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previously been waived under section 212(d)(4)(B) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(d)(4)(B)). 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) a report on the imple-
mentation of subsections (a) through (g). 
(j) PROGRAMS.—The programs described in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) The FAST program authorized under sub-
part B of title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). 
(2) The NEXUS program authorized under sec-
tion 286(q) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(U.S.C. 1356(q)). 
SEC. 1124. TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. 
(a) TRAVEL
TO CANADA
AND MEXICO.—Section 
7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) PASS CARD INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall conduct not less 
than one trial on the usability, reliability, and effec-
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tiveness of the technology that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate to implement the documentary re-
quirements of this subsection. The Secretary may 
not issue a final rule implementing the requirements 
of this subsection until such time as the Secretary 
has submitted to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) a report on the 
results and outcome of such trial or trials. The re-
port shall include data and evidence that dem-
onstrates that the technology utilized in such trial or 
trials is operationally superior to other alternative 
technology infrastructures. 
‘‘(4) FLEXIBLE IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.—In 
order to provide flexibility upon implementation of 
the plan developed under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish a special 
procedure to permit an individual who does not pos-
sess a passport or other document, or combination 
of documents, as required under paragraph (1), but 
who the Secretary determines to be a citizen of the 
United States, to re-enter the United States at an 
international land or maritime border of the United 
States. The special procedure referred to in this 
paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 180 
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days after the date of the implementation of the 
plan described in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN MINORS.— 
Except as provided in paragraph (6), citizens of the 
United States or Canada who are less than 16 years 
of age shall not be required to present to an immi-
gration officer a passport or other document, or 
combination of documents, as required under para-
graph (1), when returning or traveling to the United 
States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, or the 
Carribean at any port of entry along the inter-
national land or maritime border of the United 
States. 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STUDENT MI-
NORS TRAVELING AS PART OF AN AUTHORIZED AND 
SUPERVISED
SCHOOL
TRIP.—Notwithstanding the 
special rule described in paragraph (5), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security is authorized to con-
sider expanding the special rule for certain minors 
described in such paragraph to a citizen of the 
United States or Canada who is less than 19 years 
of age but is 16 years of age or older and who is 
traveling between the United States and Canada at 
any port of entry along the international or mari-
time border between the two countries if such citizen 
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is so traveling as a student as part of an authorized 
and supervised school trip. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC
OUTREACH.—To promote travel 
and trade across the United States border, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall develop a public 
communications plan to promote to United States 
citizens, representatives of the travel and trade in-
dustries, and local government officials information 
relating to the implementation of this subsection. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate 
with representatives of the travel and trade indus-
tries in the development of such public communica-
tions plan. 
‘‘(8) COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall prepare an extensive reg-
ulatory impact analysis that is fully compliant with 
Executive Order No. 12866 and Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A-4 for an economically 
significant regulatory action before publishing a rule 
with respect to the implementation of the require-
ments of this subsection.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every 120 days there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in 
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section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101)) a report on the implementation of paragraphs (3) 
through (8) of section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. 
SEC. 1125. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON INTEROPER-
ABILITY. 
It is the sense of the Congress that efforts to achieve 
local, regional, and national interoperable emergency com-
munications in the near term should be supported and are 
critical in assisting communities with their local and re-
gional efforts to properly coordinate and execute their 
interoperability plans. 
SEC. 1126. TRAVELERS REDRESS INQUIRY PROGRAM. 
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
section 101, such sums as may be necessary shall be avail-
able to the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all nec-
essary actions to protect the security of personal informa-
tion submitted electronically to the Internet website of the 
Department of Homeland Security established for the 
Travelers Redress Inquiry Program and other websites of 
the Department related to that program. 
SEC. 1127. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION 
CREDENTIAL PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall work with 
the State of Florida and other States, as appropriate, to 
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