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Union Calendar No. 477 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2490 
[Report No. 110–751] 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program 
for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of 
aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. SOUDER, and Mr. 
DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
JULY 10, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. GINGREY, 
Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. ENGLISH
of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
PERLMUTTER, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. SPACE, Mr. POE, and Mr. BILBRAY 
JULY 10, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification 
in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully at-
tempting to enter the United States. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION OF UNAUTHOR-
IZED ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric 
identification in the maritime environment of aliens unlaw-
fully attempting to enter the United States. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the pilot program is coordinated with other biometric 
identification programs within the Department of Home-
land Security and shall evaluate the costs and feasibility 
of expanding the capability to all appropriate Department 
of Homeland Security maritime vessels. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry 
out this section for fiscal year 2008. 
SECTION 1. MARITIME BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
shall conduct, in the maritime environment, a program for 
the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, 
including terrorists, to enhance border security and for 
other purposes. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure the 
program required in this section is coordinated with other 
biometric identification programs within the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
(c) COST ANALYSIS.—Within 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Ap-
propriations and Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate an analysis of the cost of expanding 
the Coast Guard’s biometric identification capabilities for 
use by the Coast Guards Deployable Operations Group, cut-
ters, stations, and other deployable maritime teams consid-
ered appropriate by the Secretary, and any other appro-
priate Department of Homeland Security maritime vessels 
and units. The analysis may include a tiered plan for the 
deployment of this program that gives priority to vessels 
and units more likely to encounter individuals suspected 
of making illegal border crossings through the maritime en-
vironment. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘biometric identification’’ means use of fingerprint 
and digital photography images. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in 
the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identi-
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fication of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to 
enhance border security.’’. 
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