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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2872 (Introduced in House) — To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes. · Sec. 301

Sec. 301. Pilot program on border connectivity

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The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a pilot program to provide a tactical cellular testbed on the southwest border of the United States that serves as both a communications platform and an intelligence data transport layer between a dismounted team and the nearest communications node. Such pilot program shall be designed to— test and deploy 3G/4G communications and intelligence collection devices; evaluate and test solutions that are ruggedized, rapidly deployable, highly mobile, and customizable cellular network capable of meeting multimission requirements and providing complete connectivity in harsh and dynamic operating environments; support the breadth of cellular technologies, including technologies currently being leveraged by the Department of Defense; test and evaluate communications that are interoperable with existing communications capabilities, such as tactical push-to-talk radios; pass data via the platform that includes biometric, forensic, and cellular exploitation data; provide communications and data transport capabilities that are available on-the-move with no disruption in service and that integrate advanced geo-location capabilities; evaluate a platform that is able to operate as a standalone system or be scalable to support multilevel operations in order to meet user specifications and operational needs; and provide secure communications and the rapid dissemination of biometric, forensic, and other collected information to exploitation centers for analysis within minutes and provide a secure path back to the dismounted agent for alerts and immediate feedback.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the Secretary’s plan to conduct the pilot program described in subsection (a).
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