To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to implement large-scale, non-intrusive inspection technology at land ports of entry identified as high risk, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 30, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to identify and equip high-risk land ports of entry with advanced scanning technology to detect drugs and other contraband. High-risk ports are defined as those ranking at or above the 70th percentile in drug seizure volume on either the northern or southern U.S. border. Within one year of identifying these ports, Customs and Border Protection must install large-scale, non-intrusive inspection equipment such as x-ray or gamma-ray systems and screen at least 40 percent of passenger vehicles and 70 percent of commercial vehicles passing through these ports using the technology. The bill requires the agency to train relevant personnel, annually report to Congress on the effectiveness of the technology, and continuously search for improved scanning systems. The legislation does not specify dedicated funding amounts, but establishes a one-year timeline for initial port identification and a subsequent one-year timeline for technology implementation at each designated location.
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