Bill > HR6907

This bill, titled the "Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act," aims to bolster capabilities for inspecting individuals, vehicles, and other modes of transportation leaving the United States for Mexico. It authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to acquire up to 50 new non-intrusive imaging systems and associated infrastructure for deployment along the Southern Border, which refers to the international land border between the United States and Mexico, to inspect southbound traffic. Additionally, the bill mandates the hiring of at least 200 new Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents to focus on investigating the smuggling of currency, firearms, contraband, and human trafficking, as well as unauthorized entries. The Secretary of Homeland Security is required to report to Congress on resources, operational details, and plans for both outbound and inbound inspections, and to ensure that at least 10 percent of all conveyances traveling from the U.S. to Mexico are inspected by March 30, 2027, with further reports on increasing this rate. Finally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will provide quarterly reports on seizures of currency, firearms, and ammunition attempted to be trafficked out of the United States.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6907/all-info