To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to annually review and update CBP policies and manuals to ensure uniform inspection practices along the United States border.
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Latest Action · October 24, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The Ensure Uniform Border Inspection Practices Act requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner to conduct annual reviews of agency policies and manuals to ensure consistent inspection practices across all U.S. borders. Starting within 180 days of the law's enactment and every year afterward, the agency must examine how fentanyl and other drugs are being smuggled across borders and investigate patterns of illegal border crossings to understand where they occur most frequently. The law aims to help CBP respond more effectively to evolving smuggling tactics by updating inspection procedures at official ports of entry and in areas between ports where the Border Patrol operates. This legislation does not specify funding amounts or include a sunset date, meaning the annual review requirement would continue indefinitely. The bill was introduced in October 2023 and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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