Bill > S703

This bill establishes a five-year pilot program through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Innovation Team to test and assess new technologies for improving cargo and vehicle inspections at land ports of entry. The pilot projects will evaluate at least five types of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and quantum sensing, with the primary goal of helping border protection personnel more effectively detect contraband, illegal drugs, weapons, and human smuggling. The program will prioritize technologies that can increase inspection efficiency, reduce wait times, and upgrade aging detection equipment while maintaining cost-effectiveness and data privacy. CBP will work with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and may seek input from the private sector on promising technologies. By the end of the pilot program, CBP must submit comprehensive reports to congressional committees detailing the technologies' performance, potential for broader implementation, existing inspection technologies, and potential privacy and civil liberties impacts. Importantly, the bill specifies that no additional funds will be appropriated to support these pilot projects, suggesting they will be funded through existing resources.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/703/all-info