Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act
Latest action (11 Sep 2020): Introduced
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Official summary
Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress a plan to identify and deploy emerging and advanced technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, automation, and optical radar) to achieve greater situational awareness along the northern and southern U.S. borders between ports of entry. The report shall contain information including assessments of (1) how Customs and Border Protection is currently using such technologies, (2) how such technologies can address border security capability gaps, and (3) the cost of acquiring such technologies.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 8230 do?
- Integrating New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress a plan to identify and deploy emerging and advanced technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, automation, and optical radar) to achieve greater situational awareness along the northern and southern U.S. borders between ports of entry. The report shall contain information including assessments of (1) how Customs and Border Protection is currently using such technologies, (2) how such technologies can address border security capability gaps, and (3) the cost of acquiring such technologies.
- Has H.R. 8230 become law?
- Not yet. As of 11 Sep 2020, H.R. 8230 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 8230?
- H.R. 8230 was sponsored by Sen. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] (Democrat-MI), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 8230?
- Introduced (11 Sep 2020).
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