Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013
Latest action · Sep 27, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 19, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) within 180 days, to submit an implementation plan to establish a biometric exit data system in accordance with the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; (2) within 2 years, to establish such a system at the 10 U.S. airports and the 10 U.S. seaports that support the highest volume of international air and sea travel, respectively; and (3) within 3 years, to submit a report that analyzes the effectiveness of such system at such airports and seaports.
Directs the Secretary: (1) within 18 months, to establish a 6-month pilot program to test such system on non-pedestrian outbound traffic at not fewer than three land ports of entry with significant cross-border traffic, including two on the southern border and one on the northern border; (2) after receiving a Government Accounting Office (GAO) review of such program, to submit a plan to implement such a system at all land ports of entry for non-pedestrian outbound traffic; (3) within 3 years, to expand the system to all land ports of entry to apply only to pedestrians; and (4) within 5 years, to expand the system to all air and sea ports of entry.
Requires the Secretary: (1) to ensure that the collection of biometric data causes the least possible disruption to the movement of passengers or cargo in air, sea, or land transportation; and (2) upon this Act's enactment, to terminate the proceeding entitled "Collection of Alien Biometric Data Upon Exit From the United States at Air and Sea Ports of Departure," issued on April 24, 2008.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 19, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Sep 19, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Sep 19, 2013Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
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- Sep 19, 2013Introduced in House
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