I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2670 
To require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation 
of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2009 
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. 
DICKS, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. HODES, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. MANZULLO, 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. 
KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MASSA, and Mr. TONKO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the 
implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initia-
tive, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘WHTI Implementation 
Monitoring Plan to Assure Continued Travel and Trade 
Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘IMPACTT Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WESTERN 
HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2009, 
and June 1, 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to Congress 
a report on the implementation of the Western Hemi-
sphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) (required under section 
7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note)) with respect to 
the international land and maritime border between the 
United States and Canada. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The reports required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The effects on travel and trade across the 
international land and maritime border between the 
United States and Canada due to the implementa-
tion of WHTI, including an analysis of the economic 
impact of WHTI, monthly figures for passenger and 
freight border crossings, and its effects, if any, on 
travel delays at major border crossings. 
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(2) Measurements of enrollment into frequent 
traveler programs such as NEXUS and enrollment 
for passport cards. 
(3) An analysis of the effectiveness of radio-fre-
quency identification (RFID) technology, including 
an analysis of RFID infrastructure installation. 
(4) Measurements of United States Customs 
and Border Protection staffing levels along the inter-
national land and maritime border between the 
United States and Canada. 
(5) An analysis of the effect of WHTI on over-
all border security along the international land and 
maritime border between the United States and 
Canada. 
(c) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the 
submission of each of the reports required under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on the economic impact 
of WHTI and its effect on overall border security with 
respect to the international land and maritime border be-
tween the United States and Canada. 
(d) MAJOR BORDER CROSSINGS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘major border crossings’’ means the 16 
land ports of entry along the international land border be-
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