Its effectiveness in combating ter-
rorism. 
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(B) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 30 
days after the conclusion of the pilot program 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, acting through the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, shall submit the results of the determina-
tions made pursuant to such subparagraph to 
the Government Accountability Office for re-
view. Not later than 90 days after the Govern-
ment Accountability Office receives such re-
sults, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a review of 
such results. 
(C) OPERATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after receiving the GAO review referred to in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall, 
based on such review and the results of the de-
terminations under subparagraph (A), submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a plan, with an integrated 
master schedule, to implement a biometric exit 
data system at all land ports of entry for non- 
pedestrian outbound traffic. 
(2) AT LAND PORTS OF ENTRY FOR NON-PE-
DESTRIAN OUTBOUND TRAFFIC.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than three 
years after submitting the integrated master 
schedule referred to in paragraph (1)(C), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall expand 
the biometric exit data system referred to in 
subsection (a)(2) to all land ports of entry, and 
such system shall apply only in the case of non- 
pedestrian outbound traffic. 
(B) EXTENSION.— 
(i) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall collaborate 
with the head of a university-based center 
of excellence with prior expertise in border 
security and counterterrorism and with the 
head of a national laboratory within the 
Department of Homeland Security labora-
tory network with prior expertise in border 
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security and counterterrorism regarding 
extensions of the initial date specified in 
subparagraph (A) if any of the conditions 
described in clause (ii) exist. 
(ii) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may extend by two 
years the initial date specified in subpara-
graph (A), and may renew such extension 
in additional two year increments, if the 
Secretary, after the collaboration described 
in clause (i), certifies to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate that any of the following condi-
tions exist: 
(I) Systems to collect biometric 
data cannot be purchased, deployed, 
or operated at land ports of entry by 
the initial deadline specified in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(II) The 15 land ports of entry 
that support the highest volume of 
international travel, as determined by 
available Federal data, do not have 
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the physical infrastructure or charac-
teristics to install the systems referred 
to in subclause (I). 
(III) Use of systems referred to 
in subclause (I) will substantially im-
pact crossing times or the flow of 
cargo. 
(3) AT AIR AND SEA PORTS OF ENTRY.—Not 
later than five years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall expand the biometric exit data system referred 
to in subsection (a)(2) to all air and sea ports of 
entry. 
(4) AT LAND PORTS OF ENTRY FOR PEDES-
TRIANS.—Not later than five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall expand the biometric exit data 
system referred to in subsection (a)(2) to all land 
ports of entry, and such system shall apply only in 
the case of pedestrians. 
(c) EFFECTS ON AIR, SEA, AND LAND TRANSPOR-
TATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with appropriate private sector stakeholders, 
shall ensure that the collection of biometric data under 
this section causes the least possible disruption to the 
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movement of people or cargo in air, sea, or land transpor-
tation. 
(d) DETERMINATION.—In making the analysis re-
quired under subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall consider the effects of the collection of bio-
metric data under this section on wait times for air and 
sea travelers and any other significant disruption to the 
movement of people or cargo in air or sea transportation. 
(e) 
TERMINATION
OF
PROCEEDING.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall, on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, terminate the proceeding entitled ‘‘Collection 
of Alien Biometric Data Upon Exit From the United 
States at Air and Sea Ports of Departure’’, issued on 
April 24, 2008 (73 C.F.R. 22065; DHS Docket No. 2008– 
0039). 
(f) DATA-MATCHING.—The biometric exit data sys-
tem established under this section shall— 
(1) require that the biometric data that was ob-
tained for a person upon entry to the United States 
is matched against the biometric data of such person 
when such person exits the United States; 
(2) leverage the infrastructure and databases of 
the current entry system established pursuant to 
section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
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rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b) for 
the purpose described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) be interoperable with, and allow matching 
against, other Federal databases that store bio-
metrics of known or suspected terrorists. 
(g) SCOPE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The biometric exit data sys-
tem established under this section shall include a re-
quirement for the collection of biometric exit data 
for all categories of individuals who are required to 
provide biometric entry data. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply 
in the case of a citizen of the United States. 
(h) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security may not require any non-Federal person to 
collect biometric data pursuant to the biometric exit data 
system established under this section, except through a 
contractual agreement. 
(i) MULTI-MODAL COLLECTION.—In carrying out 
subsections (a)(1) and (b), the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall make every effort to collect biometric data 
using additional modes of biometric technology. 
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