Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (19 Dec 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 754.
What this bill does
H.R. 7832, the Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act, would require the Secretary of Homeland Security, working through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department's Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to submit a plan to Congress within 180 days of enactment for identifying, integrating, and deploying new or advanced technologies—such as artificial intelligence, sensors, radar, and imaging systems—to improve border security operations. The plan must cover topics including CBP's use of "Innovation Teams," procurement authorities, coordination with the Science and Technology Directorate, privacy and security impacts on border communities, and recent technological advancements in areas like surveillance and communications equipment.
The bill also formally authorizes CBP to maintain Innovation Teams to research and test emerging technologies, requiring them to set operating procedures and strategic goals, and to report annually to Congress on their activities and outcomes.
The bill primarily affects the Department of Homeland Security, CBP, and congressional oversight committees, establishing new planning and reporting obligations rather than creating new programs or spending directly.
The bill passed the House by voice vote on September 23, 2024, but was not taken up or passed by the Senate before the end of the 118th Congress, so it did not become law. It would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
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Official summary
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy emerging and innovative technologies to improve border security operations. Such technologies may incorporate artificial intelligence, machine-learning, automation, fiber-optic sensing technology, nanotechnology, optical and cognitive radar, modeling and simulation technology, hyperspectral and LIDAR sensors, and imaging, identification, and categorization systems.
The bill authorizes CBP to establish one or more Innovation Teams to research and adapt commercial technologies that may be used by CBP.
The plan must describe how the Innovation Teams have been implemented and also detail
• goals and timelines for adoption of qualifying technologies;
• metrics and key performance parameters for determining the plan's effectiveness;
• which technologies used by other federal agencies CBP may also utilize;
• which existing authorities CBP may use to procure technologies;
Timeline
19 Dec 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 754.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 7832 do?
- H.R. 7832, the Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act, would require the Secretary of Homeland Security, working through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department's Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to submit a plan to Congress within 180 days of enactment for identifying, integrating, and deploying new or advanced technologies—such as artificial intelligence, sensors, radar, and imaging systems—to improve border security operations. The plan must cover topics including CBP's use of "Innovation Teams," procurement authorities, coordination with the Science and Technology Directorate, privacy and security impacts on border communities, and recent technological advancements in areas like surveillance and communications equipment. The bill also formally authorizes CBP to maintain Innovation Teams to research and test emerging technologies, requiring them to set operating procedures and strategic goals, and to report annually to Congress on their activities and outcomes. The bill primarily affects the Department of Homeland Security, CBP, and congressional oversight committees, establishing new planning and reporting obligations rather than creating new programs or spending directly. The bill passed the House by voice vote on September 23, 2024, but was not taken up or passed by the Senate before the end of the 118th Congress, so it did not become law. It would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
- Has H.R. 7832 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 7832. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 7832?
- H.R. 7832 was sponsored by Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 7832?
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 754. (19 Dec 2024).
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