Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2431
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Introduced: 2007-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Border patrols
Boundaries
Canada
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Customs administration
Department of Homeland Security
Employee training
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Free trade
Freight
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Harbors
Identification devices
Immigration
Imports
Industrial buildings
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Mexico
Minorities
Native Americans
Planning
Police training
Public-private partnerships
Recruiting of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Smuggling
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation safety
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: 
Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase, during FY2008-FY2012, the number of agents in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the DHS and the number of officers and agricultural specialists in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the DHS; and (2) provide such agents, officers, and agricultural specialists new technology training to a level of proficiency acceptable to protect U.S. borders.
 
Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to review and update, and submit to Congress, the Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study and the nationwide strategy to prioritize and address the infrastructure needs at the land ports-of-entry.
 
Directs the Secretary to prepare annually, and submit to Congress, a National Land Border Security Plan that includes a vulnerability assessment of each port of entry located on the U.S. northern and southern borders. Authorizes the Secretary to establish one or more port security coordinators at such ports of entry.
 
Directs the Commissioner to: (1) develop a plan to expand the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program or other voluntary government-private sector programs to improve overall international supply chain security, including security along the U.S. northern and southern borders; and (2) establish a demonstration program to develop a cooperative trade security system to improve supply chain security along the southern border.
 
Directs the Secretary to carry out a technology demonstration program to test and evaluate new port of entry technologies that enhance port of entry inspections and the detection of weapons of mass destruction, and to train personnel in its use.
 
Sets forth streamlining procedures and certain local employment requirements for projects and programs under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Introduced in House