119th Congress
H.R. 993

Requires plan for new border security technology

Orders Customs and Border Protection to write a plan for using new technologies like artificial intelligence and sensors in border security, with progress reports to Congress.

  • The plan would cover artificial intelligence, sensors, radar and other emerging technologies
  • Customs and Border Protection could create teams to research and adapt commercial technology
  • The plan must go to Congress within 180 days, with goals, timelines and privacy impacts
  • The agency must report each year on the teams' activities

Passed the House · Senate's turn

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