House Homeland Security Committee Passes CBP Authorization Measure
The House Homeland Security Committee passed on June 11 the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act, along with a number of other Department of Homeland Security bills. If passed, the legislation would give formal congressional authorization for a number…
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of CBP functions (see 14052101). The measure would mandate assessments of infrastructure needs at the 20 busiest U.S. ports of entry 180 days after the law takes effect. The CBP authorization legislation also would provide for additional congressional scrutiny of the CBP Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, along with other oversight directives. The committee sent the bill to the full House for consideration at a later undetermined date.