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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 229 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a biometric 
exit data system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2015 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a biometric exit data system, 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. 
The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Biometric Exit Im-
provement Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. BIOMETRIC EXIT DATA SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee 
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on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate an implementa-
tion plan to establish a biometric exit data system 
to complete the integrated biometric entry and exit 
data system required under section 7208 of the In-
telligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), including— 
(A) an integrated master schedule and cost 
estimate, including requirements and design, 
development, 
operational, 
and 
maintenance 
costs, of such a system; 
(B) cost-effective staffing and personnel 
requirements of such a system that leverages 
existing resources of the Department of Home-
land Security; 
(C) a consideration of training programs 
necessary to establish such a system; 
(D) a consideration of how such a system 
will affect wait times; 
(E) information received after consultation 
with private sector stakeholders, including— 
(i) the trucking industry; 
(ii) the airport industry; 
(iii) the airline industry; 
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(iv) the seaport industry; 
(v) the travel industry; and 
(vi) the biometric technology industry; 
(F) a consideration of how trusted traveler 
programs in existence as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act may be impacted by, or in-
corporated into, such a system; 
(G) defined metrics of success and mile-
stones; 
(H) identified risks and mitigation strate-
gies to address such risks; and 
(I) a consideration of how other countries 
have implemented a biometric exit data system; 
(2) not later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, establish a biometric exit 
data system at— 
(A) the ten United States airports that 
support the highest volume of international air 
travel, as determined by available Federal flight 
data; 
(B) the ten United States seaports that 
support the highest volume of international sea 
travel, as determined by available Federal travel 
data; and 
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(C) the ten United States land ports of 
entry that support the highest volume of pedes-
trian crossings, as determined by available Fed-
eral border crossing data; and 
(3) not later than three years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report, in ac-
cordance with subsection (d), that analyzes the effec-
tiveness of the biometric exit data system referred to 
in paragraph (1) at the ten international airports, 
the ten international seaports, and the ten inter-
national land ports of entry described in paragraph 
(2). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM AT LAND PORTS OF ENTRY 
FOR NON-PEDESTRIAN OUTBOUND TRAFFIC.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
collaboration with industry stakeholders and the 
head of a university-based center of excellence 
with prior expertise in border security and 
counterterrorism, shall establish a six-month 
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